In 2012, the major export destinations for Indonesian pearls were Hong Kong, Australia, and Japan. The export to Hong Kong was US$13.90 million or 47.24% of total Indonesian pearl export. Japan was the second largest export destination with US$ 9.30 million (31.60%) and followed by Australia with US$5.99 million (20.36%) and South Korea with US$105,000 (0.36%) and Thailand with US$36,000 (0.12%).