# Germany HS 520522 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 520522 exports from Germany: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Germany |
| HS6 | 520522 |
| Latest exports | $7.0M |
| Active destinations | 28 |
| Three-year growth | -3.1% |
| Destination HHI | 1,087 |
| Weighted share | 21% |

## Destination markets

- Portugal: $1.0M; share 1.5%; growth +1.8%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Turkey at $126.5K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Belgium at $275.2 / ton.
- Median reported price: $6.8K / ton.
- Price spread: 1,853.5%.

## Export history

- 2010: $18.0M
- 2011: $20.4M
- 2012: $13.9M
- 2013: $12.2M
- 2014: $10.0M
- 2015: $7.6M
- 2016: $7.1M
- 2017: $8.1M
- 2018: $5.8M
- 2019: $5.5M
- 2020: $6.3M
- 2021: $7.1M
- 2022: $7.3M
- 2023: $5.9M
- 2024: $6.4M

## 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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