# South Africa HS 700521 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 700521 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 700521 |
| Latest exports | $5.0M |
| Active destinations | 14 |
| Three-year growth | -45.6% |
| Destination HHI | 2,273 |
| Weighted share | 6.8% |

## Destination markets

- Spain: $2.2M; share 5.1%; growth +7.8%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Gabon at $65.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Lesotho at $39.7 / ton.
- Median reported price: $524.6 / ton.
- Price spread: 12,383.5%.

## Export history

- 2010: $15.7M
- 2011: $20.2M
- 2012: $20.9M
- 2013: $18.0M
- 2014: $21.6M
- 2015: $20.9M
- 2016: $15.1M
- 2017: $17.7M
- 2018: $23.0M
- 2019: $15.6M
- 2020: $8.8M
- 2021: $18.4M
- 2022: $4.6M
- 2023: $6.2M
- 2024: $3.0M

## 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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