# South Africa HS 731813 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 731813 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 731813 |
| Latest exports | $964.1K |
| Active destinations | 48 |
| Three-year growth | +27.4% |
| Destination HHI | 1,322 |
| Weighted share | 42.1% |

## Destination markets

- Germany: $66.3K; share 0.3%; growth +31.8%
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $34.4K; share 0.2%; growth +145.8%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: United Kingdom at $516.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Nigeria at $49.5 / ton.
- Median reported price: $7.8K / ton.
- Price spread: 6,646%.

## Export history

- 2010: $667.1K
- 2011: $975.9K
- 2012: $1.2M
- 2013: $1.3M
- 2014: $761.0K
- 2015: $858.4K
- 2016: $576.5K
- 2017: $866.8K
- 2018: $702.0K
- 2019: $553.3K
- 2020: $433.5K
- 2021: $425.8K
- 2022: $425.7K
- 2023: $461.0K
- 2024: $880.4K

## 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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