# Viet Nam HS 281512 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 281512 exports from Viet Nam: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Viet Nam |
| HS6 | 281512 |
| Latest exports | $940.0K |
| Active destinations | 8 |
| Three-year growth | +58.7% |
| Destination HHI | 2,353 |
| Weighted share | 2.1% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Republic of Korea at $9.8K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Cambodia at $216.7 / ton.
- Median reported price: $499.5 / ton.
- Price spread: 1,926.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $42.5K
- 2011: $26.1K
- 2012: $403.4K
- 2013: $94.1K
- 2014: $38.3K
- 2015: $74.8K
- 2016: $113.5K
- 2017: $351.1K
- 2018: $336.6K
- 2019: $224.2K
- 2020: $204.4K
- 2021: $159.9K
- 2022: $111.2K
- 2023: $397.6K
- 2024: $639.3K

## 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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