# Japan HS 845230 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 845230 exports from Japan: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Japan |
| HS6 | 845230 |
| Latest exports | $4.5M |
| Active destinations | 90 |
| Three-year growth | -23.6% |
| Destination HHI | 1,984 |
| Weighted share | 17.1% |

## Destination markets

- China: $219.0K; share 0.9%; growth -35.4%
- Singapore: $29.3K; share 0.1%; growth -47.4%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Morocco at $4.1M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: United Rep. of Tanzania at $135.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $101.9K / ton.
- Price spread: 4,069.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $45.7M
- 2011: $48.6M
- 2012: $41.8M
- 2013: $39.0M
- 2014: $35.8M
- 2015: $34.2M
- 2016: $35.0M
- 2017: $33.4M
- 2018: $25.2M
- 2019: $13.5M
- 2020: $10.8M
- 2021: $9.6M
- 2022: $6.7M
- 2023: $3.4M
- 2024: $4.3M

## 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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