# Japan HS 550820 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 550820 exports from Japan: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Japan |
| HS6 | 550820 |
| Latest exports | $440.2K |
| Active destinations | 19 |
| Three-year growth | -10.7% |
| Destination HHI | 2,835 |
| Weighted share | 26.3% |

## Destination markets

- Romania: $227.8K; share 31%; growth -31.2%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: South Africa at $771.7K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Myanmar at $166.7 / ton.
- Median reported price: $29.0K / ton.
- Price spread: 2,660.3%.

## Export history

- 2010: $1.4M
- 2011: $833.9K
- 2012: $432.1K
- 2013: $354.4K
- 2014: $359.3K
- 2015: $214.4K
- 2016: $226.8K
- 2017: $216.3K
- 2018: $433.0K
- 2019: $466.2K
- 2020: $143.5K
- 2021: $168.7K
- 2022: $259.7K
- 2023: $114.8K
- 2024: $120.1K

## 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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