# Republic of Korea HS 901820 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 901820 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 901820 |
| Latest exports | $13.8M |
| Active destinations | 72 |
| Three-year growth | +43.2% |
| Destination HHI | 2,938 |
| Weighted share | 11.4% |

## Destination markets

- Brazil: $7.3M; share 17.6%; growth +58.3%
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $1.3M; share 0.6%; growth +106.4%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Bolivia at $10.6M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Benin at $541.7 / ton.
- Median reported price: $177.9K / ton.
- Price spread: 5,939.1%.

## Export history

- 2010: $7.2M
- 2011: $8.2M
- 2012: $9.1M
- 2013: $9.1M
- 2014: $11.1M
- 2015: $12.8M
- 2016: $11.3M
- 2017: $7.2M
- 2018: $8.8M
- 2019: $7.0M
- 2020: $4.9M
- 2021: $4.5M
- 2022: $4.2M
- 2023: $17.9M
- 2024: $13.1M

## 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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