Korea Trade Data

Magnets and electromagnets: South Korea exports to Germany

HS 8505 · 전자석, 영구자석과 자화(磁化)한 후 영구자석으로 사용되는 물품, 전자석이나 영구자석식 척(chuck)ㆍ클램프와 이와 유사한 가공물 홀더, 전자석 커플링(coupling)ㆍ클러치와 브레이크, 전자석 리프팅헤드(lifting head) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$955K
+4.7% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+17.0%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$11.5M
+24.7% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
94.8 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$10.08
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $955,313 of magnets and electromagnets (HS 8505) to Germany, up 4.7% from September 2026 and up 17.0% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of magnets and electromagnets (HS 8505) to Germany totalled $11.5 million, up 24.7% from the 12 months before ($9.2 million).

Germany took 4.5% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 9th of 115 destinations (10th in the 12 months before).

This product made up 0.1% of South Korea's goods exports to Germany over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $10.08 per kg of net weight, compared with $10.07 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Germany in October 2026 were $1.3 million (up 74.5% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $328,244 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $770,107December 2024: $433,728January 2025: $964,018February 2025: $753,523March 2025: $710,923April 2025: $691,838May 2025: $717,909June 2025: $706,805July 2025: $858,450August 2025: $881,344September 2025: $903,387October 2025: $816,533November 2025: $849,871December 2025: $779,225January 2026: $1.0 millionFebruary 2026: $1.0 millionMarch 2026: $835,589April 2026: $817,588May 2026: $1.1 millionJune 2026: $1.2 millionJuly 2026: $1.1 millionAugust 2026: $898,415September 2026: $912,808October 2026: $955,313
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$1.28MNovember 2024: $1.1 millionDecember 2024: $1.5 millionJanuary 2025: $1.1 millionFebruary 2025: $1.7 millionMarch 2025: $1.3 millionApril 2025: $872,938May 2025: $1.4 millionJune 2025: $1.7 millionJuly 2025: $1.9 millionAugust 2025: $1.3 millionSeptember 2025: $996,562October 2025: $735,735November 2025: $2.0 millionDecember 2025: $1.1 millionJanuary 2026: $1.6 millionFebruary 2026: $690,714March 2026: $2.1 millionApril 2026: $1.0 millionMay 2026: $1.0 millionJune 2026: $1.6 millionJuly 2026: $1.3 millionAugust 2026: $1.2 millionSeptember 2026: $1.0 millionOctober 2026: $1.3 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$955K+17.0%94.8 t $10.08$1.3M35.5 t
September 2026$913K+1.0%105 t $8.67$1.0M26.3 t
August 2026$898K+1.9%88.7 t $10.12$1.2M31.2 t
July 2026$1.1M+32.0%90.7 t $12.50$1.3M34.0 t
June 2026$1.2M+65.8%85.2 t $13.76$1.6M37.3 t
May 2026$1.1M+53.6%85.4 t $12.91$1.0M25.1 t
April 2026$818K+18.2%72.7 t $11.25$1.0M36.5 t
March 2026$836K+17.5%94.4 t $8.85$2.1M38.0 t
February 2026$1.0M+36.1%91.2 t $11.25$691K11.0 t
January 2026$1.0M+3.9%65.8 t $15.22$1.6M27.7 t
December 2025$779K+79.7%66.8 t $11.66$1.1M30.4 t
November 2025$850K+10.4%73.8 t $11.51$2.0M42.8 t
October 2025$817K-22.4%81.1 t $10.07$736K13.6 t
September 2025$903K+36.1%76.7 t $11.77$997K21.5 t
August 2025$881K-2.2%81.0 t $10.88$1.3M31.6 t
July 2025$858K+3.2%81.2 t $10.57$1.9M42.9 t
June 2025$707K+22.3%42.1 t $16.80$1.7M51.3 t
May 2025$718K-16.8%68.6 t $10.46$1.4M30.2 t
April 2025$692K-47.8%57.1 t $12.12$873K24.6 t
March 2025$711K-52.9%64.7 t $11.00$1.3M27.3 t
February 2025$754K-45.5%46.9 t $16.08$1.7M58.2 t
January 2025$964K-41.8%68.7 t $14.03$1.1M31.9 t
December 2024$434K-50.6%36.7 t $11.83$1.5M48.3 t
November 2024$770K-19.1%40.5 t $19.01$1.1M27.6 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: Magnets and electromagnets to all countries · all exports to Germany