# Belgium HS 721491 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 721491 exports from Belgium: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Belgium |
| HS6 | 721491 |
| Latest exports | $5.5M |
| Active destinations | 49 |
| Three-year growth | -16.6% |
| Destination HHI | 1,893 |
| Weighted share | 3.9% |

## Destination markets

- France: $1.8M; share 2.4%; growth -14.9%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: South Africa at $113.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Cyprus at $33.9 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.1K / ton.
- Price spread: 10,692.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $8.7M
- 2011: $11.2M
- 2012: $8.3M
- 2013: $6.9M
- 2014: $8.3M
- 2015: $5.7M
- 2016: $5.7M
- 2017: $6.3M
- 2018: $8.4M
- 2019: $6.4M
- 2020: $5.6M
- 2021: $8.3M
- 2022: $6.3M
- 2023: $4.9M
- 2024: $4.8M

## 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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