# Republic of Korea HS 551421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 551421 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 551421 |
| Latest exports | $7.5M |
| Active destinations | 25 |
| Three-year growth | -11.8% |
| Destination HHI | 3,836 |
| Weighted share | 19.3% |

## Destination markets

- Viet Nam: $4.5M; share 7.6%; growth -15.8%
- Mexico: $52.4K; share 0.3%; growth -12.8%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Finland at $57.9K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Denmark at $2.2K / ton.
- Median reported price: $13.1K / ton.
- Price spread: 425.3%.

## Export history

- 2010: $5.7M
- 2011: $5.9M
- 2012: $6.9M
- 2013: $7.5M
- 2014: $8.9M
- 2015: $7.4M
- 2016: $7.9M
- 2017: $7.4M
- 2018: $5.9M
- 2019: $6.5M
- 2020: $4.9M
- 2021: $9.0M
- 2022: $11.2M
- 2023: $6.8M
- 2024: $6.2M

## 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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