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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June 2026 overview 

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

                  R193,575,224,071                       R175,823,708,498
                                                                  R17,751,515,573
Top 5 countries we exported to: Top 5 countries we imported from:
  1. China (12.5%)
  2. United States (7.7%)
  3. Germany (7.4%)
  4. Japan (5.6%)
  5. United Kingdom (4.0%)
  1. China (22.7%)
  2. India (12.2%)
  3. Nigeria (6.8%)
  4. United States (6.3%)
  5. Germany (5.7%)

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