Comex Reports South Africa 39 - plastics and articles thereof 3901 - ethylene polymers

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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Saudi Arabia 82.956.489 161.873.890 240.400.492 105.463.192 167.672.962 122.842.014
United States 51.120.080 20.934.438 11.062.855 31.422.914 31.391.812
Thailand 13.182.047 20.860.774 21.302.550 20.771.068 15.169.435 11.472.914
China 5.957.291 16.573.077 19.353.227 17.970.904 22.856.285 17.593.479
United Arab Emirates 8.237.483 15.462.976 13.113.041 11.925.378 21.032.306 24.684.159
South Korea 8.026.242 16.315.384 18.552.304 17.047.966 22.808.575 10.987.356
Qatar 5.689.503 23.262.160 28.387.516 8.903.396 12.302.130 14.653.458
Germany 6.356.309 8.408.483 9.927.767 14.963.963 18.973.049 14.587.589
Belgium 6.805.774 7.790.598 8.821.685 8.595.642 13.554.843 11.329.710
Netherlands 6.567.773 7.911.527 7.463.842 9.608.159 9.023.165 12.410.723
Others 47.118.150 82.191.897 103.999.423 59.781.959 73.843.505 50.865.738
Total 242,017,141 381,585,202 482,384,702 306,454,540 408,628,066 291,427,139

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025
Saudi Arabia 15.246.225 14.605.097 19.920.584 17.939.284 11.718.494 9.915.322
United Arab Emirates 2.605.348 2.856.789 515.749 4.852.514 2.123.358 2.562.155
China 1.411.094 1.885.636 1.984.843 1.932.524 2.670.491 2.060.629
Germany 414.891 1.935.266 3.103.497 1.780.892 2.274.756 2.190.629
South Korea 470.629 425.203 1.197.106 4.102.194 1.953.745 1.801.027
Qatar 2.365.366 2.956.742 1.668.454 333.606 946.791 1.677.704
Netherlands 1.074.929 2.239.560 2.073.087 1.246.225 1.322.240 1.875.357
Thailand 739.729 712.107 1.166.365 1.881.591 878.294 4.028.938
Belgium 717.241 954.076 1.524.940 1.732.566 1.754.531 1.266.816
Oman 689.295 1.891.433 810.827 2.438.912 600.203
Others 4.802.056 4.063.752 4.818.600 8.096.179 3.668.163 7.209.484
Total 30,536,802 34,525,661 38,784,053 46,336,489 29,911,066 34,588,062

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Zimbabwe 22.850.034 38.624.779 41.370.677 34.308.156 45.775.394 45.731.847
Zambia 18.197.933 36.528.980 38.479.413 34.162.016 40.965.383 35.768.628
Botswana 10.094.209 17.400.915 23.394.680 16.684.533 21.454.958 22.217.908
Malawi 11.108.425 16.458.958 15.210.260 16.961.644 16.499.518 12.436.797
Namibia 8.810.867 16.502.746 17.513.311 11.678.700 13.451.641 10.454.483
Mozambique 6.687.923 11.573.800 9.773.130 8.766.089 7.315.746 8.584.843
China 23.554.880 4.119.144 9.789.801 7.563.769 3.138.356 1.905.448
Swaziland 3.562.179 7.791.025 7.846.217 4.920.353 5.582.575 5.028.563
Democratic Republic... 1.799.302 3.477.514 4.697.804 4.040.754 5.710.837 3.902.163
Niger 1.387.661 110.206 2.647.274 2.784.631 8.192.702 8.297.564
Others 25.769.272 29.811.169 37.806.995 42.254.380 23.588.838 41.934.561
Total 133,822,685 182,399,237 208,529,560 184,125,026 191,675,947 196,262,806

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025
Zimbabwe 3.407.573 4.815.398 5.726.873 5.179.146 6.741.467 8.342.905
Zambia 3.554.348 5.121.204 3.182.528 5.838.210 4.422.889 4.667.432
Botswana 1.919.732 2.653.473 2.491.330 2.417.531 3.024.734 3.297.708
Malawi 761.716 1.469.586 1.766.909 1.995.392 1.995.697 1.578.177
Namibia 969.575 1.033.294 873.642 1.483.766 1.480.579 1.396.286
Mozambique 789.304 936.981 1.404.120 1.276.182 794.609 775.817
Niger 1.355.340 475.862 985.975 1.203.557 179.886
Swaziland 339.455 682.268 629.364 643.231 745.416 567.331
Democratic Republic... 571.432 436.609 531.418 248.337 479.870 754.641
Belgium 551.211 683.725 872.518 768.627
Others 2.879.389 2.019.213 8.294.062 7.168.236 3.612.713 2.889.024
Total 17,099,074 19,168,025 26,059,833 28,108,523 25,270,157 24,449,207

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Importaciones
Saudi Arabia 82.956.489 161.873.890 240.400.492 105.463.192 167.672.962 122.842.014
United States 51.120.080 20.934.438 11.062.855 31.422.914 31.391.812
Thailand 13.182.047 20.860.774 21.302.550 20.771.068 15.169.435 11.472.914
China 5.957.291 16.573.077 19.353.227 17.970.904 22.856.285 17.593.479
United Arab Emirates 8.237.483 15.462.976 13.113.041 11.925.378 21.032.306 24.684.159
South Korea 8.026.242 16.315.384 18.552.304 17.047.966 22.808.575 10.987.356
Qatar 5.689.503 23.262.160 28.387.516 8.903.396 12.302.130 14.653.458
Germany 6.356.309 8.408.483 9.927.767 14.963.963 18.973.049 14.587.589
Belgium 6.805.774 7.790.598 8.821.685 8.595.642 13.554.843 11.329.710
Netherlands 6.567.773 7.911.527 7.463.842 9.608.159 9.023.165 12.410.723
Others 47.118.150 82.191.897 103.999.423 59.781.959 73.843.505 50.865.738
Total 242,017,141 381,585,202 482,384,702 306,454,540 408,628,066 291,427,139

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Exportaciones
Zimbabwe 22.850.034 38.624.779 41.370.677 34.308.156 45.775.394 45.731.847
Zambia 18.197.933 36.528.980 38.479.413 34.162.016 40.965.383 35.768.628
Botswana 10.094.209 17.400.915 23.394.680 16.684.533 21.454.958 22.217.908
Malawi 11.108.425 16.458.958 15.210.260 16.961.644 16.499.518 12.436.797
Namibia 8.810.867 16.502.746 17.513.311 11.678.700 13.451.641 10.454.483
Mozambique 6.687.923 11.573.800 9.773.130 8.766.089 7.315.746 8.584.843
China 23.554.880 4.119.144 9.789.801 7.563.769 3.138.356 1.905.448
Swaziland 3.562.179 7.791.025 7.846.217 4.920.353 5.582.575 5.028.563
Democratic Republic... 1.799.302 3.477.514 4.697.804 4.040.754 5.710.837 3.902.163
Niger 1.387.661 110.206 2.647.274 2.784.631 8.192.702 8.297.564
Others 25.769.272 29.811.169 37.806.995 42.254.380 23.588.838 41.934.561
Total 133,822,685 182,399,237 208,529,560 184,125,026 191,675,947 196,262,806

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025
Importaciones
Saudi Arabia 15.246.225 14.605.097 19.920.584 17.939.284 11.718.494 9.915.322
United Arab Emirates 2.605.348 2.856.789 515.749 4.852.514 2.123.358 2.562.155
China 1.411.094 1.885.636 1.984.843 1.932.524 2.670.491 2.060.629
Germany 414.891 1.935.266 3.103.497 1.780.892 2.274.756 2.190.629
South Korea 470.629 425.203 1.197.106 4.102.194 1.953.745 1.801.027
Qatar 2.365.366 2.956.742 1.668.454 333.606 946.791 1.677.704
Netherlands 1.074.929 2.239.560 2.073.087 1.246.225 1.322.240 1.875.357
Thailand 739.729 712.107 1.166.365 1.881.591 878.294 4.028.938
Belgium 717.241 954.076 1.524.940 1.732.566 1.754.531 1.266.816
Oman 689.295 1.891.433 810.827 2.438.912 600.203
Others 4.802.056 4.063.752 4.818.600 8.096.179 3.668.163 7.209.484
Total 30,536,802 34,525,661 38,784,053 46,336,489 29,911,066 34,588,062

Date
Import Countries
 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025
Exportaciones
Zimbabwe 3.407.573 4.815.398 5.726.873 5.179.146 6.741.467 8.342.905
Zambia 3.554.348 5.121.204 3.182.528 5.838.210 4.422.889 4.667.432
Botswana 1.919.732 2.653.473 2.491.330 2.417.531 3.024.734 3.297.708
Malawi 761.716 1.469.586 1.766.909 1.995.392 1.995.697 1.578.177
Namibia 969.575 1.033.294 873.642 1.483.766 1.480.579 1.396.286
Mozambique 789.304 936.981 1.404.120 1.276.182 794.609 775.817
Niger 1.355.340 475.862 985.975 1.203.557 179.886
Swaziland 339.455 682.268 629.364 643.231 745.416 567.331
Democratic Republic... 571.432 436.609 531.418 248.337 479.870 754.641
Belgium 551.211 683.725 872.518 768.627
Others 2.879.389 2.019.213 8.294.062 7.168.236 3.612.713 2.889.024
Total 17,099,074 19,168,025 26,059,833 28,108,523 25,270,157 24,449,207