# Republic of Korea HS 230310 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 230310 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | Republic of Korea | | HS6 | 230310 | | Latest exports | $12.1M | | Active destinations | 10 | | Three-year growth | +2.4% | | Destination HHI | 5,472 | | Weighted share | 6.6% | ## Destination markets - Japan: $8.6M; share 7.9%; growth +9.8% - Viet Nam: $2.4M; share 2.7%; growth -6.1% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: France at $30.1K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Indonesia at $427.8 / ton. - Median reported price: $834.1 / ton. - Price spread: 3,562.7%. ## Export history - 2010: $3.4M - 2011: $3.9M - 2012: $4.5M - 2013: $8.1M - 2014: $10.7M - 2015: $9.4M - 2016: $12.4M - 2017: $12.6M - 2018: $11.6M - 2019: $9.2M - 2020: $10.8M - 2021: $10.7M - 2022: $13.7M - 2023: $12.9M - 2024: $11.5M ## 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 ```json { "template": "T3", "templateName": "Product Exporter Position Profile", "source": "api", "publisher": { "name": "Yugalinks", "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com" }, "canonical": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/kor/230310", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/230310", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/kor/230310", "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology" }, "methodology": { "summary": "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.", "reportedValues": "Merchandise trade observations for an exporter, HS6 product, destination market, and available year.", "destinations": "Destination rows are ranked by latest observed exporter-lane value.", "prices": "Unit values are reported trade value divided by reported quantity where quantity is positive.", "missingData": "Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed." }, "exporter": { "hs_code": "230310", "exporter_iso3": "KOR", "first_data_year": 2000, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 28, "current_lane_count": 10, "active_market_count": 10, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 12129790.128452033, "exports_current_2024_usd": 11512412.935684867, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 12721362.736764126, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 11949550.138707634, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 11498567.920281429, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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residues: whether or not in the form of pellets", "hs_chapter": 23, "hs_heading": 2303, "substitution_elasticity": -1.0671024, "price_range_label": "High price range", "trade_type_label": "One-way trade" }, "hs_description": "Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues: whether or not in the form of pellets", "hs_chapter": 23, "hs_heading": 2303, "destinations": [ { "hs_code": 230310, "corridor_rank": 39, "exporter_iso3": "KOR", "importer_iso3": "JPN", "latest_data_year": 2024, "lane_data_years": 21, "exports_latest_observed_usd": 8639823.938601349, "exports_all_year_avg_usd": 4117650.616912026, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 8540878.902115216, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 7666492.174678227, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 6083603.1923856605, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 9.802060415145952, "exports_cagr_5y_pct": 11.528254835003061, "exports_cagr_10y_pct": 1.821462410405128, "exports_historical_peak_usd": 9380773.116858266, "buyer_imports_latest_observed_usd": 109726102.46211195, "historical_peak_year": 2022, 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