# South Africa HS 740311 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 740311 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 740311 |
| Latest exports | $382.1M |
| Active destinations | 25 |
| Three-year growth | +6.8% |
| Destination HHI | 2,309 |
| Weighted share | 5.1% |

## Destination markets

- China: $164.3M; share 0.5%; growth +8.9%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Namibia at $225.7K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: United Kingdom at $200.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $6.7K / ton.
- Price spread: 3,356.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $137.9M
- 2011: $161.9M
- 2012: $145.5M
- 2013: $213.7M
- 2014: $148.0M
- 2015: $192.2M
- 2016: $201.9M
- 2017: $328.3M
- 2018: $331.8M
- 2019: $205.2M
- 2020: $175.3M
- 2021: $261.8M
- 2022: $291.7M
- 2023: $199.4M
- 2024: $318.5M

## 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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