South Africa Imports from China was US$21.91 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2024.


South Africa Imports from China Value Year
Electrical, electronic equipment $7.70B 2023
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $3.94B 2023
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $1.07B 2023
Iron and steel $623.41M 2023
Plastics $592.89M 2023
Organic chemicals $516.59M 2023
Articles of iron or steel $497.60M 2023
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $462.05M 2023
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $441.48M 2023
Commodities not specified according to kind $418.63M 2023
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $402.51M 2023
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $364.28M 2023
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $362.84M 2023
Rubbers $330.34M 2023
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $290.02M 2023
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $285.84M 2023
Aluminum $251.27M 2023
Miscellaneous chemical products $241.60M 2023
Toys, games, sports requisites $238.44M 2023
Manmade filaments $201.50M 2023
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $174.23M 2023
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $157.11M 2023
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $150.01M 2023
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $134.75M 2023
Knitted or crocheted fabric $133.27M 2023
Ceramic products $117.94M 2023
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $113.16M 2023
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $110.71M 2023
Glass and glassware $105.73M 2023
Fertilizers $81.21M 2023
Products of animal origin $76.81M 2023
Manmade staple fibers $69.00M 2023
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $68.09M 2023
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $67.21M 2023
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $65.49M 2023
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $64.81M 2023
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $64.50M 2023
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $62.38M 2023
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $59.11M 2023
Headgear and $56.44M 2023
Copper $53.55M 2023
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $50.00M 2023
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $44.25M 2023
Pharmaceutical products $41.44M 2023
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $41.23M 2023
Cotton $40.11M 2023
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $39.76M 2023
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $32.84M 2023
Clocks and watches $31.96M 2023
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $30.49M 2023
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $30.27M 2023
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $23.68M 2023
Sugars and sugar confectionery $23.65M 2023
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $22.07M 2023
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $18.35M 2023
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $16.19M 2023
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $15.47M 2023
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $13.86M 2023
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $13.38M 2023
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $13.26M 2023
Miscellaneous edible preparations $12.96M 2023
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $12.48M 2023
Aircraft, spacecraft $12.39M 2023
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $11.51M 2023
Photographic or cinematographic goods $11.34M 2023
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $9.25M 2023
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $8.31M 2023
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $7.69M 2023
Ores slag and ash $7.46M 2023
Lac, gums, resins $7.18M 2023
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $6.52M 2023
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $6.40M 2023
Lead $5.58M 2023
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $4.52M 2023
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $4.13M 2023
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $3.78M 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $2.75M 2023
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $2.54M 2023
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $2.43M 2023
Silk $1.82M 2023
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $1.36M 2023
Zinc $1.36M 2023
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $1.32M 2023
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $1.22M 2023
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $1.19M 2023
Cereals $1.18M 2023
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $1.06M 2023
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $849.46K 2023
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $719.41K 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $590.93K 2023
Nickel $504.60K 2023
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $265.78K 2023
Cork and articles of cork $185.55K 2023
Tin $130.46K 2023
Live animals $277 2023
Meat and edible meat offal $220 2023
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $18.37M 2022




south africa Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 14042.92 -9688.27 52741.21 -36126.73 ZAR Million [+]
Current Account -165528.00 -34400.00 295264.00 -241123.00 ZAR Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -1.60 -0.50 6.00 -7.50 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 147811.94 153706.44 184982.88 66.10 ZAR Million [+]
Exports 161854.91 144269.91 194076.08 55.80 ZAR Million [+]
External Debt 156096.00 155565.00 185358.00 33262.00 USD Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 1253216.00 1183035.00 1598893.00 29341.00 [+]
Gold Reserves 125.41 125.41 183.51 123.48 Tonnes [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 16185.00 26014.00 562292.00 -13910.00 ZAR Billion [+]
Weapons Sales 48.00 89.00 243.00 0.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]
Terms of Trade 106.40 106.90 130.20 42.30 points [+]
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.83 3.68 0.00 Points [+]