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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November 2025 overview 

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

                         R188,028,455,272                        R150,293,790,280
                                                                    R37,734,664,992
Top 5 countries we exported to: Top 5 countries we imported from:
  1. China (10.2%)
  2. Germany (8.9%)
  3. United States (7.6%)
  4. Japan (5.3%)
  5. United Kingdom (4.7%)
  1. China (25.6%)
  2. United States (7.1%)
  3. India (7.1%)
  4. Germany (5.3%)
  5. Thailand (2.9%)

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