# Republic of Korea HS 482290 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 482290 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 482290 |
| Latest exports | $4.1M |
| Active destinations | 31 |
| Three-year growth | -6.9% |
| Destination HHI | 2,149 |
| Weighted share | 15% |

## Destination markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.2M; share 3.8%; growth +7.7%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Eswatini at $314.5K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: United Arab Emirates at $49.8 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.9K / ton.
- Price spread: 16,420.3%.

## Export history

- 2010: $1.2M
- 2011: $1.9M
- 2012: $1.9M
- 2013: $3.6M
- 2014: $3.6M
- 2015: $1.6M
- 2016: $1.4M
- 2017: $1.7M
- 2018: $3.2M
- 2019: $3.5M
- 2020: $3.6M
- 2021: $4.8M
- 2022: $4.3M
- 2023: $3.4M
- 2024: $3.9M

## 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.

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