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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
54.119.801
China
31.178.762
31.934.914
39.730.122
43.577.298
53.902.055
49.185.998
France
17.046.114
19.093.816
22.065.251
22.511.946
29.977.395
22.976.831
United Kingdom
25.092.285
24.082.584
27.509.429
19.677.768
18.115.298
13.760.867
Italy
16.317.510
25.723.799
25.448.599
17.177.603
21.542.989
19.350.864
Spain
10.427.687
16.282.237
15.832.662
21.510.944
19.728.318
17.405.715
United States
38.902.474
12.741.619
5.712.677
12.257.845
10.765.931
Netherlands
8.356.037
17.125.527
14.215.482
13.462.834
11.871.076
12.051.848
India
8.264.795
8.932.141
10.763.055
11.054.364
13.768.080
23.600.092
Poland
10.326.803
9.419.744
11.369.403
13.096.112
16.729.615
13.216.465
Others
70.153.115
78.340.940
93.215.710
70.284.581
90.316.939
82.231.715
Total
285,122,607
320,713,211
351,002,111
320,086,701
363,223,262
307,900,197
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
03 - 2025
04 - 2025
05 - 2025
06 - 2025
07 - 2025
08 - 2025
China
4.553.660
5.177.156
5.558.342
6.199.457
8.280.424
9.053.370
Germany
4.728.782
6.016.619
7.107.623
6.353.708
8.151.626
6.366.839
India
2.554.159
2.849.253
3.943.816
3.255.073
2.715.632
4.666.889
France
2.628.757
2.651.765
2.639.226
3.384.613
3.704.738
3.945.681
Italy
1.873.755
3.904.765
2.589.475
1.878.211
3.309.954
3.284.557
Spain
2.533.308
2.868.645
1.712.766
2.541.074
1.690.538
2.684.968
United Kingdom
1.381.429
1.516.124
1.325.087
1.907.924
2.871.472
2.287.582
Poland
804.931
1.964.637
1.599.416
1.660.500
2.639.284
1.820.815
Singapore
177.144
2.351.069
981.307
3.389.699
1.790.742
1.592.303
Netherlands
1.262.904
869.239
1.532.387
1.292.199
2.998.001
1.904.899
Others
6.480.968
7.322.295
8.171.280
11.118.349
12.245.905
10.223.631
Total
28,979,798
37,491,567
37,160,725
42,980,806
50,398,315
47,831,535
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
119.786.417
Mozambique
50.813.682
71.077.031
85.782.971
100.951.959
95.850.678
100.200.777
Botswana
63.845.646
70.864.091
74.786.491
76.331.805
89.910.319
63.097.902
Namibia
52.122.525
64.454.449
71.760.001
70.283.002
77.291.155
63.001.986
Zambia
47.906.215
53.870.370
56.807.356
61.749.306
72.175.801
53.270.540
Lesotho
20.858.293
26.129.700
28.111.676
28.660.032
31.838.387
22.249.227
Democratic Republic...
11.702.906
16.309.819
23.195.065
25.217.020
32.434.936
28.710.813
Swaziland
12.397.815
23.339.931
25.378.512
24.887.598
26.988.535
21.492.508
Malawi
10.515.445
17.017.675
21.965.427
20.355.113
17.506.293
12.975.297
United States
8.162.203
8.564.306
11.969.917
6.986.285
9.192.902
5.719.107
Others
64.130.072
54.905.465
61.558.942
62.867.370
59.314.631
46.688.940
Total
410,089,652
530,619,190
576,552,978
623,880,894
660,116,861
537,193,515
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
03 - 2025
04 - 2025
05 - 2025
06 - 2025
07 - 2025
08 - 2025
Zimbabwe
10.899.796
14.098.700
18.109.118
18.354.295
20.994.132
19.198.514
Mozambique
13.505.850
14.978.087
13.356.976
13.408.965
15.299.528
15.156.037
Namibia
6.424.038
6.359.004
9.135.577
9.255.753
9.661.627
9.690.139
Botswana
8.202.216
5.519.270
9.038.367
8.797.579
8.063.825
9.847.646
Zambia
6.705.563
6.472.061
7.650.595
6.279.898
5.602.982
8.855.295
Democratic Republic...
3.152.415
4.359.700
4.722.002
3.828.953
4.672.341
3.440.530
Lesotho
2.487.962
2.619.295
3.342.922
2.833.794
3.284.649
3.141.642
Swaziland
2.150.412
2.069.441
3.594.158
3.299.069
3.543.109
2.770.113
Malawi
848.366
925.802
2.438.598
1.605.261
2.506.723
1.743.499
United States
841.854
369.966
1.413.744
285.204
802.354
1.836.111
Others
4.831.012
5.066.054
6.767.478
7.120.685
8.375.629
5.926.611
Total
60,049,483
62,837,381
79,569,536
75,069,456
82,806,899
81,606,138
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
54.119.801
China
31.178.762
31.934.914
39.730.122
43.577.298
53.902.055
49.185.998
France
17.046.114
19.093.816
22.065.251
22.511.946
29.977.395
22.976.831
United Kingdom
25.092.285
24.082.584
27.509.429
19.677.768
18.115.298
13.760.867
Italy
16.317.510
25.723.799
25.448.599
17.177.603
21.542.989
19.350.864
Spain
10.427.687
16.282.237
15.832.662
21.510.944
19.728.318
17.405.715
United States
38.902.474
12.741.619
5.712.677
12.257.845
10.765.931
Netherlands
8.356.037
17.125.527
14.215.482
13.462.834
11.871.076
12.051.848
India
8.264.795
8.932.141
10.763.055
11.054.364
13.768.080
23.600.092
Poland
10.326.803
9.419.744
11.369.403
13.096.112
16.729.615
13.216.465
Others
70.153.115
78.340.940
93.215.710
70.284.581
90.316.939
82.231.715
Total
285,122,607
320,713,211
351,002,111
320,086,701
363,223,262
307,900,197
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
119.786.417
Mozambique
50.813.682
71.077.031
85.782.971
100.951.959
95.850.678
100.200.777
Botswana
63.845.646
70.864.091
74.786.491
76.331.805
89.910.319
63.097.902
Namibia
52.122.525
64.454.449
71.760.001
70.283.002
77.291.155
63.001.986
Zambia
47.906.215
53.870.370
56.807.356
61.749.306
72.175.801
53.270.540
Lesotho
20.858.293
26.129.700
28.111.676
28.660.032
31.838.387
22.249.227
Democratic Republic...
11.702.906
16.309.819
23.195.065
25.217.020
32.434.936
28.710.813
Swaziland
12.397.815
23.339.931
25.378.512
24.887.598
26.988.535
21.492.508
Malawi
10.515.445
17.017.675
21.965.427
20.355.113
17.506.293
12.975.297
United States
8.162.203
8.564.306
11.969.917
6.986.285
9.192.902
5.719.107
Others
64.130.072
54.905.465
61.558.942
62.867.370
59.314.631
46.688.940
Total
410,089,652
530,619,190
576,552,978
623,880,894
660,116,861
537,193,515
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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