# Dominican Republic HS 720430 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720430 exports from Dominican Republic: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Dominican Republic |
| HS6 | 720430 |
| Latest exports | $16.9M |
| Active destinations | 14 |
| Three-year growth | +9.8% |
| Destination HHI | 5,729 |
| Weighted share | 66.4% |

## Destination markets

- China: $12.7M; share 82.9%; growth +329.4%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Colombia at $5.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Malaysia at $9.8 / ton.
- Median reported price: $227.4 / ton.
- Price spread: 2,176.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $22.1M
- 2011: $12.8M
- 2012: $22.9M
- 2013: $15.3M
- 2014: $13.2M
- 2015: $4.6M
- 2016: $3.8M
- 2017: $6.1M
- 2018: $5.6M
- 2019: $7.6M
- 2020: $8.3M
- 2021: $10.6M
- 2022: $5.0M
- 2023: $12.9M
- 2024: $14.0M

## 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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