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  "pageType": "exporter-price-positioning",
  "source": "reported",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Yugalinks",
    "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com"
  },
  "canonical": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/price-exporter/cod/680690",
  "page": {
    "title": "Democratic Republic of the Congo HS6 680690 Export Price Comparison | Yugalinks",
    "description": "Compare reported Democratic Republic of the Congo export prices for HS6 680690. See the median unit value, destination comparisons, trade value, and annual price trends.",
    "route": "/trade/price-exporter/cod/680690"
  },
  "exporter": {
    "iso3": "COD",
    "name": "Democratic Republic of the Congo"
  },
  "product": {
    "hs_code": "680690",
    "description": "Minerals: mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading no. 6811 or 6812 or of chapter 69"
  },
  "summary": {
    "num_markets": 3,
    "highest_price_importer_iso3": "NLD",
    "highest_price_usd_per_ton": 9965.51724137931,
    "lowest_price_importer_iso3": "TZA",
    "lowest_price_usd_per_ton": 277.77777777777777,
    "median_price_across_markets": 4000,
    "price_spread_pct": 242.1934865900383,
    "avg_quantity_metric_tons": 0.024999999999999998,
    "total_trade_value_usd": 339
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      "year": 2023,
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      "unit_value_usd_per_ton": 9965.51724137931,
      "quantity_metric_tons": 0.029,
      "trade_value_usd": 289,
      "market_median_price_usd_per_ton": 9716.494845360825,
      "price_vs_median_pct": 2.5628830147260513,
      "price_position": "Mid"
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "exporter_iso3": "COD",
      "importer_iso3": "IND",
      "hs_code": "680690",
      "unit_value_usd_per_ton": 4000,
      "quantity_metric_tons": 0.01,
      "trade_value_usd": 40,
      "market_median_price_usd_per_ton": 4458.904109589042,
      "price_vs_median_pct": -10.291858678955464,
      "price_position": "Mid"
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "exporter_iso3": "COD",
      "importer_iso3": "TZA",
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      "quantity_metric_tons": 0.036,
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      "market_median_price_usd_per_ton": 1165.3937318936003,
      "price_vs_median_pct": -76.16446955430006,
      "price_position": "Budget"
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      "importer_iso3": "NLD",
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      "market_median_price_usd_per_ton": 9716.494845360825,
      "price_vs_median_pct": 2.5628830147260513,
      "price_position": "Mid",
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      "yoy_change_pct": null,
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      "period_change_pct": 0,
      "period_trade_value_usd": 289,
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    },
    {
      "importer_iso3": "IND",
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      "yoy_change_pct": null,
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      "period_change_pct": 0,
      "period_trade_value_usd": 40,
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    },
    {
      "importer_iso3": "TZA",
      "latest_year": 2020,
      "latest_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 277.77777777777777,
      "market_median_price_usd_per_ton": 1165.3937318936003,
      "price_vs_median_pct": -76.16446955430006,
      "price_position": "Below",
      "prior_year": null,
      "yoy_change_pct": null,
      "first_year": 2020,
      "period_change_pct": 0,
      "period_trade_value_usd": 10,
      "observed_years": 1
    }
  ],
  "trendRows": [
    {
      "importer_iso3": "NLD",
      "position": "Mid",
      "values": [
        {
          "year": 2023,
          "unit_value_usd_per_ton": 9965.51724137931
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "importer_iso3": "IND",
      "position": "Mid",
      "values": [
        {
          "year": 2019,
          "unit_value_usd_per_ton": 4000
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "importer_iso3": "TZA",
      "position": "Budget",
      "values": [
        {
          "year": 2020,
          "unit_value_usd_per_ton": 277.77777777777777
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "annualRows": [
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 4000,
      "trade_value_usd": 40,
      "markets": 1
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 277.77777777777777,
      "trade_value_usd": 10,
      "markets": 1
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "weighted_unit_value_usd_per_ton": 9965.51724137931,
      "trade_value_usd": 289,
      "markets": 1
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "What does Democratic Republic of the Congo price positioning show for HS 680690?",
      "answer": "It compares Democratic Republic of the Congo's reported unit values across markets with each market's median for the same product and year."
    },
    {
      "question": "What does above or below median mean?",
      "answer": "Above median means the observed unit value is higher than the market median; below median means it is lower. It does not by itself indicate profit or quality."
    },
    {
      "question": "How is the export price calculated?",
      "answer": "The reported unit value is trade value divided by reported quantity, expressed per metric ton when quantity is available."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I compare this with the wider Minerals: mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading no. 6811 or 6812 or of chapter 69 market?",
      "answer": "Yes. Use the product overview and methodology links to compare price positioning with market size, exporter reach, and reported trade history."
    }
  ],
  "methodology": {
    "unitValueFormula": "reported trade value in USD / reported quantity in metric tons",
    "median": "the median of the reported market unit values for the same exporter, product, and year",
    "spread": "(highest market price - lowest market price) / median market price x 100",
    "marketComparison": "price_vs_median_pct = (market unit value - market median) / market median x 100",
    "pricePosition": "Above, Mid, or Below is assigned from the market comparison to the reported median",
    "coverage": {
      "first_year": 2019,
      "latest_year": 2023,
      "markets": 3,
      "corridor_rows": 3
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/680690",
    "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/cod/680690",
    "platform": "https://www.yugalinks.com/app?hs=680690",
    "dataSources": "https://www.yugalinks.com/data-sources",
    "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology"
  },
  "generatedAt": "2026-08-25T12:41:15.151Z"
}