# Republic of Korea HS 290621 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 290621 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 290621 |
| Latest exports | $387.7K |
| Active destinations | 15 |
| Three-year growth | -2.8% |
| Destination HHI | 3,525 |
| Weighted share | 2.8% |

## Destination markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $224.7K; share 0.9%; growth +1,776.4%
- Japan: $16.9K; share 0.2%; growth +2,557.8%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Germany at $100.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Thailand at $868.1 / ton.
- Median reported price: $4.5K / ton.
- Price spread: 2,182.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $23.0K
- 2011: $55.1K
- 2012: $58.6K
- 2013: $91.1K
- 2014: $64.5K
- 2015: $46.3K
- 2016: $77.7K
- 2017: $66.1K
- 2018: $219.1K
- 2019: $111.9K
- 2020: $112.7K
- 2021: $75.9K
- 2022: $32.7K
- 2023: $274.1K
- 2024: $69.6K

## 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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