Comex Reports South Africa 47 - pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 4707 - recovered paper

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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Namibia 957.884 1.593.574 1.979.377 1.547.519 1.359.291 1.251.253
Botswana 577.817 1.073.985 1.167.054 802.820 585.366 571.059
Mozambique 369.173 887.517 1.038.472 454.527 746.709 765.423
Unknown 416.918 584.301 682.530 437.191 479.281 432.362
Zimbabwe 583.487 920.543 574.222 248.372 114.962 90.438
Lesotho 223.458 392.189 385.164 225.617 238.563 156.617
United Arab Emirates 32 722.100
Germany 52 01 112 278.365 521 98
Zambia 14.117 26.969 141.498 18.329 6.221
China 1.445 7.477 31.390 4.272 7.376 107.070
Others 26.647 21.984 30.933 95.831 32.061 194.386
Total 3,170,998 5,508,541 6,030,784 4,834,944 3,564,130 3,574,926

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Namibia 142.205 140.902 110.695 198.573 174.208 179.392
Mozambique 106.760 83.038 121.218 92.974 113.841 99.970
Botswana 52.594 65.395 82.826 92.188 81.660 90.929
Unknown 48.407 36.688 67.050 59.044 75.254 61.769
Lesotho 17.013 16.824 19.607 24.202 19.341 23.775
China 17.769 18.996 21.482 3.972 109 42.499
Zimbabwe 9.642 5.826 16.906 25.323 8.447 10.347
Albania 42.575
Zambia 6.221
United Kingdom 23 18 06 06
Others 20 00 51
Total 394,412 367,707 439,791 502,503 515,434 508,732

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
India 6.605.002 25.782.251 27.311.596 15.184.662 29.565.523 21.912.076
Swaziland 912.503 1.549.321 2.119.542 1.985.054 1.001.776 4.644.504
Singapore 30.879 1.003.473 745.357 1.369.048 2.469.405 339.964
United Arab Emirates 64.687 123.508 885.668 1.507.520 769.492 391.221
Zambia 261.991 434.667 338.569 347.595 293.926 530.634
Belgium 264.747 1.146.313 787.698
Thailand 527.493 620.819 143.443 111.366 112.251 36.053
Niger 19.523 46.146 195.448 1.287.312
Senegal 145.910 398.746 278.563 411.399 178.334 65.587
Vietnam 166.601 330.681 248.536 9.851
Others 618.667 724.058 1.096.456 342.078 1.302.670 1.719.491
Total 9,353,256 31,232,272 33,167,729 22,461,033 36,676,524 30,926,843

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
India 2.911.032 2.773.302 3.338.653 2.178.405 3.011.921 2.430.101
Swaziland 444.839 552.459 682.074 710.373 826.118 654.078
Niger 85.114 233.648 119.235 244.517 251.925 290.401
Zimbabwe 24.650 81.667 73.022 168.719 144.238
Zambia 41.448 44.296 99.380 87.108 109.221 77.103
Kenya 66.429 154.589 10.519
Switzerland 151.774 31.567 48.106
United Arab Emirates 41.038 49.663 86.014 52.817
Singapore 166.927 49.614
Germany 17.575 27.925 63.095 41.067 32.318
Others 16.554 30.124 124.451 55.230 53.966 168.731
Total 3,724,526 3,975,961 4,590,967 3,614,445 4,526,275 3,796,971

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Importaciones
Namibia 957.884 1.593.574 1.979.377 1.547.519 1.359.291 1.251.253
Botswana 577.817 1.073.985 1.167.054 802.820 585.366 571.059
Mozambique 369.173 887.517 1.038.472 454.527 746.709 765.423
Unknown 416.918 584.301 682.530 437.191 479.281 432.362
Zimbabwe 583.487 920.543 574.222 248.372 114.962 90.438
Lesotho 223.458 392.189 385.164 225.617 238.563 156.617
United Arab Emirates 32 722.100
Germany 52 01 112 278.365 521 98
Zambia 14.117 26.969 141.498 18.329 6.221
China 1.445 7.477 31.390 4.272 7.376 107.070
Others 26.647 21.984 30.933 95.831 32.061 194.386
Total 3,170,998 5,508,541 6,030,784 4,834,944 3,564,130 3,574,926

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Exportaciones
India 6.605.002 25.782.251 27.311.596 15.184.662 29.565.523 21.912.076
Swaziland 912.503 1.549.321 2.119.542 1.985.054 1.001.776 4.644.504
Singapore 30.879 1.003.473 745.357 1.369.048 2.469.405 339.964
United Arab Emirates 64.687 123.508 885.668 1.507.520 769.492 391.221
Zambia 261.991 434.667 338.569 347.595 293.926 530.634
Belgium 264.747 1.146.313 787.698
Thailand 527.493 620.819 143.443 111.366 112.251 36.053
Niger 19.523 46.146 195.448 1.287.312
Senegal 145.910 398.746 278.563 411.399 178.334 65.587
Vietnam 166.601 330.681 248.536 9.851
Others 618.667 724.058 1.096.456 342.078 1.302.670 1.719.491
Total 9,353,256 31,232,272 33,167,729 22,461,033 36,676,524 30,926,843

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Importaciones
Namibia 142.205 140.902 110.695 198.573 174.208 179.392
Mozambique 106.760 83.038 121.218 92.974 113.841 99.970
Botswana 52.594 65.395 82.826 92.188 81.660 90.929
Unknown 48.407 36.688 67.050 59.044 75.254 61.769
Lesotho 17.013 16.824 19.607 24.202 19.341 23.775
China 17.769 18.996 21.482 3.972 109 42.499
Zimbabwe 9.642 5.826 16.906 25.323 8.447 10.347
Albania 42.575
Zambia 6.221
United Kingdom 23 18 06 06
Others 20 00 51
Total 394,412 367,707 439,791 502,503 515,434 508,732

Date
Import Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Exportaciones
India 2.911.032 2.773.302 3.338.653 2.178.405 3.011.921 2.430.101
Swaziland 444.839 552.459 682.074 710.373 826.118 654.078
Niger 85.114 233.648 119.235 244.517 251.925 290.401
Zimbabwe 24.650 81.667 73.022 168.719 144.238
Zambia 41.448 44.296 99.380 87.108 109.221 77.103
Kenya 66.429 154.589 10.519
Switzerland 151.774 31.567 48.106
United Arab Emirates 41.038 49.663 86.014 52.817
Singapore 166.927 49.614
Germany 17.575 27.925 63.095 41.067 32.318
Others 16.554 30.124 124.451 55.230 53.966 168.731
Total 3,724,526 3,975,961 4,590,967 3,614,445 4,526,275 3,796,971