# South Africa HS 291812 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 291812 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | South Africa | | HS6 | 291812 | | Latest exports | $574.8K | | Active destinations | 20 | | Three-year growth | -6.4% | | Destination HHI | 1,289 | | Weighted share | 33.6% | ## Destination markets - Spain: $43.5K; share 0.5%; growth +41.3% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: Guatemala at $118.0K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Germany at $384.6 / ton. - Median reported price: $4.8K / ton. - Price spread: 2,441.1%. ## Export history - 2010: $110.3K - 2011: $202.8K - 2012: $372.4K - 2013: $325.4K - 2014: $232.0K - 2015: $180.1K - 2016: $321.0K - 2017: $223.2K - 2018: $442.0K - 2019: $319.1K - 2020: $258.0K - 2021: $260.2K - 2022: $311.4K - 2023: $213.8K - 2024: $213.3K ## 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/291812", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/291812", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/zaf/291812", "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": "291812", "exporter_iso3": "ZAF", "first_data_year": 2000, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 54, "current_lane_count": 20, "active_market_count": 20, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 574789.6167166076, "exports_current_2024_usd": 213296.1424185838, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 246181.53807879766, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 251344.02143594745, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 274216.34523095173, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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