Comex Reports South Africa 81 - other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 8105 - cobalt

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Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
New Zealand 38.259 1.945.485 1.608.051 2.845.559 4.430.821
Greece 434.879 1.356.608 1.696.826 1.158.650 2.547.655
Italy 324 588.400 559.076 389.189 134.060 624.720
Germany 197.252 248.189 125.114 145.855 59.968 321.385
China 294 1.249 125.094 93.298 646.319
Netherlands 157.449 673.096
Norway 553.740 164.576
Canada 289 27.035 20.539 241.668 341.096 8.244
United Kingdom 118.869 69.196 33.525 121.969 14.045 39.560
France 1.336 75.075 86.843 61.852 39.897 39.537
Others 83.202 75.991 653 218.115 30.476 16.248
Total 401,272 2,111,058 4,451,117 5,281,716 4,717,050 8,674,490

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
New Zealand 843.348 952.911 1.178.240 156.680
Greece 143.073 498.522 492.651
China 43.947 20.517 71.262 289.962 10.741
Italy 290.639
Germany 28.201 3.709 33.063 12.669 30.243
France 20.651
Hong Kong 7.641
Canada 3.281 1.582 544
Belgium 67 102 113
United Arab Emirates 35
Total 923,138 977,137 1,273,501 622,880 512,921 824,818

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Netherlands 5.156.874 4.448.441 14.909.843 3.201.181 1.494.600 7.322.405
United States 1.504.098 1.208.737 2.118.032 772.490 3.670.365 12.556.662
China 146 7.647.040 4.720.853 278.608 340.920
Ireland 1.093.410 2.247.812 2.167.473 3.134.882 1.111.412 55.857
Chile 1.683.391 2.249.493 829.502 479.438
United Arab Emirates 28.976 1.380.676 50 2.531.711
Japan 376.168 497.522 516.544 413.019 623.125 779.726
Belgium 70.712 3.816 388.735 577.510 2.075.112
France 919 2.730.321
Brazil 939.912 107.184 1.125.202
Others 1.026.753 641.375 999.003 874.630 1.503.411 4.506.711
Total 10,911,552 18,973,211 22,921,992 14,925,141 9,366,265 34,024,626

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Import Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
United States 117.983 214.799 70.915 255.055 7.209.464 2.946.901
Netherlands 904.783 1.227.541 1.344.708
Belgium 106.823 249.586 389.723 406.926 149.081
Brazil 559.901 171.139 274.966
Japan 83.173 117.063 87.444 158.732
China 340.919
Unknown 1.325 290.897 860 1.605 2.057 1.777
Namibia 20.400 21.612 25.547 24.687 20.831 26.169
Botswana 22.084 28.297 22.100 22.858 25.818 16.762
India 49.185 51.894 28.939
Others 87.625 68.633 115.685 158.613 129.625 215.201
Total 999,314 1,094,147 1,597,872 1,266,844 9,022,263 4,888,269

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Annual FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Annual FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Annual FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Importaciones
New Zealand 38.259 1.945.485 1.608.051 2.845.559 4.430.821
Greece 434.879 1.356.608 1.696.826 1.158.650 2.547.655
Italy 324 588.400 559.076 389.189 134.060 624.720
Germany 197.252 248.189 125.114 145.855 59.968 321.385
China 294 1.249 125.094 93.298 646.319
Netherlands 157.449 673.096
Norway 553.740 164.576
Canada 289 27.035 20.539 241.668 341.096 8.244
United Kingdom 118.869 69.196 33.525 121.969 14.045 39.560
France 1.336 75.075 86.843 61.852 39.897 39.537
Others 83.202 75.991 653 218.115 30.476 16.248
Total 401,272 2,111,058 4,451,117 5,281,716 4,717,050 8,674,490

Date
Import Countries
 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Exportaciones
Netherlands 5.156.874 4.448.441 14.909.843 3.201.181 1.494.600 7.322.405
United States 1.504.098 1.208.737 2.118.032 772.490 3.670.365 12.556.662
China 146 7.647.040 4.720.853 278.608 340.920
Ireland 1.093.410 2.247.812 2.167.473 3.134.882 1.111.412 55.857
Chile 1.683.391 2.249.493 829.502 479.438
United Arab Emirates 28.976 1.380.676 50 2.531.711
Japan 376.168 497.522 516.544 413.019 623.125 779.726
Belgium 70.712 3.816 388.735 577.510 2.075.112
France 919 2.730.321
Brazil 939.912 107.184 1.125.202
Others 1.026.753 641.375 999.003 874.630 1.503.411 4.506.711
Total 10,911,552 18,973,211 22,921,992 14,925,141 9,366,265 34,024,626

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Monthly FOB USD

Chart - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Monthly FOB USD

Table - South Africa - Imports - Evolution / Exports - Evolution - NCE: cobalt - cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: - Monthly FOB USD

Date
Export Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Importaciones
New Zealand 843.348 952.911 1.178.240 156.680
Greece 143.073 498.522 492.651
China 43.947 20.517 71.262 289.962 10.741
Italy 290.639
Germany 28.201 3.709 33.063 12.669 30.243
France 20.651
Hong Kong 7.641
Canada 3.281 1.582 544
Belgium 67 102 113
United Arab Emirates 35
Total 923,138 977,137 1,273,501 622,880 512,921 824,818

Date
Import Countries
 07 - 2025 08 - 2025 09 - 2025 10 - 2025 11 - 2025 12 - 2025
Exportaciones
United States 117.983 214.799 70.915 255.055 7.209.464 2.946.901
Netherlands 904.783 1.227.541 1.344.708
Belgium 106.823 249.586 389.723 406.926 149.081
Brazil 559.901 171.139 274.966
Japan 83.173 117.063 87.444 158.732
China 340.919
Unknown 1.325 290.897 860 1.605 2.057 1.777
Namibia 20.400 21.612 25.547 24.687 20.831 26.169
Botswana 22.084 28.297 22.100 22.858 25.818 16.762
India 49.185 51.894 28.939
Others 87.625 68.633 115.685 158.613 129.625 215.201
Total 999,314 1,094,147 1,597,872 1,266,844 9,022,263 4,888,269