# South Africa HS 440121 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 440121 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 440121 |
| Latest exports | $3.2M |
| Active destinations | 24 |
| Three-year growth | +29.3% |
| Destination HHI | 3,864 |
| Weighted share | 20.5% |

## Destination markets

- Sweden: $1.9M; share 1.9%; growth +1,799.1%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Liberia at $16.8K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Zambia at $19.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $392.7 / ton.
- Price spread: 4,271.2%.

## Export history

- 2010: $489.9K
- 2011: $240.8K
- 2012: $489.3K
- 2013: $416.7K
- 2014: $301.2K
- 2015: $457.5K
- 2016: $769.0K
- 2017: $2.8M
- 2018: $374.8K
- 2019: $2.4M
- 2020: $409.9K
- 2021: $382.3K
- 2022: $451.6K
- 2023: $493.7K
- 2024: $826.5K

## 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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