Comex Reports South Africa 52 - cotton

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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
China 35.164.475 50.363.009 51.362.275 42.638.270 44.968.478 36.848.319
Pakistan 19.022.352 25.234.332 30.762.453 20.919.463 27.518.086 16.640.980
Lesotho 10.605.078 15.586.406 20.836.952 15.283.266 16.823.020 15.071.489
India 6.402.462 10.292.325 14.718.433 20.210.122 25.620.137 16.470.234
Mauritius 11.781.283 15.941.195 16.198.142 12.381.184 12.465.419 11.504.947
Zimbabwe 4.660.760 14.737.709 5.956.133 3.286.879 3.274.838 794.001
Zambia 6.965.844 16.721.320 6.111.588 1.682.165 8.968 297
Mozambique 5.089.539 6.797.747 8.356.505 2.064.393 2.084.123 666.918
Germany 2.915.076 4.675.392 3.050.555 3.949.010 5.753.433 2.738.727
Bahrain 142 665.475 6.984.809 8.133.545 6.599.832
Others 8.199.192 11.447.103 16.859.817 12.439.738 8.606.563 6.417.523
Total 110,806,061 171,796,679 174,878,330 141,839,299 155,256,609 113,753,266

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
China 1.902.508 3.851.606 6.153.757 5.052.057 5.048.095 5.292.808
India 1.875.774 2.252.616 2.349.321 2.355.246 2.406.905 2.825.752
Pakistan 2.254.430 1.921.456 1.055.949 2.654.062 3.787.228 1.396.003
Lesotho 1.585.087 1.706.628 2.328.285 2.492.312 2.367.199 2.307.203
Mauritius 1.373.551 1.469.897 1.246.196 1.614.970 2.012.081 1.087.149
Bahrain 737.592 1.009.272 578.941 305.857 853.910 1.250.332
Germany 2.765 507.215 590.428 293.058 03 617.540
Indonesia 169.754 184.206 111.319 221.755 365.546 505
Zimbabwe 50.980 196.921 179.854 29.767 238.200
Unknown 249.427 46.781 51.439 35.149 38.778 220.704
Others 544.096 464.571 562.267 615.316 776.644 1.183.840
Total 10,694,983 13,465,228 15,224,822 15,819,637 17,686,156 16,420,038

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Annual FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Lesotho 11.212.415 31.837.198 37.091.188 25.163.275 23.413.684 21.385.615
Swaziland 8.042.146 20.713.063 18.332.067 14.344.829 17.689.911 13.599.985
Botswana 4.227.211 5.827.016 5.533.731 3.763.710 4.639.463 4.157.924
Bangladesh 2.892.843 658.062 4.099.807 1.147.488 6.782.807 61
Vietnam 2.823.720 3.743.967 137.455 406.034 4.844.073
Unknown 4.127.275 344.113 583.691 508.358 1.391.819 11.330
China 1.512.206 145.163 61.684 1.058.916 1.159.086 2.047.476
Indonesia 95.981 4.470 2.894.328 1.610.635
Zimbabwe 683.498 291.192 287.397 377.774 959.274 945.932
Namibia 450.897 729.382 645.823 647.610 604.716 411.783
Others 8.197.673 3.840.507 2.065.484 1.981.294 4.015.977 4.837.055
Total 44,265,865 68,129,663 68,842,798 49,399,288 63,551,066 53,851,869

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Lesotho 2.449.712 2.420.170 2.816.734 3.388.951 2.827.225 2.881.812
Swaziland 1.256.686 1.234.321 2.483.261 2.156.275 1.862.586 2.192.892
Vietnam 4.844.073
Botswana 483.234 602.870 596.101 500.293 592.961 664.070
China 1.068 142 151 465.729 652.506 927.210
Indonesia 61.357 492.842 1.056.434
India 106.046 01 04 380.060 249 996.279
Zimbabwe 76.444 106.913 284.067 53.113 50.924 142.807
Mauritius 9.766 08 7.451 468.131 527
Tanzania 6.439 93.928 123.094 116.817 40.923 55.559
Others 683.856 287.218 265.235 425.536 301.907 138.798
Total 5,134,607 9,589,643 6,576,098 7,979,617 7,853,846 7,999,954

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Importaciones
China 35.164.475 50.363.009 51.362.275 42.638.270 44.968.478 36.848.319
Pakistan 19.022.352 25.234.332 30.762.453 20.919.463 27.518.086 16.640.980
Lesotho 10.605.078 15.586.406 20.836.952 15.283.266 16.823.020 15.071.489
India 6.402.462 10.292.325 14.718.433 20.210.122 25.620.137 16.470.234
Mauritius 11.781.283 15.941.195 16.198.142 12.381.184 12.465.419 11.504.947
Zimbabwe 4.660.760 14.737.709 5.956.133 3.286.879 3.274.838 794.001
Zambia 6.965.844 16.721.320 6.111.588 1.682.165 8.968 297
Mozambique 5.089.539 6.797.747 8.356.505 2.064.393 2.084.123 666.918
Germany 2.915.076 4.675.392 3.050.555 3.949.010 5.753.433 2.738.727
Bahrain 142 665.475 6.984.809 8.133.545 6.599.832
Others 8.199.192 11.447.103 16.859.817 12.439.738 8.606.563 6.417.523
Total 110,806,061 171,796,679 174,878,330 141,839,299 155,256,609 113,753,266

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Exportaciones
Lesotho 11.212.415 31.837.198 37.091.188 25.163.275 23.413.684 21.385.615
Swaziland 8.042.146 20.713.063 18.332.067 14.344.829 17.689.911 13.599.985
Botswana 4.227.211 5.827.016 5.533.731 3.763.710 4.639.463 4.157.924
Bangladesh 2.892.843 658.062 4.099.807 1.147.488 6.782.807 61
Vietnam 2.823.720 3.743.967 137.455 406.034 4.844.073
Unknown 4.127.275 344.113 583.691 508.358 1.391.819 11.330
China 1.512.206 145.163 61.684 1.058.916 1.159.086 2.047.476
Indonesia 95.981 4.470 2.894.328 1.610.635
Zimbabwe 683.498 291.192 287.397 377.774 959.274 945.932
Namibia 450.897 729.382 645.823 647.610 604.716 411.783
Others 8.197.673 3.840.507 2.065.484 1.981.294 4.015.977 4.837.055
Total 44,265,865 68,129,663 68,842,798 49,399,288 63,551,066 53,851,869

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cotton - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Importaciones
China 1.902.508 3.851.606 6.153.757 5.052.057 5.048.095 5.292.808
India 1.875.774 2.252.616 2.349.321 2.355.246 2.406.905 2.825.752
Pakistan 2.254.430 1.921.456 1.055.949 2.654.062 3.787.228 1.396.003
Lesotho 1.585.087 1.706.628 2.328.285 2.492.312 2.367.199 2.307.203
Mauritius 1.373.551 1.469.897 1.246.196 1.614.970 2.012.081 1.087.149
Bahrain 737.592 1.009.272 578.941 305.857 853.910 1.250.332
Germany 2.765 507.215 590.428 293.058 03 617.540
Indonesia 169.754 184.206 111.319 221.755 365.546 505
Zimbabwe 50.980 196.921 179.854 29.767 238.200
Unknown 249.427 46.781 51.439 35.149 38.778 220.704
Others 544.096 464.571 562.267 615.316 776.644 1.183.840
Total 10,694,983 13,465,228 15,224,822 15,819,637 17,686,156 16,420,038

Date
Import Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Exportaciones
Lesotho 2.449.712 2.420.170 2.816.734 3.388.951 2.827.225 2.881.812
Swaziland 1.256.686 1.234.321 2.483.261 2.156.275 1.862.586 2.192.892
Vietnam 4.844.073
Botswana 483.234 602.870 596.101 500.293 592.961 664.070
China 1.068 142 151 465.729 652.506 927.210
Indonesia 61.357 492.842 1.056.434
India 106.046 01 04 380.060 249 996.279
Zimbabwe 76.444 106.913 284.067 53.113 50.924 142.807
Mauritius 9.766 08 7.451 468.131 527
Tanzania 6.439 93.928 123.094 116.817 40.923 55.559
Others 683.856 287.218 265.235 425.536 301.907 138.798
Total 5,134,607 9,589,643 6,576,098 7,979,617 7,853,846 7,999,954