Trade in goods with USA SITC (Standard International Trade Classification)
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South Africa trade flows with USA by SITC*) product sections during 2024/10 - 2025/2

*) Standard International Trade Classification (classification system is maintained by the United Nations)


Share of USA's2024/10
%		2024/11
%		2024/12
%		2025/1
%		2025/2
%
Export0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
Import0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.2
Trade in Goods0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8

USA's foreign trade with South Africa, exports to South Africa and imports from South Africa in February 2025


The text of the following analysis is produced by a computer program.

In February South Africa was USA's 22. most important foreign trade partner. Improvement from the previous month was 8 places. Most of the value of trade between the countries consists of the import to USA. South Africa's share of USA's foreign trade in goods in February 2025 represented a share of 0.8 per cent. Share of USA's that month's exports was 0.3 % and 1.2 % of imports. Amounting trade to worth of $3.8 billion was 172.0 per cent bigger than in February of the previous year. In February the trade balance with South Africa was $2.8 billion in deficit for United States of America.

The value of imports from South Africa was 244.8 per cent higher than in February of the previous year, thus amounting to $3.3 billion. More than half of the value of imports was in Sitc897 (jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares, and other articles of precious or semiprecious materials, n.e.s.) representing a share of 69.6 per cent. The second major category of imports was Sitc681 (silver, platinum and other metals of the platinum group), corresponding to the share of 10.9 per cent of imports.

The value of exports to South Africa were 12.8 percent higher than in February of the previous year, thus amounting to $499 million. The largest product groups of exports were: Sitc333 (petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude), which represented a share of 14.4 per cent of total exports, Sitc784 (parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of groups 722, 781, 782 and 783) 7.6 % and Sitc792 (aircraft and associated equipment; spacecraft (including satellites) and spacecraft launch vehicles; parts thereof) 6.5 % of the exports.

Significant increase in trade in goods in early 2025

During January-February, trade in goods with South Africa has grown faster than USA's trade in goods with the rest of the world. During this year trade in goods between countries was significantly higher than in January-February of the previous year. Growth was as high as 115.6 per cent and the value of the trade increased to $6.5 billion. During January-February the value of imports was $5.6 billion. The export value was $878 million. Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the value of imports increased by 162.6 % and the value of exports by 0.8 %. The largest product group in terms of imports has been Sitc897 (jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares, and other articles of precious or semiprecious materials, n.e.s.), worth $3.5 billion. In export the largest value had Sitc333 (petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude), worth being $72 million. From USA's point of view, the trade balance between the countries in January-February remained in deficit. The trade deficit was $4.7 billion. The trade deficit continued to widen compared to the corresponding period in 2024. At that time, the deficit was $1.3 billion.


Table: USA's export to South Africa (ZA) during 2024/10 - 2025/2

2024 / 102024 / 112024 / 122025 / 12025 / 2
million $%million $%million $%million $%million $%
0. Food and live animals 15.9 2.9 17.3 3.6 9.6 2.0 20.1 5.3 40.4 8.1
01. Meat and meat preparations 0.7 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.1
04. Cereals and cereal preparations 6.4 1.2 7.9 1.7 0.2 0.0 13.9 3.7 32.4 6.5
05. Vegetables and fruit 2.5 0.5 3.3 0.7 3.8 0.8 2.4 0.6 4.7 0.9
06. Sugars,sugar preparations and honey 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0
08. Feeding stuff for animals 2.7 0.5 0.8 0.2 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1
09. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations 2.9 0.5 3.0 0.6 2.2 0.5 2.2 0.6 2.3 0.5
1. Beverages and tobacco 2.1 0.4 1.2 0.2 1.7 0.4 2.7 0.7 0.8 0.2
11. Beverages 2.1 0.4 1.1 0.2 1.7 0.4 2.7 0.7 0.8 0.2
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels 25.4 4.6 22.0 4.6 34.0 7.2 10.5 2.8 19.1 3.8
22. Oil seeds,oleaginous fruits 12.4 2.3 9.2 1.9 22.2 4.7 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.5
23. Crude rubber (incl.synthetic) 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1
24. Cork and wood 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.1
25. Pulp and waste paper 4.0 0.7 3.7 0.8 5.9 1.3 4.3 1.1 4.0 0.8
26. Textile fibres and their wastes 3.4 0.6 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.1
27. Crude fertilizers and crude minerals 0.7 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.2
28. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 1.8 0.3 3.7 0.8 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.1 10.0 2.0
29. Crude animal,vegetable materials n.e.s. 1.7 0.3 1.8 0.4 1.8 0.4 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.1
3. Mineral fuels etc 98.2 17.9 62.0 13.0 52.9 11.2 35.2 9.3 123.2 24.7
32. Coal,coke and briquettes 1.7 0.3 7.0 1.5 00 00 00
33. Petroleum and products 96.5 17.6 9.6 2.0 40.9 8.6 8.6 2.3 99.5 19.9
34. Gas,natural and manufactured 00 45.3 9.5 12.0 2.5 26.5 7.0 23.7 4.8
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
43. Processed animal or vegetable oils,etc. 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 00
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s. 62.2 11.3 81.5 17.1 75.6 16.0 57.8 15.2 48.1 9.6
51. Organic chemicals 1.4 0.3 11.3 2.4 3.4 0.7 2.2 0.6 5.4 1.1
52. Inorganic chemicals 5.2 1.0 3.9 0.8 14.9 3.1 5.8 1.5 1.3 0.3
53. Dyeing,tanning and colouring material 1.6 0.3 2.3 0.5 1.7 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.1
54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 17.0 3.1 16.1 3.4 14.6 3.1 10.8 2.8 7.6 1.5
55. Perfume,cleaning etc.preparations 6.1 1.1 5.1 1.1 6.1 1.3 4.1 1.1 5.0 1.0
57. Plastics in primary forms 11.6 2.1 20.1 4.2 11.5 2.4 15.8 4.1 11.8 2.4
58. Plastics in non-primary forms 2.4 0.4 2.8 0.6 2.7 0.6 2.1 0.6 2.3 0.5
59. Chemical materials and products,n.e.s. 16.6 3.0 19.4 4.1 20.4 4.3 16.1 4.2 13.7 2.8
6. Basic manufactures 38.9 7.1 26.5 5.6 23.7 5.0 34.0 8.9 19.5 3.9
62. Rubber manufactures,n.e.s. 4.9 0.9 6.7 1.4 5.4 1.1 16.8 4.4 3.7 0.7
63. Wood and cork manufactures 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1
64. Paper,paperboard and articles thereof 3.9 0.7 3.5 0.7 4.2 0.9 3.9 1.0 1.8 0.4
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc. 1.1 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.1
66. Non-metallic mineral manufactures,n.e.s. 4.3 0.8 4.7 1.0 3.5 0.7 3.6 0.9 4.0 0.8
67. Iron and steel 0.7 0.1 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.1
68. Non-ferrous metals 11.9 2.2 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s. 11.7 2.1 8.1 1.7 8.7 1.8 7.6 2.0 8.1 1.6
7. Machinery,transport equipment 244.6 44.6 214.9 45.1 226.0 47.7 178.4 47.0 197.7 39.6
71. Power generating machinery and equipment 12.3 2.2 9.0 1.9 12.9 2.7 14.6 3.8 16.8 3.4
72. Machinery for specialized industries 31.4 5.7 27.1 5.7 24.3 5.1 12.2 3.2 23.3 4.7
73. Metal working machinery 2.6 0.5 7.3 1.5 6.9 1.4 0.8 0.2 2.1 0.4
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s. 45.9 8.4 36.7 7.7 35.6 7.5 30.1 7.9 34.3 6.9
75. Office machines and adp machines 42.1 7.7 41.9 8.8 8.1 1.7 8.5 2.2 14.5 2.9
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment 14.3 2.6 12.0 2.5 10.3 2.2 10.9 2.9 8.4 1.7
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts 24.0 4.4 18.7 3.9 22.5 4.7 26.9 7.1 21.7 4.3
78. Road vehicles 47.4 8.6 34.5 7.2 72.7 15.3 53.6 14.1 42.1 8.4
79. Other transport equipment 24.7 4.5 27.7 5.8 32.7 6.9 20.9 5.5 34.5 6.9
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 36.1 6.6 30.6 6.4 29.2 6.2 24.0 6.3 27.3 5.5
81. Prefabr.buildings;sanitary,lighting etc.fixtrs 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0
84. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s. 21.7 4.0 15.9 3.3 16.1 3.4 12.8 3.4 15.0 3.0
88. Photographic equipment,optical goods etc. 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.1
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s. 12.7 2.3 12.9 2.7 11.2 2.4 8.8 2.3 10.8 2.2
9. Goods not classified elsewhere 24.6 4.5 19.9 4.2 21.0 4.4 17.1 4.5 22.6 4.5
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified 2.7 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.2
99. (USA Sitc) Estimate of non-canadian low value shipments; compiled low value shipments to canada; and various export shipments not identified by kind 21.9 4.0 19.2 4.0 20.4 4.3 16.5 4.3 21.7 4.4
0-9. All groups combined 548.6 100.0 476.4 100.0 474.1 100.0 379.8 100.0 498.7 100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

Table: Import from South Africa (ZA) to USA during 2024/10 - 2025/2

2024 / 102024 / 112024 / 122025 / 12025 / 2
million $%million $%million $%million $%million $%
0. Food and live animals 43.1 3.3 33.0 2.5 49.5 3.4 27.8 1.2 41.7 1.3
02. Dairy products and birds' eggs 0.2 0.0 00 0.7 0.1 1.9 0.1 0.7 0.0
03. Fish and fish preparations 3.2 0.2 3.6 0.3 2.4 0.2 3.0 0.1 5.3 0.2
05. Vegetables and fruit 37.4 2.9 26.4 2.0 23.1 1.6 20.9 0.9 34.0 1.0
06. Sugars,sugar preparations and honey 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 20.4 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
07. Coffee,tea,cocoa,spices 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0
09. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations 0.9 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.7 0.0 1.3 0.0
1. Beverages and tobacco 4.8 0.4 5.2 0.4 5.5 0.4 4.7 0.2 2.4 0.1
11. Beverages 4.8 0.4 5.2 0.4 5.4 0.4 4.5 0.2 2.4 0.1
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels 44.0 3.4 28.1 2.1 42.3 2.9 19.7 0.9 37.9 1.1
24. Cork and wood 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 00
25. Pulp and waste paper 2.0 0.2 3.7 0.3 1.6 0.1 3.2 0.1 3.9 0.1
27. Crude fertilizers and crude minerals 23.8 1.8 6.1 0.5 23.7 1.6 1.0 0.0 22.8 0.7
28. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 14.4 1.1 16.4 1.2 14.4 1.0 14.3 0.6 9.7 0.3
29. Crude animal,vegetable materials n.e.s. 2.8 0.2 1.4 0.1 1.5 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.4 0.0
3. Mineral fuels etc 6.5 0.5 4.3 0.3 2.4 0.2 7.1 0.3 4.1 0.1
32. Coal,coke and briquettes 1.7 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
33. Petroleum and products 4.7 0.4 4.0 0.3 2.2 0.1 7.0 0.3 4.0 0.1
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 2.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
43. Processed animal or vegetable oils,etc. 00 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.2 00 00
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s. 40.4 3.1 40.6 3.1 45.4 3.1 52.8 2.3 66.2 2.0
51. Organic chemicals 17.5 1.3 7.7 0.6 19.3 1.3 33.2 1.5 24.1 0.7
52. Inorganic chemicals 11.0 0.8 17.8 1.3 10.2 0.7 7.6 0.3 10.7 0.3
53. Dyeing,tanning and colouring material 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.0
54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 2.6 0.2 2.4 0.2 1.4 0.1 0.9 0.0 1.3 0.0
55. Perfume,cleaning etc.preparations 4.5 0.3 6.3 0.5 6.7 0.5 4.9 0.2 5.0 0.2
56. Fertilizers,manufactured 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 20.0 0.6
57. Plastics in primary forms 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.1 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
58. Plastics in non-primary forms 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.0
59. Chemical materials and products,n.e.s. 3.0 0.2 4.4 0.3 5.0 0.3 2.6 0.1 3.1 0.1
6. Basic manufactures 457.8 35.0 469.5 35.5 468.9 32.1 401.9 17.8 679.6 20.4
61. Leather,dressed fur,etc. 0.8 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0
62. Rubber manufactures,n.e.s. 1.7 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.7 0.1 1.0 0.0 1.5 0.0
63. Wood and cork manufactures 0.4 0.0 1.1 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0
64. Paper,paperboard and articles thereof 0.2 0.0 2.3 0.2 1.3 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.9 0.1
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc. 1.4 0.1 1.8 0.1 2.7 0.2 1.3 0.1 0.8 0.0
66. Non-metallic mineral manufactures,n.e.s. 109.3 8.3 96.9 7.3 117.4 8.0 59.4 2.6 86.7 2.6
67. Iron and steel 28.6 2.2 42.3 3.2 23.0 1.6 15.0 0.7 93.0 2.8
68. Non-ferrous metals 309.4 23.6 318.0 24.0 316.9 21.7 319.1 14.2 492.1 14.7
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s. 6.1 0.5 4.5 0.3 3.8 0.3 3.1 0.1 2.5 0.1
7. Machinery,transport equipment 249.2 19.0 190.4 14.4 150.9 10.3 152.5 6.8 68.0 2.0
71. Power generating machinery and equipment 7.7 0.6 8.4 0.6 6.5 0.4 0.7 0.0 4.0 0.1
72. Machinery for specialized industries 1.6 0.1 7.3 0.6 4.3 0.3 2.5 0.1 5.3 0.2
73. Metal working machinery 0.6 0.0 4.9 0.4 1.2 0.1 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.0
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s. 17.4 1.3 16.7 1.3 15.3 1.0 13.6 0.6 8.2 0.2
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment 6.7 0.5 5.0 0.4 3.8 0.3 2.2 0.1 3.8 0.1
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts 4.9 0.4 4.2 0.3 6.7 0.5 3.8 0.2 3.1 0.1
78. Road vehicles 205.5 15.7 134.4 10.2 109.7 7.5 122.8 5.5 22.5 0.7
79. Other transport equipment 4.6 0.3 9.3 0.7 2.9 0.2 5.5 0.2 19.5 0.6
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 433.2 33.1 120.0 9.1 660.4 45.3 1,226.0 54.4 2,339.5 70.1
84. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 0.6 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0
85. Footwear 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s. 2.6 0.2 2.1 0.2 3.5 0.2 1.4 0.1 2.3 0.1
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s. 428.9 32.8 114.9 8.7 655.3 44.9 1,221.6 54.2 2,336.7 70.0
9. Goods not classified elsewhere 30.5 2.3 432.7 32.7 30.7 2.1 360.8 16.0 97.0 2.9
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified 10.9 0.8 6.7 0.5 21.3 1.5 5.7 0.3 11.7 0.4
97. Gold,non-monetary 5.5 0.4 418.7 31.6 00 344.3 15.3 80.3 2.4
98. (USA Sitc) Estimate of import items valued under $251 and of other low valued items nonexempt from formal entry 1.9 0.1 1.8 0.1 1.8 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.3 0.0
0-9. All groups combined 1,309.5 100.0 1,324.1 100.0 1,458.8 100.0 2,253.3 100.0 3,336.5 100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

Year level (Sitc)

Data of last published Quartal (Sitc)

The amount realized in the beginning of 2025 (Sitc)


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