Overview In February 2024 South Korea's Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays exports accounted up to $510M and imports accounted up to $1.43B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $919M. Between February 2023 and February 2024 the exports of South Korea's Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays have increased by $17.4M (3.53%) from $493M to $510M, while imports increased by $216M (17.8%) from $1.21B to $1.43B.
Destinations In February 2024, Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays were exported mostly to China ($219M), United States ($64.2M), Chinese Taipei ($56.8M), Singapore ($54.3M), and Japan ($40.7M), and were imported mostly from Netherlands ($377M), Japan ($360M), United States ($272M), Singapore ($149M), and Malaysia ($94.8M).
Growth In February 2024, the increase in Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Vietnam ($22.8M or 76.8%), Italy ($10.8M or 2.34k%), and Germany ($6.46M or 421%). In February 2024, the increase in Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Germany ($28.2M or 88.9%), Austria ($10.1M or 1.41k%), and United Kingdom ($2.43M or 307%).