# Republic of Korea HS 520300 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 520300 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 520300 |
| Latest exports | $8.4M |
| Active destinations | 9 |
| Three-year growth | -12.8% |
| Destination HHI | 3,377 |
| Weighted share | 29.6% |

## Destination markets

- Viet Nam: $3.4M; share 3.9%; growth -11.5%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: France at $394.5K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Kyrgyzstan at $289.8 / ton.
- Median reported price: $4.7K / ton.
- Price spread: 8,352.3%.

## Export history

- 2010: $8.3M
- 2011: $8.4M
- 2012: $9.4M
- 2013: $11.8M
- 2014: $10.1M
- 2015: $8.3M
- 2016: $5.2M
- 2017: $10.2M
- 2018: $12.2M
- 2019: $11.6M
- 2020: $7.4M
- 2021: $10.5M
- 2022: $9.5M
- 2023: $9.5M
- 2024: $7.0M

## 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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