Comex Reports South Africa 72 - iron and steel 7204 - scrap iron

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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Botswana 2.434.471 6.015.117 6.130.914 4.052.113 3.283.225 2.080.579
Brazil 8.938.727 13.888.342 779.402 60
Unknown 1.600.368 10.017.495 3.843.764 4.035.685 1.341.025 1.224.201
Malaysia 10.718.200 3.418.602
Thailand 7.073.204 3.025.783 2.083
Zimbabwe 3.170.719 3.809.464 1.033.994 256.135 342.975 119.328
Turkey 8.439.011 517 53 115 203 115
Lesotho 459.084 1.375.918 1.381.146 897.802 932.687 772.291
Zambia 1.243.914 1.442.454 767.937 430.112 333.771 133.688
Namibia 1.800.827 1.040.843 759.950 71.083 349.492 253.989
Others 5.293.727 1.424.522 1.265.792 504.459 524.366 313.953
Total 51,172,252 45,459,056 15,962,953 10,247,505 7,107,743 4,900,288

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025
Botswana 214.535 200.297 266.044 204.677 263.893 372.964
Unknown 109.471 166.934 141.247 175.233 141.767 108.916
Lesotho 83.315 67.013 95.134 100.363 101.402 121.840
Namibia 6.665 7.864 11.428 11.768 81.722 8.152
Zambia 11.370 21.195 14.178 8.709 22.063 11.651
China 82.832 1.573 2.363 92 15 28
Zimbabwe 5.937 21.339 14.411 11.505 12.249 4.692
Mozambique 5.342 1.431 6.325 2.869 11.263 4.207
Democratic Republic... 8.246 1.958 4.163 2.299 2.125
Singapore 2.350 670 1.089 1.108 798 360
Others 6.480 1.761 5.315 3.101 1.552 6.564
Total 536,543 492,034 561,698 519,425 639,022 641,499

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
India 44.745.119 36.324.963 148.026.488 72.137.587 75.648.085 61.411.237
Pakistan 11.167.186 40.967.616 18.804.640 869.321 24.966.708 20.302.966
Bangladesh 6.355.025 12.048.794 30.253.852 143.615
Netherlands 127.943 199.546 1.381.777 4.715.927 10.184.654 3.476.130
Kenya 2.301.173 8.036.358 3.607.192
United Kingdom 613.190 36.217 3.647.163 2.033.403
United Arab Emirates 400.083 173.212 3.908.851 492.262 59.175
Spain 120.524 1.020.315 776.021 1.007.600
Germany 167.718 126.221 1.454.021 741.594 331.774
China 13.535 943.075 1.382.802
Others 4.578.262 1.075.388 1.175.778 5.539.667 2.902.950 3.264.693
Total 70,301,516 90,993,454 204,741,207 91,402,681 125,348,948 93,401,592

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025
India 6.908.560 8.318.952 5.413.070 5.143.032 6.099.997 8.225.870
Pakistan 1.752.234 1.832.610 2.777.788 2.208.007 2.084.647 1.357.664
Netherlands 846.514 244.509 371.171 178.169 635.047
Niger 513.635 266.337 285.707 640.134
Kenya 363.369 205.739 414.699 135.003 215.248 330.156
Spain 254.844 200.173 188.286 179.734
Angola 300.350
Germany 77.953 46.025 10.689 37.213 21.992
Thailand 58.632 69.475 46.034
Hong Kong 65.136 83.949
Others 26.445 50.020
Total 10,007,262 10,998,599 9,701,224 8,521,532 8,865,333 11,390,867

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Importaciones
Botswana 2.434.471 6.015.117 6.130.914 4.052.113 3.283.225 2.080.579
Brazil 8.938.727 13.888.342 779.402 60
Unknown 1.600.368 10.017.495 3.843.764 4.035.685 1.341.025 1.224.201
Malaysia 10.718.200 3.418.602
Thailand 7.073.204 3.025.783 2.083
Zimbabwe 3.170.719 3.809.464 1.033.994 256.135 342.975 119.328
Turkey 8.439.011 517 53 115 203 115
Lesotho 459.084 1.375.918 1.381.146 897.802 932.687 772.291
Zambia 1.243.914 1.442.454 767.937 430.112 333.771 133.688
Namibia 1.800.827 1.040.843 759.950 71.083 349.492 253.989
Others 5.293.727 1.424.522 1.265.792 504.459 524.366 313.953
Total 51,172,252 45,459,056 15,962,953 10,247,505 7,107,743 4,900,288

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Exportaciones
India 44.745.119 36.324.963 148.026.488 72.137.587 75.648.085 61.411.237
Pakistan 11.167.186 40.967.616 18.804.640 869.321 24.966.708 20.302.966
Bangladesh 6.355.025 12.048.794 30.253.852 143.615
Netherlands 127.943 199.546 1.381.777 4.715.927 10.184.654 3.476.130
Kenya 2.301.173 8.036.358 3.607.192
United Kingdom 613.190 36.217 3.647.163 2.033.403
United Arab Emirates 400.083 173.212 3.908.851 492.262 59.175
Spain 120.524 1.020.315 776.021 1.007.600
Germany 167.718 126.221 1.454.021 741.594 331.774
China 13.535 943.075 1.382.802
Others 4.578.262 1.075.388 1.175.778 5.539.667 2.902.950 3.264.693
Total 70,301,516 90,993,454 204,741,207 91,402,681 125,348,948 93,401,592

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025
Importaciones
Botswana 214.535 200.297 266.044 204.677 263.893 372.964
Unknown 109.471 166.934 141.247 175.233 141.767 108.916
Lesotho 83.315 67.013 95.134 100.363 101.402 121.840
Namibia 6.665 7.864 11.428 11.768 81.722 8.152
Zambia 11.370 21.195 14.178 8.709 22.063 11.651
China 82.832 1.573 2.363 92 15 28
Zimbabwe 5.937 21.339 14.411 11.505 12.249 4.692
Mozambique 5.342 1.431 6.325 2.869 11.263 4.207
Democratic Republic... 8.246 1.958 4.163 2.299 2.125
Singapore 2.350 670 1.089 1.108 798 360
Others 6.480 1.761 5.315 3.101 1.552 6.564
Total 536,543 492,034 561,698 519,425 639,022 641,499

Date
Import Countries
 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025
Exportaciones
India 6.908.560 8.318.952 5.413.070 5.143.032 6.099.997 8.225.870
Pakistan 1.752.234 1.832.610 2.777.788 2.208.007 2.084.647 1.357.664
Netherlands 846.514 244.509 371.171 178.169 635.047
Niger 513.635 266.337 285.707 640.134
Kenya 363.369 205.739 414.699 135.003 215.248 330.156
Spain 254.844 200.173 188.286 179.734
Angola 300.350
Germany 77.953 46.025 10.689 37.213 21.992
Thailand 58.632 69.475 46.034
Hong Kong 65.136 83.949
Others 26.445 50.020
Total 10,007,262 10,998,599 9,701,224 8,521,532 8,865,333 11,390,867