# Republic of Korea HS 551621 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 551621 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 551621 |
| Latest exports | $1.7M |
| Active destinations | 12 |
| Three-year growth | +6.9% |
| Destination HHI | 943 |
| Weighted share | 47% |

## Destination markets

- Italy: $16.0K; share 0.2%; growth +372%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Italy at $90.5K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Indonesia at $2.5K / ton.
- Median reported price: $16.5K / ton.
- Price spread: 534.8%.

## Export history

- 2010: $2.2M
- 2011: $2.2M
- 2012: $918.1K
- 2013: $1.1M
- 2014: $1.2M
- 2015: $792.0K
- 2016: $366.1K
- 2017: $605.4K
- 2018: $266.7K
- 2019: $391.6K
- 2020: $207.1K
- 2021: $405.5K
- 2022: $182.9K
- 2023: $313.2K
- 2024: $495.2K

## 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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