# Republic of Korea HS 482361 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 482361 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 482361 |
| Latest exports | $5.6M |
| Active destinations | 17 |
| Three-year growth | +37.5% |
| Destination HHI | 9,221 |
| Weighted share | 39.5% |

## Destination markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $5.4M; share 40.5%; growth +36.4%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Cyprus at $35.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Ghana at $186.5 / ton.
- Median reported price: $4.9K / ton.
- Price spread: 707.6%.

## Export history

- 2010: $63.9K
- 2011: $43.0K
- 2012: $8.2K
- 2013: $10.9K
- 2014: $23.4K
- 2015: $10.0K
- 2016: $182.0K
- 2017: $99.2K
- 2018: $63.8K
- 2019: $6.0K
- 2020: $6.3K
- 2021: $2.1M
- 2022: $3.5M
- 2023: $3.8M
- 2024: $5.5M

## 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.

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