# Zambia HS 720421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720421 exports from Zambia: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Zambia |
| HS6 | 720421 |
| Latest exports | $1.4M |
| Active destinations | 3 |
| Three-year growth | -4.3% |
| Destination HHI | 3,304 |
| Weighted share | 21.1% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: India at $2.9K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: South Africa at $286.1 / ton.
- Median reported price: $843.5 / ton.
- Price spread: 305.8%.

## Export history

- 2010: $35.0K
- 2011: $375.0K
- 2012: $12.3K
- 2013: $48.1K
- 2014: $115.3K
- 2015: $136.2K
- 2016: $167.0K
- 2017: $981.9K
- 2018: $2.5M
- 2019: $1.9M
- 2020: $1.2M
- 2021: $1.3M
- 2022: $623.1K
- 2023: $499.1K
- 2024: $1.1M

## 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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