# Republic of Korea HS 520790 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 520790 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 520790 |
| Latest exports | $501.7K |
| Active destinations | 25 |
| Three-year growth | -4.6% |
| Destination HHI | 1,698 |
| Weighted share | 13.2% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: United Kingdom at $1.4M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Pakistan at $33.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $16.3K / ton.
- Price spread: 8,813.2%.

## Export history

- 2010: $3.9M
- 2011: $1.6M
- 2012: $191.5K
- 2013: $391.2K
- 2014: $319.9K
- 2015: $391.4K
- 2016: $315.3K
- 2017: $495.2K
- 2018: $827.9K
- 2019: $831.0K
- 2020: $285.8K
- 2021: $338.1K
- 2022: $259.2K
- 2023: $284.8K
- 2024: $293.6K

## 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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