# Japan HS 280511 exports | Yugalinks

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

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Japan |
| HS6 | 280511 |
| Latest exports | $268.2K |
| Active destinations | 8 |
| Three-year growth | -6.4% |
| Destination HHI | 868 |
| Weighted share | 28% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Singapore at $551.2K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: France at $561.4 / ton.
- Median reported price: $24.1K / ton.
- Price spread: 2,281.5%.

## Export history

- 2010: $977.4K
- 2011: $1.0M
- 2012: $684.6K
- 2013: $560.1K
- 2014: $454.0K
- 2015: $244.8K
- 2016: $245.5K
- 2017: $218.0K
- 2018: $204.3K
- 2019: $847.7K
- 2020: $48.9K
- 2021: $154.6K
- 2022: $123.1K
- 2023: $178.0K
- 2024: $126.8K

## 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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