# Republic of Korea HS 901050 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 901050 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 901050 |
| Latest exports | $19.2M |
| Active destinations | 28 |
| Three-year growth | -20.3% |
| Destination HHI | 2,661 |
| Weighted share | 23.3% |

## Destination markets

- China: $8.6M; share 7.7%; growth -31.2%
- Japan: $3.6M; share 28.6%; growth +42.4%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Republic of Moldova at $12.4M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Chile at $237.7 / ton.
- Median reported price: $68.5K / ton.
- Price spread: 18,135.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $7.4M
- 2011: $7.3M
- 2012: $7.0M
- 2013: $15.6M
- 2014: $26.8M
- 2015: $21.4M
- 2016: $36.8M
- 2017: $31.4M
- 2018: $29.1M
- 2019: $38.5M
- 2020: $26.2M
- 2021: $33.3M
- 2022: $42.5M
- 2023: $31.5M
- 2024: $16.9M

## 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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