# Japan HS 520631 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 520631 exports from Japan: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Japan |
| HS6 | 520631 |
| Latest exports | $492.4K |
| Active destinations | 7 |
| Three-year growth | -6.5% |
| Destination HHI | 4,256 |
| Weighted share | 10.3% |

## Destination markets

- Italy: $313.9K; share 5.7%; growth -12%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: China at $75.5K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Viet Nam at $2.9K / ton.
- Median reported price: $32.4K / ton.
- Price spread: 224.3%.

## Export history

- 2010: $58.3K
- 2011: $75.5K
- 2012: $22.5K
- 2013: $9.0K
- 2014: $17.8K
- 2015: $30.5K
- 2016: $30.4K
- 2017: $79.7K
- 2018: $69.6K
- 2019: $177.2K
- 2020: $366.0K
- 2021: $495.8K
- 2022: $282.4K
- 2023: $445.2K
- 2024: $405.7K

## 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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