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Microscopes other than optical microscopes, etc.: South Korea exports to Germany

HS 9012 · 광학현미경 외의 현미경과 회절기기(diffraction apparatus) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$344K
-54.4% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-39.6%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$10.8M
+3.5% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
381 kg
net weight
Export value per kg
$904.05
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $344,442 of microscopes other than optical microscopes, etc. (HS 9012) to Germany, down 54.4% from September 2026 and down 39.6% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of microscopes other than optical microscopes, etc. (HS 9012) to Germany totalled $10.8 million, up 3.5% from the 12 months before ($10.5 million).

Germany took 7.7% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 4th of 49 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $904.05 per kg of net weight, compared with $1,061.94 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Germany in October 2026 were $2.2 million (up 6.6% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.8 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $419,465December 2024: $1.0 millionJanuary 2025: $211,991February 2025: $1.9 millionMarch 2025: $627,328April 2025: $435,327May 2025: $1.4 millionJune 2025: $2.5 millionJuly 2025: $686,752August 2025: $180,196September 2025: $377,531October 2025: $570,261November 2025: $496,993December 2025: $1.1 millionJanuary 2026: $987,672February 2026: $812,586March 2026: $468,835April 2026: $1.6 millionMay 2026: $806,396June 2026: $809,973July 2026: $1.3 millionAugust 2026: $1.3 millionSeptember 2026: $755,536October 2026: $344,442
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$2M$4M$6MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$2.19MNovember 2024: $4.5 millionDecember 2024: $4.0 millionJanuary 2025: $514,107February 2025: $3.2 millionMarch 2025: $1.3 millionApril 2025: $1.6 millionMay 2025: $3.7 millionJune 2025: $1.4 millionJuly 2025: $900,980August 2025: $796,541September 2025: $1.4 millionOctober 2025: $2.1 millionNovember 2025: $1.1 millionDecember 2025: $3.1 millionJanuary 2026: $1.4 millionFebruary 2026: $1.3 millionMarch 2026: $764,336April 2026: $955,248May 2026: $2.7 millionJune 2026: $1.9 millionJuly 2026: $797,229August 2026: $1.2 millionSeptember 2026: $1.6 millionOctober 2026: $2.2 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$344K-39.6%381 kg $904.05$2.2M990 kg
September 2026$756K+100.1%738 kg $1,023.76$1.6M344 kg
August 2026$1.3M+618.0%1.9 t $688.60$1.2M512 kg
July 2026$1.3M+93.5%963 kg $1,379.75$797K272 kg
June 2026$810K-68.1%500 kg $1,619.95$1.9M773 kg
May 2026$806K-42.8%873 kg $923.71$2.7M2.5 t
April 2026$1.6M+264.0%3.4 t $461.18$955K371 kg
March 2026$469K-25.3%767 kg $611.26$764K401 kg
February 2026$813K-58.3%1.4 t $598.37$1.3M276 kg
January 2026$988K+365.9%823 kg $1,200.09$1.4M659 kg
December 2025$1.1M+7.6%830 kg $1,358.64$3.1M3.1 t
November 2025$497K+18.5%1.8 t $268.79$1.1M576 kg
October 2025$570K+8.8%537 kg $1,061.94$2.1M2.0 t
September 2025$378K-53.0%275 kg $1,372.84$1.4M839 kg
August 2025$180K-64.5%66 kg $2,730.24$797K256 kg
July 2025$687K-20.5%874 kg $785.76$901K514 kg
June 2025$2.5M+389.6%4.8 t $533.46$1.4M563 kg
May 2025$1.4M-6.6%5.7 t $247.50$3.7M2.4 t
April 2025$435K-72.3%285 kg $1,527.46$1.6M454 kg
March 2025$627K+8.0%581 kg $1,079.74$1.3M404 kg
February 2025$1.9M+323.6%6.1 t $321.33$3.2M4.1 t
January 2025$212K-49.7%405 kg $523.43$514K493 kg
December 2024$1.0M+23.3%2.4 t $438.84$4.0M3.9 t
November 2024$419K-31.0%985 kg $425.85$4.5M4.8 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: Microscopes other than optical microscopes, etc. to all countries · all exports to Germany