# Ireland HS 720421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720421 exports from Ireland: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Ireland |
| HS6 | 720421 |
| Latest exports | $14.1M |
| Active destinations | 9 |
| Three-year growth | -27.2% |
| Destination HHI | 4,794 |
| Weighted share | 24.3% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Italy at $48.8K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Pakistan at $180.1 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.5K / ton.
- Price spread: 3,184.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $21.2M
- 2011: $26.7M
- 2012: $18.5M
- 2013: $10.9M
- 2014: $11.1M
- 2015: $9.4M
- 2016: $7.8M
- 2017: $10.7M
- 2018: $16.9M
- 2019: $18.4M
- 2020: $13.2M
- 2021: $28.9M
- 2022: $19.2M
- 2023: $12.7M
- 2024: $11.2M

## 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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