# South Africa HS 720927 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720927 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 720927 |
| Latest exports | $2.6M |
| Active destinations | 11 |
| Three-year growth | -35.4% |
| Destination HHI | 1,442 |
| Weighted share | 58.2% |

## Destination markets

- Belgium: $229.2K; share 2%; growth +0%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Lesotho at $58.6K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Zambia at $272.6 / ton.
- Median reported price: $997.5 / ton.
- Price spread: 5,847.4%.

## Export history

- 2010: $9.0M
- 2011: $8.3M
- 2012: $9.9M
- 2013: $9.8M
- 2014: $7.5M
- 2015: $3.9M
- 2016: $3.7M
- 2017: $2.8M
- 2018: $4.6M
- 2019: $4.6M
- 2020: $4.6M
- 2021: $6.9M
- 2022: $8.3M
- 2023: $4.8M
- 2024: $1.9M

## 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

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