Korea Trade Data

Shipping containers: South Korea exports to Singapore

HS 8609 · 컨테이너(액체운반용 컨테이너를 포함하며, 하나 이상의 운송수단으로 운반할 수 있도록 특별히 설계되고 구조를 갖춘 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$1.1M
-1.6% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+40.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$13.6M
+63.8% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
234 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$4.88
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.1 million of shipping containers (HS 8609) to Singapore, down 1.6% from September 2026 and up 40.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of shipping containers (HS 8609) to Singapore totalled $13.6 million, up 63.8% from the 12 months before ($8.3 million).

Singapore took 5.0% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 8th of 63 destinations (6th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $4.88 per kg of net weight, compared with $2.51 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Singapore in October 2026 were $524,558 (up 3.1% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $617,837 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $944,827December 2024: $761,982January 2025: $468,137February 2025: $417,138March 2025: $846,139April 2025: $609,376May 2025: $722,552June 2025: $205,988July 2025: $1.0 millionAugust 2025: $719,373September 2025: $783,767October 2025: $813,167November 2025: $759,166December 2025: $668,703January 2026: $572,000February 2026: $787,750March 2026: $667,888April 2026: $630,000May 2026: $977,698June 2026: $1.7 millionJuly 2026: $2.3 millionAugust 2026: $2.2 millionSeptember 2026: $1.2 millionOctober 2026: $1.1 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.525MNovember 2024: $688,073December 2024: $924,647January 2025: $376,266February 2025: $725,512March 2025: $1.0 millionApril 2025: $1.2 millionMay 2025: $955,166June 2025: $1.2 millionJuly 2025: $487,604August 2025: $628,126September 2025: $620,195October 2025: $508,779November 2025: $925,557December 2025: $599,340January 2026: $670,659February 2026: $305,960March 2026: $553,458April 2026: $509,434May 2026: $505,120June 2026: $688,424July 2026: $632,006August 2026: $699,240September 2026: $742,224October 2026: $524,558

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$1.1M+40.5%234 t $4.88$525K169 t
September 2026$1.2M+48.1%285 t $4.08$742K263 t
August 2026$2.2M+210.0%228 t $9.79$699K272 t
July 2026$2.3M+125.8%193 t $11.96$632K207 t
June 2026$1.7M+732.9%178 t $9.65$688K232 t
May 2026$978K+35.3%166 t $5.90$505K259 t
April 2026$630K+3.4%151 t $4.18$509K266 t
March 2026$668K-21.1%155 t $4.32$553K229 t
February 2026$788K+88.8%204 t $3.85$306K196 t
January 2026$572K+22.2%101 t $5.68$671K228 t
December 2025$669K-12.2%147 t $4.55$599K314 t
November 2025$759K-19.7%172 t $4.42$926K279 t
October 2025$813K-17.4%323 t $2.51$509K269 t
September 2025$784K+1.9%161 t $4.88$620K256 t
August 2025$719K-43.3%140 t $5.13$628K246 t
July 2025$1.0M+56.2%254 t $4.02$488K261 t
June 2025$206K-51.7%54.1 t $3.81$1.2M335 t
May 2025$723K-15.2%194 t $3.72$955K222 t
April 2025$609K+20.0%136 t $4.49$1.2M241 t
March 2025$846K+235.8%164 t $5.17$1.0M289 t
February 2025$417K-35.3%90.0 t $4.63$726K289 t
January 2025$468K-55.4%87.9 t $5.33$376K276 t
December 2024$762K+42.8%400 t $1.91$925K266 t
November 2024$945K-6.5%193 t $4.89$688K253 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: Shipping containers to all countries · all exports to Singapore