# Thailand HS 280511 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 280511 exports from Thailand: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Thailand |
| HS6 | 280511 |
| Latest exports | $179.0K |
| Active destinations | 12 |
| Three-year growth | -29.7% |
| Destination HHI | 4,405 |
| Weighted share | 67.9% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Ireland at $105.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Myanmar at $130.8 / ton.
- Median reported price: $4.6K / ton.
- Price spread: 2,289.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $147.1K
- 2011: $215.7K
- 2012: $39.6K
- 2013: $24.8K
- 2014: $36.0K
- 2015: $38.9K
- 2016: $46.8K
- 2017: $72.7K
- 2018: $468.8K
- 2019: $818.6K
- 2020: $358.1K
- 2021: $365.7K
- 2022: $222.9K
- 2023: $105.7K
- 2024: $127.0K

## 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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