# Republic of Korea HS 551521 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 551521 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 551521 |
| Latest exports | $813.8K |
| Active destinations | 9 |
| Three-year growth | -25.7% |
| Destination HHI | 618 |
| Weighted share | 18.5% |

## Destination markets

- Viet Nam: $147.2K; share 15.5%; growth -16.3%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Switzerland, Liechtenstein at $752.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: China at $2.0K / ton.
- Median reported price: $20.1K / ton.
- Price spread: 3,730.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $631.4K
- 2011: $1.0M
- 2012: $995.7K
- 2013: $1.2M
- 2014: $956.7K
- 2015: $545.9K
- 2016: $221.7K
- 2017: $583.2K
- 2018: $1.8M
- 2019: $624.5K
- 2020: $689.9K
- 2021: $697.5K
- 2022: $312.2K
- 2023: $513.3K
- 2024: $286.2K

## 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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