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ReportsSouth Africa
34 - "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster"
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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Annual FOB USD
Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Annual FOB USD
Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Annual FOB USD
Date
Export Countries
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Germany
49.057.025
77.035.891
85.139.722
75.475.406
76.505.566
62.781.961
China
31.178.762
31.934.914
39.730.122
43.577.298
53.902.055
56.215.840
France
17.046.114
19.093.816
22.065.251
22.511.946
29.977.395
25.846.735
United Kingdom
25.092.285
24.082.584
27.509.429
19.677.768
18.115.298
15.624.728
Italy
16.317.510
25.723.799
25.448.599
17.177.603
21.542.989
22.415.267
Spain
10.427.687
16.282.237
15.832.662
21.510.944
19.728.318
20.452.945
United States
38.902.474
12.741.619
5.712.677
12.257.845
10.765.931
India
8.264.795
8.932.141
10.763.055
11.054.364
13.768.080
26.711.269
Netherlands
8.356.037
17.125.527
14.215.482
13.462.834
11.871.076
13.500.056
Poland
10.326.803
9.419.744
11.369.403
13.096.112
16.729.615
15.368.366
Others
70.153.115
78.340.940
93.215.710
70.284.581
90.316.939
94.795.502
Total
285,122,607
320,713,211
351,002,111
320,086,701
363,223,262
353,712,669
Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Monthly FOB USD
Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Monthly FOB USD
Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Monthly FOB USD
Date
Export Countries
04 - 2025
05 - 2025
06 - 2025
07 - 2025
08 - 2025
09 - 2025
Germany
6.016.619
7.107.623
6.353.708
8.151.626
6.366.839
8.662.160
China
5.177.156
5.558.342
6.199.457
8.280.424
9.053.370
7.029.842
India
2.849.253
3.943.816
3.255.073
2.715.632
4.666.889
3.111.177
France
2.651.765
2.639.226
3.384.613
3.704.738
3.945.681
2.869.904
Italy
3.904.765
2.589.475
1.878.211
3.309.954
3.284.557
3.064.403
Spain
2.868.645
1.712.766
2.541.074
1.690.538
2.684.968
3.047.230
Poland
1.964.637
1.599.416
1.660.500
2.639.284
1.820.815
2.151.900
United Kingdom
1.516.124
1.325.087
1.907.924
2.871.472
2.287.582
1.863.861
Thailand
388.960
241.384
2.611.245
2.401.064
1.534.406
3.511.034
Singapore
2.351.069
981.307
3.389.699
1.790.742
1.592.303
207.553
Others
7.802.574
9.462.283
9.799.303
12.842.842
10.594.125
10.293.408
Total
37,491,567
37,160,725
42,980,806
50,398,315
47,831,535
45,812,472
Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Annual FOB USD
Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Annual FOB USD
Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Annual FOB USD
Date
Import Countries
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Zimbabwe
67.634.850
124.086.352
115.236.618
145.591.405
147.613.223
138.937.996
Mozambique
50.813.682
71.077.031
85.782.971
100.951.959
95.850.678
112.968.337
Botswana
63.845.646
70.864.091
74.786.491
76.331.805
89.910.319
71.222.744
Namibia
52.122.525
64.454.449
71.760.001
70.283.002
77.291.155
73.656.856
Zambia
47.906.215
53.870.370
56.807.356
61.749.306
72.175.801
61.912.376
Lesotho
20.858.293
26.129.700
28.111.676
28.660.032
31.838.387
26.047.620
Democratic Republic...
11.702.906
16.309.819
23.195.065
25.217.020
32.434.936
32.493.917
Swaziland
12.397.815
23.339.931
25.378.512
24.887.598
26.988.535
24.941.301
Malawi
10.515.445
17.017.675
21.965.427
20.355.113
17.506.293
14.380.558
United States
8.162.203
8.564.306
11.969.917
6.986.285
9.192.902
5.961.185
Others
64.130.072
54.905.465
61.558.942
62.867.370
59.314.631
53.335.462
Total
410,089,652
530,619,190
576,552,978
623,880,894
660,116,861
615,858,353
Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Monthly FOB USD
Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Monthly FOB USD
Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Monthly FOB USD
Date
Import Countries
04 - 2025
05 - 2025
06 - 2025
07 - 2025
08 - 2025
09 - 2025
Zimbabwe
14.098.700
18.109.118
18.354.295
20.994.132
19.198.514
19.151.579
Mozambique
14.978.087
13.356.976
13.408.965
15.299.528
15.156.037
12.767.559
Namibia
6.359.004
9.135.577
9.255.753
9.661.627
9.690.139
10.654.870
Botswana
5.519.270
9.038.367
8.797.579
8.063.825
9.847.646
8.124.842
Zambia
6.472.061
7.650.595
6.279.898
5.602.982
8.855.295
8.641.836
Democratic Republic...
4.359.700
4.722.002
3.828.953
4.672.341
3.440.530
3.783.104
Lesotho
2.619.295
3.342.922
2.833.794
3.284.649
3.141.642
3.798.393
Swaziland
2.069.441
3.594.158
3.299.069
3.543.109
2.770.113
3.448.793
Malawi
925.802
2.438.598
1.605.261
2.506.723
1.743.499
1.405.261
United States
369.966
1.413.744
285.204
802.354
1.836.111
242.078
Others
5.066.054
6.767.478
7.120.685
8.375.629
5.926.611
6.646.522
Total
62,837,381
79,569,536
75,069,456
82,806,899
81,606,138
78,664,838
Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Annual FOB USD
Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Annual FOB USD
Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Annual FOB USD
Date
Export Countries
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Importaciones
Germany
49.057.025
77.035.891
85.139.722
75.475.406
76.505.566
62.781.961
China
31.178.762
31.934.914
39.730.122
43.577.298
53.902.055
56.215.840
France
17.046.114
19.093.816
22.065.251
22.511.946
29.977.395
25.846.735
United Kingdom
25.092.285
24.082.584
27.509.429
19.677.768
18.115.298
15.624.728
Italy
16.317.510
25.723.799
25.448.599
17.177.603
21.542.989
22.415.267
Spain
10.427.687
16.282.237
15.832.662
21.510.944
19.728.318
20.452.945
United States
38.902.474
12.741.619
5.712.677
12.257.845
10.765.931
India
8.264.795
8.932.141
10.763.055
11.054.364
13.768.080
26.711.269
Netherlands
8.356.037
17.125.527
14.215.482
13.462.834
11.871.076
13.500.056
Poland
10.326.803
9.419.744
11.369.403
13.096.112
16.729.615
15.368.366
Others
70.153.115
78.340.940
93.215.710
70.284.581
90.316.939
94.795.502
Total
285,122,607
320,713,211
351,002,111
320,086,701
363,223,262
353,712,669
Date
Import Countries
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Exportaciones
Zimbabwe
67.634.850
124.086.352
115.236.618
145.591.405
147.613.223
138.937.996
Mozambique
50.813.682
71.077.031
85.782.971
100.951.959
95.850.678
112.968.337
Botswana
63.845.646
70.864.091
74.786.491
76.331.805
89.910.319
71.222.744
Namibia
52.122.525
64.454.449
71.760.001
70.283.002
77.291.155
73.656.856
Zambia
47.906.215
53.870.370
56.807.356
61.749.306
72.175.801
61.912.376
Lesotho
20.858.293
26.129.700
28.111.676
28.660.032
31.838.387
26.047.620
Democratic Republic...
11.702.906
16.309.819
23.195.065
25.217.020
32.434.936
32.493.917
Swaziland
12.397.815
23.339.931
25.378.512
24.887.598
26.988.535
24.941.301
Malawi
10.515.445
17.017.675
21.965.427
20.355.113
17.506.293
14.380.558
United States
8.162.203
8.564.306
11.969.917
6.986.285
9.192.902
5.961.185
Others
64.130.072
54.905.465
61.558.942
62.867.370
59.314.631
53.335.462
Total
410,089,652
530,619,190
576,552,978
623,880,894
660,116,861
615,858,353
Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Monthly FOB USD
Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Monthly FOB USD
Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: "soap, organic surfaceactive agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, ""dental waxes"" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster" - Monthly FOB USD
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