# Republic of Korea HS 253010 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 253010 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | Republic of Korea | | HS6 | 253010 | | Latest exports | $740.0K | | Active destinations | 11 | | Three-year growth | +29.7% | | Destination HHI | 1,211 | | Weighted share | 10.1% | ## Destination markets - USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $96.2K; share 0.3%; growth +26.6% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: France at $237.3K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Singapore at $38.0 / ton. - Median reported price: $685.4 / ton. - Price spread: 34,623.1%. ## Export history - 2010: $304.0K - 2011: $418.7K - 2012: $347.9K - 2013: $323.7K - 2014: $323.2K - 2015: $104.4K - 2016: $275.4K - 2017: $187.3K - 2018: $287.7K - 2019: $199.7K - 2020: $160.5K - 2021: $243.8K - 2022: $194.9K - 2023: $362.2K - 2024: $532.3K ## 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. ## 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/253010", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/253010", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/kor/253010", "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": "253010", "exporter_iso3": "KOR", "first_data_year": 1995, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 55, "current_lane_count": 11, "active_market_count": 11, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 739972.7653502511, "exports_current_2024_usd": 532335.5083853373, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 363160.5309035208, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 298756.7319307892, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 254838.54271939033, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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