Korea Trade Data

Lasers and other optical appliances: South Korea exports to Singapore

HS 9013 · 레이저기기[레이저 다이오드(laser diode)는 제외한다], 그 밖의 광학기기(이 류에 따로 분류되지 않은 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$2.3M
+42.4% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+18.1%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$17.4M
+2.4% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
1.6 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$1,424.91
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $2.3 million of lasers and other optical appliances (HS 9013) to Singapore, up 42.4% from September 2026 and up 18.1% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of lasers and other optical appliances (HS 9013) to Singapore totalled $17.4 million, up 2.4% from the 12 months before ($17.0 million).

Singapore took 3.2% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 9th of 82 destinations (8th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $1,424.91 per kg of net weight, compared with $1,431.66 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Singapore in October 2026 were $1.6 million (up 138.4% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $713,788 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $523,324December 2024: $1.1 millionJanuary 2025: $622,638February 2025: $2.2 millionMarch 2025: $1.2 millionApril 2025: $872,310May 2025: $964,502June 2025: $1.5 millionJuly 2025: $3.0 millionAugust 2025: $1.1 millionSeptember 2025: $1.9 millionOctober 2025: $2.0 millionNovember 2025: $812,357December 2025: $2.2 millionJanuary 2026: $1.1 millionFebruary 2026: $1.5 millionMarch 2026: $940,577April 2026: $1.4 millionMay 2026: $1.1 millionJune 2026: $1.2 millionJuly 2026: $1.5 millionAugust 2026: $1.7 millionSeptember 2026: $1.6 millionOctober 2026: $2.3 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5M$2MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$1.61MNovember 2024: $243,981December 2024: $864,215January 2025: $644,683February 2025: $922,860March 2025: $862,404April 2025: $598,028May 2025: $1.0 millionJune 2025: $733,753July 2025: $545,482August 2025: $790,123September 2025: $881,509October 2025: $673,508November 2025: $915,454December 2025: $432,284January 2026: $1.1 millionFebruary 2026: $568,843March 2026: $805,630April 2026: $1.1 millionMay 2026: $853,240June 2026: $1.1 millionJuly 2026: $393,439August 2026: $826,132September 2026: $340,234October 2026: $1.6 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$2.3M+18.1%1.6 t $1,424.91$1.6M1.5 t
September 2026$1.6M-14.7%1.3 t $1,226.41$340K156 kg
August 2026$1.7M+56.6%1.2 t $1,379.01$826K466 kg
July 2026$1.5M-48.4%1.3 t $1,182.52$393K527 kg
June 2026$1.2M-23.2%824 kg $1,406.99$1.1M636 kg
May 2026$1.1M+14.1%746 kg $1,474.79$853K1.4 t
April 2026$1.4M+63.0%1.7 t $828.31$1.1M1.5 t
March 2026$941K-21.5%890 kg $1,056.83$806K638 kg
February 2026$1.5M-31.6%918 kg $1,650.41$569K756 kg
January 2026$1.1M+68.7%745 kg $1,410.26$1.1M733 kg
December 2025$2.2M+96.1%1.5 t $1,422.33$432K207 kg
November 2025$812K+55.2%495 kg $1,641.13$915K1.4 t
October 2025$2.0M+164.9%1.4 t $1,431.66$674K471 kg
September 2025$1.9M-5.6%1.4 t $1,332.85$882K829 kg
August 2025$1.1M-55.0%619 kg $1,778.77$790K519 kg
July 2025$3.0M+44.3%2.3 t $1,307.04$545K474 kg
June 2025$1.5M+80.6%867 kg $1,741.19$734K247 kg
May 2025$965K-10.9%2.0 t $478.19$1.0M750 kg
April 2025$872K+11.1%784 kg $1,112.64$598K857 kg
March 2025$1.2M+41.7%893 kg $1,342.00$862K526 kg
February 2025$2.2M+91.1%1.7 t $1,309.78$923K1.9 t
January 2025$623K-60.3%736 kg $845.98$645K434 kg
December 2024$1.1M-7.2%951 kg $1,156.99$864K718 kg
November 2024$523K-26.9%548 kg $954.97$244K253 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: Lasers and other optical appliances to all countries · all exports to Singapore