# China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HS 520524 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 520524 exports from China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| HS6 | 520524 |
| Latest exports | $2.4M |
| Active destinations | 3 |
| Three-year growth | +51.3% |
| Destination HHI | 1,709 |
| Weighted share | 13.7% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Thailand at $20.7K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands at $1.0K / ton.
- Median reported price: $5.2K / ton.
- Price spread: 381.2%.

## Export history

- 2010: $28.7M
- 2011: $26.5M
- 2012: $20.9M
- 2013: $16.0M
- 2014: $6.7M
- 2015: $2.2M
- 2016: $1.1M
- 2017: $2.1M
- 2018: $2.7M
- 2019: $243.6K
- 2020: $149.0K
- 2021: $264.1K
- 2022: $336.1K
- 2023: $603.4K
- 2024: $914.9K

## 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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