Comex Reports South Africa 39 - plastics and articles thereof 3915 - scrap plastic

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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Namibia 433.358 706.978 1.000.741 526.407 801.409 587.259
Mauritius 533.820 596.039 870.195 763.959 657.910 467.623
France 76.450 1.217.340 405.670 450.039
China 67.862 41.570 244.877 1.054.918 312.860 413.065
Germany 376.605 227.899 20.294 328.266 566.585 579.114
Zambia 821.956 708.331 204.725 242.126 2.269 29.832
Spain 35.108 569.955 349.186 306.248 285.384 329.832
Mozambique 91.192 370.397 921.563 87.219 1.364
Portugal 150.350 262.282 593.552 113.573 202.354 59.107
Zimbabwe 31.226 221.407 275.723 43.164 226.277 545.312
Others 621.840 1.051.044 370.371 288.235 929.336 611.088
Total 3,163,317 4,832,352 4,851,227 4,971,454 4,391,417 4,072,272

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Zimbabwe 80.859 41.542 76.556 70.770 109.268 99.671
Namibia 46.211 59.317 66.444 70.487 105.715 114.632
Germany 22.963 78.871 42.412 78.930 95.815 90.900
China 132.374 50.885 90.627 82.281 40.178 267
Mauritius 34.852 51.402 100.663 61.993 87.553 48.984
France 166.374 94.229 82.464 41 36.710
Spain 64.275 87.179 27.470 65.611 85.297
Botswana 20.766 28.465 25.934 25.716 9.387 30.003
Philippines 64.546 32.137
Lesotho 3.010 951 2.635 11.051 1.841 52.321
Others 30.865 32.247 64.995 28.962 13.773 16.467
Total 538,273 407,956 716,221 572,261 529,183 575,252

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Thailand 8.709 26.007 10.451.357
Malaysia 46.121 75.374 191.796 28.281 6.417.209 19.231
Zimbabwe 549.089 593.460 799.153 1.396.165 1.333.169 1.184.532
Israel 4.149 19.890 173.243 1.984.590 1.177.836
Australia 76.868 140.132 345.647 186.848 167.075
United Kingdom 67 46.034 243.659 264.359 170.403
Namibia 60.796 71.640 75.364 61.236 113.358 40.552
Spain 6.891 44.987 110.795 233.296
Kenya 44.054 124.077 208.540
India 71.778 37.617 96.877 59.878 85.975
Others 385.194 383.066 412.720 384.174 745.296 224.445
Total 1,245,007 1,461,336 2,290,114 4,220,990 20,860,105 2,125,507

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Zimbabwe 159.567 134.124 192.273 141.716 217.182 122.261
Spain 22.459 26.256 27.796 48.997 66.735
United Kingdom 45.383 54.411 27.311
Malawi 41.950 39.498
Vietnam 41.408 33.420
India 10.823 8.511 11.274 20.028 10.281
Namibia 4.609 3.557 5.243 4.627 5.979 5.441
Malaysia 19.231
Swaziland 2.313 527 4.058 447 4.875 4.781
Seychelles 3.596 7.143
Others 1.973 1.500 4.002 90 3.359 1.108
Total 269,672 204,098 286,244 247,131 374,371 210,607

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Importaciones
Namibia 433.358 706.978 1.000.741 526.407 801.409 587.259
Mauritius 533.820 596.039 870.195 763.959 657.910 467.623
France 76.450 1.217.340 405.670 450.039
China 67.862 41.570 244.877 1.054.918 312.860 413.065
Germany 376.605 227.899 20.294 328.266 566.585 579.114
Zambia 821.956 708.331 204.725 242.126 2.269 29.832
Spain 35.108 569.955 349.186 306.248 285.384 329.832
Mozambique 91.192 370.397 921.563 87.219 1.364
Portugal 150.350 262.282 593.552 113.573 202.354 59.107
Zimbabwe 31.226 221.407 275.723 43.164 226.277 545.312
Others 621.840 1.051.044 370.371 288.235 929.336 611.088
Total 3,163,317 4,832,352 4,851,227 4,971,454 4,391,417 4,072,272

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Exportaciones
Thailand 8.709 26.007 10.451.357
Malaysia 46.121 75.374 191.796 28.281 6.417.209 19.231
Zimbabwe 549.089 593.460 799.153 1.396.165 1.333.169 1.184.532
Israel 4.149 19.890 173.243 1.984.590 1.177.836
Australia 76.868 140.132 345.647 186.848 167.075
United Kingdom 67 46.034 243.659 264.359 170.403
Namibia 60.796 71.640 75.364 61.236 113.358 40.552
Spain 6.891 44.987 110.795 233.296
Kenya 44.054 124.077 208.540
India 71.778 37.617 96.877 59.878 85.975
Others 385.194 383.066 412.720 384.174 745.296 224.445
Total 1,245,007 1,461,336 2,290,114 4,220,990 20,860,105 2,125,507

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap plastic - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Importaciones
Zimbabwe 80.859 41.542 76.556 70.770 109.268 99.671
Namibia 46.211 59.317 66.444 70.487 105.715 114.632
Germany 22.963 78.871 42.412 78.930 95.815 90.900
China 132.374 50.885 90.627 82.281 40.178 267
Mauritius 34.852 51.402 100.663 61.993 87.553 48.984
France 166.374 94.229 82.464 41 36.710
Spain 64.275 87.179 27.470 65.611 85.297
Botswana 20.766 28.465 25.934 25.716 9.387 30.003
Philippines 64.546 32.137
Lesotho 3.010 951 2.635 11.051 1.841 52.321
Others 30.865 32.247 64.995 28.962 13.773 16.467
Total 538,273 407,956 716,221 572,261 529,183 575,252

Date
Import Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Exportaciones
Zimbabwe 159.567 134.124 192.273 141.716 217.182 122.261
Spain 22.459 26.256 27.796 48.997 66.735
United Kingdom 45.383 54.411 27.311
Malawi 41.950 39.498
Vietnam 41.408 33.420
India 10.823 8.511 11.274 20.028 10.281
Namibia 4.609 3.557 5.243 4.627 5.979 5.441
Malaysia 19.231
Swaziland 2.313 527 4.058 447 4.875 4.781
Seychelles 3.596 7.143
Others 1.973 1.500 4.002 90 3.359 1.108
Total 269,672 204,098 286,244 247,131 374,371 210,607