# South Africa HS 811221 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 811221 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 811221 |
| Latest exports | $1.5M |
| Active destinations | 3 |
| Three-year growth | -29% |
| Destination HHI | 1,806 |
| Weighted share | 6.3% |

## Destination markets

- Japan: $593.9K; share 1.1%; growth -9%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Zimbabwe at $208.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Not reported at $926.8 / ton.
- Median reported price: $10.9K / ton.
- Price spread: 1,893%.

## Export history

- 2010: $1.4M
- 2011: $1.8M
- 2012: $2.2M
- 2013: $1.5M
- 2014: $2.1M
- 2015: $1.1M
- 2016: $1.4M
- 2017: $1.6M
- 2018: $1.3M
- 2019: $80.8K
- 2020: $94.9K
- 2021: $320.1K
- 2022: $18.2K
- 2023: $45.7K
- 2024: $114.6K

## 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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