# South Africa HS 721914 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 721914 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 721914 |
| Latest exports | $6.4M |
| Active destinations | 15 |
| Three-year growth | -34.3% |
| Destination HHI | 1,522 |
| Weighted share | 36.3% |

## Destination markets

- Italy: $2.2M; share 1.8%; growth -8.1%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Philippines at $21.2K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Bangladesh at $276.6 / ton.
- Median reported price: $2.8K / ton.
- Price spread: 752.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $11.8M
- 2011: $5.1M
- 2012: $5.7M
- 2013: $2.5M
- 2014: $4.8M
- 2015: $3.1M
- 2016: $7.1M
- 2017: $3.7M
- 2018: $1.1M
- 2019: $2.4M
- 2020: $1.4M
- 2021: $1.6M
- 2022: $506.2K
- 2023: $233.8K
- 2024: $450.0K

## 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.

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