# South Africa HS 820231 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 820231 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 820231 |
| Latest exports | $838.2K |
| Active destinations | 35 |
| Three-year growth | +8.4% |
| Destination HHI | 864 |
| Weighted share | 44.6% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Belgium at $895.0K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Not reported at $222.2 / ton.
- Median reported price: $16.4K / ton.
- Price spread: 5,455.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $254.4K
- 2011: $311.4K
- 2012: $250.0K
- 2013: $329.3K
- 2014: $258.1K
- 2015: $324.4K
- 2016: $271.7K
- 2017: $261.5K
- 2018: $250.9K
- 2019: $271.4K
- 2020: $250.4K
- 2021: $519.1K
- 2022: $705.1K
- 2023: $638.6K
- 2024: $662.0K

## 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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