Top Export Products of South Africa

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

As the south africa export data reveals, the nation's top export products for 2025 were prominently characterized by:

Precious Stones and Metals: 17.9%
Mineral Ores and Ash: 14.6%
Vehicles and Parts: 11.3%
Mineral fuels and oils: 10.8%
Iron and Steel: 5.9%
Machinery and equipment: 5.7%
Edible fruits and nuts: 4.3%
Aluminum and articles: 2.1%
Electrical machinery and equipment: 1.8%
Cereals: 1.4%

These top 10 export items represented a significant 59.40% of South africa's total export value for 2025. When analyzing South africa's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing export categories were Precious Stones and Metals(USD $16,397,507,910.00), Mineral Ores and Ash(USD $13,383,803,736.00), Vehicles and Parts(USD $10,337,721,759.00) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the export landscape included products of the Precious Stones and Metals, Mineral Ores and Ash, Vehicles and Parts as well as electrical machinery & equipment.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of South africa’s top 10 export commodities for 2025.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Export Products of south africa

Top Export Products of South africa

YOY comparison of growth and share of top Export Products of South africa

MOM comparison of growth and share of top Export Products of South africa

Export Products of South africa
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1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL

Top Products		2023	2022	Growth%	2023 Share	2022 Share
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 HSN Code: 87082999 87089990 87082900 Exporters : South africa Exporters 19,858 South africa Exporters Shipment 532,654	Value	$16,291,394,909.01	$8,116,128,468.63	100.73%	0.32%	0.49%
	Shipment	186,385	233,128	-20.05%	3.96%	4.94%
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol.; spirit, Liqueurs and other spiritnous beverages HSN Code: 22082019 22083010 22085010 Exporters : South africa Exporters 1,905 South africa Exporters Shipment 238,464	Value	$3,672,239,563.89	$2,853,264,378.65	28.70%	0.07%	0.17%
	Shipment	80,766	86,181	-6.28%	1.71%	1.82%
Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, Unfermented and not containing added spirit, Whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter - orange juice : HSN Code: 20099010 20098950 20097900 Exporters : South africa Exporters 2,540 South africa Exporters Shipment 202,819	Value	$4,323,691,308.85	$627,806,310.18	588.70%	0.09%	0.04%
	Shipment	65,680	71,597	-8.26%	1.39%	1.52%
Wine of fresh grapes, Including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009 HSN Code: 22042130 22042141 22042142 Exporters : South africa Exporters 5,514 South africa Exporters Shipment 198,344	Value	$5,406,303,502.36	$4,497,469,293.31	20.21%	0.11%	0.27%
	Shipment	70,653	68,495	3.15%	1.50%	1.45%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, Other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, Containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, These oils being the basic cons HSN Code: 27101202 27101230 27101252 Exporters : South africa Exporters 7,718 South africa Exporters Shipment 179,082	Value	$79,667,014,771.58	$34,554,674,434.51	130.55%	1.57%	2.09%
	Shipment	66,231	64,475	2.72%	1.41%	1.37%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 HSN Code: 39269090 39269099 39261000 Exporters : South africa Exporters 22,194 South africa Exporters Shipment 156,859	Value	$3,620,490,390.54	$1,697,951,226.67	113.23%	0.07%	0.10%
	Shipment	53,551	56,363	-4.99%	1.14%	1.19%
Waters, Including mineral waters and aerated waters, Containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, And other non-alcoholic beverages, Not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009 HSN Code: 22021010 22029990 22021090 Exporters : South africa Exporters 3,392 South africa Exporters Shipment 154,936	Value	$3,236,472,733.42	$1,516,237,860.59	113.45%	0.06%	0.09%
	Shipment	52,952	49,924	6.07%	1.12%	1.06%
Other vegetables, Fresh or chilled HSN Code: 07099900 07095100 07099300 Exporters : South africa Exporters 1,356 South africa Exporters Shipment 151,668	Value	$123,056,744.34	$49,149,081.08	150.37%	0.00%	0.00%
	Shipment	58,095	45,244	28.40%	1.23%	0.96%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles : HSN Code: 73181590 73182200 73181200 Exporters : South africa Exporters 14,452 South africa Exporters Shipment 146,983	Value	$24,411,690,258.33	$8,473,146,434.77	188.11%	0.48%	0.51%
	Shipment	50,617	51,156	-1.05%	1.07%	1.08%
Apples, Pears and quinces, Fresh HSN Code: 08081000 08083000 08081090 Exporters : South africa Exporters 3,391 South africa Exporters Shipment 141,577	Value	$5,133,224,834.55	$4,723,983,232.25	8.66%	0.10%	0.29%
	Shipment	50,572	45,318	11.59%	1.07%	0.96%
Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), Including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations HSN Code: 33049990 33041090 33043090 Exporters : South africa Exporters 6,437 South africa Exporters Shipment 134,252	Value	$22,674,939,389.74	$1,883,855,547.43	1103.65%	0.45%	0.11%
	Shipment	42,255	45,358	-6.84%	0.90%	0.96%
Brooms, Brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, Appliances or vehicles), Hand- operated mechanical floor sweepers, Not motorised, Mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; sque HSN Code: 96039090 96032100 96034000 Exporters : South africa Exporters 8,104 South africa Exporters Shipment 128,633	Value	$1,109,320,686.34	$457,864,444.17	142.28%	0.02%	0.03%
	Shipment	43,728	44,572	-1.89%	0.93%	0.94%
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods HSN Code: 87042181 87043181 87042190 Exporters : South africa Exporters 6,437 South africa Exporters Shipment 127,330	Value	$123,817,358,273.62	$45,431,610,666.06	172.54%	2.44%	2.75%
	Shipment	47,840	45,524	5.09%	1.02%	0.96%
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, Of plastics; stoppers, Lids, Caps and other closures, Of plastics HSN Code: 39231000 39239090 39233000 Exporters : South africa Exporters 13,812 South africa Exporters Shipment 127,122	Value	$33,312,330,939.21	$9,915,286,393.66	235.97%	0.66%	0.60%
	Shipment	42,646	44,798	-4.80%	0.90%	0.95%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers: HSN Code: 84212390 84213190 84212330 Exporters : South africa Exporters 14,206 South africa Exporters Shipment 126,875	Value	$21,535,776,080.24	$7,808,316,264.14	175.81%	0.42%	0.47%
	Shipment	46,488	47,080	-1.26%	0.99%	1.00%

Top Products		Oct-24	Nov-24	Growth%	Oct-24 Share	Nov-24 Share
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 HSN Code: 87082999 87089990 87082900 Exporters : South africa Exporters 19,858 South africa Exporters Shipment 532,654	Value	$70,035,055.51	$2,623,488.84	-96.25%	0.68%	0.50%
Shipment	12,449	2,222	-82.15%	2.52%	1.80%
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol.; spirit, Liqueurs and other spiritnous beverages HSN Code: 22082019 22083010 22085010 Exporters : South africa Exporters 1,905 South africa Exporters Shipment 238,464	Value	$347,725,470.16	$1,130,596.04	-99.67%	3.37%	0.21%
Shipment	12,944	539	-95.84%	2.62%	0.44%
Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, Unfermented and not containing added spirit, Whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter - orange juice : HSN Code: 20099010 20098950 20097900 Exporters : South africa Exporters 2,540 South africa Exporters Shipment 202,819	Value	$45,778,612.48	$1,332,240.8	-97.09%	0.44%	0.25%
Shipment	9,181	1,749	-80.95%	1.86%	1.41%
Wine of fresh grapes, Including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009 HSN Code: 22042130 22042141 22042142 Exporters : South africa Exporters 5,514 South africa Exporters Shipment 198,344	Value	$178,041,442.24	$9,506,624.2	-94.66%	1.73%	1.80%
Shipment	6,393	713	-88.85%	1.29%	0.58%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, Other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, Containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, These oils being the basic cons HSN Code: 27101202 27101230 27101252 Exporters : South africa Exporters 7,718 South africa Exporters Shipment 179,082	Value	$117,711,060.65	$16,284,950.09	-86.17%	1.14%	3.08%
Shipment	4,061	1,024	-74.78%	0.82%	0.83%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 HSN Code: 39269090 39269099 39261000 Exporters : South africa Exporters 22,194 South africa Exporters Shipment 156,859	Value	$31,546,206.5	$835,210.59	-97.35%	0.31%	0.16%
Shipment	8,044	1,330	-83.47%	1.63%	1.07%
Waters, Including mineral waters and aerated waters, Containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, And other non-alcoholic beverages, Not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009 HSN Code: 22021010 22029990 22021090 Exporters : South africa Exporters 3,392 South africa Exporters Shipment 154,936	Value	$66,914,404.27	$2,067,389.99	-96.91%	0.65%	0.39%
Shipment	5,857	1,886	-67.80%	1.18%	1.52%
Other vegetables, Fresh or chilled HSN Code: 07099900 07095100 07099300 Exporters : South africa Exporters 1,356 South africa Exporters Shipment 151,668	Value	$4,433,943.84	$107,358.9	-97.58%	0.04%	0.02%
Shipment	4,493	1,793	-60.09%	0.91%	1.45%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles : HSN Code: 73181590 73182200 73181200 Exporters : South africa Exporters 14,452 South africa Exporters Shipment 146,983	Value	$18,422,642.6	$395,876.4	-97.85%	0.18%	0.07%
Shipment	6,177	1,227	-80.14%	1.25%	0.99%
Apples, Pears and quinces, Fresh HSN Code: 08081000 08083000 08081090 Exporters : South africa Exporters 3,391 South africa Exporters Shipment 141,577	Value	$90,000,606.54	$6,701,849.59	-92.55%	0.87%	1.27%
Shipment	4,622	1,281	-72.28%	0.93%	1.04%
Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), Including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations HSN Code: 33049990 33041090 33043090 Exporters : South africa Exporters 6,437 South africa Exporters Shipment 134,252	Value	$111,096,978.38	$948,051.06	-99.15%	1.08%	0.18%
Shipment	9,851	1,670	-83.05%	1.99%	1.35%
Brooms, Brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, Appliances or vehicles), Hand- operated mechanical floor sweepers, Not motorised, Mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; sque HSN Code: 96039090 96032100 96034000 Exporters : South africa Exporters 8,104 South africa Exporters Shipment 128,633	Value	$7,800,809.22	$129,240.06	-98.34%	0.08%	0.02%
Shipment	4,256	815	-80.85%	0.86%	0.66%
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods HSN Code: 87042181 87043181 87042190 Exporters : South africa Exporters 6,437 South africa Exporters Shipment 127,330	Value	$1,410,327,395.01	$23,842,509.54	-98.31%	13.67%	4.51%
Shipment	3,646	675	-81.49%	0.74%	0.55%
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, Of plastics; stoppers, Lids, Caps and other closures, Of plastics HSN Code: 39231000 39239090 39233000 Exporters : South africa Exporters 13,812 South africa Exporters Shipment 127,122	Value	$97,721,611.64	$1,243,269.09	-98.73%	0.95%	0.24%
Shipment	5,620	1,169	-79.20%	1.14%	0.94%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers: HSN Code: 84212390 84213190 84212330 Exporters : South africa Exporters 14,206 South africa Exporters Shipment 126,875	Value	$5,732,762.05	$651,036.02	-88.64%	0.06%	0.12%
Shipment	2,371	529	-77.69%	0.48%	0.43%

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