# Japan HS 550520 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 550520 exports from Japan: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | Japan | | HS6 | 550520 | | Latest exports | $304.8K | | Active destinations | 8 | | Three-year growth | +17.6% | | Destination HHI | 2,522 | | Weighted share | 65.5% | ## Destination markets - China: $142.3K; share 96.8%; growth +231% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands at $392.1K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Malaysia at $113.3 / ton. - Median reported price: $579.4 / ton. - Price spread: 67,653.6%. ## Export history - 2010: $274.2K - 2011: $347.7K - 2012: $177.5K - 2013: $151.9K - 2014: $240.9K - 2015: $296.6K - 2016: $308.8K - 2017: $305.4K - 2018: $380.8K - 2019: $142.1K - 2020: $95.9K - 2021: $92.3K - 2022: $166.4K - 2023: $131.4K - 2024: $149.9K ## 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 ```json { "template": "T3", "templateName": "Product Exporter Position Profile", "source": "api", "publisher": { "name": "Yugalinks", "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com" }, "canonical": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/jpn/550520", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/550520", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/jpn/550520", "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology" }, "methodology": { "summary": "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.", "reportedValues": "Merchandise trade observations for an exporter, HS6 product, destination market, and available year.", "destinations": "Destination rows are ranked by latest observed exporter-lane value.", "prices": "Unit values are reported trade value divided by reported quantity where quantity is positive.", "missingData": "Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed." }, "exporter": { "hs_code": "550520", "exporter_iso3": "JPN", "first_data_year": 1995, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 36, "current_lane_count": 8, "active_market_count": 8, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 304771.1741883215, "exports_current_2024_usd": 149947.17723491945, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 149249.41233292007, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 127179.68465125425, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 206963.10275696605, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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waste and garnetted stock), of artificial fibres", "hs_chapter": 55, "hs_heading": 5505, "substitution_elasticity": -22.781178, "price_range_label": "High price range", "trade_type_label": "One-way trade" }, "hs_description": "Fibres: waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock), of artificial fibres", "hs_chapter": 55, "hs_heading": 5505, "destinations": [ { "hs_code": 550520, "corridor_rank": 35, "exporter_iso3": "JPN", "importer_iso3": "CHN", "latest_data_year": 2024, "lane_data_years": 30, "exports_latest_observed_usd": 142344.31545101674, "exports_all_year_avg_usd": 66567.06405008333, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 122954.1951854276, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 80424.78530547973, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 72772.04963966155, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 230.99986904142477, "exports_cagr_5y_pct": 37.51092777495404, "exports_cagr_10y_pct": 11.30803578611166, "exports_historical_peak_usd": 212316.95416437442, "buyer_imports_latest_observed_usd": 147010.27417030736, "historical_peak_year": 2011, 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