# Republic of Korea HS 720293 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 720293 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | Republic of Korea | | HS6 | 720293 | | Latest exports | $4.5M | | Active destinations | 10 | | Three-year growth | -2.9% | | Destination HHI | 1,191 | | Weighted share | 6.8% | ## Destination markets - China: $1.1M; share 0.1%; growth +155.4% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: Japan at $70.1K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Malaysia at $7.4K / ton. - Median reported price: $28.9K / ton. - Price spread: 216.5%. ## Export history - 2010: $96.2K - 2011: $229.1K - 2012: $165.0K - 2013: $209.1K - 2014: $591.2K - 2015: $339.3K - 2016: $460.9K - 2017: $603.8K - 2018: $1.1M - 2019: $2.1M - 2020: $1.1M - 2021: $2.6M - 2022: $857.2K - 2023: $786.9K - 2024: $2.3M ## 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 ```json { "template": "T3", "templateName": "Product Exporter Position Profile", "source": "api", "publisher": { "name": "Yugalinks", "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com" }, "canonical": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/kor/720293", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/720293", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/kor/720293", "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology" }, "methodology": { "summary": "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.", "reportedValues": "Merchandise trade observations for an exporter, HS6 product, destination market, and available year.", "destinations": "Destination rows are ranked by latest observed exporter-lane value.", "prices": "Unit values are reported trade value divided by reported quantity where quantity is positive.", "missingData": "Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed." }, "exporter": { "hs_code": "720293", "exporter_iso3": "KOR", "first_data_year": 1996, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 28, "current_lane_count": 10, "active_market_count": 10, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 4487908.782672999, "exports_current_2024_usd": 2349000.058524019, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 1331044.8199057644, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 1538797.4685798404, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 1230431.8173854658, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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