# Republic of Korea HS 480511 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 480511 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 480511 |
| Latest exports | $79.5M |
| Active destinations | 9 |
| Three-year growth | +92.6% |
| Destination HHI | 7,732 |
| Weighted share | 56.9% |

## Destination markets

- China: $69.8M; share 57.9%; growth +130%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: China at $6.1K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Japan at $202.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $411.9 / ton.
- Price spread: 1,420.2%.

## Export history

- 2010: $32.3M
- 2011: $15.6M
- 2012: $15.1M
- 2013: $19.1M
- 2014: $15.2M
- 2015: $13.7M
- 2016: $22.8M
- 2017: $34.7M
- 2018: $27.0M
- 2019: $76.8M
- 2020: $81.7M
- 2021: $10.1M
- 2022: $78.5M
- 2023: $83.3M
- 2024: $72.5M

## 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

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