# Republic of Korea HS 854470 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 854470 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 854470 |
| Latest exports | $96.2M |
| Active destinations | 122 |
| Three-year growth | -19.2% |
| Destination HHI | 892 |
| Weighted share | 4.2% |

## Destination markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $25.4M; share 1.1%; growth -12.4%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Estonia at $6.8M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: South Africa at $161.9 / ton.
- Median reported price: $16.4K / ton.
- Price spread: 41,639.1%.

## Export history

- 2010: $165.3M
- 2011: $168.2M
- 2012: $237.8M
- 2013: $222.4M
- 2014: $195.9M
- 2015: $174.8M
- 2016: $161.5M
- 2017: $179.0M
- 2018: $251.5M
- 2019: $228.7M
- 2020: $152.1M
- 2021: $172.8M
- 2022: $244.7M
- 2023: $173.9M
- 2024: $91.1M

## 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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