Trade Statistics

Exploring South Africa’s Merchandise Trade Statistics

SARS is the legislatively empowered controlling entity for statistics on the importation and exportation of goods. Exercising this control entails record-keeping, verification, publication and analysis of trade data:

  • Explore South Africa’s Merchandise Trade Statistics through interactive visualisations and other content
  • Download the relevant data you need  
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August 2026 overview 

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

                              R181,796,174,647                              R161,323,142,894
                                                                           R20,473,031,753
Top 5 countries we exported to: Top 5 countries we imported from:
  1. China (11.4%)
  2. Germany (8.4%)
  3. United States (8.0%)
  4. Japan (4.9%)
  5. Zimbabwe (4.0%)
  1. China (23.3%)
  2. India (9.7%)
  3. Germany (6.9%)
  4. United States (5.7%)
  5. Thailand (3.0%)

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