# South Africa HS 291813 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 291813 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | South Africa | | HS6 | 291813 | | Latest exports | $2.4M | | Active destinations | 20 | | Three-year growth | +6.8% | | Destination HHI | 2,771 | | Weighted share | 32.5% | ## Destination markets - USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $259.7K; share 4.8%; growth +81% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: Zimbabwe at $225.3K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Mozambique at $247.8 / ton. - Median reported price: $4.5K / ton. - Price spread: 4,960%. ## Export history - 2010: $597.9K - 2011: $1.0M - 2012: $1.3M - 2013: $1.2M - 2014: $1.1M - 2015: $1.0M - 2016: $997.7K - 2017: $1.2M - 2018: $1.7M - 2019: $1.5M - 2020: $1.4M - 2021: $1.4M - 2022: $2.2M - 2023: $1.3M - 2024: $1.7M ## 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/291813", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/291813", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/zaf/291813", "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": "291813", "exporter_iso3": "ZAF", "first_data_year": 2000, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 83, "current_lane_count": 20, "active_market_count": 20, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 2397737.6503021414, "exports_current_2024_usd": 1718775.4578113828, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 1744097.8786583326, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 1611041.6304128636, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 1454917.4081477707, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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