# South Africa HS 721260 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 721260 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 721260 |
| Latest exports | $1.1M |
| Active destinations | 12 |
| Three-year growth | +0% |
| Destination HHI | 1,216 |
| Weighted share | 72.7% |

## Destination markets

- India: $99.2K; share 0.8%; growth +0%
- Germany: $36.7K; share 0.3%; growth +40.6%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Ghana at $76.5K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Seychelles at $262.5 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.9K / ton.
- Price spread: 3,999%.

## Export history

- 2010: $255.1K
- 2011: $443.5K
- 2012: $562.1K
- 2013: $559.5K
- 2014: $411.3K
- 2015: $358.4K
- 2016: $89.0K
- 2017: $334.5K
- 2018: $539.6K
- 2019: $610.0K
- 2020: $680.3K
- 2021: $779.9K
- 2022: $1.1M
- 2023: $920.4K
- 2024: $780.8K

## 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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