# Congo, Rep. of the HS 280421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 280421 exports from Congo, Rep. of the: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Congo, Rep. of the |
| HS6 | 280421 |
| Latest exports | $69.9K |
| Active destinations | 2 |
| Three-year growth | +8.5% |
| Destination HHI | 3,255 |
| Weighted share | 6.7% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Angola at $37.3K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Angola at $589.8 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.6K / ton.
- Price spread: 2,293.4%.

## Export history

- 2009: $128.9K
- 2010: $87.4K
- 2011: $33.0K
- 2012: $32.1K
- 2014: $7.6K
- 2015: $6.2K
- 2016: $3.8K
- 2017: $2.3K
- 2018: $8.1K
- 2019: $40.3K
- 2020: $2.8K
- 2021: $42.3K
- 2022: $37.0K
- 2023: $5.4K
- 2024: $54.1K

## 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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