# South Africa HS 290121 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 290121 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 290121 |
| Latest exports | $2.0M |
| Active destinations | 10 |
| Three-year growth | -19.7% |
| Destination HHI | 8,176 |
| Weighted share | 2% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Netherlands at $137.5K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Lesotho at $320.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $3.2K / ton.
- Price spread: 4,222.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $190.3K
- 2011: $257.7K
- 2012: $125.9K
- 2013: $120.2K
- 2014: $104.9K
- 2015: $129.0K
- 2016: $234.3K
- 2017: $191.5K
- 2018: $157.8K
- 2019: $175.2K
- 2020: $100.8K
- 2021: $105.0K
- 2022: $42.0K
- 2023: $89.4K
- 2024: $54.4K

## 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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