Korea Trade Data

Parts for electrical switching and control apparatus: South Korea exports to Hong Kong

HS 8538 · 부분품(제8535호ㆍ제8536호ㆍ제8537호의 기기에 전용되거나 주로 사용되는 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$575K
-25.4% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+47.9%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$7.0M
-27.5% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
15.0 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$38.29
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $575,492 of parts for electrical switching and control apparatus (HS 8538) to Hong Kong, down 25.4% from September 2026 and up 47.9% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of parts for electrical switching and control apparatus (HS 8538) to Hong Kong totalled $7.0 million, down 27.5% from the 12 months before ($9.7 million).

Hong Kong took 0.4% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 23rd of 140 destinations (19th in the 12 months before).

This product made up 0.0% of South Korea's goods exports to Hong Kong over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $38.29 per kg of net weight, compared with $32.56 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Hong Kong in October 2026 were $33,018 (up 204.3% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $542,474 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5M$2MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $1.7 millionDecember 2024: $1.3 millionJanuary 2025: $793,497February 2025: $1.1 millionMarch 2025: $984,650April 2025: $898,759May 2025: $740,052June 2025: $421,580July 2025: $529,708August 2025: $397,286September 2025: $413,107October 2025: $389,185November 2025: $644,792December 2025: $399,898January 2026: $508,399February 2026: $433,965March 2026: $936,295April 2026: $682,083May 2026: $349,787June 2026: $790,937July 2026: $459,961August 2026: $482,128September 2026: $771,717October 2026: $575,492
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$25K$50K$75K$100KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$33KNovember 2024: $5,125December 2024: $55,776January 2025: $4,078February 2025: $35,078March 2025: $24,718April 2025: $25,675May 2025: $38,916June 2025: $50,003July 2025: $8,122August 2025: $7,681September 2025: $9,925October 2025: $10,851November 2025: $49,266December 2025: $7,463January 2026: $76,031February 2026: $23,464March 2026: $16,489April 2026: $9,469May 2026: $8,084June 2026: $22,850July 2026: $21,651August 2026: $12,590September 2026: $34,329October 2026: $33,018

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$575K+47.9%15.0 t $38.29$33K2.2 t
September 2026$772K+86.8%19.4 t $39.85$34K1.4 t
August 2026$482K+21.4%12.2 t $39.36$13K657 kg
July 2026$460K-13.2%15.9 t $28.94$22K173 kg
June 2026$791K+87.6%16.7 t $47.46$23K291 kg
May 2026$350K-52.7%12.5 t $27.97$8,08438 kg
April 2026$682K-24.1%13.8 t $49.29$9,46941 kg
March 2026$936K-4.9%17.1 t $54.80$16K130 kg
February 2026$434K-60.6%9.2 t $47.28$23K122 kg
January 2026$508K-35.9%11.3 t $45.11$76K74 kg
December 2025$400K-69.6%11.3 t $35.42$7,46337 kg
November 2025$645K-62.6%22.0 t $29.34$49K2.0 t
October 2025$389K-68.7%12.0 t $32.56$11K197 kg
September 2025$413K-62.5%12.7 t $32.64$9,925306 kg
August 2025$397K-41.1%10.6 t $37.31$7,681156 kg
July 2025$530K-49.1%20.6 t $25.67$8,12266 kg
June 2025$422K-66.4%13.2 t $31.87$50K72 kg
May 2025$740K-59.5%21.5 t $34.49$39K588 kg
April 2025$899K-55.0%20.4 t $44.09$26K927 kg
March 2025$985K-37.3%29.4 t $33.50$25K228 kg
February 2025$1.1M+24.0%27.7 t $39.80$35K233 kg
January 2025$793K-12.0%21.5 t $36.92$4,07817 kg
December 2024$1.3M-7.6%32.7 t $40.24$56K79 kg
November 2024$1.7M-10.4%38.2 t $45.17$5,12513 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: Parts for electrical switching and control apparatus to all countries · all exports to Hong Kong