Korea Trade Data

Semiconductor devices, including solar cells and LEDs: South Korea exports to the United Kingdom

HS 8541 · 반도체 디바이스(예: 다이오드ㆍ트랜지스터ㆍ반도체 기반 트랜스듀서), 감광성 반도체 디바이스(광전지는 모듈에 조립되었거나 패널로 구성되었는지 여부와 관계없이 포함한다), 발광다이오드[(엘이디), 다른 발광다이오드와 결합되었는지 여부과 관계없이 포함한다], 장착된 압전기 결정소자 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$183K
-60.6% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-80.6%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$7.2M
-26.9% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
192 kg
net weight
Export value per kg
$955.45
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $183,447 of semiconductor devices, including solar cells and LEDs (HS 8541) to the United Kingdom, down 60.6% from September 2026 and down 80.6% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of semiconductor devices, including solar cells and LEDs (HS 8541) to the United Kingdom totalled $7.2 million, down 26.9% from the 12 months before ($9.8 million).

The United Kingdom took 0.2% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 17th of 130 destinations (15th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $955.45 per kg of net weight, compared with $596.28 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from the United Kingdom in October 2026 were $3.1 million (up 305.5% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $2.9 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $774,255December 2024: $510,359January 2025: $383,792February 2025: $408,871March 2025: $530,662April 2025: $867,730May 2025: $2.7 millionJune 2025: $596,279July 2025: $778,559August 2025: $594,968September 2025: $743,512October 2025: $945,108November 2025: $790,262December 2025: $444,795January 2026: $1.0 millionFebruary 2026: $519,505March 2026: $565,685April 2026: $744,266May 2026: $523,175June 2026: $589,215July 2026: $687,010August 2026: $638,739September 2026: $465,552October 2026: $183,447
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$1M$2M$3M$4MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$3.06MNovember 2024: $510,881December 2024: $1.3 millionJanuary 2025: $279,473February 2025: $307,502March 2025: $1.0 millionApril 2025: $464,716May 2025: $344,668June 2025: $685,680July 2025: $1.6 millionAugust 2025: $435,497September 2025: $594,533October 2025: $754,562November 2025: $615,476December 2025: $771,198January 2026: $567,386February 2026: $1.6 millionMarch 2026: $967,732April 2026: $1.0 millionMay 2026: $1.1 millionJune 2026: $1.9 millionJuly 2026: $2.3 millionAugust 2026: $3.3 millionSeptember 2026: $3.2 millionOctober 2026: $3.1 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$183K-80.6%192 kg $955.45$3.1M6.9 t
September 2026$466K-37.4%659 kg $706.45$3.2M4.7 t
August 2026$639K+7.4%745 kg $857.37$3.3M5.5 t
July 2026$687K-11.8%841 kg $816.90$2.3M2.8 t
June 2026$589K-1.2%651 kg $905.09$1.9M3.0 t
May 2026$523K-80.5%994 kg $526.33$1.1M2.3 t
April 2026$744K-14.2%1.0 t $714.95$1.0M2.8 t
March 2026$566K+6.6%1.2 t $472.98$968K3.3 t
February 2026$520K+27.1%1.0 t $502.91$1.6M1.2 t
January 2026$1.0M+166.5%839 kg $1,218.96$567K774 kg
December 2025$445K-12.8%1.1 t $402.89$771K1.2 t
November 2025$790K+2.1%1.8 t $428.56$615K713 kg
October 2025$945K+100.5%1.6 t $596.28$755K1.2 t
September 2025$744K+37.5%1.2 t $620.63$595K1.3 t
August 2025$595K-2.4%1.1 t $521.44$435K939 kg
July 2025$779K+19.7%1.1 t $681.15$1.6M1.3 t
June 2025$596K+1.8%851 kg $700.68$686K1.1 t
May 2025$2.7M+378.6%6.3 t $425.19$345K620 kg
April 2025$868K+9.2%1.3 t $657.37$465K802 kg
March 2025$531K-20.1%918 kg $578.06$1.0M898 kg
February 2025$409K-49.6%920 kg $444.43$308K901 kg
January 2025$384K-12.6%422 kg $909.46$279K538 kg
December 2024$510K-14.0%975 kg $523.45$1.3M822 kg
November 2024$774K+14.9%1.2 t $663.46$511K852 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: Semiconductor devices, including solar cells and LEDs to all countries · all exports to the United Kingdom