# Republic of Korea HS 961390 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 961390 exports from Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 961390 |
| Latest exports | $343.0K |
| Active destinations | 27 |
| Three-year growth | -15.1% |
| Destination HHI | 1,623 |
| Weighted share | 9.2% |

## Destination markets

- Spain: $33.6K; share 0.2%; growth -2.3%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Nigeria at $3.4M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Sudan at $56.2 / ton.
- Median reported price: $30.0K / ton.
- Price spread: 11,247.1%.

## Export history

- 2010: $1.8M
- 2011: $2.1M
- 2012: $2.5M
- 2013: $1.8M
- 2014: $1.7M
- 2015: $1.8M
- 2016: $1.5M
- 2017: $1.2M
- 2018: $949.3K
- 2019: $814.3K
- 2020: $530.7K
- 2021: $486.4K
- 2022: $334.3K
- 2023: $102.3K
- 2024: $297.4K

## 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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