# South Africa HS 844331 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 844331 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 844331 |
| Latest exports | $14.8M |
| Active destinations | 49 |
| Three-year growth | +8.9% |
| Destination HHI | 1,119 |
| Weighted share | 52% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: China at $29.6M / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: United Kingdom at $183.5 / ton.
- Median reported price: $17.5K / ton.
- Price spread: 169,388.1%.

## Export history

- 2010: $12.2M
- 2011: $14.8M
- 2012: $21.7M
- 2013: $13.3M
- 2014: $14.1M
- 2015: $10.4M
- 2016: $10.5M
- 2017: $10.9M
- 2018: $11.4M
- 2019: $11.1M
- 2020: $9.8M
- 2021: $11.0M
- 2022: $16.6M
- 2023: $16.8M
- 2024: $14.2M

## 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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