# Republic of Korea HS 030819 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 030819 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 030819 |
| Latest exports | $1.0M |
| Active destinations | 10 |
| Three-year growth | -35.4% |
| Destination HHI | 3,737 |
| Weighted share | 3.4% |

## Destination markets

- China: $509.3K; share 2.6%; growth -45.8%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $329.4K; share 0.3%; growth +3.8%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Thailand at $1.1M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Laos at $266.7 / ton.
- Median reported price: $65.2K / ton.
- Price spread: 1,716.4%.

## Export history

- 2010: $625.1K
- 2011: $854.9K
- 2012: $4.7M
- 2013: $7.4M
- 2014: $6.6M
- 2015: $3.2M
- 2016: $3.4M
- 2017: $3.0M
- 2018: $2.6M
- 2019: $6.2M
- 2020: $2.3M
- 2021: $3.5M
- 2022: $1.7M
- 2023: $1.6M
- 2024: $953.3K

## 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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