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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
84.974.413
China
31.178.762
31.934.914
39.730.122
43.577.298
53.902.055
78.922.118
France
17.046.114
19.093.816
22.065.251
22.511.946
29.977.395
35.470.877
Italy
16.317.510
25.723.799
25.448.599
17.177.603
21.542.989
33.576.124
United Kingdom
25.092.285
24.082.584
27.509.429
19.677.768
18.115.298
20.093.772
Spain
10.427.687
16.282.237
15.832.662
21.510.944
19.728.318
26.072.529
India
8.264.795
8.932.141
10.763.055
11.054.364
13.768.080
36.849.216
Netherlands
8.356.037
17.125.527
14.215.482
13.462.834
11.871.076
16.891.774
Poland
10.326.803
9.419.744
11.369.403
13.096.112
16.729.615
20.075.127
United States
38.902.474
12.741.619
5.712.677
12.257.845
10.765.931
Others
70.153.115
78.340.940
93.215.710
70.284.581
90.316.939
124.328.174
Total
285,122,607
320,713,211
351,002,111
320,086,701
363,223,262
477,254,123
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
07 - 2025
08 - 2025
09 - 2025
10 - 2025
11 - 2025
12 - 2025
China
8.280.424
9.053.370
7.029.842
7.583.128
6.420.086
8.703.064
Germany
8.151.626
6.366.839
8.662.160
7.129.654
7.609.680
7.453.119
Italy
3.309.954
3.284.557
3.064.403
2.643.372
5.367.421
3.150.063
India
2.715.632
4.666.889
3.111.177
3.292.923
3.871.980
2.973.044
France
3.704.738
3.945.681
2.869.904
3.220.613
3.378.044
3.025.485
Spain
1.690.538
2.684.968
3.047.230
2.004.185
2.406.866
1.208.533
United Kingdom
2.871.472
2.287.582
1.863.861
1.536.216
1.595.856
1.336.971
Poland
2.639.284
1.820.815
2.151.900
2.008.405
1.423.009
1.275.348
Thailand
2.401.064
1.534.406
3.511.034
631.266
1.136.135
692.257
Netherlands
2.998.001
1.904.899
1.448.208
1.406.933
1.112.035
872.749
Others
11.635.583
10.281.529
9.052.753
10.205.402
9.276.369
7.591.241
Total
50,398,315
47,831,535
45,812,472
41,662,098
43,597,482
38,281,874
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
203.940.610
Mozambique
50.813.682
71.077.031
85.782.971
100.951.959
95.850.678
153.020.067
Botswana
63.845.646
70.864.091
74.786.491
76.331.805
89.910.319
101.588.194
Namibia
52.122.525
64.454.449
71.760.001
70.283.002
77.291.155
102.725.572
Zambia
47.906.215
53.870.370
56.807.356
61.749.306
72.175.801
92.484.161
Lesotho
20.858.293
26.129.700
28.111.676
28.660.032
31.838.387
40.210.515
Democratic Republic...
11.702.906
16.309.819
23.195.065
25.217.020
32.434.936
47.477.730
Swaziland
12.397.815
23.339.931
25.378.512
24.887.598
26.988.535
37.176.033
Malawi
10.515.445
17.017.675
21.965.427
20.355.113
17.506.293
21.427.294
United States
8.162.203
8.564.306
11.969.917
6.986.285
9.192.902
7.168.238
Others
64.130.072
54.905.465
61.558.942
62.867.370
59.314.631
75.855.525
Total
410,089,652
530,619,190
576,552,978
623,880,894
660,116,861
883,073,939
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
07 - 2025
08 - 2025
09 - 2025
10 - 2025
11 - 2025
12 - 2025
Zimbabwe
20.994.132
19.198.514
19.151.579
21.751.627
24.428.539
18.822.448
Mozambique
15.299.528
15.156.037
12.767.559
12.347.557
15.039.852
12.664.322
Namibia
9.661.627
9.690.139
10.654.870
10.176.927
10.302.816
8.588.972
Botswana
8.063.825
9.847.646
8.124.842
13.036.297
11.749.369
5.579.784
Zambia
5.602.982
8.855.295
8.641.836
8.260.131
12.896.133
9.415.520
Democratic Republic...
4.672.341
3.440.530
3.783.104
4.855.762
5.254.347
4.873.704
Lesotho
3.284.649
3.141.642
3.798.393
4.688.482
5.315.994
4.158.419
Swaziland
3.543.109
2.770.113
3.448.793
3.775.649
4.674.753
3.784.329
Malawi
2.506.723
1.743.499
1.405.261
2.160.315
2.387.285
2.499.136
Tanzania
681.396
526.811
455.578
955.534
930.652
1.078.486
Others
8.496.587
7.235.911
6.433.022
9.148.986
5.629.783
5.983.676
Total
82,806,899
81,606,138
78,664,838
91,157,267
98,609,523
77,448,796
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
84.974.413
China
31.178.762
31.934.914
39.730.122
43.577.298
53.902.055
78.922.118
France
17.046.114
19.093.816
22.065.251
22.511.946
29.977.395
35.470.877
Italy
16.317.510
25.723.799
25.448.599
17.177.603
21.542.989
33.576.124
United Kingdom
25.092.285
24.082.584
27.509.429
19.677.768
18.115.298
20.093.772
Spain
10.427.687
16.282.237
15.832.662
21.510.944
19.728.318
26.072.529
India
8.264.795
8.932.141
10.763.055
11.054.364
13.768.080
36.849.216
Netherlands
8.356.037
17.125.527
14.215.482
13.462.834
11.871.076
16.891.774
Poland
10.326.803
9.419.744
11.369.403
13.096.112
16.729.615
20.075.127
United States
38.902.474
12.741.619
5.712.677
12.257.845
10.765.931
Others
70.153.115
78.340.940
93.215.710
70.284.581
90.316.939
124.328.174
Total
285,122,607
320,713,211
351,002,111
320,086,701
363,223,262
477,254,123
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
203.940.610
Mozambique
50.813.682
71.077.031
85.782.971
100.951.959
95.850.678
153.020.067
Botswana
63.845.646
70.864.091
74.786.491
76.331.805
89.910.319
101.588.194
Namibia
52.122.525
64.454.449
71.760.001
70.283.002
77.291.155
102.725.572
Zambia
47.906.215
53.870.370
56.807.356
61.749.306
72.175.801
92.484.161
Lesotho
20.858.293
26.129.700
28.111.676
28.660.032
31.838.387
40.210.515
Democratic Republic...
11.702.906
16.309.819
23.195.065
25.217.020
32.434.936
47.477.730
Swaziland
12.397.815
23.339.931
25.378.512
24.887.598
26.988.535
37.176.033
Malawi
10.515.445
17.017.675
21.965.427
20.355.113
17.506.293
21.427.294
United States
8.162.203
8.564.306
11.969.917
6.986.285
9.192.902
7.168.238
Others
64.130.072
54.905.465
61.558.942
62.867.370
59.314.631
75.855.525
Total
410,089,652
530,619,190
576,552,978
623,880,894
660,116,861
883,073,939
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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