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 1.707.615
Brazil 8.938.727 13.888.342 779.402 60
Unknown 1.600.368 10.017.495 3.843.764 4.035.685 1.341.025 1.115.284
Malaysia 10.718.200 3.418.602
Thailand 7.073.204 3.025.783 2.083
Zimbabwe 3.170.719 3.809.464 1.033.994 256.135 342.975 114.637
Turkey 8.439.011 517 53 115 203
Lesotho 459.084 1.375.918 1.381.146 897.802 932.687 650.451
Zambia 1.243.914 1.442.454 767.937 430.112 333.771 122.037
Namibia 1.800.827 1.040.843 759.950 71.083 349.492 245.837
Others 5.293.727 1.424.522 1.265.792 504.459 524.366 300.785
Total 51,172,252 45,459,056 15,962,953 10,247,505 7,107,743 4,258,789

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
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Botswana 242.286 214.535 200.297 266.044 204.677 263.893
Unknown 137.037 109.471 166.934 141.247 175.233 141.767
Lesotho 78.229 83.315 67.013 95.134 100.363 101.402
Namibia 73.485 6.665 7.864 11.428 11.768 81.722
Zambia 11.247 11.370 21.195 14.178 8.709 22.063
China 1.373 82.832 1.573 2.363 92 15
Zimbabwe 7.686 5.937 21.339 14.411 11.505 12.249
Mozambique 608 5.342 1.431 6.325 2.869 11.263
Democratic Republic... 10.824 8.246 1.958 4.163 2.299
Singapore 1.912 2.350 670 1.089 1.108 798
Others 8.774 6.480 1.761 5.315 3.101 1.552
Total 573,461 536,543 492,034 561,698 519,425 639,022

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 53.185.367
Pakistan 11.167.186 40.967.616 18.804.640 869.321 24.966.708 18.945.302
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 2.841.082
Kenya 2.301.173 8.036.358 3.277.036
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 1.007.600
Germany 167.718 126.221 1.454.021 741.594 309.781
China 13.535 943.075 1.382.802
Others 4.578.262 1.075.388 1.175.778 5.539.667 2.902.950 2.444.556
Total 70,301,516 90,993,454 204,741,207 91,402,681 125,348,948 82,010,725

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
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
India 8.272.035 6.908.560 8.318.952 5.413.070 5.143.032 6.099.997
Pakistan 1.262.509 1.752.234 1.832.610 2.777.788 2.208.007 2.084.647
Netherlands 199.674 846.514 244.509 371.171 178.169
Kenya 456.810 363.369 205.739 414.699 135.003 215.248
Niger 513.635 266.337 285.707
Spain 184.563 254.844 200.173 188.286 179.734
Angola 300.350
Germany 100.836 77.953 46.025 10.689 37.213
Thailand 29.332 58.632 69.475
Hong Kong 62.271 65.136
Others 26.445 00
Total 10,568,030 10,007,262 10,998,599 9,701,224 8,521,532 8,865,333

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 1.707.615
Brazil 8.938.727 13.888.342 779.402 60
Unknown 1.600.368 10.017.495 3.843.764 4.035.685 1.341.025 1.115.284
Malaysia 10.718.200 3.418.602
Thailand 7.073.204 3.025.783 2.083
Zimbabwe 3.170.719 3.809.464 1.033.994 256.135 342.975 114.637
Turkey 8.439.011 517 53 115 203
Lesotho 459.084 1.375.918 1.381.146 897.802 932.687 650.451
Zambia 1.243.914 1.442.454 767.937 430.112 333.771 122.037
Namibia 1.800.827 1.040.843 759.950 71.083 349.492 245.837
Others 5.293.727 1.424.522 1.265.792 504.459 524.366 300.785
Total 51,172,252 45,459,056 15,962,953 10,247,505 7,107,743 4,258,789

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 53.185.367
Pakistan 11.167.186 40.967.616 18.804.640 869.321 24.966.708 18.945.302
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 2.841.082
Kenya 2.301.173 8.036.358 3.277.036
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 1.007.600
Germany 167.718 126.221 1.454.021 741.594 309.781
China 13.535 943.075 1.382.802
Others 4.578.262 1.075.388 1.175.778 5.539.667 2.902.950 2.444.556
Total 70,301,516 90,993,454 204,741,207 91,402,681 125,348,948 82,010,725

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
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Importaciones
Botswana 242.286 214.535 200.297 266.044 204.677 263.893
Unknown 137.037 109.471 166.934 141.247 175.233 141.767
Lesotho 78.229 83.315 67.013 95.134 100.363 101.402
Namibia 73.485 6.665 7.864 11.428 11.768 81.722
Zambia 11.247 11.370 21.195 14.178 8.709 22.063
China 1.373 82.832 1.573 2.363 92 15
Zimbabwe 7.686 5.937 21.339 14.411 11.505 12.249
Mozambique 608 5.342 1.431 6.325 2.869 11.263
Democratic Republic... 10.824 8.246 1.958 4.163 2.299
Singapore 1.912 2.350 670 1.089 1.108 798
Others 8.774 6.480 1.761 5.315 3.101 1.552
Total 573,461 536,543 492,034 561,698 519,425 639,022

Date
Import Countries
 03 - 2025 04 - 2025 05 - 2025 06 - 2025 07 - 2025 08 - 2025
Exportaciones
India 8.272.035 6.908.560 8.318.952 5.413.070 5.143.032 6.099.997
Pakistan 1.262.509 1.752.234 1.832.610 2.777.788 2.208.007 2.084.647
Netherlands 199.674 846.514 244.509 371.171 178.169
Kenya 456.810 363.369 205.739 414.699 135.003 215.248
Niger 513.635 266.337 285.707
Spain 184.563 254.844 200.173 188.286 179.734
Angola 300.350
Germany 100.836 77.953 46.025 10.689 37.213
Thailand 29.332 58.632 69.475
Hong Kong 62.271 65.136
Others 26.445 00
Total 10,568,030 10,007,262 10,998,599 9,701,224 8,521,532 8,865,333