# Japan HS 853180 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 853180 exports from Japan: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Japan |
| HS6 | 853180 |
| Latest exports | $62.4M |
| Active destinations | 125 |
| Three-year growth | -2.7% |
| Destination HHI | 2,041 |
| Weighted share | 4.3% |

## Destination markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $24.9M; share 2.2%; growth +17.4%
- China: $9.8M; share 9.5%; growth -10.1%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Bermuda at $3.7M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Uganda at $666.7 / ton.
- Median reported price: $115.7K / ton.
- Price spread: 3,209.1%.

## Export history

- 2010: $92.9M
- 2011: $91.5M
- 2012: $93.9M
- 2013: $62.2M
- 2014: $81.3M
- 2015: $76.8M
- 2016: $71.0M
- 2017: $67.2M
- 2018: $79.6M
- 2019: $82.2M
- 2020: $64.7M
- 2021: $67.4M
- 2022: $105.1M
- 2023: $78.1M
- 2024: $62.0M

## 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.

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