Question NW2347 to the Minister of Trade and Industry
24 August 2018 - NW2347
Mente, Ms NV to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
What are the top five products in each category and Rand value that South Africa (a) imported and (b) exported in each of the past five years?
Reply:
Although South Africa is a relatively diversified economy importing and exporting products from a number of different sectors including agriculture, mining and manufacturing, our export basket is still dominated by primary products from mining and agriculture.
The top 5 products from agriculture, mining and manufacturing South Africa imported over the past 5 years are as follows:
Agricultural Products – Imports
Top 5 agricultural products SA imported from the world in the past 5 years |
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SA top 5 agricultural imports from the world |
2013 |
SA top 5 agricultural imports from the world |
2014 |
SA top 5 agricultural imports from the world |
2015 |
SA top 5 agricultural imports from the world |
2016 |
SA top 5 agricultural imports from the world |
2017 |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
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Rice: Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed |
6,281 |
Durum wheat: Other |
5,004 |
Durum wheat: Other |
6,016 |
Rice: Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed |
5,975 |
Rice: Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed |
6,015 |
Durum wheat: Other |
3,702 |
Rice: Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed |
4,390 |
Rice: Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed |
5,361 |
Maize (corn): Other |
4,586 |
Durum wheat: Other |
4,369 |
Cuts and offal, frozen:Other |
2,038 |
Cuts and offal, frozen:Other |
2,282 |
Palm nuts and kernels |
1,763 |
Durum wheat: Other |
4,453 |
Palm nuts and kernels |
2,345 |
Not cut in pieces, frozen: Mechanically deboned meat |
712 |
Not cut in pieces, frozen: Mechanically deboned meat |
728 |
Maize (corn): Other |
1,673 |
Dried kernels or grains fit for human consumption, not further prepared or processed and not packaged as seeds (excluding popcorn (Zea mays everta)) |
3,777 |
Cattle: Other |
1,976 |
Malt, whether or not roasted: Of barley |
591 |
Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken |
632 |
Cattle: Other |
1,063 |
Palm nuts and kernels |
2,179 |
Not cut in pieces, frozen: Mechanically deboned meat |
1,364 |
Agricultural Products - Exports
Top 5 agricultural products SA Exported to the world in the past 5 years |
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SA top 5 agricultural export to the world |
2013 |
SA top 5 agricultural export to the world |
2014 |
SA top 5 agricultural export to the world |
2015 |
SA top 5 agricultural export to the world |
2016 |
SA top 5 agricultural export to the world |
2017 |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
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Maize (corn): Other |
6,467 |
Oranges: Fresh |
6,542 |
Oranges: Fresh |
7,609 |
Oranges: Fresh |
8,807 |
Oranges: Fresh |
10,002 |
Oranges: Fresh |
5,660 |
Grapes: Fresh |
5,392 |
Grapes: Fresh |
6,126 |
Grapes: Fresh |
6,408 |
Grapes: Fresh |
7,209 |
Apples |
4,282 |
Maize (corn): Other |
4,318 |
Apples |
4,861 |
Apples |
5,274 |
Maize (corn): Other |
5,018 |
Grapes: Fresh |
4,260 |
Apples |
3,838 |
Lemons: Fresh |
3,066 |
Lemons: Fresh |
3,869 |
Apples |
4,981 |
Pears |
1,853 |
Lemons: Fresh |
2,470 |
Pears |
2,062 |
Maize (corn): Other |
3,844 |
Lemons: Fresh |
3,882 |
Mining Products – Imports
Top 5 mining products SA imported from the world over the past 5 years |
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SA top 5 mining imports from the world |
2013 |
SA top 5 mining imports from the world |
2014 |
SA top 5 mining imports from the world |
2015 |
SA top 5 mining imports from the world |
2016 |
SA top 5 mining imports from the world |
2017 |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
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Precious metal ores and concentrates: Other |
1,363 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Other coal |
1,140 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Other coal |
1,221 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Other coal |
1,396 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Other coal |
2,320 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Other coal |
1,014 |
Portland cement: Other |
827 |
Nickel ores and concentrates |
736 |
Nickel ores and concentrates |
1,367 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Bituminous coal |
1,610 |
Iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites): Agglomerated |
669 |
Iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites): Agglomerated |
684 |
Portland cement: Other |
509 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Bituminous coal |
408 |
Iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites): Agglomerated |
650 |
Portland cement: Other |
628 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Bituminous coal |
592 |
Iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites): Agglomerated |
469 |
Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure: Other |
315 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Other coal |
609 |
Zinc ores and concentrates |
592 |
Cobalt ores and concentrates |
320 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Bituminous coal |
467 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Bituminous coal |
303 |
Sulphur of all kinds (excluding sublimed sulphur, precipitated sulphur and colloidal sulphur) |
372 |
Mining Products – Exports
Top 5 mining products SA exported to the world over the past 5 years |
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SA top 5 Mining exports to the world |
2013 |
SA top 5 Mining exports to the world |
2014 |
SA top 5 Mining exports to the world |
2015 |
SA top 5 Mining exports to the world |
2016 |
SA top 5 Mining exports to the world |
2017 |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
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Non-monetary: Other semi-manufactured forms (Gold) |
65,899 |
Non-monetary: Other semi-manufactured forms (Gold) |
62,654 |
Non-monetary: Other semi-manufactured forms (Gold) |
67,663 |
Non-monetary: Other semi-manufactured forms (Gold) |
67,355 |
Non-monetary: Other semi-manufactured forms (Gold) |
66,411 |
Iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites): Agglomerated |
41,221 |
Iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites): Agglomerated |
28,508 |
Iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites): Agglomerated |
23,624 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Bituminous coal |
26,924 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Bituminous coal |
30,330 |
Iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites): Non-agglomerated |
16,317 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Bituminous coal |
20,159 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Bituminous coal |
21,642 |
Iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites): Agglomerated |
19,992 |
Iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites): Agglomerated |
25,543 |
Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: Bituminous coal |
15,020 |
Iron ores and concentrates (excluding roasted iron pyrites): Non-agglomerated |
14,776 |
Platinum: Unwrought or in powder form |
11,310 |
Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20 per cent or more, calculated on the dry mass |
12,534 |
Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20 per cent or more, calculated on the dry mass |
17,016 |
Platinum: Other |
12,743 |
Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20 per cent or more, calculated on the dry mass |
8,065 |
Chromium ores and concentrates |
9,839 |
Chromium ores and concentrates |
11,574 |
Chromium ores and concentrates |
15,171 |
Manufactured Products –Imports
Top 5 manufactured products SA imported from the world over the past 5 years |
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SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world |
2013 |
SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world |
2014 |
SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world |
2015 |
SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world |
2016 |
SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world |
2017 |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
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Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
142,050 |
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
175,840 |
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
98,451 |
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
96,078 |
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
85,531 |
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excluding crude); |
42,457 |
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excluding crude); |
44,758 |
Original equipment components: for motor cars (including station wagons) of heading 87.03 (excluding tyres) |
43,490 |
Original equipment components: for motor cars (including station wagons) of heading 87.03 (excluding tyres) |
45,165 |
Original equipment components: for motor cars (including station wagons) of heading 87.03 (excluding tyres) |
46,676 |
Original equipment components: for motor cars (including station wagons) of heading 87.03 (excluding tyres) |
28,762 |
Original equipment components: for motor cars (including station wagons) of heading 87.03 (excluding tyres) |
34,346 |
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excluding crude); |
38,202 |
Original equipment components: For motor vehicles for the transport of goods of heading 87.04, of a vehicle mass not exceeding 2 000 kg or of a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg, or of a mass not exceeding 1 600 kg or of a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg per chassis fitted with a cab (excluding dumpers designed for off-highway use, shuttle cars and low construction flame-proof vehicles, for use in underground mines and off-the-road logging trucks; excluding tyres) |
27,070 |
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excluding crude); |
37,222 |
Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: Designed for use when carried in the hand or on the person |
20,823 |
Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: Designed for use when carried in the hand or on the person |
21,280 |
Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: Designed for use when carried in the hand or on the person |
21,286 |
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excluding crude); |
23,355 |
Original equipment components: For motor vehicles for the transport of goods of heading 87.04, of a vehicle mass not exceeding 2 000 kg or of a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg, or of a mass not exceeding 1 600 kg or of a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg per chassis fitted with a cab (excluding dumpers designed for off-highway use, shuttle cars and low construction flame-proof vehicles, for use in underground mines and off-the-road logging trucks; excluding tyres) |
26,442 |
Motor cars of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³: other |
18,658 |
Original equipment components: For motor vehicles for the transport of goods of heading 87.04, of a vehicle mass not exceeding 2 000 kg or of a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg, or of a mass not exceeding 1 600 kg or of a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg per chassis fitted with a cab (excluding dumpers designed for off-highway use, shuttle cars and low construction flame-proof vehicles, for use in underground mines and off-the-road logging trucks; excluding tyres) |
17,955 |
Original equipment components: For motor vehicles for the transport of goods of heading 87.04, of a vehicle mass not exceeding 2 000 kg or of a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg, or of a mass not exceeding 1 600 kg or of a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg per chassis fitted with a cab (excluding dumpers designed for off-highway use, shuttle cars and low construction flame-proof vehicles, for use in underground mines and off-the-road logging trucks; excluding tyres) |
19,886 |
Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus: other |
19,696 |
Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus: other |
20,459 |
Manufactured Products – Exports
Top 5 manufactured products SA exported to the world over the past 5 years |
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SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the world |
2013 |
SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the world |
2014 |
SA top 5 Mining exports to the world |
2015 |
SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the world |
2016 |
SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the world |
2017 |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
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Vehicles of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³: Other |
14,841 |
Vehicles of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³: Other |
12,246 |
Ferro-chromium: Containing by mass more than 4 per cent of carbon |
16,570 |
Ferro-chromium: Containing by mass more than 4 per cent of carbon |
17,646 |
Vehicles of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³: Other |
11,348 |
Ferro-chromium: Containing by mass more than 4 per cent of carbon |
10,182 |
Ferro-chromium: Containing by mass more than 4 per cent of carbon |
12,033 |
Vehicles of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³: Other |
12,888 |
Vehicles of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³: Other |
13,607 |
Ferro-chromium: Containing by mass more than 4 per cent of carbon |
11,276 |
Catalytic converters of a kind used for motor vehicles |
7,076 |
Catalytic converters of a kind used for motor vehicles |
8,053 |
Catalytic converters of a kind used for motor vehicles |
7,838 |
Vehicles of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 2 500 cm³: Other |
11,574 |
Vehicles of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 2 500 cm³: Other |
11,049 |
Distillate fuel, as defined in Additional Note 1(g) |
4,590 |
Distillate fuel, as defined in Additional Note 1(g) |
5,290 |
Vehicles of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 2 500 cm³: Other |
7,092 |
Catalytic converters of a kind used for motor vehicles |
8,826 |
Catalytic converters of a kind used for motor vehicles |
8,886 |
Palladium: Unwrought or in powder form |
4,439 |
Vehicles of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 2 500 cm³: Other |
4,285 |
Vehicles of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 2 500 cm³: Other |
6,740 |
Other, double-cab, of a vehicle mass not exceeding 2 000 kg or a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg, or of a mass not exceeding 1 600 kg or a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg per chassis fitted with a cab |
6,258 |
Palladium: Unwrought or in powder form |
7,689 |
Other Manufactured – Imports
Top 5 other manufactured products SA imported from the world over the past 5 years |
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SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world |
2013 |
SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world |
2014 |
SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world |
2015 |
SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world |
2016 |
SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world |
2017 |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
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Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size ("scale") models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds: Other |
1634 |
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size ("scale") models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds: Other |
1984 |
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size ("scale") models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds: Other |
2142 |
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size ("scale") models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds: Other |
2316 |
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size ("scale") models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds: Other |
2218 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: Of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres |
1040 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: Of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres |
1299 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: Of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres |
1284 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: Of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres |
1416 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: Of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres |
1483 |
Games of skill or chance |
583 |
Games of skill or chance |
831 |
Games of skill or chance |
851 |
Games of skill or chance |
939 |
Games of skill or chance |
914 |
Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics |
477 |
Video games consoles and machines (excluding those of subheading 9504.30): Other |
690 |
Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics |
669 |
Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics |
601 |
Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics |
626 |
Video games consoles and machines (excluding those of subheading 9504.30): Other |
458 |
Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics |
569 |
Video games consoles and machines (excluding those of subheading 9504.30): Other |
526 |
Video games consoles and machines (excluding those of subheading 9504.30): Other |
561 |
Video games consoles and machines (excluding those of subheading 9504.30): Other |
604 |
Other Manufactured - Exports
Top 5 other manufactured products SA exported to the world over the past 5 years |
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SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the world |
2013 |
SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the world |
2014 |
SA top 5 Mining exports to the world |
2015 |
SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the world |
2016 |
SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the world |
2017 |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
R' million |
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Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: |
200 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: |
259 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: |
312 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: |
377 |
Of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres |
419 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: Other |
128 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: Other |
203 |
Of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres |
279 |
Of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres |
345 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: |
395 |
Of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres |
107 |
Of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres |
201 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: Other |
207 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: Other |
250 |
Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material: Other |
206 |
Ink-pads |
95 |
Games of skill or chance |
124 |
Napkins for babies and similar articles of plastics or of other materials of headings 39.01 to 39.14 |
114 |
Napkins for babies and similar articles of plastics or of other materials of headings 39.01 to 39.14 |
150 |
Sanitary towels (pads), tampons and napkin liners for babies and similar articles of plastics or of other materials of heading 39.01 to 39.14 |
147 |
Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics |
82 |
Travelling circuses and travelling menageries |
97 |
Sanitary towels (pads), tampons and napkin liners for babies and similar articles of plastics or of other materials of heading 39.01 to 39.14 |
112 |
Sanitary towels (pads), tampons and napkin liners for babies and similar articles of plastics or of other materials of heading 39.01 to 39.14 |
141 |
Napkins for babies and similar articles of plastics or of other materials of headings 39.01 to 39.14 |
141 |