# Republic of Moldova HS 720421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720421 exports from Republic of Moldova: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Republic of Moldova |
| HS6 | 720421 |
| Latest exports | $2.2M |
| Active destinations | 3 |
| Three-year growth | -19.9% |
| Destination HHI | 4,087 |
| Weighted share | 11% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Czechia at $3.8K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Turkey at $110.6 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.3K / ton.
- Price spread: 273.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $2.8M
- 2011: $3.0M
- 2012: $1.6M
- 2013: $912.7K
- 2014: $2.4M
- 2015: $1.0M
- 2016: $324.0K
- 2017: $494.3K
- 2018: $684.4K
- 2019: $573.9K
- 2020: $1.0M
- 2021: $3.0M
- 2022: $2.4M
- 2023: $1.4M
- 2024: $1.5M

## 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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