# Republic of Korea HS 840820 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 840820 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 840820 |
| Latest exports | $189.9M |
| Active destinations | 126 |
| Three-year growth | -3.3% |
| Destination HHI | 2,319 |
| Weighted share | 21.8% |

## Destination markets

- Viet Nam: $88.5M; share 36.4%; growth +0.5%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Switzerland, Liechtenstein at $3.1M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Saudi Arabia at $83.3 / ton.
- Median reported price: $4.0K / ton.
- Price spread: 77,731.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $385.5M
- 2011: $600.7M
- 2012: $570.8M
- 2013: $400.3M
- 2014: $313.4M
- 2015: $219.9M
- 2016: $287.0M
- 2017: $310.8M
- 2018: $164.4M
- 2019: $184.2M
- 2020: $199.5M
- 2021: $209.7M
- 2022: $190.4M
- 2023: $165.5M
- 2024: $189.6M

## 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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