South Africa: imports and exports
ZA · Eurostat (European Commission)
South Africa does not report to a source Voydar holds. This page shows the European Union's trade with South Africa as the EU member states report it.
EU trade with South Africa
As the 27 EU member states report to Eurostat. Imports are what the EU buys from South Africa; exports are what it sells there.
- EU imports from South AfricaAugust 2026
- 2,059EUR million
- EU exports to South AfricaAugust 2026
- 1,906EUR million
Imports and exports by month
Voydar holds one month of this source so far: August 2026. A change on the year is shown once the same month a year earlier has been loaded.
| Month | EU imports from South Africa, EUR million | EU exports to South Africa, EUR million |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 2,059 | 1,906 |
Source: Eurostat Comext: EU international trade in goods by HS, partner and flow (monthly bulk) · August 2026 · retrieved Nov 11, 2026
By EU member state, August 2026
The member states that trade most with South Africa.
EU imports from South Africa
Source: Eurostat Comext: EU international trade in goods by HS, partner and flow (monthly bulk) · August 2026 · retrieved Nov 11, 2026
Most traded commodities, August 2026
Headings of the Harmonized System. The code identifies the heading; the name is Voydar's short name for it.
EU imports from South Africa
| HS code | Commodity | EUR million | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8703 | Passenger cars | 483 | 23.4% |
| 0805 | Citrus fruit | 211 | 10.2% |
| 7110 | Platinum group metals | 178 | 8.7% |
| 2616 | Precious metal ores | 173 | 8.4% |
| 8704 | Trucks and vans | 125 | 6.1% |
| 7112 | Precious metal scrap | 84.5 | 4.1% |
| 7108 | Gold | 75.9 | 3.7% |
| 2601 | Iron ore | 68.9 | 3.3% |
| 8421 | Centrifuges and filtering machinery | 56.5 | 2.7% |
| 7601 | Unwrought aluminum | 49.1 | 2.4% |
EU exports to South Africa
| HS code | Commodity | EUR million | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8708 | Vehicle parts | 143 | 7.5% |
| 2710 | Refined petroleum products | 80.3 | 4.2% |
| 8703 | Passenger cars | 65.5 | 3.4% |
| 8471 | Computers | 60.3 | 3.2% |
| 3004 | Medicaments in measured doses | 57.1 | 3% |
| 8517 | Telephones and network equipment | 54.5 | 2.9% |
| 2843 | HS 2843 | 53.5 | 2.8% |
| 8701 | Tractors and truck tractors | 41.1 | 2.2% |
| 2208 | Spirits and liqueurs | 28 | 1.5% |
| 9018 | Medical and surgical instruments | 26.7 | 1.4% |
Source: Eurostat Comext: EU international trade in goods by HS, partner and flow (monthly bulk) · August 2026 · retrieved Nov 11, 2026
More on South Africa
Sources and licences
Eurostat Comext: EU international trade in goods by HS, partner and flow (monthly bulk) · Eurostat (European Commission)
Source: Eurostat (Comext, international trade in goods), accessed August 2026. Modified: aggregated from CN8 to HS2 (or HS4/HS6); values in EUR as published.
Period held: August 2026 · Retrieved Nov 11, 2026 · Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU) + Comext trade-data exceptions
Modified by Voydar: aggregated from the Combined Nomenclature (CN8) to HS4 headings and HS2 chapters and summed across partners and member states. Intra-EU trade is included. Eurostat's partner codes XU and XI are shown as the United Kingdom.