This page displays a table with South Africa Imports By Category in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.
| South Africa Imports By Category |
Value |
Year |
|
Total
|
$111.24B
|
2025
|
|
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products
|
$19.63B
|
2025
|
|
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers
|
$14.85B
|
2025
|
|
Electrical, electronic equipment
|
$11.04B
|
2025
|
|
Vehicles other than railway, tramway
|
$9.28B
|
2025
|
|
Commodities not specified according to kind
|
$9.08B
|
2025
|
|
Plastics
|
$3.03B
|
2025
|
|
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus
|
$2.69B
|
2025
|
|
Pharmaceutical products
|
$2.66B
|
2025
|
|
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins
|
$2.14B
|
2025
|
|
Miscellaneous chemical products
|
$2.13B
|
2025
|
|
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope
|
$1.81B
|
2025
|
|
Iron and steel
|
$1.62B
|
2025
|
|
Organic chemicals
|
$1.49B
|
2025
|
|
Rubbers
|
$1.44B
|
2025
|
|
Cereals
|
$1.42B
|
2025
|
|
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries
|
$1.32B
|
2025
|
|
Aircraft, spacecraft
|
$1.31B
|
2025
|
|
Articles of iron or steel
|
$1.27B
|
2025
|
|
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted
|
$1.15B
|
2025
|
|
Fertilizers
|
$1.14B
|
2025
|
|
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board
|
$1.14B
|
2025
|
|
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted
|
$1.11B
|
2025
|
|
Footwear, gaiters and the like,
|
$1.04B
|
2025
|
|
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products
|
$996.41M
|
2025
|