# South Africa HS 540247 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 540247 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | South Africa | | HS6 | 540247 | | Latest exports | $3.4M | | Active destinations | 10 | | Three-year growth | -49.7% | | Destination HHI | 2,107 | | Weighted share | 14% | ## Destination markets - Bangladesh: $1.3M; share 3.5%; growth +0% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: Namibia at $55.5K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Zambia at $590.4 / ton. - Median reported price: $4.6K / ton. - Price spread: 1,190.6%. ## Export history - 2010: $21.7K - 2011: $52.3K - 2012: $87.0K - 2013: $122.4K - 2014: $361.3K - 2015: $1.6M - 2016: $2.6M - 2017: $1.9M - 2018: $2.4M - 2019: $1.3M - 2020: $2.2M - 2021: $685.8K - 2022: $108.8K - 2023: $23.7K - 2024: $87.5K ## 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 ```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/540247", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/540247", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/zaf/540247", "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": "540247", "exporter_iso3": "ZAF", "first_data_year": 2000, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 58, "current_lane_count": 10, "active_market_count": 10, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 3429553.6264463835, "exports_current_2024_usd": 87505.0853351817, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 73341.68223526391, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 614200.9437874319, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 1288472.7308634198, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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