Comex Reports South Africa 39 - plastics and articles thereof 3901 - ethylene polymers

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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Saudi Arabia 82.956.489 161.873.890 240.400.492 105.463.192 167.672.962 169.926.285
United States 51.120.080 20.934.438 11.062.855 31.422.914 31.391.812
China 5.957.291 16.573.077 19.353.227 17.970.904 22.856.285 23.861.360
Thailand 13.182.047 20.860.774 21.302.550 20.771.068 15.169.435 13.277.890
United Arab Emirates 8.237.483 15.462.976 13.113.041 11.925.378 21.032.306 29.479.067
South Korea 8.026.242 16.315.384 18.552.304 17.047.966 22.808.575 13.528.227
Qatar 5.689.503 23.262.160 28.387.516 8.903.396 12.302.130 17.165.912
Germany 6.356.309 8.408.483 9.927.767 14.963.963 18.973.049 17.942.005
Belgium 6.805.774 7.790.598 8.821.685 8.595.642 13.554.843 14.708.835
Netherlands 6.567.773 7.911.527 7.463.842 9.608.159 9.023.165 15.658.742
Others 47.118.150 82.191.897 103.999.423 59.781.959 73.843.505 65.974.770
Total 242,017,141 381,585,202 482,384,702 306,454,540 408,628,066 381,523,093

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Saudi Arabia 17.939.284 11.718.494 9.915.322 16.113.612 16.380.870 14.589.788
United Arab Emirates 4.852.514 2.123.358 2.562.155 1.465.588 1.913.689 1.415.630
China 1.932.524 2.670.491 2.060.629 2.757.295 1.435.887 2.074.699
South Korea 4.102.194 1.953.745 1.801.027 475.047 1.045.941 1.019.882
Germany 1.780.892 2.274.756 2.190.629 1.782.321 575.197 996.899
Thailand 1.881.591 878.294 4.028.938 1.115.993 219.898 469.085
Belgium 1.732.566 1.754.531 1.266.816 1.333.700 1.373.599 671.827
Netherlands 1.246.225 1.322.240 1.875.357 1.693.662 1.044.452 509.906
Singapore 754.165 190.453 2.718.629 996.703 421.157 1.026.955
Qatar 333.606 946.791 1.677.704 1.002.005 324.992 1.185.458
Others 9.780.926 4.077.914 4.490.855 6.266.805 3.482.916 2.914.497
Total 46,336,489 29,911,066 34,588,062 35,002,731 28,218,598 26,874,626

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Zimbabwe 22.850.034 38.624.779 41.370.677 34.308.156 45.775.394 67.491.009
Zambia 18.197.933 36.528.980 38.479.413 34.162.016 40.965.383 50.444.117
Botswana 10.094.209 17.400.915 23.394.680 16.684.533 21.454.958 29.730.953
Malawi 11.108.425 16.458.958 15.210.260 16.961.644 16.499.518 17.584.132
Namibia 8.810.867 16.502.746 17.513.311 11.678.700 13.451.641 14.154.979
Mozambique 6.687.923 11.573.800 9.773.130 8.766.089 7.315.746 11.746.857
China 23.554.880 4.119.144 9.789.801 7.563.769 3.138.356 2.140.130
Swaziland 3.562.179 7.791.025 7.846.217 4.920.353 5.582.575 7.126.341
Niger 1.387.661 110.206 2.647.274 2.784.631 8.192.702 11.020.535
Democratic Republic... 1.799.302 3.477.514 4.697.804 4.040.754 5.710.837 5.998.864
Others 25.769.272 29.811.169 37.806.995 42.254.380 23.588.838 54.627.671
Total 133,822,685 182,399,237 208,529,560 184,125,026 191,675,947 272,065,587

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Zimbabwe 5.179.146 6.741.467 8.342.905 7.826.220 8.756.460 5.176.483
Zambia 5.838.210 4.422.889 4.667.432 4.524.718 5.882.948 4.267.823
Botswana 2.417.531 3.024.734 3.297.708 3.133.193 2.625.968 1.753.883
Malawi 1.995.392 1.995.697 1.578.177 1.720.444 1.735.125 1.691.767
Namibia 1.483.766 1.480.579 1.396.286 1.113.118 1.575.015 1.012.362
Mozambique 1.276.182 794.609 775.817 968.189 1.185.551 1.008.273
Niger 985.975 1.203.557 179.886 1.300.319 711.328 711.324
Swaziland 643.231 745.416 567.331 905.025 794.724 398.029
Democratic Republic... 248.337 479.870 754.641 684.184 614.816 797.701
Unknown 289.290 215 435.993 124.930 1.042.349 1.486.303
Others 7.751.464 4.381.126 2.453.031 3.558.271 2.363.657 4.352.281
Total 28,108,523 25,270,157 24,449,207 25,858,610 27,287,941 22,656,229

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Importaciones
Saudi Arabia 82.956.489 161.873.890 240.400.492 105.463.192 167.672.962 169.926.285
United States 51.120.080 20.934.438 11.062.855 31.422.914 31.391.812
China 5.957.291 16.573.077 19.353.227 17.970.904 22.856.285 23.861.360
Thailand 13.182.047 20.860.774 21.302.550 20.771.068 15.169.435 13.277.890
United Arab Emirates 8.237.483 15.462.976 13.113.041 11.925.378 21.032.306 29.479.067
South Korea 8.026.242 16.315.384 18.552.304 17.047.966 22.808.575 13.528.227
Qatar 5.689.503 23.262.160 28.387.516 8.903.396 12.302.130 17.165.912
Germany 6.356.309 8.408.483 9.927.767 14.963.963 18.973.049 17.942.005
Belgium 6.805.774 7.790.598 8.821.685 8.595.642 13.554.843 14.708.835
Netherlands 6.567.773 7.911.527 7.463.842 9.608.159 9.023.165 15.658.742
Others 47.118.150 82.191.897 103.999.423 59.781.959 73.843.505 65.974.770
Total 242,017,141 381,585,202 482,384,702 306,454,540 408,628,066 381,523,093

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Exportaciones
Zimbabwe 22.850.034 38.624.779 41.370.677 34.308.156 45.775.394 67.491.009
Zambia 18.197.933 36.528.980 38.479.413 34.162.016 40.965.383 50.444.117
Botswana 10.094.209 17.400.915 23.394.680 16.684.533 21.454.958 29.730.953
Malawi 11.108.425 16.458.958 15.210.260 16.961.644 16.499.518 17.584.132
Namibia 8.810.867 16.502.746 17.513.311 11.678.700 13.451.641 14.154.979
Mozambique 6.687.923 11.573.800 9.773.130 8.766.089 7.315.746 11.746.857
China 23.554.880 4.119.144 9.789.801 7.563.769 3.138.356 2.140.130
Swaziland 3.562.179 7.791.025 7.846.217 4.920.353 5.582.575 7.126.341
Niger 1.387.661 110.206 2.647.274 2.784.631 8.192.702 11.020.535
Democratic Republic... 1.799.302 3.477.514 4.697.804 4.040.754 5.710.837 5.998.864
Others 25.769.272 29.811.169 37.806.995 42.254.380 23.588.838 54.627.671
Total 133,822,685 182,399,237 208,529,560 184,125,026 191,675,947 272,065,587

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: ethylene polymers - polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Importaciones
Saudi Arabia 17.939.284 11.718.494 9.915.322 16.113.612 16.380.870 14.589.788
United Arab Emirates 4.852.514 2.123.358 2.562.155 1.465.588 1.913.689 1.415.630
China 1.932.524 2.670.491 2.060.629 2.757.295 1.435.887 2.074.699
South Korea 4.102.194 1.953.745 1.801.027 475.047 1.045.941 1.019.882
Germany 1.780.892 2.274.756 2.190.629 1.782.321 575.197 996.899
Thailand 1.881.591 878.294 4.028.938 1.115.993 219.898 469.085
Belgium 1.732.566 1.754.531 1.266.816 1.333.700 1.373.599 671.827
Netherlands 1.246.225 1.322.240 1.875.357 1.693.662 1.044.452 509.906
Singapore 754.165 190.453 2.718.629 996.703 421.157 1.026.955
Qatar 333.606 946.791 1.677.704 1.002.005 324.992 1.185.458
Others 9.780.926 4.077.914 4.490.855 6.266.805 3.482.916 2.914.497
Total 46,336,489 29,911,066 34,588,062 35,002,731 28,218,598 26,874,626

Date
Import Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Exportaciones
Zimbabwe 5.179.146 6.741.467 8.342.905 7.826.220 8.756.460 5.176.483
Zambia 5.838.210 4.422.889 4.667.432 4.524.718 5.882.948 4.267.823
Botswana 2.417.531 3.024.734 3.297.708 3.133.193 2.625.968 1.753.883
Malawi 1.995.392 1.995.697 1.578.177 1.720.444 1.735.125 1.691.767
Namibia 1.483.766 1.480.579 1.396.286 1.113.118 1.575.015 1.012.362
Mozambique 1.276.182 794.609 775.817 968.189 1.185.551 1.008.273
Niger 985.975 1.203.557 179.886 1.300.319 711.328 711.324
Swaziland 643.231 745.416 567.331 905.025 794.724 398.029
Democratic Republic... 248.337 479.870 754.641 684.184 614.816 797.701
Unknown 289.290 215 435.993 124.930 1.042.349 1.486.303
Others 7.751.464 4.381.126 2.453.031 3.558.271 2.363.657 4.352.281
Total 28,108,523 25,270,157 24,449,207 25,858,610 27,287,941 22,656,229