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Electric generating sets and rotary converters: South Korea exports to Japan

HS 8502 · 발전세트와 회전변환기 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$13.0M
+69.9% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+242.7%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$69.9M
+47.6% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
635 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$20.40
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $13.0 million of electric generating sets and rotary converters (HS 8502) to Japan, up 69.9% from September 2026 and up 242.7% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of electric generating sets and rotary converters (HS 8502) to Japan totalled $69.9 million, up 47.6% from the 12 months before ($47.4 million).

Japan took 11.4% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 2nd of 66 destinations.

This product made up 0.2% of South Korea's goods exports to Japan over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $20.40 per kg of net weight, compared with $8.47 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Japan in October 2026 were $1.9 million (down 9.8% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $11.0 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$5M$10M$15MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $6.1 millionDecember 2024: $328,512January 2025: $6.5 millionFebruary 2025: $340,604March 2025: $3.3 millionApril 2025: $84,135May 2025: $7.1 millionJune 2025: $517,672July 2025: $10.0 millionAugust 2025: $9.1 millionSeptember 2025: $278,046October 2025: $3.8 millionNovember 2025: $8.8 millionDecember 2025: $11.3 millionJanuary 2026: $486,948February 2026: $6.4 millionMarch 2026: $149,649April 2026: $499,159May 2026: $380,767June 2026: $14.7 millionJuly 2026: $6.4 millionAugust 2026: $158,321September 2026: $7.6 millionOctober 2026: $13.0 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$25M$50M$75M$100MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$1.94MNovember 2024: $4.0 millionDecember 2024: $3.5 millionJanuary 2025: $623,095February 2025: $35.9 millionMarch 2025: $83.3 millionApril 2025: $2.8 millionMay 2025: $2.7 millionJune 2025: $1.1 millionJuly 2025: $1.1 millionAugust 2025: $2.6 millionSeptember 2025: $213,022October 2025: $2.1 millionNovember 2025: $1.0 millionDecember 2025: $1.0 millionJanuary 2026: $2.2 millionFebruary 2026: $1.6 millionMarch 2026: $877,289April 2026: $2.5 millionMay 2026: $81,221June 2026: $3.0 millionJuly 2026: $71.0 millionAugust 2026: $939,711September 2026: $70.4 millionOctober 2026: $1.9 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$13.0M+242.7%635 t $20.40$1.9M200 t
September 2026$7.6M+2,645%381 t $20.04$70.4M1,440 t
August 2026$158K-98.3%7.4 t $21.45$940K108 t
July 2026$6.4M-35.8%305 t $21.14$71.0M1,808 t
June 2026$14.7M+2,748%723 t $20.40$3.0M293 t
May 2026$381K-94.6%32.9 t $11.58$81K8.7 t
April 2026$499K+493.3%22.5 t $22.18$2.5M211 t
March 2026$150K-95.5%6.1 t $24.71$877K98.1 t
February 2026$6.4M+1,774%288 t $22.18$1.6M150 t
January 2026$487K-92.5%17.6 t $27.65$2.2M192 t
December 2025$11.3M+3,332%812 t $13.89$1.0M121 t
November 2025$8.8M+45.4%698 t $12.61$1.0M96.3 t
October 2025$3.8M+12.4%447 t $8.47$2.1M215 t
September 2025$278K+3.8%17.9 t $15.54$213K23.5 t
August 2025$9.1M+142.8%693 t $13.13$2.6M246 t
July 2025$10.0M+214.4%730 t $13.75$1.1M102 t
June 2025$518K-86.1%22.3 t $23.22$1.1M94.3 t
May 2025$7.1M+1,470%866 t $8.19$2.7M293 t
April 2025$84K-65.7%3.8 t $22.13$2.8M277 t
March 2025$3.3M-17.2%428 t $7.70$83.3M2,286 t
February 2025$341K+1.4%15.9 t $21.39$35.9M1,172 t
January 2025$6.5M+1,997%836 t $7.74$623K67.6 t
December 2024$329K-91.7%28.0 t $11.74$3.5M315 t
November 2024$6.1M+1,881%827 t $7.32$4.0M383 t

Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.

See also: Electric generating sets and rotary converters to all countries · all exports to Japan