# South Africa HS 870321 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 870321 exports from South Africa: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | South Africa |
| HS6 | 870321 |
| Latest exports | $2.1B |
| Active destinations | 53 |
| Three-year growth | +18.9% |
| Destination HHI | 4,787 |
| Weighted share | 17.2% |

## Destination markets

- Germany: $1.4B; share 18.8%; growth +11.7%
- United Kingdom: $514.0M; share 11.7%; growth +1,585.7%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: El Salvador at $82.1K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Cameroon at $678.4 / ton.
- Median reported price: $10.7K / ton.
- Price spread: 761%.

## Export history

- 2010: $34.2M
- 2011: $20.1M
- 2012: $20.4M
- 2013: $16.8M
- 2014: $156.5M
- 2015: $209.6M
- 2016: $216.3M
- 2017: $255.2M
- 2018: $1.1B
- 2019: $1.4B
- 2020: $1.2B
- 2021: $1.3B
- 2022: $1.3B
- 2023: $1.7B
- 2024: $2.1B

## 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.

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