# India HS 280511 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 280511 exports from India: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | India |
| HS6 | 280511 |
| Latest exports | $408.9K |
| Active destinations | 27 |
| Three-year growth | +12.8% |
| Destination HHI | 1,209 |
| Weighted share | 36.2% |

## Destination markets

- India: $39.4K; share 0.2%; growth +0%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: United Kingdom at $568.9K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Maldives at $90.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $6.0K / ton.
- Price spread: 9,556.1%.

## Export history

- 2010: $209.1K
- 2011: $197.2K
- 2012: $110.3K
- 2013: $181.4K
- 2014: $83.4K
- 2015: $45.2K
- 2016: $321.6K
- 2017: $282.0K
- 2018: $144.3K
- 2019: $216.5K
- 2020: $255.7K
- 2021: $161.6K
- 2022: $236.1K
- 2023: $382.1K
- 2024: $232.0K

## 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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