Comex Reports South Africa 72 - iron and steel 7204 - scrap iron

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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Botswana 2.434.471 6.015.117 6.130.914 4.052.113 3.283.225 2.397.715
Brazil 8.938.727 13.888.342 779.402 107
Unknown 1.600.368 10.017.495 3.843.764 4.035.685 1.341.025 1.377.340
Malaysia 10.718.200 3.418.602
Thailand 7.073.204 3.025.783 2.083
Zimbabwe 3.170.719 3.809.464 1.033.994 256.135 342.975 124.006
Turkey 8.439.011 517 53 115 203 115
Lesotho 459.084 1.375.918 1.381.146 897.802 932.687 882.351
Zambia 1.243.914 1.442.454 767.937 430.112 333.771 158.521
Namibia 1.800.827 1.040.843 759.950 71.083 349.492 264.400
Others 5.293.727 1.424.522 1.265.792 504.459 524.366 338.716
Total 51,172,252 45,459,056 15,962,953 10,247,505 7,107,743 5,545,354

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025
Botswana 200.297 266.044 204.677 263.893 372.964 317.136
Unknown 166.934 141.247 175.233 141.767 108.916 153.139
Lesotho 67.013 95.134 100.363 101.402 121.840 110.060
Namibia 7.864 11.428 11.768 81.722 8.152 10.411
Zambia 21.195 14.178 8.709 22.063 11.651 24.833
Zimbabwe 21.339 14.411 11.505 12.249 4.692 4.678
Mozambique 1.431 6.325 2.869 11.263 4.207 16.699
Democratic Republic... 1.958 4.163 2.299 2.125
China 1.573 2.363 92 15 28 2.180
Singapore 670 1.089 1.108 798 360 239
Others 1.761 5.315 3.101 1.552 6.564 5.691
Total 492,034 561,698 519,425 639,022 641,499 645,066

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
India 44.745.119 36.324.963 148.026.488 72.137.587 75.648.085 68.446.037
Pakistan 11.167.186 40.967.616 18.804.640 869.321 24.966.708 21.007.868
Bangladesh 6.355.025 12.048.794 30.253.852 143.615
Netherlands 127.943 199.546 1.381.777 4.715.927 10.184.654 3.746.752
Kenya 2.301.173 8.036.358 4.538.336
United Kingdom 613.190 36.217 3.647.163 2.033.403
United Arab Emirates 400.083 173.212 3.908.851 492.262 59.175
Spain 120.524 1.020.315 776.021 1.233.960
Germany 167.718 126.221 1.454.021 741.594 385.466
Thailand 325.927 1.074.143 574.879 509.251
Others 4.591.797 1.075.388 1.792.926 5.848.327 2.328.071 3.309.573
Total 70,301,516 90,993,454 204,741,207 91,402,681 125,348,948 103,177,243

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025
India 8.318.952 5.413.070 5.143.032 6.099.997 8.225.870 7.034.799
Pakistan 1.832.610 2.777.788 2.208.007 2.084.647 1.357.664 704.902
Kenya 205.739 414.699 135.003 215.248 330.156 931.144
Niger 513.635 266.337 285.707 640.134 284.329
Netherlands 244.509 371.171 178.169 635.047 270.622
Spain 254.844 200.173 188.286 179.734 226.361
Thailand 69.475 46.034 189.812
Angola 300.350
Germany 46.025 10.689 37.213 21.992 53.693
Hong Kong 65.136 83.949
Others 26.445 50.020 79.990
Total 10,998,599 9,701,224 8,521,532 8,865,333 11,390,867 9,775,651

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Importaciones
Botswana 2.434.471 6.015.117 6.130.914 4.052.113 3.283.225 2.397.715
Brazil 8.938.727 13.888.342 779.402 107
Unknown 1.600.368 10.017.495 3.843.764 4.035.685 1.341.025 1.377.340
Malaysia 10.718.200 3.418.602
Thailand 7.073.204 3.025.783 2.083
Zimbabwe 3.170.719 3.809.464 1.033.994 256.135 342.975 124.006
Turkey 8.439.011 517 53 115 203 115
Lesotho 459.084 1.375.918 1.381.146 897.802 932.687 882.351
Zambia 1.243.914 1.442.454 767.937 430.112 333.771 158.521
Namibia 1.800.827 1.040.843 759.950 71.083 349.492 264.400
Others 5.293.727 1.424.522 1.265.792 504.459 524.366 338.716
Total 51,172,252 45,459,056 15,962,953 10,247,505 7,107,743 5,545,354

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Exportaciones
India 44.745.119 36.324.963 148.026.488 72.137.587 75.648.085 68.446.037
Pakistan 11.167.186 40.967.616 18.804.640 869.321 24.966.708 21.007.868
Bangladesh 6.355.025 12.048.794 30.253.852 143.615
Netherlands 127.943 199.546 1.381.777 4.715.927 10.184.654 3.746.752
Kenya 2.301.173 8.036.358 4.538.336
United Kingdom 613.190 36.217 3.647.163 2.033.403
United Arab Emirates 400.083 173.212 3.908.851 492.262 59.175
Spain 120.524 1.020.315 776.021 1.233.960
Germany 167.718 126.221 1.454.021 741.594 385.466
Thailand 325.927 1.074.143 574.879 509.251
Others 4.591.797 1.075.388 1.792.926 5.848.327 2.328.071 3.309.573
Total 70,301,516 90,993,454 204,741,207 91,402,681 125,348,948 103,177,243

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: scrap iron - ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025
Importaciones
Botswana 200.297 266.044 204.677 263.893 372.964 317.136
Unknown 166.934 141.247 175.233 141.767 108.916 153.139
Lesotho 67.013 95.134 100.363 101.402 121.840 110.060
Namibia 7.864 11.428 11.768 81.722 8.152 10.411
Zambia 21.195 14.178 8.709 22.063 11.651 24.833
Zimbabwe 21.339 14.411 11.505 12.249 4.692 4.678
Mozambique 1.431 6.325 2.869 11.263 4.207 16.699
Democratic Republic... 1.958 4.163 2.299 2.125
China 1.573 2.363 92 15 28 2.180
Singapore 670 1.089 1.108 798 360 239
Others 1.761 5.315 3.101 1.552 6.564 5.691
Total 492,034 561,698 519,425 639,022 641,499 645,066

Date
Import Countries
 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025
Exportaciones
India 8.318.952 5.413.070 5.143.032 6.099.997 8.225.870 7.034.799
Pakistan 1.832.610 2.777.788 2.208.007 2.084.647 1.357.664 704.902
Kenya 205.739 414.699 135.003 215.248 330.156 931.144
Niger 513.635 266.337 285.707 640.134 284.329
Netherlands 244.509 371.171 178.169 635.047 270.622
Spain 254.844 200.173 188.286 179.734 226.361
Thailand 69.475 46.034 189.812
Angola 300.350
Germany 46.025 10.689 37.213 21.992 53.693
Hong Kong 65.136 83.949
Others 26.445 50.020 79.990
Total 10,998,599 9,701,224 8,521,532 8,865,333 11,390,867 9,775,651