Korea Trade Data

Electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips): South Korea exports to South Africa

HS 8542 · 전자집적회로 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$395K
– vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+29.3%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$2.9M
-40.6% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
46 kg
net weight
Export value per kg
$8,581.74
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $394,760 of electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips) (HS 8542) to South Africa, up 29.3% from October 2025. The figure for September 2026 ($0) is too small for a percentage comparison.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips) (HS 8542) to South Africa totalled $2.9 million, down 40.6% from the 12 months before ($4.8 million).

South Africa took 0.0% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 41st of 102 destinations (36th in the 12 months before).

This product made up 0.4% of South Korea's goods exports to South Africa over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $8,581.74 per kg of net weight, compared with $284.06 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$200K$400K$600K$800KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $476,090December 2024: $134,583January 2025: $497,360February 2025: $488,552March 2025: $359,262April 2025: $338,199May 2025: $533,738June 2025: $135,377July 2025: $735,768August 2025: $496,291September 2025: $338,573October 2025: $305,363November 2025: $304,923December 2025: $0January 2026: $312,198February 2026: $327,476March 2026: $302,665April 2026: $274,350May 2026: $320,214June 2026: $129,740July 2026: $184,420August 2026: $326,060September 2026: $0October 2026: $394,760
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$250K$500K$750K$1000KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.011KNovember 2024: $0December 2024: $0January 2025: $0February 2025: $0March 2025: $731,433April 2025: $12May 2025: $5June 2025: $7July 2025: $25August 2025: $0September 2025: $0October 2025: $27November 2025: $40,877December 2025: $0January 2026: $0February 2026: $4March 2026: $0April 2026: $0May 2026: $0June 2026: $0July 2026: $14August 2026: $0September 2026: $0October 2026: $11

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$395K+29.3%46 kg $8,581.74$110 kg
September 2026$0-100.0%0 kg –$00 kg
August 2026$326K-34.3%50 kg $6,521.20$00 kg
July 2026$184K-74.9%86 kg $2,144.42$140 kg
June 2026$130K-4.2%45 kg $2,883.11$00 kg
May 2026$320K-40.0%55 kg $5,822.07$00 kg
April 2026$274K-18.9%57 kg $4,813.16$00 kg
March 2026$303K-15.8%178 kg $1,700.37$00 kg
February 2026$327K-33.0%254 kg $1,289.28$40 kg
January 2026$312K-37.2%77 kg $4,054.52$00 kg
December 2025$0-100.0%0 kg –$00 kg
November 2025$305K-36.0%41 kg $7,437.15$41K2 kg
October 2025$305K-42.8%1.1 t $284.06$270 kg
September 2025$339K-28.0%1.1 t $315.83$00 kg
August 2025$496K-1.0%126 kg $3,938.82$00 kg
July 2025$736K+201.9%138 kg $5,331.65$250 kg
June 2025$135K+9.4%59 kg $2,294.53$70 kg
May 2025$534K+12.0%96 kg $5,559.77$50 kg
April 2025$338K+268.9%88 kg $3,843.17$120 kg
March 2025$359K+437.4%91 kg $3,947.93$731K184 kg
February 2025$489K+159.6%89 kg $5,489.35$00 kg
January 2025$497K-30.6%101 kg $4,924.36$00 kg
December 2024$135K-20.2%54 kg $2,492.28$00 kg
November 2024$476K+330.4%98 kg $4,858.06$00 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: Electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips) to all countries · all exports to South Africa