# South Africa HS 380190 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 380190 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | South Africa | | HS6 | 380190 | | Latest exports | $2.7M | | Active destinations | 26 | | Three-year growth | -18.3% | | Destination HHI | 1,429 | | Weighted share | 33.3% | ## Destination markets - Republic of Korea: $458.1K; share 1.8%; growth +498.1% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: Singapore at $464.5K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Zimbabwe at $238.0 / ton. - Median reported price: $7.2K / ton. - Price spread: 6,417%. ## Export history - 2010: $916.2K - 2011: $4.5M - 2012: $1.5M - 2013: $2.4M - 2014: $2.4M - 2015: $681.6K - 2016: $2.0M - 2017: $1.8M - 2018: $1.3M - 2019: $908.1K - 2020: $483.9K - 2021: $1.2M - 2022: $594.9K - 2023: $956.1K - 2024: $661.3K ## 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/380190", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/380190", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/zaf/380190", "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": "380190", "exporter_iso3": "ZAF", "first_data_year": 2000, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 96, "current_lane_count": 26, "active_market_count": 26, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 2670735.2831203546, "exports_current_2024_usd": 661324.4143972568, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 737453.0424717701, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 781550.3805665673, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 1057121.52691307, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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