| South Africa Imports By Category |
Value |
Year |
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Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products
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$9.62B
|
2020
|
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Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers
|
$9.06B
|
2020
|
|
Electrical, electronic equipment
|
$7.07B
|
2020
|
|
Commodities not specified according to kind
|
$5.12B
|
2020
|
|
Vehicles other than railway, tramway
|
$4.39B
|
2020
|
|
Pharmaceutical products
|
$2.41B
|
2020
|
|
Plastics
|
$2.04B
|
2020
|
|
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus
|
$1.91B
|
2020
|
|
Miscellaneous chemical products
|
$1.67B
|
2020
|
|
Organic chemicals
|
$1.28B
|
2020
|
|
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope
|
$1.19B
|
2020
|
|
Printed books, newspapers, pictures
|
$1.13B
|
2020
|
|
Cereals
|
$1.10B
|
2020
|
|
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins
|
$1.10B
|
2020
|
|
Rubbers
|
$964.32M
|
2020
|
|
Iron and steel
|
$934.77M
|
2020
|
|
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries
|
$882.37M
|
2020
|
|
Articles of iron or steel
|
$842.31M
|
2020
|
|
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board
|
$826.01M
|
2020
|
|
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted
|
$799.24M
|
2020
|
|
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products
|
$719.34M
|
2020
|
|
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted
|
$698.36M
|
2020
|
|
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing
|
$675.31M
|
2020
|
|
Footwear, gaiters and the like,
|
$666.74M
|
2020
|
|
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings
|
$519.98M
|
2020
|
|
Copper
|
$517.98M
|
2020
|
|
Fertilizers
|
$515.32M
|
2020
|
|
Aluminum
|
$468.95M
|
2020
|
|
Beverages, spirits and vinegar
|
$434.98M
|
2020
|
|
Meat and edible meat offal
|
$427.25M
|
2020
|
|
Sugars and sugar confectionery
|
$405.03M
|
2020
|
|
Aircraft, spacecraft
|
$400.82M
|
2020
|
|
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments
|
$391.37M
|
2020
|
|
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal
|
$369.81M
|
2020
|
|
Ceramic products
|
$360.88M
|
2020
|
|
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder
|
$358.50M
|
2020
|
|
Miscellaneous edible preparations
|
$347.32M
|
2020
|
|
Toys, games, sports requisites
|
$307.10M
|
2020
|
|
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
|
$293.77M
|
2020
|
|
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes
|
$287.36M
|
2020
|
|
Miscellanneous manufactured articles
|
$246.30M
|
2020
|
|
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes
|
$242.20M
|
2020
|
|
Miscellaneous articles of base metal
|
$238.90M
|
2020
|
|
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations
|
$217.84M
|
2020
|
|
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates
|
$216.26M
|
2020
|
|
Coffee, tea, mate and spices
|
$201.95M
|
2020
|
|
Glass and glassware
|
$199.74M
|
2020
|
|
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products
|
$187.39M
|
2020
|
|
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
|
$184.06M
|
2020
|
|
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products
|
$180.48M
|
2020
|
|
Manmade filaments
|
$179.02M
|
2020
|
|
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement
|
$175.69M
|
2020
|
|
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons
|
$168.53M
|
2020
|
|
Cocoa and cocoa preparations
|
$162.55M
|
2020
|
|
Manmade staple fibers
|
$155.25M
|
2020
|
|
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good
|
$154.03M
|
2020
|
|
Knitted or crocheted fabric
|
$153.29M
|
2020
|
|
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits
|
$150.34M
|
2020
|
|
Live animals
|
$138.29M
|
2020
|
|
Zinc
|
$124.21M
|
2020
|
|
Meat, fish and seafood preparations
|
$118.02M
|
2020
|
|
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes
|
$115.11M
|
2020
|
|
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage
|
$111.08M
|
2020
|
|
Cotton
|
$110.00M
|
2020
|
|
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric
|
$107.84M
|
2020
|
|
Products of animal origin
|
$106.73M
|
2020
|
|
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
|
$105.78M
|
2020
|
|
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment
|
$94.46M
|
2020
|
|
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten
|
$90.09M
|
2020
|
|
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste
|
$87.43M
|
2020
|
|
Clocks and watches
|
$70.33M
|
2020
|
|
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric
|
$51.57M
|
2020
|
|
Ships, boats, and other floating structures
|
$50.99M
|
2020
|
|
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair
|
$50.92M
|
2020
|
|
Headgear and
|
$50.03M
|
2020
|
|
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics
|
$48.77M
|
2020
|
|
Photographic or cinematographic goods
|
$42.03M
|
2020
|
|
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets.
|
$37.04M
|
2020
|
|
Ores slag and ash
|
$33.34M
|
2020
|
|
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry
|
$32.15M
|
2020
|
|
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories
|
$30.40M
|
2020
|
|
Lac, gums, resins
|
$30.18M
|
2020
|
|
Carpets and other textile floor coverings
|
$29.14M
|
2020
|
|
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
|
$25.21M
|
2020
|
|
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers
|
$19.72M
|
2020
|
|
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric
|
$18.81M
|
2020
|
|
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
|
$17.17M
|
2020
|
|
Lead
|
$14.75M
|
2020
|
|
Musical instruments, parts and accessories
|
$10.77M
|
2020
|
|
Cork and articles of cork
|
$10.32M
|
2020
|
|
Nickel
|
$7.26M
|
2020
|
|
Tin
|
$6.63M
|
2020
|
|
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips
|
$6.18M
|
2020
|
|
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork
|
$3.73M
|
2020
|
|
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products
|
$3.22M
|
2020
|
|
Silk
|
$2.07M
|
2020
|
|
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures
|
$251.58K
|
2020
|