Korea Trade Data

Vehicle lighting, signalling equipment and wipers: South Korea exports to Australia

HS 8512 · 전기식 조명용이나 신호용 기구(제8539호의 물품은 제외한다)ㆍ윈드스크린와이퍼(windscreen wiper)ㆍ제상기(defroster)ㆍ제무기(demister)(자전거용이나 자동차용으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$919K
-7.4% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+130.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$13.1M
-5.0% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
23.6 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$38.88
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $919,138 of vehicle lighting, signalling equipment and wipers (HS 8512) to Australia, down 7.4% from September 2026 and up 130.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of vehicle lighting, signalling equipment and wipers (HS 8512) to Australia totalled $13.1 million, down 5.0% from the 12 months before ($13.8 million).

Australia took 0.9% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 15th of 149 destinations (13th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $38.88 per kg of net weight, compared with $45.78 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $1.4 millionDecember 2024: $998,138January 2025: $534,406February 2025: $823,196March 2025: $1.2 millionApril 2025: $1.4 millionMay 2025: $1.0 millionJune 2025: $1.6 millionJuly 2025: $1.2 millionAugust 2025: $1.3 millionSeptember 2025: $2.1 millionOctober 2025: $398,730November 2025: $1.6 millionDecember 2025: $907,961January 2026: $786,443February 2026: $1.4 millionMarch 2026: $1.2 millionApril 2026: $1.1 millionMay 2026: $623,789June 2026: $1.2 millionJuly 2026: $1.6 millionAugust 2026: $840,545September 2026: $992,723October 2026: $919,138
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$20K$40K$60KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.697KNovember 2024: $2,398December 2024: $2,016January 2025: $15,892February 2025: $40,759March 2025: $7,832April 2025: $9,463May 2025: $1,771June 2025: $17,854July 2025: $2,618August 2025: $1,067September 2025: $39,487October 2025: $313November 2025: $4,918December 2025: $3,565January 2026: $4,045February 2026: $2,210March 2026: $24,188April 2026: $14,777May 2026: $1,094June 2026: $19,348July 2026: $1,066August 2026: $1,570September 2026: $2,053October 2026: $697

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$919K+130.5%23.6 t $38.88$69712 kg
September 2026$993K-52.7%26.6 t $37.34$2,05324 kg
August 2026$841K-32.9%20.3 t $41.35$1,57039 kg
July 2026$1.6M+31.4%34.6 t $44.82$1,06621 kg
June 2026$1.2M-22.5%28.5 t $42.73$19K204 kg
May 2026$624K-40.1%14.0 t $44.59$1,09413 kg
April 2026$1.1M-21.6%28.0 t $38.34$15K131 kg
March 2026$1.2M0.0%28.5 t $40.53$24K210 kg
February 2026$1.4M+70.2%36.7 t $38.18$2,21024 kg
January 2026$786K+47.2%21.2 t $37.10$4,04555 kg
December 2025$908K-9.0%21.2 t $42.86$3,565104 kg
November 2025$1.6M+19.1%42.3 t $38.22$4,91827 kg
October 2025$399K-74.4%8.7 t $45.78$31312 kg
September 2025$2.1M+97.3%58.5 t $35.86$39K42 kg
August 2025$1.3M-1.3%28.1 t $44.58$1,06717 kg
July 2025$1.2M-34.1%33.9 t $34.85$2,61829 kg
June 2025$1.6M+109.5%41.4 t $37.97$18K71 kg
May 2025$1.0M-4.2%23.8 t $43.80$1,77125 kg
April 2025$1.4M+12.8%42.5 t $32.24$9,46336 kg
March 2025$1.2M+214.3%33.4 t $34.58$7,83269 kg
February 2025$823K+18.8%27.7 t $29.68$41K116 kg
January 2025$534K+95.3%16.1 t $33.28$16K143 kg
December 2024$998K+61.0%27.0 t $36.96$2,01626 kg
November 2024$1.4M+323.7%38.9 t $34.87$2,39830 kg

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: Vehicle lighting, signalling equipment and wipers to all countries · all exports to Australia