# South Africa HS 521031 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 521031 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 521031 |
| Latest exports | $185.4K |
| Active destinations | 9 |
| Three-year growth | +132.5% |
| Destination HHI | 3,386 |
| Weighted share | 63.6% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Belgium at $56.7K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Zimbabwe at $2.8K / ton.
- Median reported price: $9.4K / ton.
- Price spread: 571.8%.

## Export history

- 2010: $127.3K
- 2011: $65.2K
- 2012: $66.4K
- 2013: $47.0K
- 2014: $47.7K
- 2015: $31.0K
- 2016: $19.4K
- 2017: $7.4K
- 2018: $26.1K
- 2019: $4.7K
- 2020: $11.9K
- 2021: $9.9K
- 2022: $54.3K
- 2023: $33.6K
- 2024: $124.9K

## 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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