# Canada HS 280540 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 280540 exports from Canada: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Canada |
| HS6 | 280540 |
| Latest exports | $793.4K |
| Active destinations | 4 |
| Three-year growth | +49.7% |
| Destination HHI | 3,085 |
| Weighted share | 29.3% |

## Destination markets

- Cuba: $389.7K; share 37.9%; growth +6.1%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: United Kingdom at $200.9K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Bulgaria at $7.4K / ton.
- Median reported price: $23.3K / ton.
- Price spread: 831.6%.

## Export history

- 2010: $17.4K
- 2011: $1.2M
- 2012: $640.0K
- 2013: $358.9K
- 2014: $1.2M
- 2015: $467.7K
- 2016: $725.0K
- 2017: $855.1K
- 2018: $391.8K
- 2019: $209.0K
- 2020: $76.0K
- 2021: $24.3K
- 2022: $58.9K
- 2023: $74.4K
- 2024: $81.7K

## 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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