Korea Trade Data

Ignition and starting equipment for engines: South Korea exports to India

HS 8511 · 불꽃점화식이나 압축점화식 내연기관의 점화용ㆍ시동용 전기기기(예: 점화용 자석발전기ㆍ자석발전기ㆍ점화코일ㆍ점화플러그ㆍ예열플러그ㆍ시동전동기), 내연기관에 부속되는 발전기(예: 직류발전기ㆍ교류발전기)와 개폐기 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$1.6M
+41.8% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+8.8%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$17.6M
-34.7% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
57.5 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$27.20
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.6 million of ignition and starting equipment for engines (HS 8511) to India, up 41.8% from September 2026 and up 8.8% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of ignition and starting equipment for engines (HS 8511) to India totalled $17.6 million, down 34.7% from the 12 months before ($27.0 million).

India took 3.7% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 7th of 142 destinations (6th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $27.20 per kg of net weight, compared with $17.38 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from India in October 2026 were $254,924 (down 56.7% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $1.3 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3M$4MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $2.8 millionDecember 2024: $3.4 millionJanuary 2025: $2.3 millionFebruary 2025: $3.6 millionMarch 2025: $2.4 millionApril 2025: $2.9 millionMay 2025: $2.4 millionJune 2025: $2.0 millionJuly 2025: $1.9 millionAugust 2025: $812,700September 2025: $1.0 millionOctober 2025: $1.4 millionNovember 2025: $1.6 millionDecember 2025: $2.0 millionJanuary 2026: $1.4 millionFebruary 2026: $1.4 millionMarch 2026: $1.4 millionApril 2026: $1.7 millionMay 2026: $1.6 millionJune 2026: $1.2 millionJuly 2026: $1.3 millionAugust 2026: $1.4 millionSeptember 2026: $1.1 millionOctober 2026: $1.6 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$200K$400K$600K$800KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$255KNovember 2024: $271,982December 2024: $311,208January 2025: $369,477February 2025: $396,672March 2025: $222,496April 2025: $574,456May 2025: $299,549June 2025: $254,875July 2025: $569,511August 2025: $483,907September 2025: $307,732October 2025: $588,617November 2025: $273,600December 2025: $433,955January 2026: $286,398February 2026: $249,437March 2026: $327,819April 2026: $357,335May 2026: $303,469June 2026: $419,871July 2026: $334,921August 2026: $340,082September 2026: $275,883October 2026: $254,924

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$1.6M+8.8%57.5 t $27.20$255K16.5 t
September 2026$1.1M+7.0%53.1 t $20.78$276K14.5 t
August 2026$1.4M+66.8%49.3 t $27.48$340K21.3 t
July 2026$1.3M-32.1%62.8 t $20.65$335K20.1 t
June 2026$1.2M-40.9%52.5 t $22.97$420K26.1 t
May 2026$1.6M-34.5%78.8 t $20.33$303K13.8 t
April 2026$1.7M-41.1%86.8 t $19.93$357K23.1 t
March 2026$1.4M-42.4%66.2 t $21.27$328K17.7 t
February 2026$1.4M-61.6%75.2 t $18.22$249K12.2 t
January 2026$1.4M-36.3%77.6 t $18.58$286K18.5 t
December 2025$2.0M-40.4%136 t $14.75$434K24.9 t
November 2025$1.6M-43.6%85.1 t $18.32$274K16.7 t
October 2025$1.4M-22.2%82.7 t $17.38$589K39.5 t
September 2025$1.0M-62.8%58.4 t $17.66$308K13.7 t
August 2025$813K-58.9%39.7 t $20.46$484K27.3 t
July 2025$1.9M-16.8%106 t $18.06$570K32.3 t
June 2025$2.0M-10.3%121 t $16.82$255K19.5 t
May 2025$2.4M-24.1%143 t $17.15$300K17.6 t
April 2025$2.9M-13.6%185 t $15.88$574K26.3 t
March 2025$2.4M-3.0%158 t $15.43$222K8.8 t
February 2025$3.6M-0.5%246 t $14.54$397K32.4 t
January 2025$2.3M-33.4%132 t $17.13$369K21.4 t
December 2024$3.4M+6.6%194 t $17.31$311K16.1 t
November 2024$2.8M-17.5%153 t $18.07$272K17.6 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: Ignition and starting equipment for engines to all countries · all exports to India