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South Africa: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of South Africa at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 101.1 billionGrowth −4.4% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:ZA:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 152.2 billionGrowth +1.0% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:ZA:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,228Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory22,609Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 12.3 billion−20.4%BACI:ZA:2710:1:2024
22709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 5.2 billion+9.1%BACI:ZA:2709:1:2024
37108 GoldUSD 4.1 billion−13.9%BACI:ZA:7108:1:2024
48703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 3.6 billion−15.4%BACI:ZA:8703:1:2024
58517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 3.4 billion+9.4%BACI:ZA:8517:1:2024
68708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 2.1 billion−12.4%BACI:ZA:8708:1:2024
78471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 2.0 billion+0.7%BACI:ZA:8471:1:2024
83004 MedicamentsUSD 1.9 billion+12.9%BACI:ZA:3004:1:2024
98701 TractorsUSD 1.2 billion+19.4%BACI:ZA:8701:1:2024
108704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 1.2 billion−5.5%BACI:ZA:8704:1:2024
117501 Nickel mattesUSD 984.7 million−0.9%BACI:ZA:7501:1:2024
128429 Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozersUSD 878.0 million−20.3%BACI:ZA:8429:1:2024
138504 Electric transformers, static convertersUSD 833.0 million−31.1%BACI:ZA:8504:1:2024
142711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 799.7 million+2.4%BACI:ZA:2711:1:2024
158421 Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryersUSD 780.2 million+53.9%BACI:ZA:8421:1:2024
164011 New pneumatic tyres, of rubberUSD 767.0 million+3.4%BACI:ZA:4011:1:2024
179018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgicalUSD 684.4 million+2.1%BACI:ZA:9018:1:2024
182818 Aluminium oxideUSD 677.5 million+30.1%BACI:ZA:2818:1:2024
198507 Electric accumulators, including separators thereforUSD 673.1 million−66.7%BACI:ZA:8507:1:2024
201006 RiceUSD 637.5 million+3.2%BACI:ZA:1006:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
17108 GoldUSD 29.0 billion+12.0%BACI:ZA:7108:2:2024
27110 Platinum: unwrought or in semi-manufactured formsUSD 15.2 billion+5.4%BACI:ZA:7110:2:2024
38703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 9.0 billion+3.8%BACI:ZA:8703:2:2024
42610 Chromium ores and concentratesUSD 7.2 billion+14.5%BACI:ZA:2610:2:2024
52701 Coal: briquettesUSD 6.9 billion−26.1%BACI:ZA:2701:2:2024
62601 Iron ores and concentratesUSD 6.6 billion−10.8%BACI:ZA:2601:2:2024
78704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 5.9 billion−13.7%BACI:ZA:8704:2:2024
87202 Ferro-alloysUSD 4.9 billion−8.6%BACI:ZA:7202:2:2024
97102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setUSD 3.7 billion−23.4%BACI:ZA:7102:2:2024
102602 Manganese ores and concentratesUSD 3.1 billion+14.5%BACI:ZA:2602:2:2024
117115 Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with preciousUSD 2.8 billion+855.2%BACI:ZA:7115:2:2024
127601 Aluminium: unwroughtUSD 2.2 billion+2.6%BACI:ZA:7601:2:2024
132710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 2.2 billion−2.1%BACI:ZA:2710:2:2024
140805 Citrus fruitUSD 2.1 billion−6.7%BACI:ZA:0805:2:2024
158421 Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryersUSD 1.5 billion−19.0%BACI:ZA:8421:2:2024
160806 Grapes: fresh or driedUSD 1.1 billion+39.5%BACI:ZA:0806:2:2024
172616 Precious metal ores and concentratesUSD 1.1 billion−14.0%BACI:ZA:2616:2:2024
184702 Chemical wood pulp, dissolving gradesUSD 1.1 billion+1.1%BACI:ZA:4702:2:2024
191005 MaizeUSD 931.3 million−28.2%BACI:ZA:1005:2:2024
200808 Apples, pears and quinces, freshUSD 873.4 million+16.9%BACI:ZA:0808:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of South Africa with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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