# South Africa HS 730890 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 730890 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 730890 |
| Latest exports | $235.3M |
| Active destinations | 101 |
| Three-year growth | +11.1% |
| Destination HHI | 1,098 |
| Weighted share | 37.5% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Sudan at $3.3M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Zambia at $61.4 / ton.
- Median reported price: $3.4K / ton.
- Price spread: 97,423.8%.

## Export history

- 2010: $268.1M
- 2011: $277.8M
- 2012: $293.3M
- 2013: $300.4M
- 2014: $345.6M
- 2015: $262.4M
- 2016: $210.2M
- 2017: $180.3M
- 2018: $255.0M
- 2019: $183.6M
- 2020: $184.3M
- 2021: $170.5M
- 2022: $181.6M
- 2023: $226.4M
- 2024: $233.6M

## 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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