# South Africa HS 731439 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 731439 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 731439 |
| Latest exports | $17.6M |
| Active destinations | 35 |
| Three-year growth | -2.3% |
| Destination HHI | 885 |
| Weighted share | 68.8% |

## Destination markets

- Australia: $1.0M; share 9.5%; growth +281.3%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Burkina Faso at $118.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Congo, Rep. of the at $53.1 / ton.
- Median reported price: $2.1K / ton.
- Price spread: 5,683.8%.

## Export history

- 2010: $15.1M
- 2011: $14.9M
- 2012: $14.3M
- 2013: $13.5M
- 2014: $9.8M
- 2015: $10.1M
- 2016: $9.3M
- 2017: $9.6M
- 2018: $14.6M
- 2019: $10.7M
- 2020: $8.5M
- 2021: $17.0M
- 2022: $13.2M
- 2023: $15.3M
- 2024: $15.9M

## 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.

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