Comex Reports South Africa 47 - pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 4707 - recovered paper

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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Namibia 957.884 1.593.574 1.979.377 1.547.519 1.359.291 2.038.838
Botswana 577.817 1.073.985 1.167.054 802.820 585.366 893.458
Mozambique 369.173 887.517 1.038.472 454.527 746.709 1.070.506
Unknown 416.918 584.301 682.530 437.191 479.281 663.738
Zimbabwe 583.487 920.543 574.222 248.372 114.962 148.481
Lesotho 223.458 392.189 385.164 225.617 238.563 235.809
United Arab Emirates 32 722.100 138
Germany 52 01 112 278.365 521 102
Zambia 14.117 26.969 141.498 18.329 58.708
China 1.445 7.477 31.390 4.272 7.376 111.848
Others 26.647 21.984 30.933 95.831 32.061 433.517
Total 3,170,998 5,508,541 6,030,784 4,834,944 3,564,130 5,655,142

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Namibia 174.208 179.392 190.796 190.232 232.598 173.960
Mozambique 113.841 99.970 69.555 88.203 63.387 83.939
Botswana 81.660 90.929 69.119 101.530 89.873 61.876
Unknown 75.254 61.769 61.842 57.849 66.861 44.825
Lesotho 19.341 23.775 22.043 24.975 5.747 26.427
Albania 42.575 21.779 31.467 25.590
Zimbabwe 8.447 10.347 19.512 17.963 15.649 4.918
Algeria 18.194 50.735
Zambia 14.764 3.632 13.290 20.802
China 109 42.499 39 75 4.385 279
Others 51 12.601 1.440 14.649 62.820
Total 515,434 508,732 482,050 535,560 532,027 530,580

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
India 6.605.002 25.782.251 27.311.596 15.184.662 29.565.523 34.123.528
Swaziland 912.503 1.549.321 2.119.542 1.985.054 1.001.776 6.960.572
Singapore 30.879 1.003.473 745.357 1.369.048 2.469.405 339.964
United Arab Emirates 64.687 123.508 885.668 1.507.520 769.492 415.904
Zambia 261.991 434.667 338.569 347.595 293.926 884.499
Belgium 264.747 1.146.313 787.698
Zimbabwe 39.734 9.299 133.864 5.269 71.487 1.638.379
Niger 19.523 46.146 195.448 1.543.116
Thailand 527.493 620.819 143.443 111.366 112.251 36.053
Senegal 145.910 398.746 278.563 411.399 178.334 126.713
Others 745.534 1.045.440 1.211.128 346.660 1.231.183 2.207.988
Total 9,353,256 31,232,272 33,167,729 22,461,033 36,676,524 48,276,716

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
India 3.011.921 2.430.101 3.257.828 3.420.954 2.917.013 2.615.657
Swaziland 826.118 654.078 470.069 757.149 1.030.370 58.480
Zimbabwe 168.719 144.238 317.173 301.285 298.971 228.655
Niger 251.925 290.401 52.596 109.510 93.697
Zambia 109.221 77.103 97.922 84.304 70.270 101.368
Sri Lanka 41.410 2.133 10.425 53.527 205.097 104.061
Mauritius 61.225 53.591 47.238
Tanzania 85.907 37.837 15.450
Germany 41.067 32.318 40.358 18.450
Turkey 92.545
Others 75.893 19.465 115.060 99.838 154.326 18.800
Total 4,526,275 3,796,971 4,452,858 4,907,706 4,862,289 3,127,021

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Importaciones
Namibia 957.884 1.593.574 1.979.377 1.547.519 1.359.291 2.038.838
Botswana 577.817 1.073.985 1.167.054 802.820 585.366 893.458
Mozambique 369.173 887.517 1.038.472 454.527 746.709 1.070.506
Unknown 416.918 584.301 682.530 437.191 479.281 663.738
Zimbabwe 583.487 920.543 574.222 248.372 114.962 148.481
Lesotho 223.458 392.189 385.164 225.617 238.563 235.809
United Arab Emirates 32 722.100 138
Germany 52 01 112 278.365 521 102
Zambia 14.117 26.969 141.498 18.329 58.708
China 1.445 7.477 31.390 4.272 7.376 111.848
Others 26.647 21.984 30.933 95.831 32.061 433.517
Total 3,170,998 5,508,541 6,030,784 4,834,944 3,564,130 5,655,142

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Exportaciones
India 6.605.002 25.782.251 27.311.596 15.184.662 29.565.523 34.123.528
Swaziland 912.503 1.549.321 2.119.542 1.985.054 1.001.776 6.960.572
Singapore 30.879 1.003.473 745.357 1.369.048 2.469.405 339.964
United Arab Emirates 64.687 123.508 885.668 1.507.520 769.492 415.904
Zambia 261.991 434.667 338.569 347.595 293.926 884.499
Belgium 264.747 1.146.313 787.698
Zimbabwe 39.734 9.299 133.864 5.269 71.487 1.638.379
Niger 19.523 46.146 195.448 1.543.116
Thailand 527.493 620.819 143.443 111.366 112.251 36.053
Senegal 145.910 398.746 278.563 411.399 178.334 126.713
Others 745.534 1.045.440 1.211.128 346.660 1.231.183 2.207.988
Total 9,353,256 31,232,272 33,167,729 22,461,033 36,676,524 48,276,716

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: recovered paper - recovered (waste and scrap) paper and paperboard: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Importaciones
Namibia 174.208 179.392 190.796 190.232 232.598 173.960
Mozambique 113.841 99.970 69.555 88.203 63.387 83.939
Botswana 81.660 90.929 69.119 101.530 89.873 61.876
Unknown 75.254 61.769 61.842 57.849 66.861 44.825
Lesotho 19.341 23.775 22.043 24.975 5.747 26.427
Albania 42.575 21.779 31.467 25.590
Zimbabwe 8.447 10.347 19.512 17.963 15.649 4.918
Algeria 18.194 50.735
Zambia 14.764 3.632 13.290 20.802
China 109 42.499 39 75 4.385 279
Others 51 12.601 1.440 14.649 62.820
Total 515,434 508,732 482,050 535,560 532,027 530,580

Date
Import Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Exportaciones
India 3.011.921 2.430.101 3.257.828 3.420.954 2.917.013 2.615.657
Swaziland 826.118 654.078 470.069 757.149 1.030.370 58.480
Zimbabwe 168.719 144.238 317.173 301.285 298.971 228.655
Niger 251.925 290.401 52.596 109.510 93.697
Zambia 109.221 77.103 97.922 84.304 70.270 101.368
Sri Lanka 41.410 2.133 10.425 53.527 205.097 104.061
Mauritius 61.225 53.591 47.238
Tanzania 85.907 37.837 15.450
Germany 41.067 32.318 40.358 18.450
Turkey 92.545
Others 75.893 19.465 115.060 99.838 154.326 18.800
Total 4,526,275 3,796,971 4,452,858 4,907,706 4,862,289 3,127,021