# Republic of Korea HS 071420 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 071420 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 071420 |
| Latest exports | $1.5M |
| Active destinations | 29 |
| Three-year growth | -9.1% |
| Destination HHI | 2,452 |
| Weighted share | 19.4% |

## Destination markets

- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $672.5K; share 5.6%; growth -17.4%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Myanmar at $219.9K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: China, Macao SAR at $170.1 / ton.
- Median reported price: $4.8K / ton.
- Price spread: 4,575%.

## Export history

- 2010: $287.7K
- 2011: $234.8K
- 2012: $196.2K
- 2013: $191.2K
- 2014: $534.9K
- 2015: $468.2K
- 2016: $901.3K
- 2017: $949.8K
- 2018: $850.8K
- 2019: $1.2M
- 2020: $1.4M
- 2021: $1.9M
- 2022: $2.0M
- 2023: $1.5M
- 2024: $1.4M

## 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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