# Japan HS 291521 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 291521 exports from Japan: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Japan |
| HS6 | 291521 |
| Latest exports | $3.0M |
| Active destinations | 29 |
| Three-year growth | -31.7% |
| Destination HHI | 4,827 |
| Weighted share | 5.4% |

## Destination markets

- Republic of Korea: $2.0M; share 4.9%; growth -29.7%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Spain at $219.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Republic of Korea at $349.6 / ton.
- Median reported price: $2.7K / ton.
- Price spread: 8,162.8%.

## Export history

- 2010: $17.6M
- 2011: $20.2M
- 2012: $16.1M
- 2013: $15.6M
- 2014: $23.0M
- 2015: $12.8M
- 2016: $9.3M
- 2017: $7.7M
- 2018: $5.9M
- 2019: $5.9M
- 2020: $7.7M
- 2021: $9.0M
- 2022: $5.3M
- 2023: $8.9M
- 2024: $2.9M

## 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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