# Kuwait HS 490210 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 490210 exports from Kuwait: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Kuwait |
| HS6 | 490210 |
| Latest exports | $156.6K |
| Active destinations | 7 |
| Three-year growth | -11.5% |
| Destination HHI | 1,480 |
| Weighted share | 15.6% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: United Kingdom at $124.6K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Jordan at $322.7 / ton.
- Median reported price: $5.5K / ton.
- Price spread: 2,250.8%.

## Export history

- 2010: $544.2K
- 2011: $586.3K
- 2012: $366.3K
- 2013: $356.6K
- 2014: $196.7K
- 2015: $130.8K
- 2016: $125.0K
- 2017: $95.2K
- 2018: $121.9K
- 2019: $167.7K
- 2020: $101.0K
- 2021: $123.7K
- 2022: $136.7K
- 2023: $92.1K
- 2024: $85.9K

## 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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