Most exported commodities from South Africa to EU countries in 2025
Only shows commodities in scope of the EUDR. Each commodity's tile is sized by South Africa's export weight to the EU. The smallest commodities are enlarged (hatched) so they stay readable. Shares below 0.1% of a commodity's volume are excluded, see the methodology for details.
| Commodity | Export weight |
|---|---|
| Wood | 114,190 MT |
| Palm | 23,823 MT |
| Rubber | 14,291 MT |
| Cattle | 5,380 MT |
| Cocoa | 452 MT |
Hatched = enlarged for readability. Tiles show export weight in metric tonnes. The smallest commodities can be smaller than their tile size suggests.
Forest-risk products: top EU destinations
Top 5 EU member states importing each forest-risk product from South Africa.
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All
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Cattle
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Cocoa
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Coffee
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Palm
-
Soy
-
Wood
-
Rubber
0.02 MT
175 MT
130 MT
3,817 MT
59 MT
54 MT
23 MT
475 MT
473 MT
144 MT
10 MT
9 MT
0.02 MT
less than 10 kg
less than 10 kg
less than 10 kg
132 MT
less than 10 kg
2 MT
0.03 MT
less than 10 kg
269 MT
29 MT
7 MT
3 MT
3 MT
2 MT
0.65 MT
0.44 MT
0.36 MT
0.08 MT
0.01 MT
less than 10 kg
less than 10 kg
less than 10 kg
less than 10 kg
less than 10 kg
61 MT
0.20 MT
9,087 MT
less than 10 kg
7 MT
less than 10 kg
2 MT
0.17 MT
8,072 MT
6,518 MT
70 MT
0.15 MT
less than 10 kg
less than 10 kg
less than 10 kg
0.09 MT
0.01 MT
less than 10 kg
0.02 MT
less than 10 kg
less than 10 kg
399 MT
326 MT
142 MT
102 MT
28 MT
8,922 MT
2,950 MT
2,081 MT
947 MT
229 MT
4,144 MT
307 MT
270 MT
62 MT
20 MT
1,746 MT
376 MT
132 MT
123 MT
21 MT
less than 10 kg
6,592 MT
69 MT
46 MT
46 MT
38 MT
0.36 MT
20 MT
19 MT
14 MT
11 MT
0.33 MT
103 MT
70 MT
26 MT
22 MT
12 MT
4,352 MT
3,585 MT
1,100 MT
383 MT
171 MT
72 MT
14 MT
1 MT
1 MT
0.47 MT
0.44 MT
171 MT
91 MT
9 MT
4 MT
2 MT
40 MT
2 MT
0.42 MT
0.06 MT
94 MT
5 MT
1,045 MT
118 MT
104 MT
27 MT
22 MT
5 MT
0.58 MT
0.28 MT
0.15 MT
0.05 MT
21 MT
2 MT
1 MT
0.61 MT
0.52 MT
158 MT
35 MT
7 MT
6 MT
3 MT
21,110 MT
5,984 MT
2,971 MT
1,833 MT
868 MT
24,261 MT
6,137 MT
3,598 MT
2,957 MT
392 MT
17 MT
16 MT
12 MT
5 MT
3 MT
35 MT
25 MT
24 MT
8 MT
7 MT
6 MT
1 MT
0.35 MT
0.30 MT
0.07 MT
0.05 MT
less than 10 kg
0.42 MT
less than 10 kg
less than 10 kg
23 MT
7 MT
2 MT
894 MT
4 MT
6,739 MT
2,334 MT
1,980 MT
489 MT
294 MT
569 MT
79 MT
17 MT
12 MT
8 MT
0.84 MT
0.30 MT
0.28 MT
0.11 MT
less than 10 kg
less than 10 kg
52 MT
50 MT
25 MT
9 MT
7 MT
HS
48
Paper and paperboard
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Wood
Total
38.0 K
MT
-
1
Italy 63.8%
-
2
Spain 16.1%
-
3
Germany 9.5%
-
4
Belgium 7.8%
-
5
Greece 1.0%
HS
47
Wood pulp
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material
Wood
Total
33.0 K
MT
-
1
Ireland 63.9%
-
2
Belgium 18.1%
-
3
Netherlands 9.0%
-
4
Germany 5.6%
-
5
Spain 2.6%
HS
4402
Wood charcoal
Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated
Wood
Total
15.7 K
MT
-
1
Netherlands 56.9%
-
2
Sweden 18.8%
-
3
France 13.3%
-
4
Cyprus 6.0%
-
5
Belgium 1.5%
HS
382319
Industrial oleic acid
Oleic acid, industrial
Palm
Total
14.7 K
MT
-
1
Ireland 55.1%
-
2
Netherlands 44.5%
-
3
Germany 0.5%
HS
4011
New pneumatic rubber tyres
New pneumatic tyres, of rubber
Rubber
Total
12.5 K
MT
-
1
Netherlands 53.9%
-
2
Belgium 18.7%
-
3
Germany 15.9%
-
4
France 3.9%
-
5
Slovenia 2.4%
HS
4412
Plywood
Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood
Wood
Total
9.8 K
MT
-
1
Italy 44.5%
-
2
Belgium 36.6%
-
3
Netherlands 11.2%
-
4
Romania 3.9%
-
5
Sweden 1.8%
HS
382370
Fatty alcohols
Fatty alcohols, industrial
Palm
Total
9.1 K
MT
-
1
Belgium 100.0%
HS
4407
Sawnwood
Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm
Wood
Total
6.8 K
MT
-
1
France 96.8%
-
2
Romania 1.0%
-
3
Spain 0.7%
-
4
Slovenia 0.7%
-
5
Italy 0.6%
HS
4403
Roundwood
Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (roundwood)
Wood
Total
4.8 K
MT
-
1
Netherlands 85.8%
-
2
Spain 6.4%
-
3
Portugal 5.6%
-
4
Italy 1.3%
-
5
France 0.4%
HS
4104
Tanned leather hides
Tanned or crust hides and skins of cattle, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared (wet-blue)
Cattle
Total
4.0 K
MT
-
1
Italy 96.4%
-
2
Poland 1.5%
-
3
Greece 1.4%
-
4
Spain 0.6%
HS
4404
Hoopwood
Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise
Wood
Total
2.4 K
MT
-
1
Germany 72.7%
-
2
France 15.7%
-
3
Italy 5.5%
-
4
Greece 5.2%
-
5
Belgium 0.9%
HS
4418
Builders' joinery
Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes
Wood
Total
1.3 K
MT
-
1
Ireland 79.2%
-
2
Italy 9.0%
-
3
France 7.9%
-
4
Belgium 2.1%
-
5
Netherlands 1.7%
HS
4107
Prepared leather
Leather of cattle, further prepared after tanning or crusting
Cattle
Total
1.1 K
MT
-
1
Hungary 42.7%
-
2
Poland 42.5%
-
3
Bulgaria 13.0%
-
4
Germany 0.9%
-
5
Netherlands 0.9%
HS
4401
Fuel wood
Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms
Wood
Total
1.0 K
MT
-
1
Netherlands 39.1%
-
2
Ireland 32.0%
-
3
France 13.9%
-
4
Portugal 10.0%
-
5
Belgium 2.8%
HS
4010
Rubber belts
Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber, other than hard rubber
Rubber
Total
900
MT
-
1
Germany 99.4%
-
2
Portugal 0.5%
HS
4012
Used pneumatic rubber tyres
Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber
Rubber
Total
686
MT
-
1
Poland 82.9%
-
2
Italy 11.5%
-
3
Germany 2.6%
-
4
France 1.8%
-
5
Netherlands 1.2%
HS
1806
Chocolate
Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
Cocoa
Total
317
MT
-
1
Belgium 84.9%
-
2
France 9.3%
-
3
Cyprus 2.2%
-
4
Germany 1.1%
-
5
Denmark 1.0%
HS
4101
Raw leather hides
Raw hides and skins of cattle (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split
Cattle
Total
306
MT
-
1
Italy 57.4%
-
2
Germany 42.6%
HS
4415
Wood packaging
Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood
Wood
Total
281
MT
-
1
Portugal 60.9%
-
2
Netherlands 32.4%
-
3
France 3.2%
-
4
Germany 1.4%
-
5
Sweden 1.0%
HS
4411
Fibreboard
Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials
Wood
Total
238
MT
-
1
Poland 43.4%
-
2
France 29.5%
-
3
Cyprus 11.1%
-
4
Greece 9.4%
-
5
Spain 5.5%
HS
4421
Wood articles
Other articles of wood (including coffins)
Wood
Total
216
MT
-
1
France 73.2%
-
2
Germany 16.2%
-
3
Netherlands 3.6%
-
4
Italy 2.8%
-
5
Portugal 1.8%
HS
4016
Other rubber articles
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, not elsewhere specified in chapter 40
Rubber
Total
167
MT
-
1
Spain 31.3%
-
2
Ireland 30.0%
-
3
Germany 15.2%
-
4
Sweden 5.9%
-
5
Italy 4.4%
HS
1803
Cocoa paste
Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted
Cocoa
Total
132
MT
-
1
Spain 100.0%
HS
9401
Wooden seats
Seats of wood, whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof
Wood
Total
119
MT
-
1
France 29.3%
-
2
Netherlands 20.9%
-
3
Germany 20.1%
-
4
Sweden 7.4%
-
5
Spain 6.2%
HS
4417
Wood handles
Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood
Wood
Total
99
MT
-
1
Netherlands 94.7%
-
2
Ireland 5.3%
HS
49
Printed books, newspapers
Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry
Wood
Total
73
MT
-
1
Netherlands 24.1%
-
2
France 23.1%
-
3
Germany 17.3%
-
4
Greece 7.7%
-
5
Spain 5.3%
HS
4413
Densified wood
Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes
Wood
Total
72
MT
-
1
France 100.0%
HS
291590
Saturated acids
Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
Palm
Total
61
MT
-
1
Spain 99.6%
-
2
Netherlands 0.3%
HS
4409
Wood continously shaped
Wood continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, etc.)
Wood
Total
54
MT
-
1
France 36.7%
-
2
Cyprus 36.0%
-
3
Netherlands 27.2%
HS
4416
Wood casks/barrels
Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof
Wood
Total
43
MT
-
1
France 93.1%
-
2
Ireland 5.9%
-
3
Netherlands 1.0%
-
4
Denmark 0.1%
HS
4008
Vulcanised rubber plates
Plates, sheets, strips, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber
Rubber
Total
34
MT
-
1
Germany 68.8%
-
2
Netherlands 23.1%
-
3
Italy 8.1%
HS
4420
Marquetry
Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles, of wood
Wood
Total
27
MT
-
1
France 76.1%
-
2
Netherlands 10.3%
-
3
Germany 4.7%
-
4
Belgium 2.2%
-
5
Italy 1.9%
HS
4414
Wooden frames
Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects
Wood
Total
19
MT
-
1
Portugal 74.2%
-
2
Germany 9.8%
-
3
France 9.7%
-
4
Italy 2.5%
-
5
Netherlands 2.3%
HS
4410
Particleboard
Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board of wood or other ligneous materials
Wood
Total
12
MT
-
1
France 97.3%
-
2
Portugal 2.7%
HS
4001
Natural rubber
Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
Rubber
Total
8
MT
-
1
Bulgaria 78.7%
-
2
France 21.3%
HS
290545
Glycerol
Glycerol, with a purity of 95% or more (calculated on the weight of the dry product)
Palm
Total
7
MT
-
1
Netherlands 99.9%
-
2
Ireland 0.1%
HS
4419
Wood kitchenware
Tableware and kitchenware of wood
Wood
Total
6
MT
-
1
Netherlands 83.4%
-
2
Germany 8.9%
-
3
France 4.3%
-
4
Denmark 2.3%
-
5
Portugal 0.7%
HS
0901
Coffee
Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion
Coffee
Total
3
MT
-
1
Germany 54.2%
-
2
Netherlands 17.6%
-
3
France 11.8%
-
4
Ireland 9.6%
-
5
Cyprus 2.1%
HS
1805
Cocoa powder
Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
Cocoa
Total
2
MT
-
1
Netherlands 98.5%
-
2
Slovenia 1.2%
-
3
Portugal 0.1%
HS
291570
Pure palmitic acid
Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters
Palm
Total
2
MT
-
1
Germany 91.9%
-
2
Spain 8.0%
HS
4013
Inner tubes
Inner tubes, of rubber
Rubber
Total
0.84
MT
-
1
France 100.0%
HS
4005
Compounded rubber
Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
Rubber
Total
0.77
MT
-
1
Poland 44.9%
-
2
France 39.1%
-
3
Slovakia 8.7%
-
4
Germany 7.0%
-
5
Netherlands 0.3%
HS
4015
Rubber apparel and accessories
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber
Rubber
Total
0.71
MT
-
1
Germany 42.9%
-
2
France 39.2%
-
3
Ireland 15.0%
-
4
Sweden 1.3%
-
5
Denmark 1.0%
HS
4006
Unvulcanised rubber
Unvulcanised rubber in other forms (e.g., rods, tubes, and profile shapes)
Rubber
Total
0.42
MT
-
1
Italy 99.8%
-
2
Belgium 0.2%
HS
4408
Veneering sheets
Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood)
Wood
Total
0.36
MT
-
1
Slovakia 100.0%
HS
1201
Soybeans
Soya beans, whether or not broken
Soy
Total
0.16
MT
-
1
Netherlands 93.8%
-
2
Bulgaria 3.7%
-
3
France 1.9%
-
4
Sweden 0.6%
HS
120810
Soybean flour
Soya bean flour and meal
Soy
Total
0.09
MT
-
1
Netherlands 100.0%
HS
1801
Cocoa beans
Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted
Cocoa
Total
0.03
MT
-
1
Austria 70.6%
-
2
Netherlands 14.7%
-
3
Sweden 11.8%
-
4
Ireland 2.9%
HS
2304
Soy oilcake/meal
Oilcake and other solid residues from the extraction of soya-bean oil
Soy
Total
0.03
MT
-
1
Netherlands 67.7%
-
2
Ireland 25.8%
-
3
Bulgaria 6.5%
HS
0202
Frozen beef
Bovine meat, frozen
Cattle
Total
0.02
MT
-
1
France 100.0%
HS
1507
Soybean oil
Soya-bean oil and its fractions
Soy
Total
0.01
MT
-
1
Bulgaria 80.0%
-
2
Sweden 20.0%
HS
120710
Palm nuts and kernels
Palm nuts and kernels
Palm
Total
0.01
MT
-
1
Denmark 91.7%
-
2
Germany 8.3%
HS
4007
Vulcanised rubber thread
Vulcanised rubber thread and cord
Rubber
Total
0.01
MT
-
1
France 100.0%
HS
1511
Crude palm oil
Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Palm
Total
0.00
MT
-
1
Ireland 66.7%
-
2
Sweden 33.3%
HS
4405
Wood wool
Wood wool, wood flour
Wood
Total
0.00
MT
-
1
Ireland 100.0%
HS
1804
Cocoa butter
Cocoa butter, fat and oil
Cocoa
Total
0.00
MT
-
1
Ireland 100.0%
HS
230660
Palm oilcake
Oilcake and other solid residues of palm nuts or kernels, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of palm nut or kernel fats or oils
Palm
Total
0.00
MT
-
1
Spain 100.0%
HS
382311
Fatty acids from refining
Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining (excluding stearic acid, oleic acid and tall oil fatty acids)
Palm
Total
0.00
MT
-
1
Bulgaria 100.0%
HS
382312
Industrial stearic
Stearic acid, industrial
Palm
Total
0.00
MT
-
1
Sweden 100.0%