# China HS 720421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720421 exports from China: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | China |
| HS6 | 720421 |
| Latest exports | $8.6M |
| Active destinations | 53 |
| Three-year growth | -3.7% |
| Destination HHI | 1,550 |
| Weighted share | 32.3% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: New Zealand at $115.4K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Australia at $18.6 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.7K / ton.
- Price spread: 6,979.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $28.1M
- 2011: $46.0M
- 2012: $30.9M
- 2013: $8.5M
- 2014: $8.9M
- 2015: $5.9M
- 2016: $7.2M
- 2017: $9.4M
- 2018: $12.7M
- 2019: $7.3M
- 2020: $5.2M
- 2021: $9.1M
- 2022: $10.5M
- 2023: $11.6M
- 2024: $8.1M

## 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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