# South Africa HS 391990 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 391990 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 391990 |
| Latest exports | $15.2M |
| Active destinations | 123 |
| Three-year growth | -2.7% |
| Destination HHI | 941 |
| Weighted share | 48.7% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Eritrea at $1.8M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Mexico at $60.9 / ton.
- Median reported price: $10.3K / ton.
- Price spread: 17,845%.

## Export history

- 2010: $11.9M
- 2011: $13.4M
- 2012: $11.9M
- 2013: $13.6M
- 2014: $16.9M
- 2015: $15.8M
- 2016: $17.6M
- 2017: $13.9M
- 2018: $13.9M
- 2019: $13.1M
- 2020: $11.7M
- 2021: $16.4M
- 2022: $15.6M
- 2023: $14.9M
- 2024: $15.1M

## 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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