# Taiwan HS 720421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720421 exports from Taiwan: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Taiwan |
| HS6 | 720421 |
| Latest exports | $109.5M |
| Active destinations | 21 |
| Three-year growth | -8.6% |
| Destination HHI | 5,558 |
| Weighted share | 18.8% |

## Destination markets

- Republic of Korea: $79.7M; share 19.1%; growth -7.5%
- Japan: $17.2M; share 23.8%; growth -10.3%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Not reported at Not reported.
- Lowest reported market price: Not reported at Not reported.
- Median reported price: Not reported.
- Price spread: Not reported.

## Export history

- 2010: $128.8M
- 2011: $156.5M
- 2012: $110.5M
- 2013: $66.7M
- 2014: $65.2M
- 2015: $48.9M
- 2016: $43.0M
- 2017: $71.6M
- 2018: $74.0M
- 2019: $67.7M
- 2020: $56.2M
- 2021: $142.5M
- 2022: $141.8M
- 2023: $92.7M
- 2024: $108.6M

## 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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}
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