Comex Reports South Africa 32 - tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other coloring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks 3215 - ink

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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Japan 16.627.953 25.423.541 28.709.436 19.304.330 17.974.110 14.805.229
Switzerland 15.553.835 16.779.739 21.865.134 12.852.757 18.292.123 16.379.701
Germany 8.007.571 10.764.302 10.461.328 11.555.597 10.655.127 11.342.168
Netherlands 7.423.821 9.881.536 11.904.415 10.580.527 11.051.806 8.640.689
United Kingdom 4.393.796 4.969.474 6.581.602 6.670.939 7.659.144 6.739.273
India 3.322.006 4.900.772 5.249.818 4.355.618 5.991.538 4.434.003
France 2.429.472 3.567.501 4.183.895 5.352.858 7.187.221 4.696.497
China 2.265.267 3.132.545 3.753.569 4.337.493 6.106.976 6.463.703
Sweden 2.367.096 2.739.296 3.274.916 3.789.620 3.018.728 2.798.143
Taiwan 2.252.654 2.867.242 2.838.847 1.586.259 1.797.270 2.583.878
Others 13.504.475 14.660.789 12.354.517 12.618.821 13.833.378 13.775.512
Total 78,147,946 99,686,737 111,177,477 93,004,818 103,567,421 92,658,795

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Japan 1.456.194 2.009.956 2.219.907 1.875.530 1.984.008 2.651.147
Switzerland 1.349.829 295.721 3.326.215 3.781.975 669.987 2.660.559
Germany 1.273.587 731.081 1.180.821 1.477.866 2.289.335 1.711.331
Netherlands 761.240 979.034 1.517.527 951.760 1.780.187 1.107.114
United Kingdom 961.537 646.345 702.630 1.239.836 1.367.418 1.024.737
China 222.777 511.776 952.986 571.589 1.229.702 1.057.164
India 705.134 857.518 403.406 560.348 332.301 924.921
France 364.898 739.556 803.466 264.421 782.510 814.369
Sweden 291.659 262.493 997.673 304.798 225.823 404.485
Indonesia 49.131 646.606 115.823 440.309 712.772 267.993
Others 1.484.623 1.407.561 1.882.410 1.643.005 2.325.794 2.788.333
Total 8,920,608 9,087,648 14,102,863 13,111,438 13,699,837 15,412,153

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Namibia 4.217.075 4.671.586 4.479.416 4.769.522 5.851.633 4.788.972
Botswana 2.944.018 6.929.712 5.220.863 2.446.027 2.897.768 1.889.917
United States 1.265.841 2.183.937 2.657.537 3.765.845 4.351.194 3.738.130
Zimbabwe 1.477.847 2.219.781 2.916.585 1.723.334 3.598.415 3.819.226
Zambia 1.888.714 2.595.999 2.757.514 2.782.049 3.106.364 2.080.132
Swaziland 1.085.884 2.670.128 2.437.609 2.446.673 2.938.940 2.299.795
Malawi 1.418.601 1.850.274 1.541.223 2.005.029 2.178.684 1.291.669
Belgium 1.009.880 1.560.331 1.840.688 1.977.187 1.787.626 1.901.981
Angola 472.236 1.464.336 2.260.309 1.949.447 2.444.471 1.447.603
France 81.561 770.117 1.845.360 1.699.963 2.527.081 1.948.551
Others 17.641.445 21.479.172 23.846.524 25.095.726 25.436.978 18.276.528
Total 33,503,102 48,395,373 51,803,628 50,660,803 57,119,156 43,482,503

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Namibia 560.320 589.894 440.741 484.260 908.619 1.002.467
Zimbabwe 461.566 294.248 783.270 689.348 503.137 591.646
United States 428.245 464.165 498.388 485.691 686.706 181.982
Swaziland 203.714 131.587 276.381 427.112 511.845 356.285
Zambia 220.068 112.559 366.581 346.082 288.488 469.948
Belgium 271.353 464.189 264.862 176.214 308.794 231.769
Switzerland 54.463 246.691 727.756 89.905 380.731 170.932
United Kingdom 85.970 287.686 457.389 187.755 422.159
France 310.898 150.573 340.511 349.322 286.838
Botswana 284.580 167.187 209.238 245.252 261.131 232.556
Others 2.663.646 2.062.178 2.401.122 2.216.988 1.933.861 2.682.005
Total 5,458,855 4,769,240 6,596,535 5,967,563 5,971,066 6,628,587

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Importaciones
Japan 16.627.953 25.423.541 28.709.436 19.304.330 17.974.110 14.805.229
Switzerland 15.553.835 16.779.739 21.865.134 12.852.757 18.292.123 16.379.701
Germany 8.007.571 10.764.302 10.461.328 11.555.597 10.655.127 11.342.168
Netherlands 7.423.821 9.881.536 11.904.415 10.580.527 11.051.806 8.640.689
United Kingdom 4.393.796 4.969.474 6.581.602 6.670.939 7.659.144 6.739.273
India 3.322.006 4.900.772 5.249.818 4.355.618 5.991.538 4.434.003
France 2.429.472 3.567.501 4.183.895 5.352.858 7.187.221 4.696.497
China 2.265.267 3.132.545 3.753.569 4.337.493 6.106.976 6.463.703
Sweden 2.367.096 2.739.296 3.274.916 3.789.620 3.018.728 2.798.143
Taiwan 2.252.654 2.867.242 2.838.847 1.586.259 1.797.270 2.583.878
Others 13.504.475 14.660.789 12.354.517 12.618.821 13.833.378 13.775.512
Total 78,147,946 99,686,737 111,177,477 93,004,818 103,567,421 92,658,795

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Exportaciones
Namibia 4.217.075 4.671.586 4.479.416 4.769.522 5.851.633 4.788.972
Botswana 2.944.018 6.929.712 5.220.863 2.446.027 2.897.768 1.889.917
United States 1.265.841 2.183.937 2.657.537 3.765.845 4.351.194 3.738.130
Zimbabwe 1.477.847 2.219.781 2.916.585 1.723.334 3.598.415 3.819.226
Zambia 1.888.714 2.595.999 2.757.514 2.782.049 3.106.364 2.080.132
Swaziland 1.085.884 2.670.128 2.437.609 2.446.673 2.938.940 2.299.795
Malawi 1.418.601 1.850.274 1.541.223 2.005.029 2.178.684 1.291.669
Belgium 1.009.880 1.560.331 1.840.688 1.977.187 1.787.626 1.901.981
Angola 472.236 1.464.336 2.260.309 1.949.447 2.444.471 1.447.603
France 81.561 770.117 1.845.360 1.699.963 2.527.081 1.948.551
Others 17.641.445 21.479.172 23.846.524 25.095.726 25.436.978 18.276.528
Total 33,503,102 48,395,373 51,803,628 50,660,803 57,119,156 43,482,503

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ink - printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, whether or not concentrated or solid: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Importaciones
Japan 1.456.194 2.009.956 2.219.907 1.875.530 1.984.008 2.651.147
Switzerland 1.349.829 295.721 3.326.215 3.781.975 669.987 2.660.559
Germany 1.273.587 731.081 1.180.821 1.477.866 2.289.335 1.711.331
Netherlands 761.240 979.034 1.517.527 951.760 1.780.187 1.107.114
United Kingdom 961.537 646.345 702.630 1.239.836 1.367.418 1.024.737
China 222.777 511.776 952.986 571.589 1.229.702 1.057.164
India 705.134 857.518 403.406 560.348 332.301 924.921
France 364.898 739.556 803.466 264.421 782.510 814.369
Sweden 291.659 262.493 997.673 304.798 225.823 404.485
Indonesia 49.131 646.606 115.823 440.309 712.772 267.993
Others 1.484.623 1.407.561 1.882.410 1.643.005 2.325.794 2.788.333
Total 8,920,608 9,087,648 14,102,863 13,111,438 13,699,837 15,412,153

Date
Import Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Exportaciones
Namibia 560.320 589.894 440.741 484.260 908.619 1.002.467
Zimbabwe 461.566 294.248 783.270 689.348 503.137 591.646
United States 428.245 464.165 498.388 485.691 686.706 181.982
Swaziland 203.714 131.587 276.381 427.112 511.845 356.285
Zambia 220.068 112.559 366.581 346.082 288.488 469.948
Belgium 271.353 464.189 264.862 176.214 308.794 231.769
Switzerland 54.463 246.691 727.756 89.905 380.731 170.932
United Kingdom 85.970 287.686 457.389 187.755 422.159
France 310.898 150.573 340.511 349.322 286.838
Botswana 284.580 167.187 209.238 245.252 261.131 232.556
Others 2.663.646 2.062.178 2.401.122 2.216.988 1.933.861 2.682.005
Total 5,458,855 4,769,240 6,596,535 5,967,563 5,971,066 6,628,587