# Congo, Rep. of the HS 720421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720421 exports from Congo, Rep. of the: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Congo, Rep. of the |
| HS6 | 720421 |
| Latest exports | $2.0M |
| Active destinations | 4 |
| Three-year growth | +62.8% |
| Destination HHI | 5,781 |
| Weighted share | 1.2% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: India at $1.8K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: India at $630.8 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.2K / ton.
- Price spread: 103.8%.

## Export history

- 2010: $303.8K
- 2011: $159.5K
- 2012: $14.7K
- 2013: $296.4K
- 2014: $85.7K
- 2015: $78.2K
- 2016: $44.8K
- 2017: $415.8K
- 2018: $807.6K
- 2019: $414.7K
- 2020: $376.6K
- 2021: $399.2K
- 2022: $442.3K
- 2023: $980.1K
- 2024: $1.7M

## 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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