# Republic of Korea HS 720260 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720260 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 720260 |
| Latest exports | $312.7M |
| Active destinations | 9 |
| Three-year growth | +35.3% |
| Destination HHI | 7,613 |
| Weighted share | 2.8% |

## Destination markets

- China: $271.0M; share 2%; growth +46.8%
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $31.0M; share 9%; growth +0%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Turkey at $54.7K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: United Kingdom at $1.2K / ton.
- Median reported price: $3.8K / ton.
- Price spread: 1,422.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $19.3M
- 2011: $3.9M
- 2012: $1.9M
- 2013: $526.0K
- 2014: $3.5M
- 2015: $51.8M
- 2016: $23.1M
- 2017: $14.7M
- 2018: $55.6M
- 2019: $76.0M
- 2020: $140.2M
- 2021: $111.7M
- 2022: $223.3M
- 2023: $241.6M
- 2024: $276.5M

## 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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