# Belgium HS 540821 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 540821 exports from Belgium: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Belgium |
| HS6 | 540821 |
| Latest exports | $1.4M |
| Active destinations | 12 |
| Three-year growth | -12.1% |
| Destination HHI | 5,881 |
| Weighted share | 11.5% |

## Destination markets

- Italy: $1.1M; share 6%; growth -11.3%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Poland at $192.2K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Turkey at $542.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $28.2K / ton.
- Price spread: 678.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $9.2K
- 2011: $101.7K
- 2012: $71.7K
- 2013: $237.6K
- 2014: $203.8K
- 2015: $444.9K
- 2016: $404.3K
- 2017: $74.9K
- 2018: $472.3K
- 2019: $558.8K
- 2020: $535.6K
- 2021: $1.9M
- 2022: $2.3M
- 2023: $1.5M
- 2024: $1.3M

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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