# Bangladesh HS 281511 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 281511 exports from Bangladesh: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Bangladesh |
| HS6 | 281511 |
| Latest exports | $8.4M |
| Active destinations | 8 |
| Three-year growth | -4.3% |
| Destination HHI | 2,217 |
| Weighted share | 30.3% |

## Destination markets

- Viet Nam: $2.3M; share 4.6%; growth +21.8%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Netherlands at $1.2K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Philippines at $221.6 / ton.
- Median reported price: $566.7 / ton.
- Price spread: 169.1%.

## Export history

- 2010: $22.8K
- 2011: $28.4K
- 2012: $165.4K
- 2013: $108.4K
- 2014: $197.8K
- 2015: $1.0M
- 2016: $1.6M
- 2017: $2.1M
- 2018: $9.6M
- 2019: $9.1M
- 2020: $3.9M
- 2021: $8.7M
- 2022: $13.2M
- 2023: $13.3M
- 2024: $7.6M

## 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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