# South Africa HS 842649 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 842649 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 842649 |
| Latest exports | $34.6M |
| Active destinations | 12 |
| Three-year growth | -16.6% |
| Destination HHI | 871 |
| Weighted share | 26.5% |

## Destination markets

- Spain: $7.0M; share 37.8%; growth +240.4%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: United Rep. of Tanzania at $39.2K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Zimbabwe at $291.7 / ton.
- Median reported price: $7.4K / ton.
- Price spread: 527.9%.

## Export history

- 2010: $6.3M
- 2011: $5.1M
- 2012: $6.5M
- 2013: $5.2M
- 2014: $5.7M
- 2015: $6.3M
- 2016: $15.6M
- 2017: $13.4M
- 2018: $20.3M
- 2019: $5.3M
- 2020: $3.1M
- 2021: $5.5M
- 2022: $3.3M
- 2023: $3.1M
- 2024: $3.2M

## 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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