Applied tariffs
Simple average MFN applied
2026
*
7.9 %
Trade-weighted MFN average
2024
*
7.5 %
Share of MFN duty-free
2026
60.3 %
Bound tariffs
Simple average bound
19.0 %
Binding coverage
93.8 %
Share of bound duty-free
15.1 %
Imports
Total imports: 8,882.1 million USD in 2024
Imports by partner
South Africa
36.3 %
3,228.2
million USD
European Union
11.7 %
1,036.3
million USD
China
11.0 %
978.0
million USD
Other Countries, n.e.s.
4.2 %
374.6
million USD
Peru
3.6 %
322.0
million USD
United Arab Emirates
3.6 %
316.2
million USD
India
3.5 %
314.8
million USD
United States of America
3.2 %
283.6
million USD
Zambia
3.1 %
273.9
million USD
Oman
2.3 %
208.0
million USD
Rest of the World
17.4 %
1,546.4
million USD
Imports by products HS 2022
271012
Light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume "incl. losses" distil at 210°C "ASTM D 86 method" (excl. containing biodiesel)
15.2 %
1,350.6
million USD
260300
Copper ores and concentrates
4.9 %
431.7
million USD
260400
Nickel ores and concentrates
2.7 %
241.8
million USD
710231
Non-industrial diamonds unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted (excl. industrial diamonds)
2.0 %
176.6
million USD
282200
Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides
1.6 %
143.8
million USD
870421
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel", of a gross vehicle weight <= 5 t (excl. dumpers for off-highway use of subheading 8704.10 and special purpose motor vehicles of heading 8705)
1.4 %
126.7
million USD
880240
Aeroplanes and other powered aircraft of an of an unladen weight > 15.000 kg (excl. helicopters, dirigibles and unmanned of heading 8806)
1.3 %
119.2
million USD
100590
Maize (excl. seed for sowing)
1.1 %
97.4
million USD
170199
Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excl. cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar)
0.9 %
80.7
million USD
261690
Precious-metal ores and concentrates (excl. silver ores and oncentrates)
0.9 %
79.7
million USD
Rest of the products
67.9 %
6,033.9
million USD
Exports
Total exports: 6,543.8 million USD in 2024
Exports by destination
European Union
19.6 %
1,285.7
million USD
South Africa
19.0 %
1,242.4
million USD
China
17.2 %
1,122.5
million USD
Botswana
14.9 %
972.7
million USD
Zambia
9.4 %
612.4
million USD
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3.3 %
215.7
million USD
United Arab Emirates
2.9 %
188.2
million USD
United States of America
2.7 %
174.0
million USD
Canada
2.1 %
137.6
million USD
United Kingdom
0.8 %
53.8
million USD
Rest of the World
8.2 %
538.7
million USD
Exports by products HS 2022
261210
Uranium ores and concentrates
16.8 %
1,098.1
million USD
710231
Non-industrial diamonds unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted (excl. industrial diamonds)
12.6 %
821.7
million USD
710812
Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought, for non-monetary purposes (excl. gold in powder form)
12.0 %
786.5
million USD
030474
Frozen fillets of hake "Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp."
5.3 %
345.5
million USD
740319
Copper, refined, unwrought (excl. copper in the form of billets, wire-bars, cathodes and sections of cathodes)
5.2 %
343.3
million USD
271012
Light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume "incl. losses" distil at 210°C "ASTM D 86 method" (excl. containing biodiesel)
4.8 %
311.4
million USD
030355
Frozen jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp."
3.6 %
236.1
million USD
710239
Diamonds, worked, but not mounted or set (excl. industrial diamonds)
3.6 %
233.0
million USD
260400
Nickel ores and concentrates
3.2 %
209.4
million USD
282200
Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides
1.8 %
118.9
million USD
Rest of the products
31.2 %
2,040.0
million USD