# South Africa HS 283421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 283421 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 283421 |
| Latest exports | $2.4M |
| Active destinations | 19 |
| Three-year growth | -34.6% |
| Destination HHI | 2,015 |
| Weighted share | 25.9% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Ghana at $89.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: United Rep. of Tanzania at $256.5 / ton.
- Median reported price: $1.3K / ton.
- Price spread: 6,618.1%.

## Export history

- 2010: $368.5K
- 2011: $871.4K
- 2012: $556.5K
- 2013: $636.5K
- 2014: $787.3K
- 2015: $602.0K
- 2016: $1.2M
- 2017: $476.4K
- 2018: $386.6K
- 2019: $412.1K
- 2020: $488.8K
- 2021: $2.2M
- 2022: $994.5K
- 2023: $417.2K
- 2024: $627.9K

## 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

```json
{
  "template": "T3",
  "templateName": "Product Exporter Position Profile",
  "source": "api",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Yugalinks",
    "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com"
  },
  "canonical": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/zaf/283421",
  "links": {
    "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/283421",
    "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/zaf/283421",
    "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology"
  },
  "methodology": {
    "summary": "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.",
    "reportedValues": "Merchandise trade observations for an exporter, HS6 product, destination market, and available year.",
    "destinations": "Destination rows are ranked by latest observed exporter-lane value.",
    "prices": "Unit values are reported trade value divided by reported quantity where quantity is positive.",
    "missingData": "Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed."
  },
  "exporter": {
    "hs_code": "283421",
    "exporter_iso3": "ZAF",
    "first_data_year": 2000,
    "latest_data_year": 2024,
    "observed_lane_count": 68,
    "current_lane_count": 19,
    "active_market_count": 19,
    "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 2432893.047885881,
    "exports_current_2024_usd": 627856.337037954,
    "exports_avg_3y_usd": 679840.3492333277,
    "exports_avg_5y_usd": 954130.200043869,
    "exports_avg_10y_usd": 780672.3513213375,
    "exports_cagr_3y_pct": -34.57842367890278,
    "exports_cagr_5y_pct": 8.784728461857272,
    "exports_cagr_10y_pct": -2.2369628088566462,
    "exports_all_year_lane_avg_usd": 1635774.3072224322,
    "exports_historical_lane_peak_usd": 5282795.762592773,
    "historical_peak_year": 2021,
    "positive_growth_year_share_pct": 50,
    "trend_acceleration_pct": -32.341460870046134,
    "trend_label": "Rapid decline",
    "top_market_iso3": "IDN",
    "top_market_exports_usd": 882906.9113029883,
    "top_market_share_pct": 36.29041202901257,
    "destination_hhi": 2014.9062305683647,
    "weighted_share_latest_pct": 25.914273756370548,
    "weighted_share_change_1y_pp": 7.430379684562209,
    "weighted_volatility_cv": 0.9668574819182814,
    "weighted_max_drawdown_pct": 38.7747818376438,
    "limited_history_lane_share_pct": 60.294117647058826,
    "data_freshness_years": 0,
    "coverage_score": 79.5,
    "confidence_label": "Medium",
    "refreshed_at": "2026-07-20 09:30:22",
    "source": "api",
    "product": {
      "hs_code": 283421,
      "hs_description": "Nitrates: of potassium",
      "hs_chapter": 28,
      "hs_heading": 2834,
      "substitution_elasticity": -20.510664,
      "price_range_label": "Medium price range",
      "trade_type_label": "One-way trade"
    },
    "hs_description": "Nitrates: of potassium",
    "hs_chapter": 28,
    "hs_heading": 2834,
    "destinations": [],
    "priceSummary": {
      "exporter_iso3": "ZAF",
      "hs_code": 283421,
      "num_markets": 26,
      "highest_price_importer_iso3": "GHA",
      "highest_price_usd_per_ton": 89000,
      "lowest_price_importer_iso3": "TZA",
      "lowest_price_usd_per_ton": 256.5434292352901,
      "median_price_across_markets": 1340.9161672610317,
      "price_spread_pct": 6618.121157568929,
      "avg_quantity_metric_tons": 66.06801408450704,
      "total_trade_value_usd": 4274961
    },
    "history": [
      {
        "year": 2010,
        "export_value_usd": 368502.019729152,
        "active_destinations": 21,
        "yoy_growth_pct": -18.875420709005546
      },
      {
        "year": 2011,
        "export_value_usd": 871412.1157221708,
        "active_destinations": 26,
        "yoy_growth_pct": 136.47417627796355
      },
      {
        "year": 2012,
        "export_value_usd": 556499.3720689928,
        "active_destinations": 23,
        "yoy_growth_pct": -36.138210379620254
      },
      {
        "year": 2013,
        "export_value_usd": 636452.392656418,
        "active_destinations": 30,
        "yoy_growth_pct": 14.367135813679393
      },
      {
        "year": 2014,
        "export_value_usd": 787251.3775344372,
        "active_destinations": 23,
        "yoy_growth_pct": 23.693678681702497
      },
      {
        "year": 2015,
        "export_value_usd": 602033.010499355,
        "active_destinations": 19,
        "yoy_growth_pct": -23.527220443254173
      },
      {
        "year": 2016,
        "export_value_usd": 1158879.8562485958,
        "active_destinations": 16,
        "yoy_growth_pct": 92.49440413364796
      },
      {
        "year": 2017,
        "export_value_usd": 476398.2046040726,
        "active_destinations": 20,
        "yoy_growth_pct": -58.89149319186383
      },
      {
        "year": 2018,
        "export_value_usd": 386644.3542306571,
        "active_destinations": 16,
        "yoy_growth_pct": -18.84008997221318
      },
      {
        "year": 2019,
        "export_value_usd": 412117.0874113496,
        "active_destinations": 19,
        "yoy_growth_pct": 6.588155989340123
      },
      {
        "year": 2020,
        "export_value_usd": 488811.6101092147,
        "active_destinations": 12,
        "yoy_growth_pct": 18.60988661732276
      },
      {
        "year": 2021,
        "export_value_usd": 2242318.3424101477,
        "active_destinations": 14,
        "yoy_growth_pct": 358.72853590960096
      },
      {
        "year": 2022,
        "export_value_usd": 994456.4614971788,
        "active_destinations": 17,
        "yoy_growth_pct": -55.650522823253944
      },
      {
        "year": 2023,
        "export_value_usd": 417208.2491648502,
        "active_destinations": 15,
        "yoy_growth_pct": -58.046604822021784
      },
      {
        "year": 2024,
        "export_value_usd": 627856.337037954,
        "active_destinations": 19,
        "yoy_growth_pct": 50.48991440000772
      }
    ],
    "economy": {
      "year": 2024,
      "country_iso3": "ZAF",
      "exports_usd": 143643588057.48822,
      "imports_usd": 108756714208.7475,
      "trade_balance_usd": 34886873848.74072,
      "yoy_exports_growth_pct": 2.6188304751598945,
      "yoy_imports_growth_pct": -7.215180185719783,
      "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 0.5026660587278187,
      "imports_cagr_3y_pct": 2.1100057534715777,
      "export_partner_hhi": 659.5115935150444,
      "export_product_hhi": 419.28642382719164,
      "momentum_score": 1.9839811502302716,
      "risk_score": 5.393990086711181,
      "gdp_million_usd": 401144.99837358523,
      "gdp_per_capita_usd": 6267.186814093005,
      "population": 64007187,
      "labor_force": 24830.73,
      "investment_rate_pct": 19.8,
      "savings_rate_pct": 19.18,
      "secondary_education_pct": 86.3,
      "tertiary_education_pct": 3.54,
      "total_factor_productivity": 766.8,
      "trade_openness_pct": 53.03997546425698,
      "exports_gdp_pct": 30.185591371164566,
      "num_active_partners": 270,
      "num_fta_partners": 44,
      "num_wto_partners": 169,
      "num_eu_partners": 28,
      "num_shared_border_partners": 6,
      "num_shared_language_partners": 77,
      "avg_partner_distance_km": 8463.901234567902,
      "avg_partner_gdp_million_usd": 533678518.3258192,
      "avg_partner_gdp_per_capita_usd": 15.774186170212769,
      "avg_buyer_biz_entry_days": null,
      "avg_buyer_biz_entry_cost_pct": null,
      "pct_partners_with_fta": 16.296296296296298,
      "pct_partners_shared_language": 28.51851851851852,
      "pct_partners_shared_border": 2.2222222222222223,
      "avg_applied_tariff_pct": 0.13286497953382187,
      "avg_mfn_tariff_pct": 0.13753052664362925,
      "avg_preferential_tariff_pct": 0.023843319067471676,
      "tariff_advantage_pp": 0.11368720757615758,
      "avg_distance_all_partners_km": 8922.596566095852,
      "num_border_partners": 156,
      "num_colonial_partners": 84,
      "avg_substitution_elasticity": -10.859204161980857,
      "pct_products_high_elasticity": 75.80344666977177,
      "pct_products_low_elasticity": 2.6781555659059153,
      "real_market_potential": 276416.4802767972,
      "foreign_market_potential": 11984.470970085875
    },
    "countryMap": {}
  },
  "product": {
    "hs_code": "283421",
    "hs_description": "Nitrates: of potassium",
    "hs_chapter": 28,
    "hs_heading": 2834
  },
  "destinations": [],
  "prices": [],
  "priceSummary": {
    "exporter_iso3": "ZAF",
    "hs_code": 283421,
    "num_markets": 26,
    "highest_price_importer_iso3": "GHA",
    "highest_price_usd_per_ton": 89000,
    "lowest_price_importer_iso3": "TZA",
    "lowest_price_usd_per_ton": 256.5434292352901,
    "median_price_across_markets": 1340.9161672610317,
    "price_spread_pct": 6618.121157568929,
    "avg_quantity_metric_tons": 66.06801408450704,
    "total_trade_value_usd": 4274961
  },
  "history": [
    {
      "year": 2010,
      "export_value_usd": 368502.019729152,
      "active_destinations": 21,
      "yoy_growth_pct": -18.875420709005546
    },
    {
      "year": 2011,
      "export_value_usd": 871412.1157221708,
      "active_destinations": 26,
      "yoy_growth_pct": 136.47417627796355
    },
    {
      "year": 2012,
      "export_value_usd": 556499.3720689928,
      "active_destinations": 23,
      "yoy_growth_pct": -36.138210379620254
    },
    {
      "year": 2013,
      "export_value_usd": 636452.392656418,
      "active_destinations": 30,
      "yoy_growth_pct": 14.367135813679393
    },
    {
      "year": 2014,
      "export_value_usd": 787251.3775344372,
      "active_destinations": 23,
      "yoy_growth_pct": 23.693678681702497
    },
    {
      "year": 2015,
      "export_value_usd": 602033.010499355,
      "active_destinations": 19,
      "yoy_growth_pct": -23.527220443254173
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "export_value_usd": 1158879.8562485958,
      "active_destinations": 16,
      "yoy_growth_pct": 92.49440413364796
    },
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "export_value_usd": 476398.2046040726,
      "active_destinations": 20,
      "yoy_growth_pct": -58.89149319186383
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "export_value_usd": 386644.3542306571,
      "active_destinations": 16,
      "yoy_growth_pct": -18.84008997221318
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "export_value_usd": 412117.0874113496,
      "active_destinations": 19,
      "yoy_growth_pct": 6.588155989340123
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "export_value_usd": 488811.6101092147,
      "active_destinations": 12,
      "yoy_growth_pct": 18.60988661732276
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "export_value_usd": 2242318.3424101477,
      "active_destinations": 14,
      "yoy_growth_pct": 358.72853590960096
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "export_value_usd": 994456.4614971788,
      "active_destinations": 17,
      "yoy_growth_pct": -55.650522823253944
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "export_value_usd": 417208.2491648502,
      "active_destinations": 15,
      "yoy_growth_pct": -58.046604822021784
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "export_value_usd": 627856.337037954,
      "active_destinations": 19,
      "yoy_growth_pct": 50.48991440000772
    }
  ],
  "economy": {
    "year": 2024,
    "country_iso3": "ZAF",
    "exports_usd": 143643588057.48822,
    "imports_usd": 108756714208.7475,
    "trade_balance_usd": 34886873848.74072,
    "yoy_exports_growth_pct": 2.6188304751598945,
    "yoy_imports_growth_pct": -7.215180185719783,
    "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 0.5026660587278187,
    "imports_cagr_3y_pct": 2.1100057534715777,
    "export_partner_hhi": 659.5115935150444,
    "export_product_hhi": 419.28642382719164,
    "momentum_score": 1.9839811502302716,
    "risk_score": 5.393990086711181,
    "gdp_million_usd": 401144.99837358523,
    "gdp_per_capita_usd": 6267.186814093005,
    "population": 64007187,
    "labor_force": 24830.73,
    "investment_rate_pct": 19.8,
    "savings_rate_pct": 19.18,
    "secondary_education_pct": 86.3,
    "tertiary_education_pct": 3.54,
    "total_factor_productivity": 766.8,
    "trade_openness_pct": 53.03997546425698,
    "exports_gdp_pct": 30.185591371164566,
    "num_active_partners": 270,
    "num_fta_partners": 44,
    "num_wto_partners": 169,
    "num_eu_partners": 28,
    "num_shared_border_partners": 6,
    "num_shared_language_partners": 77,
    "avg_partner_distance_km": 8463.901234567902,
    "avg_partner_gdp_million_usd": 533678518.3258192,
    "avg_partner_gdp_per_capita_usd": 15.774186170212769,
    "avg_buyer_biz_entry_days": null,
    "avg_buyer_biz_entry_cost_pct": null,
    "pct_partners_with_fta": 16.296296296296298,
    "pct_partners_shared_language": 28.51851851851852,
    "pct_partners_shared_border": 2.2222222222222223,
    "avg_applied_tariff_pct": 0.13286497953382187,
    "avg_mfn_tariff_pct": 0.13753052664362925,
    "avg_preferential_tariff_pct": 0.023843319067471676,
    "tariff_advantage_pp": 0.11368720757615758,
    "avg_distance_all_partners_km": 8922.596566095852,
    "num_border_partners": 156,
    "num_colonial_partners": 84,
    "avg_substitution_elasticity": -10.859204161980857,
    "pct_products_high_elasticity": 75.80344666977177,
    "pct_products_low_elasticity": 2.6781555659059153,
    "real_market_potential": 276416.4802767972,
    "foreign_market_potential": 11984.470970085875
  }
}
```