Comex Reports South Africa 72 - iron and steel

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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
China 267.778.932 864.914.389 788.132.801 665.454.534 925.338.055 846.263.477
Germany 71.516.625 132.809.471 183.336.714 248.432.055 226.547.115 216.789.574
Belgium 24.078.858 49.434.411 76.791.875 115.774.011 84.997.203 125.894.912
Japan 48.432.989 75.447.200 122.372.000 86.026.892 71.815.000 69.419.344
Brazil 51.348.296 90.599.204 65.048.351 47.448.000 46.025.170 28.564.982
Sweden 26.917.728 49.178.031 66.104.860 60.804.498 51.640.344 66.848.792
India 33.372.017 66.061.791 74.092.604 37.051.612 44.556.148 59.925.642
France 29.302.923 45.313.193 54.622.117 63.286.663 47.544.545 57.450.755
South Korea 27.823.125 31.817.372 27.044.989 26.536.246 30.724.744 72.604.008
Austria 16.102.521 25.977.449 31.330.197 56.133.908 42.329.296 34.766.520
Others 326.613.991 452.254.233 420.535.715 280.974.164 270.047.589 418.441.731
Total 923,288,005 1,883,806,743 1,909,412,224 1,687,922,583 1,841,565,210 1,996,969,736

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
China 88.983.226 70.563.262 63.365.749 72.845.215 74.656.362 66.533.177
Germany 20.331.983 21.068.830 30.247.872 18.245.665 17.582.227 6.054.666
Belgium 13.447.498 15.376.400 11.082.558 9.942.104 6.727.545 3.050.509
South Korea 4.474.311 15.531.641 12.796.515 7.370.899 6.636.711 3.261.760
Zimbabwe 9.497.523 4.285.503 6.577.425 8.578.731 11.444.444 4.382.594
Sweden 7.998.994 7.931.173 4.927.721 4.523.480 6.530.972 3.155.268
India 3.567.432 5.317.723 6.168.821 5.198.474 7.000.079 6.800.390
France 5.850.526 6.936.807 7.635.736 4.640.264 5.437.169 2.770.707
Japan 8.543.170 7.953.022 3.254.711 4.292.128 6.409.854 1.703.945
Netherlands 2.392.624 6.063.469 4.967.014 2.774.584 2.069.773 315.466
Others 32.657.851 28.359.019 28.097.430 19.785.808 19.544.623 12.981.033
Total 197,745,138 189,386,848 179,121,552 158,197,351 164,039,759 111,009,515

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Annual FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
China 960.329.349 1.114.631.370 1.395.901.309 1.723.772.636 1.483.900.406 596.081.281
Mozambique 167.967.419 354.557.154 1.195.931.122 1.220.507.085 1.376.882.188 656.410.043
United States 354.457.911 662.779.109 781.477.788 459.004.166 545.865.678 445.575.953
Netherlands 189.296.316 293.267.072 442.155.210 239.976.979 405.305.446 343.917.358
Indonesia 263.992.691 489.045.486 351.393.753 288.172.879 74.560.923 31.525.478
United Arab Emirates 367.714.804 655.096.815 191.923.743 167.666.865 6.451.475 26.715.706
Italy 167.138.926 313.471.807 260.522.800 214.719.455 244.960.209 208.940.283
Belgium 97.473.171 347.870.817 180.451.426 320.210.908 188.013.682 109.714.658
Japan 143.745.990 224.187.758 188.254.031 211.647.860 204.844.729 216.544.041
South Korea 148.835.736 321.463.999 158.094.208 104.910.754 156.257.324 226.222.768
Others 1.123.144.166 1.742.802.384 1.887.659.979 1.914.682.058 1.518.360.384 1.616.423.799
Total 3,984,096,479 6,519,173,770 7,033,765,369 6,865,271,645 6,205,402,444 4,478,071,367

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
United States 46.819.990 31.629.797 35.767.398 29.981.526 48.736.735 33.901.962
Netherlands 34.666.834 39.159.621 22.492.850 24.205.076 54.480.162 32.859.349
South Korea 46.783.226 3.391.413 30.119.776 26.073.549 13.150.567 30.412.044
Mozambique 59.245.120 19.013.765 11.526.035 13.578.128 25.268.938 5.942.209
Japan 8.822.889 26.233.308 20.305.302 23.150.264 32.593.112 19.439.389
Zimbabwe 20.447.649 20.888.863 22.386.091 26.718.583 21.339.431 11.913.179
Italy 10.530.384 20.656.719 13.179.843 30.274.481 25.005.124 6.819.586
China 1.451 58.918.644 23.159.888 560.889 22.389.391 432.805
Belgium 96.145 466.452 4.130.618 29.101.740 56.714.050 8.531.608
Zambia 11.007.015 11.819.754 10.110.071 12.209.269 13.781.563 11.907.766
Others 116.093.701 98.487.220 106.857.465 104.839.240 109.443.601 113.797.344
Total 354,514,406 330,665,555 300,035,337 320,692,744 422,902,673 275,957,241

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Importaciones
China 267.778.932 864.914.389 788.132.801 665.454.534 925.338.055 846.263.477
Germany 71.516.625 132.809.471 183.336.714 248.432.055 226.547.115 216.789.574
Belgium 24.078.858 49.434.411 76.791.875 115.774.011 84.997.203 125.894.912
Japan 48.432.989 75.447.200 122.372.000 86.026.892 71.815.000 69.419.344
Brazil 51.348.296 90.599.204 65.048.351 47.448.000 46.025.170 28.564.982
Sweden 26.917.728 49.178.031 66.104.860 60.804.498 51.640.344 66.848.792
India 33.372.017 66.061.791 74.092.604 37.051.612 44.556.148 59.925.642
France 29.302.923 45.313.193 54.622.117 63.286.663 47.544.545 57.450.755
South Korea 27.823.125 31.817.372 27.044.989 26.536.246 30.724.744 72.604.008
Austria 16.102.521 25.977.449 31.330.197 56.133.908 42.329.296 34.766.520
Others 326.613.991 452.254.233 420.535.715 280.974.164 270.047.589 418.441.731
Total 923,288,005 1,883,806,743 1,909,412,224 1,687,922,583 1,841,565,210 1,996,969,736

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Exportaciones
China 960.329.349 1.114.631.370 1.395.901.309 1.723.772.636 1.483.900.406 596.081.281
Mozambique 167.967.419 354.557.154 1.195.931.122 1.220.507.085 1.376.882.188 656.410.043
United States 354.457.911 662.779.109 781.477.788 459.004.166 545.865.678 445.575.953
Netherlands 189.296.316 293.267.072 442.155.210 239.976.979 405.305.446 343.917.358
Indonesia 263.992.691 489.045.486 351.393.753 288.172.879 74.560.923 31.525.478
United Arab Emirates 367.714.804 655.096.815 191.923.743 167.666.865 6.451.475 26.715.706
Italy 167.138.926 313.471.807 260.522.800 214.719.455 244.960.209 208.940.283
Belgium 97.473.171 347.870.817 180.451.426 320.210.908 188.013.682 109.714.658
Japan 143.745.990 224.187.758 188.254.031 211.647.860 204.844.729 216.544.041
South Korea 148.835.736 321.463.999 158.094.208 104.910.754 156.257.324 226.222.768
Others 1.123.144.166 1.742.802.384 1.887.659.979 1.914.682.058 1.518.360.384 1.616.423.799
Total 3,984,096,479 6,519,173,770 7,033,765,369 6,865,271,645 6,205,402,444 4,478,071,367

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: iron and steel - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Importaciones
China 88.983.226 70.563.262 63.365.749 72.845.215 74.656.362 66.533.177
Germany 20.331.983 21.068.830 30.247.872 18.245.665 17.582.227 6.054.666
Belgium 13.447.498 15.376.400 11.082.558 9.942.104 6.727.545 3.050.509
South Korea 4.474.311 15.531.641 12.796.515 7.370.899 6.636.711 3.261.760
Zimbabwe 9.497.523 4.285.503 6.577.425 8.578.731 11.444.444 4.382.594
Sweden 7.998.994 7.931.173 4.927.721 4.523.480 6.530.972 3.155.268
India 3.567.432 5.317.723 6.168.821 5.198.474 7.000.079 6.800.390
France 5.850.526 6.936.807 7.635.736 4.640.264 5.437.169 2.770.707
Japan 8.543.170 7.953.022 3.254.711 4.292.128 6.409.854 1.703.945
Netherlands 2.392.624 6.063.469 4.967.014 2.774.584 2.069.773 315.466
Others 32.657.851 28.359.019 28.097.430 19.785.808 19.544.623 12.981.033
Total 197,745,138 189,386,848 179,121,552 158,197,351 164,039,759 111,009,515

Date
Import Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Exportaciones
United States 46.819.990 31.629.797 35.767.398 29.981.526 48.736.735 33.901.962
Netherlands 34.666.834 39.159.621 22.492.850 24.205.076 54.480.162 32.859.349
South Korea 46.783.226 3.391.413 30.119.776 26.073.549 13.150.567 30.412.044
Mozambique 59.245.120 19.013.765 11.526.035 13.578.128 25.268.938 5.942.209
Japan 8.822.889 26.233.308 20.305.302 23.150.264 32.593.112 19.439.389
Zimbabwe 20.447.649 20.888.863 22.386.091 26.718.583 21.339.431 11.913.179
Italy 10.530.384 20.656.719 13.179.843 30.274.481 25.005.124 6.819.586
China 1.451 58.918.644 23.159.888 560.889 22.389.391 432.805
Belgium 96.145 466.452 4.130.618 29.101.740 56.714.050 8.531.608
Zambia 11.007.015 11.819.754 10.110.071 12.209.269 13.781.563 11.907.766
Others 116.093.701 98.487.220 106.857.465 104.839.240 109.443.601 113.797.344
Total 354,514,406 330,665,555 300,035,337 320,692,744 422,902,673 275,957,241