# Republic of Korea HS 521021 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 521021 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 521021 |
| Latest exports | $1.4M |
| Active destinations | 11 |
| Three-year growth | -9.8% |
| Destination HHI | 1,438 |
| Weighted share | 31.5% |

## Destination markets

- Bangladesh: $38.5K; share 0.3%; growth -30%
- Sri Lanka: $15.6K; share 0.5%; growth -37.4%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Indonesia at $126.4K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: China at $1.2K / ton.
- Median reported price: $17.8K / ton.
- Price spread: 703.2%.

## Export history

- 2010: $978.3K
- 2011: $1.4M
- 2012: $1.7M
- 2013: $1.1M
- 2014: $756.4K
- 2015: $647.7K
- 2016: $800.8K
- 2017: $1.7M
- 2018: $884.9K
- 2019: $283.9K
- 2020: $209.0K
- 2021: $390.2K
- 2022: $829.1K
- 2023: $582.7K
- 2024: $286.5K

## 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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