# Republic of Korea HS 490110 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 490110 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 490110 |
| Latest exports | $26.4M |
| Active destinations | 133 |
| Three-year growth | +14.7% |
| Destination HHI | 5,155 |
| Weighted share | 25.9% |

## Destination markets

- China: $18.7M; share 35.8%; growth +173.4%
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $3.3M; share 1.6%; growth -28.7%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Italy at $2.2M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Guinea at $83.3 / ton.
- Median reported price: $8.6K / ton.
- Price spread: 25,849.6%.

## Export history

- 2010: $10.0M
- 2011: $13.2M
- 2012: $12.7M
- 2013: $13.3M
- 2014: $8.9M
- 2015: $9.2M
- 2016: $9.1M
- 2017: $17.9M
- 2018: $8.9M
- 2019: $15.3M
- 2020: $12.2M
- 2021: $17.3M
- 2022: $23.9M
- 2023: $25.9M
- 2024: $26.1M

## 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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