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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 53.378.999
Pakistan 19.022.352 25.234.332 30.762.453 20.919.463 27.518.086 29.086.674
India 6.402.462 10.292.325 14.718.433 20.210.122 25.620.137 24.162.560
Lesotho 10.605.078 15.586.406 20.836.952 15.283.266 16.823.020 21.108.560
Mauritius 11.781.283 15.941.195 16.198.142 12.381.184 12.465.419 17.578.571
Zimbabwe 4.660.760 14.737.709 5.956.133 3.286.879 3.274.838 1.141.180
Zambia 6.965.844 16.721.320 6.111.588 1.682.165 8.968 314
Bahrain 142 665.475 6.984.809 8.133.545 12.056.238
Mozambique 5.089.539 6.797.747 8.356.505 2.064.393 2.084.123 1.459.778
Germany 2.915.076 4.675.392 3.050.555 3.949.010 5.753.433 3.436.978
Others 8.199.192 11.447.103 16.859.817 12.439.738 8.606.563 10.119.110
Total 110,806,061 171,796,679 174,878,330 141,839,299 155,256,609 173,528,962

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
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
China 5.048.095 5.292.808 3.371.112 3.752.273 4.643.125 4.764.170
Pakistan 3.787.228 1.396.003 2.909.326 4.831.898 1.648.287 3.056.182
India 2.406.905 2.825.752 3.133.423 2.307.540 1.683.590 567.773
Lesotho 2.367.199 2.307.203 2.330.455 1.635.695 1.818.742 252.179
Mauritius 2.012.081 1.087.149 2.322.903 1.756.245 1.719.766 274.711
Bahrain 853.910 1.250.332 1.577.820 1.442.502 1.121.850 1.314.234
Germany 03 617.540 225.578 451.542 19.158 1.973
Mozambique 151.989 233.805 206.931 212.538 246.225 127.166
Unknown 38.778 220.704 269.441 268.646 178.426 107.353
Spain 166.075 61.751 236.324 96.527 66.963 69.495
Others 853.894 1.126.990 999.610 739.468 615.180 401.349
Total 17,686,156 16,420,038 17,582,924 17,494,874 13,761,313 10,936,585

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 35.004.136
Swaziland 8.042.146 20.713.063 18.332.067 14.344.829 17.689.911 20.413.569
Botswana 4.227.211 5.827.016 5.533.731 3.763.710 4.639.463 6.587.478
Bangladesh 2.892.843 658.062 4.099.807 1.147.488 6.782.807 2.498.590
Vietnam 2.823.720 3.743.967 137.455 406.034 4.844.073
Unknown 4.127.275 344.113 583.691 508.358 1.391.819 951.150
China 1.512.206 145.163 61.684 1.058.916 1.159.086 2.051.272
Indonesia 95.981 4.470 2.894.328 2.154.175
Zimbabwe 683.498 291.192 287.397 377.774 959.274 1.291.196
Mauritius 2.239.734 12.415 38.823 69.365 60.477 1.436.972
Others 6.408.836 4.557.474 2.672.484 2.559.539 4.560.217 8.389.364
Total 44,265,865 68,129,663 68,842,798 49,399,288 63,551,066 85,621,975

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
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Lesotho 2.827.225 2.881.812 5.613.562 3.467.075 3.314.982 1.222.902
Swaziland 1.862.586 2.192.892 2.227.899 2.142.660 1.530.245 912.779
Botswana 592.961 664.070 575.291 818.945 756.904 278.413
Bangladesh 21 1.099.085 1.399.444
India 249 996.279 967.175 08 09
Indonesia 1.056.434 543.540
China 652.506 927.210 32 25 33 3.705
Mauritius 468.131 527 2.798 940.031 4.337 54
Unknown 1.368 931 367.337 328.547 166.937 76.999
Taiwan 30.157 29.667 619.750 09
Others 362.208 306.566 297.182 528.121 1.148.953 414.337
Total 7,853,846 7,999,954 12,313,651 9,624,858 6,922,408 2,909,189

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 53.378.999
Pakistan 19.022.352 25.234.332 30.762.453 20.919.463 27.518.086 29.086.674
India 6.402.462 10.292.325 14.718.433 20.210.122 25.620.137 24.162.560
Lesotho 10.605.078 15.586.406 20.836.952 15.283.266 16.823.020 21.108.560
Mauritius 11.781.283 15.941.195 16.198.142 12.381.184 12.465.419 17.578.571
Zimbabwe 4.660.760 14.737.709 5.956.133 3.286.879 3.274.838 1.141.180
Zambia 6.965.844 16.721.320 6.111.588 1.682.165 8.968 314
Bahrain 142 665.475 6.984.809 8.133.545 12.056.238
Mozambique 5.089.539 6.797.747 8.356.505 2.064.393 2.084.123 1.459.778
Germany 2.915.076 4.675.392 3.050.555 3.949.010 5.753.433 3.436.978
Others 8.199.192 11.447.103 16.859.817 12.439.738 8.606.563 10.119.110
Total 110,806,061 171,796,679 174,878,330 141,839,299 155,256,609 173,528,962

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 35.004.136
Swaziland 8.042.146 20.713.063 18.332.067 14.344.829 17.689.911 20.413.569
Botswana 4.227.211 5.827.016 5.533.731 3.763.710 4.639.463 6.587.478
Bangladesh 2.892.843 658.062 4.099.807 1.147.488 6.782.807 2.498.590
Vietnam 2.823.720 3.743.967 137.455 406.034 4.844.073
Unknown 4.127.275 344.113 583.691 508.358 1.391.819 951.150
China 1.512.206 145.163 61.684 1.058.916 1.159.086 2.051.272
Indonesia 95.981 4.470 2.894.328 2.154.175
Zimbabwe 683.498 291.192 287.397 377.774 959.274 1.291.196
Mauritius 2.239.734 12.415 38.823 69.365 60.477 1.436.972
Others 6.408.836 4.557.474 2.672.484 2.559.539 4.560.217 8.389.364
Total 44,265,865 68,129,663 68,842,798 49,399,288 63,551,066 85,621,975

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
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Importaciones
China 5.048.095 5.292.808 3.371.112 3.752.273 4.643.125 4.764.170
Pakistan 3.787.228 1.396.003 2.909.326 4.831.898 1.648.287 3.056.182
India 2.406.905 2.825.752 3.133.423 2.307.540 1.683.590 567.773
Lesotho 2.367.199 2.307.203 2.330.455 1.635.695 1.818.742 252.179
Mauritius 2.012.081 1.087.149 2.322.903 1.756.245 1.719.766 274.711
Bahrain 853.910 1.250.332 1.577.820 1.442.502 1.121.850 1.314.234
Germany 03 617.540 225.578 451.542 19.158 1.973
Mozambique 151.989 233.805 206.931 212.538 246.225 127.166
Unknown 38.778 220.704 269.441 268.646 178.426 107.353
Spain 166.075 61.751 236.324 96.527 66.963 69.495
Others 853.894 1.126.990 999.610 739.468 615.180 401.349
Total 17,686,156 16,420,038 17,582,924 17,494,874 13,761,313 10,936,585

Date
Import Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Exportaciones
Lesotho 2.827.225 2.881.812 5.613.562 3.467.075 3.314.982 1.222.902
Swaziland 1.862.586 2.192.892 2.227.899 2.142.660 1.530.245 912.779
Botswana 592.961 664.070 575.291 818.945 756.904 278.413
Bangladesh 21 1.099.085 1.399.444
India 249 996.279 967.175 08 09
Indonesia 1.056.434 543.540
China 652.506 927.210 32 25 33 3.705
Mauritius 468.131 527 2.798 940.031 4.337 54
Unknown 1.368 931 367.337 328.547 166.937 76.999
Taiwan 30.157 29.667 619.750 09
Others 362.208 306.566 297.182 528.121 1.148.953 414.337
Total 7,853,846 7,999,954 12,313,651 9,624,858 6,922,408 2,909,189