# Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea HS 291521 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 291521 exports from Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea |
| HS6 | 291521 |
| Latest exports | $2.1M |
| Active destinations | 3 |
| Three-year growth | +20.1% |
| Destination HHI | 1,419 |
| Weighted share | 9.4% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Uruguay at $5.9K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Papua New Guinea at $165.4 / ton.
- Median reported price: $895.6 / ton.
- Price spread: 641%.

## Export history

- 2010: $126.8K
- 2011: $221.0K
- 2012: $264.7K
- 2013: $181.7K
- 2014: $418.7K
- 2015: $1.0M
- 2016: $2.1M
- 2017: $79.9K
- 2018: $99.1K
- 2019: $59.5K
- 2020: $106.0K
- 2021: $34.3K
- 2022: $261.1K
- 2023: $72.5K
- 2024: $59.4K

## 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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