# Republic of Korea HS 390421 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 390421 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | Republic of Korea | | HS6 | 390421 | | Latest exports | $13.7M | | Active destinations | 29 | | Three-year growth | +4.7% | | Destination HHI | 1,473 | | Weighted share | 18.8% | ## Destination markets - China: $4.4M; share 33.1%; growth +273.8% - Saudi Arabia: $2.2M; share 8.2%; growth +19.9% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: Canada at $51.3K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Bangladesh at $60.0 / ton. - Median reported price: $1.4K / ton. - Price spread: 3,662.4%. ## Export history - 2010: $173.6M - 2011: $57.3M - 2012: $32.6M - 2013: $233.7M - 2014: $232.6M - 2015: $164.5M - 2016: $159.6M - 2017: $57.0M - 2018: $6.5M - 2019: $5.9M - 2020: $5.7M - 2021: $8.6M - 2022: $9.1M - 2023: $9.4M - 2024: $9.9M ## 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/390421", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/390421", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/kor/390421", "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": "390421", "exporter_iso3": "KOR", "first_data_year": 1995, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 101, "current_lane_count": 29, "active_market_count": 29, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 13717033.566581968, "exports_current_2024_usd": 9927914.31675441, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 9461039.90581528, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 8549180.555567486, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 43628211.75488837, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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