# South Africa HS 721640 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 721640 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 721640 |
| Latest exports | $4.3M |
| Active destinations | 15 |
| Three-year growth | -5.8% |
| Destination HHI | 1,354 |
| Weighted share | 53.1% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Nigeria at $46.5K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Zambia at $115.9 / ton.
- Median reported price: $949.2 / ton.
- Price spread: 4,886.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $5.1M
- 2011: $4.8M
- 2012: $7.6M
- 2013: $7.4M
- 2014: $5.6M
- 2015: $5.9M
- 2016: $4.9M
- 2017: $4.4M
- 2018: $4.8M
- 2019: $5.4M
- 2020: $3.9M
- 2021: $3.4M
- 2022: $2.9M
- 2023: $2.8M
- 2024: $2.9M

## 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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