European Union Imports from South Africa was US$21.72 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports from South Africa - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.


European Union Imports from South Africa Value Year
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $5.64B 2024
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $4.32B 2024
Ores slag and ash $2.90B 2024
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $2.09B 2024
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $981.40M 2024
Iron and steel $782.49M 2024
Aluminum $622.49M 2024
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $569.48M 2024
Organic chemicals $311.86M 2024
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $297.00M 2024
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $285.85M 2024
Electrical, electronic equipment $233.08M 2024
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $230.83M 2024
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $204.76M 2024
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $199.57M 2024
Nickel $176.75M 2024
Copper $162.23M 2024
Miscellaneous chemical products $153.29M 2024
Plastics $128.21M 2024
Rubbers $113.38M 2024
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $82.39M 2024
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $77.75M 2024
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $74.39M 2024
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $73.38M 2024
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $71.29M 2024
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $60.78M 2024
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $57.68M 2024
Aircraft, spacecraft $50.43M 2024
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $49.55M 2024
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $48.90M 2024
Sugars and sugar confectionery $45.53M 2024
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $41.38M 2024
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $38.95M 2024
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $38.69M 2024
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $37.86M 2024
Pharmaceutical products $35.97M 2024
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $33.27M 2024
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $31.94M 2024
Articles of iron or steel $27.80M 2024
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $27.42M 2024
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $26.49M 2024
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $20.51M 2024
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $20.17M 2024
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $19.37M 2024
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $17.88M 2024
Glass and glassware $16.87M 2024
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $16.82M 2024
Manmade staple fibers $14.34M 2024
Cereals $12.77M 2024
Fertilizers $10.26M 2024
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $10.10M 2024
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $9.85M 2024
Ceramic products $9.06M 2024
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $8.55M 2024
Miscellaneous edible preparations $7.73M 2024
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $7.20M 2024
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $6.92M 2024
Lac, gums, resins $5.49M 2024
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $5.48M 2024
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $5.29M 2024
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $5.22M 2024
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $5.09M 2024
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $4.81M 2024
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $4.58M 2024
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $3.76M 2024
Toys, games, sports requisites $3.54M 2024
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $2.81M 2024
Lead $2.70M 2024
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $2.45M 2024
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $2.30M 2024
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $2.25M 2024
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $2.23M 2024
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $1.93M 2024
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $1.88M 2024
Live animals $1.86M 2024
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $1.76M 2024
Meat and edible meat offal $1.49M 2024
Products of animal origin $1.32M 2024
Knitted or crocheted fabric $1.10M 2024
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $1.09M 2024
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $901.14K 2024
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $723.72K 2024
Cotton $586.56K 2024
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $521.06K 2024
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $486.67K 2024
Commodities not specified according to kind $367.15K 2024
Manmade filaments $352.92K 2024
Cork and articles of cork $302.21K 2024
Headgear and $292.98K 2024
Clocks and watches $170.70K 2024
Photographic or cinematographic goods $78.7K 2024
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $74.26K 2024
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $30.92K 2024
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $20.95K 2024
Silk $7.17K 2024
Zinc $3.19K 2024
Tin $1.50K 2024




european union Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Current Account to GDP 2.50 2.00 3.20 -1.40 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 205708.00 204326.70 279729.20 52217.00 EUR Million [+]
Exports 213696.60 217361.10 255991.10 42243.20 EUR Million [+]
Balance of Trade 7988.60 13034.40 34203.30 -66846.00 EUR Million [+]