# Belgium HS 901831 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 901831 exports from Belgium: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Belgium |
| HS6 | 901831 |
| Latest exports | $166.3M |
| Active destinations | 154 |
| Three-year growth | -3.9% |
| Destination HHI | 685 |
| Weighted share | 4.1% |

## Destination markets

- Italy: $21.5M; share 5%; growth +4.4%
- France: $20.1M; share 2.7%; growth -29.1%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Argentina at $9.1M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Maldives at $102.3 / ton.
- Median reported price: $20.3K / ton.
- Price spread: 44,955%.

## Export history

- 2010: $242.5M
- 2011: $286.7M
- 2012: $285.7M
- 2013: $344.6M
- 2014: $334.6M
- 2015: $273.1M
- 2016: $276.0M
- 2017: $275.9M
- 2018: $237.6M
- 2019: $150.8M
- 2020: $188.6M
- 2021: $186.9M
- 2022: $160.8M
- 2023: $161.5M
- 2024: $165.9M

## 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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