# Malta HS 720249 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 720249 exports from Malta: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | Malta | | HS6 | 720249 | | Latest exports | $11.6M | | Active destinations | 4 | | Three-year growth | +71.8% | | Destination HHI | 2,320 | | Weighted share | 11.8% | ## Destination markets - Belgium: $4.2M; share 23.9%; growth +80.9% - Germany: $3.5M; share 5.3%; growth +62% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: Belgium at $12.4K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Brazil at $1.8K / ton. - Median reported price: $3.5K / ton. - Price spread: 305.4%. ## Export history - 2010: $3.3M - 2011: $4.0M - 2012: $2.9M - 2013: $1.6M - 2014: $2.6M - 2015: $2.4M - 2016: $3.4M - 2017: $3.3M - 2018: $3.3M - 2019: $1.9M - 2020: $2.4M - 2021: $1.5M - 2022: $3.8M - 2023: $3.1M - 2024: $7.9M ## 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 ```json { "template": "T3", "templateName": "Product Exporter Position Profile", "source": "api", "publisher": { "name": "Yugalinks", "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com" }, "canonical": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/mlt/720249", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/720249", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/mlt/720249", "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology" }, "methodology": { "summary": "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.", "reportedValues": "Merchandise trade observations for an exporter, HS6 product, destination market, and available year.", "destinations": "Destination rows are ranked by latest observed exporter-lane value.", "prices": "Unit values are reported trade value divided by reported quantity where quantity is positive.", "missingData": "Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed." }, "exporter": { "hs_code": "720249", "exporter_iso3": "MLT", "first_data_year": 1999, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 33, "current_lane_count": 4, "active_market_count": 4, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 11613340.303455248, "exports_current_2024_usd": 7852073.91488645, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 4914775.37101123, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 3744068.0744389757, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 3298859.7864950374, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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less of carbon", "hs_chapter": 72, "hs_heading": 7202, "substitution_elasticity": -9.5897493, "price_range_label": "Medium price range", "trade_type_label": "One-way trade" }, "hs_description": "Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon", "hs_chapter": 72, "hs_heading": 7202, "destinations": [ { "hs_code": 720249, "corridor_rank": 42, "exporter_iso3": "MLT", "importer_iso3": "BEL", "latest_data_year": 2024, "lane_data_years": 20, "exports_latest_observed_usd": 4153457.9617870264, "exports_all_year_avg_usd": 1374410.9476597887, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 1859679.0798265596, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 1636084.7773985679, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 1396110.4471793282, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 80.88889622566559, "exports_cagr_5y_pct": 24.857305793161345, "exports_cagr_10y_pct": 7.7943409892380355, "exports_historical_peak_usd": 4153457.9617870264, "buyer_imports_latest_observed_usd": 17403880.453376792, "historical_peak_year": 2024, "positive_growth_year_share_pct": 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