# South Africa HS 720430 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 720430 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | South Africa | | HS6 | 720430 | | Latest exports | $4.7M | | Active destinations | 3 | | Three-year growth | +32.2% | | Destination HHI | 1,698 | | Weighted share | 22.1% | ## Destination markets - Bangladesh: $1.4M; share 5%; growth +332.1% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: Seychelles at $76.7K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Mozambique at $60.9 / ton. - Median reported price: $325.6 / ton. - Price spread: 23,529.5%. ## Export history - 2010: $79.9M - 2011: $74.7M - 2012: $81.9M - 2013: $53.4M - 2014: $30.5M - 2015: $6.5M - 2016: $3.1M - 2017: $3.4M - 2018: $4.9M - 2019: $2.1M - 2020: $1.3M - 2021: $151.0K - 2022: $168.2K - 2023: $245.8K - 2024: $349.3K ## 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 ```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/zaf/720430", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/720430", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/zaf/720430", "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": "720430", "exporter_iso3": "ZAF", "first_data_year": 2000, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 48, "current_lane_count": 3, "active_market_count": 3, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 4659525.49842505, "exports_current_2024_usd": 349262.0743940457, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 254407.99550159744, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 445412.8818218697, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 2230817.9693643977, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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iron or steel", "hs_chapter": 72, "hs_heading": 7204, "substitution_elasticity": -19.138998, "price_range_label": "High price range", "trade_type_label": "One-way trade" }, "hs_description": "Ferrous waste and scrap: of tinned iron or steel", "hs_chapter": 72, "hs_heading": 7204, "destinations": [ { "hs_code": 720430, "corridor_rank": 80, "exporter_iso3": "ZAF", "importer_iso3": "BGD", "latest_data_year": 2018, "lane_data_years": 5, "exports_latest_observed_usd": 1403917.2841632592, "exports_all_year_avg_usd": 313343.1223524935, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 1403917.2841632592, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 1403917.2841632592, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 1403917.2841632592, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 332.1003547275705, "exports_cagr_5y_pct": 140.63055553686254, "exports_cagr_10y_pct": 55.12271127622239, "exports_historical_peak_usd": 1403917.2841632592, "buyer_imports_latest_observed_usd": 19776699.769171517, "historical_peak_year": 2018, "positive_growth_year_share_pct": 50, "trend_acceleration_pct": 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