# Republic of Korea HS 722230 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 722230 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 722230 |
| Latest exports | $12.8M |
| Active destinations | 43 |
| Three-year growth | -39.8% |
| Destination HHI | 2,795 |
| Weighted share | 25.1% |

## Destination markets

- Singapore: $6.2M; share 29%; growth +42.8%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Belgium at $1.5M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Saudi Arabia at $382.8 / ton.
- Median reported price: $6.1K / ton.
- Price spread: 24,778.1%.

## Export history

- 2010: $19.3M
- 2011: $18.9M
- 2012: $15.4M
- 2013: $14.2M
- 2014: $12.2M
- 2015: $8.5M
- 2016: $7.0M
- 2017: $8.8M
- 2018: $34.6M
- 2019: $45.2M
- 2020: $51.5M
- 2021: $52.4M
- 2022: $11.4M
- 2023: $11.5M
- 2024: $11.4M

## 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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