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 2.588.502
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 1.611.821
Malaysia 10.718.200 3.418.602
Thailand 7.073.204 3.025.783 2.083
Zimbabwe 3.170.719 3.809.464 1.033.994 256.135 342.975 132.026
Turkey 8.439.011 517 53 115 203 115
Lesotho 459.084 1.375.918 1.381.146 897.802 932.687 1.075.914
Zambia 1.243.914 1.442.454 767.937 430.112 333.771 173.469
Namibia 1.800.827 1.040.843 759.950 71.083 349.492 317.501
Others 5.293.727 1.424.522 1.265.792 504.459 524.366 384.017
Total 51,172,252 45,459,056 15,962,953 10,247,505 7,107,743 6,285,556

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
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Botswana 204.677 263.893 372.964 317.136 117.457 73.330
Unknown 175.233 141.767 108.916 153.139 149.799 84.682
Lesotho 100.363 101.402 121.840 110.060 121.420 72.144
Namibia 11.768 81.722 8.152 10.411 05 53.095
Zambia 8.709 22.063 11.651 24.833 13.347 1.602
Mozambique 2.869 11.263 4.207 16.699 11.402 3.821
Zimbabwe 11.505 12.249 4.692 4.678 2.926 5.095
Democratic Republic... 2.299 2.125 2.264 6.729
Singapore 1.108 798 360 239 4.257 1.226
South Africa 51 936 3.483 1.298
Others 3.142 1.566 6.592 6.936 7.153 3.669
Total 519,425 639,022 641,499 645,066 433,512 306,690

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 80.652.298
Pakistan 11.167.186 40.967.616 18.804.640 869.321 24.966.708 22.041.303
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 4.599.772
Kenya 2.301.173 8.036.358 6.354.842
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 1.468.064
Germany 167.718 126.221 1.454.021 741.594 494.750
Taiwan 62.692 2.058.943 845.851
Others 4.591.797 1.075.388 2.056.160 4.863.527 2.902.950 4.241.927
Total 70,301,516 90,993,454 204,741,207 91,402,681 125,348,948 120,698,806

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
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
India 5.143.032 6.099.997 8.225.870 7.034.799 6.615.778 5.590.483
Pakistan 2.208.007 2.084.647 1.357.664 704.902 736.482 296.953
Kenya 135.003 215.248 330.156 931.144 1.003.068 813.438
Netherlands 178.169 635.047 270.622 638.362 214.658
Niger 266.337 285.707 640.134 284.329 31.773
Taiwan 117.607 728.244
Spain 188.286 179.734 226.361 120.617 113.487
Thailand 46.034 189.812 86.300
Angola 300.350
Germany 37.213 21.992 53.693 74.874 34.410
Others 65.136 133.969 79.990 101.341 203.689
Total 8,521,532 8,865,333 11,390,867 9,775,651 9,526,201 7,995,362

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 2.588.502
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 1.611.821
Malaysia 10.718.200 3.418.602
Thailand 7.073.204 3.025.783 2.083
Zimbabwe 3.170.719 3.809.464 1.033.994 256.135 342.975 132.026
Turkey 8.439.011 517 53 115 203 115
Lesotho 459.084 1.375.918 1.381.146 897.802 932.687 1.075.914
Zambia 1.243.914 1.442.454 767.937 430.112 333.771 173.469
Namibia 1.800.827 1.040.843 759.950 71.083 349.492 317.501
Others 5.293.727 1.424.522 1.265.792 504.459 524.366 384.017
Total 51,172,252 45,459,056 15,962,953 10,247,505 7,107,743 6,285,556

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 80.652.298
Pakistan 11.167.186 40.967.616 18.804.640 869.321 24.966.708 22.041.303
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 4.599.772
Kenya 2.301.173 8.036.358 6.354.842
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 1.468.064
Germany 167.718 126.221 1.454.021 741.594 494.750
Taiwan 62.692 2.058.943 845.851
Others 4.591.797 1.075.388 2.056.160 4.863.527 2.902.950 4.241.927
Total 70,301,516 90,993,454 204,741,207 91,402,681 125,348,948 120,698,806

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
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Importaciones
Botswana 204.677 263.893 372.964 317.136 117.457 73.330
Unknown 175.233 141.767 108.916 153.139 149.799 84.682
Lesotho 100.363 101.402 121.840 110.060 121.420 72.144
Namibia 11.768 81.722 8.152 10.411 05 53.095
Zambia 8.709 22.063 11.651 24.833 13.347 1.602
Mozambique 2.869 11.263 4.207 16.699 11.402 3.821
Zimbabwe 11.505 12.249 4.692 4.678 2.926 5.095
Democratic Republic... 2.299 2.125 2.264 6.729
Singapore 1.108 798 360 239 4.257 1.226
South Africa 51 936 3.483 1.298
Others 3.142 1.566 6.592 6.936 7.153 3.669
Total 519,425 639,022 641,499 645,066 433,512 306,690

Date
Import Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Exportaciones
India 5.143.032 6.099.997 8.225.870 7.034.799 6.615.778 5.590.483
Pakistan 2.208.007 2.084.647 1.357.664 704.902 736.482 296.953
Kenya 135.003 215.248 330.156 931.144 1.003.068 813.438
Netherlands 178.169 635.047 270.622 638.362 214.658
Niger 266.337 285.707 640.134 284.329 31.773
Taiwan 117.607 728.244
Spain 188.286 179.734 226.361 120.617 113.487
Thailand 46.034 189.812 86.300
Angola 300.350
Germany 37.213 21.992 53.693 74.874 34.410
Others 65.136 133.969 79.990 101.341 203.689
Total 8,521,532 8,865,333 11,390,867 9,775,651 9,526,201 7,995,362