Total volume
0.16 MMT
shipped to EU in 2025
Products tracked
71
across 7 commodity groups
Top destination
Italy
0.03 M MT · 21% of top-5 flows
across 19 EU destinations
Top export product to EU
Wood
0.11 M MT · 72% of total

This page provides an overview of trade volumes exported from South Africa across all relevant HS codes. For each commodity, the top five importing countries are shown, using a minimum threshold of 0.1% of total export volume for that commodity.

Most exported commodities from South Africa to EU countries

Wood
Wood 114,129MT
72.2% of total export to EU Member States
Palm
Palm 23,856MT
15.1% of total export to EU Member States
Rubber
Rubber 14,281MT
9.0% of total export to EU Member States
Cattle
Cattle 5,380MT
3.4% of total export to EU Member States
Cocoa
Cocoa 453MT
0.3% of total export to EU Member States

Select a commodity

HS Code
Product
Description
#1
Top Importer
#2
Second Importer
#3
Third Importer
#4
Fourth Importer
#5
Fifth Importer
0202
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Frozen beef i Bovine meat, frozen
Cattle
Image for 0202
flag France
0.02 MT
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
4101
i % of total export volume within commodity group
5.7%
Raw leather hides i 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
Image for 4101
flag Italy
175 MT
57.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
130 MT
42.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
4104
i % of total export volume within commodity group
73.6%
Tanned leather hides i Tanned or crust hides and skins of cattle, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared (wet-blue)
Cattle
Image for 4104
flag Italy
3,817 MT
96.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Poland
59 MT
1.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Greece
54 MT
1.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Spain
23 MT
0.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
-
4107
i % of total export volume within commodity group
20.7%
Prepared leather i Leather of cattle, further prepared after tanning or crusting
Cattle
Image for 4107
flag Hungary
475 MT
42.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Poland
473 MT
42.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Bulgaria
144 MT
13.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
10 MT
0.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
9 MT
0.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
1801
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Cocoa beans i Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted
Cocoa
Image for 1801
flag Austria
0.02 MT
68.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
less then 10 kg
17.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Sweden
less then 10 kg
11.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Ireland
less then 10 kg
2.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
-
1803
i % of total export volume within commodity group
29.2%
Cocoa paste i Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted
Cocoa
Image for 1803
flag Spain
132 MT
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
1804
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Cocoa butter i Cocoa butter, fat and oil
Cocoa
Image for 1804
flag Ireland
less then 10 kg
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
1805
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.6%
Cocoa powder i Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
Cocoa
Image for 1805
flag Netherlands
2 MT
98.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Slovenia
0.03 MT
1.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Portugal
less then 10 kg
0.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
- -
1806
i % of total export volume within commodity group
70.2%
Chocolate i Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
Cocoa
Image for 1806
flag Belgium
269 MT
84.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
29 MT
9.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Cyprus
7 MT
2.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
3 MT
1.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Denmark
3 MT
1.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
0901
i % of total export volume within commodity group
100.0%
Coffee i Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion
Coffee
Image for 0901
flag Germany
2 MT
53.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
0.67 MT
18.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
0.44 MT
11.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Ireland
0.36 MT
9.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Cyprus
0.08 MT
2.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
120710
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Palm nuts and kernels i Palm nuts and kernels
Palm
Image for 120710
flag Denmark
0.01 MT
91.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
less then 10 kg
8.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
1511
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Crude palm oil i Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Palm
Image for 1511
flag Ireland
less then 10 kg
66.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Sweden
less then 10 kg
33.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
230660
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Palm oilcake i 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
Image for 230660
flag Spain
less then 10 kg
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
382311
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Fatty acids from refining i Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining (excluding stearic acid, oleic acid and tall oil fatty acids)
Palm
Image for 382311
flag Bulgaria
less then 10 kg
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
291590
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.3%
Saturated acids i Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
Palm
Image for 291590
flag Spain
61 MT
99.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
0.20 MT
0.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
382370
i % of total export volume within commodity group
38.1%
Fatty alcohols i Fatty alcohols, industrial
Palm
Image for 382370
flag Belgium
9,087 MT
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
382312
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Industrial stearic i Stearic acid, industrial
Palm
Image for 382312
flag Sweden
less then 10 kg
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
290545
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Glycerol i Glycerol, with a purity of 95% or more (calculated on the weight of the dry product)
Palm
Image for 290545
flag Netherlands
7 MT
99.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Ireland
less then 10 kg
0.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
291570
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Pure palmitic acid i Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters
Palm
Image for 291570
flag Germany
2 MT
91.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Spain
0.17 MT
8.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
382319
i % of total export volume within commodity group
61.6%
Industrial oleic acid i Oleic acid, industrial
Palm
Image for 382319
flag Ireland
8,094 MT
55.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
6,529 MT
44.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
70 MT
0.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
- -
1201
i % of total export volume within commodity group
54.0%
Soybeans i Soya beans, whether or not broken
Soy
Image for 1201
flag Netherlands
0.15 MT
93.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Bulgaria
less then 10 kg
3.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
less then 10 kg
1.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Sweden
less then 10 kg
0.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
-
120810
i % of total export volume within commodity group
31.5%
Soybean flour i Soya bean flour and meal
Soy
Image for 120810
flag Netherlands
0.09 MT
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
1507
i % of total export volume within commodity group
4.4%
Soybean oil i Soya-bean oil and its fractions
Soy
Image for 1507
flag Bulgaria
0.01 MT
76.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Sweden
less then 10 kg
23.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
2304
i % of total export volume within commodity group
10.1%
Soy oilcake/meal i Oilcake and other solid residues from the extraction of soya-bean oil
Soy
Image for 2304
flag Netherlands
0.02 MT
66.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Ireland
less then 10 kg
26.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Bulgaria
less then 10 kg
6.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
- -
4401
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.8%
Fuel wood i 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
Image for 4401
flag Ireland
326 MT
35.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
303 MT
32.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
142 MT
15.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Portugal
102 MT
11.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Belgium
28 MT
3.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
4402
i % of total export volume within commodity group
13.7%
Wood charcoal i Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated
Wood
Image for 4402
flag Netherlands
8,912 MT
56.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Sweden
2,950 MT
18.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
2,081 MT
13.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Cyprus
947 MT
6.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Belgium
229 MT
1.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
4403
i % of total export volume within commodity group
4.2%
Roundwood i Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared (roundwood)
Wood
Image for 4403
flag Netherlands
4,144 MT
85.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Spain
307 MT
6.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Portugal
270 MT
5.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Italy
62 MT
1.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
20 MT
0.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
4404
i % of total export volume within commodity group
2.1%
Hoopwood i Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise
Wood
Image for 4404
flag Germany
1,746 MT
72.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
376 MT
15.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Italy
132 MT
5.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Greece
123 MT
5.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Belgium
21 MT
0.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
4405
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Wood wool i Wood wool, wood flour
Wood
Image for 4405
flag Ireland
less then 10 kg
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
4407
i % of total export volume within commodity group
6.0%
Sawnwood i Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm
Wood
Image for 4407
flag France
6,592 MT
96.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Romania
69 MT
1.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Spain
46 MT
0.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Slovenia
46 MT
0.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Italy
38 MT
0.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
4408
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Veneering sheets i Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood)
Wood
Image for 4408
flag Slovakia
0.36 MT
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
4409
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Wood continously shaped i Wood continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, etc.)
Wood
Image for 4409
flag France
20 MT
36.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Cyprus
19 MT
35.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
15 MT
28.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
- -
4410
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Particleboard i Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board of wood or other ligneous materials
Wood
Image for 4410
flag France
11 MT
97.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Portugal
0.33 MT
2.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
4411
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.2%
Fibreboard i Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials
Wood
Image for 4411
flag Poland
103 MT
43.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
70 MT
29.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Cyprus
26 MT
11.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Greece
22 MT
9.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Spain
12 MT
5.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
4412
i % of total export volume within commodity group
8.6%
Plywood i Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood
Wood
Image for 4412
flag Italy
4,352 MT
44.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Belgium
3,585 MT
36.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
1,100 MT
11.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Romania
383 MT
3.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Sweden
171 MT
1.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
4413
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.1%
Densified wood i Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes
Wood
Image for 4413
flag France
72 MT
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
4414
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Wooden frames i Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects
Wood
Image for 4414
flag Portugal
14 MT
74.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
1 MT
9.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
1 MT
9.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Italy
0.47 MT
2.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
0.44 MT
2.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
4415
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.2%
Wood packaging i Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood
Wood
Image for 4415
flag Portugal
171 MT
60.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
91 MT
32.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
9 MT
3.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
4 MT
1.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Sweden
2 MT
1.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
4416
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Wood casks/barrels i Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers' products and parts thereof
Wood
Image for 4416
flag France
40 MT
93.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Ireland
2 MT
5.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
0.42 MT
1.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Denmark
0.06 MT
0.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
-
4417
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.1%
Wood handles i Tools, tool bodies, tool handles, broom or brush bodies and handles, of wood
Wood
Image for 4417
flag Netherlands
94 MT
94.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Ireland
5 MT
5.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
4418
i % of total export volume within commodity group
1.2%
Builders' joinery i Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes
Wood
Image for 4418
flag Ireland
1,045 MT
79.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Italy
118 MT
9.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
104 MT
7.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Belgium
27 MT
2.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
21 MT
1.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
4419
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Wood kitchenware i Tableware and kitchenware of wood
Wood
Image for 4419
flag Netherlands
6 MT
86.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
0.58 MT
7.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
0.28 MT
3.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Denmark
0.15 MT
1.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Portugal
0.05 MT
0.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
4420
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Marquetry i Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles, of wood
Wood
Image for 4420
flag France
21 MT
76.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
2 MT
10.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
1 MT
4.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Belgium
0.61 MT
2.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Italy
0.52 MT
1.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
4421
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.2%
Wood articles i Other articles of wood (including coffins)
Wood
Image for 4421
flag France
158 MT
73.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
35 MT
16.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
7 MT
3.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Italy
6 MT
2.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Portugal
3 MT
1.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
47
i % of total export volume within commodity group
29.0%
Wood pulp i Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material
Wood
Image for 47
flag Ireland
21,110 MT
63.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Belgium
5,984 MT
18.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
3,017 MT
9.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
1,833 MT
5.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Spain
868 MT
2.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
48
i % of total export volume within commodity group
33.3%
Paper and paperboard i Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Wood
Image for 48
flag Italy
24,261 MT
63.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Spain
6,137 MT
16.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
3,598 MT
9.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Belgium
2,957 MT
7.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Greece
392 MT
1.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
49
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.1%
Printed books, newspapers i Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry
Wood
Image for 49
flag Netherlands
17 MT
24.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
16 MT
23.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
12 MT
17.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Greece
5 MT
7.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Italy
3 MT
4.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
9401
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.1%
Wooden seats i Seats of wood, whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof
Wood
Image for 9401
flag France
35 MT
29.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
24 MT
20.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
24 MT
20.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Sweden
8 MT
7.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Spain
7 MT
6.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
4001
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.1%
Natural rubber i Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
Rubber
Image for 4001
flag Bulgaria
6 MT
78.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
1 MT
21.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
4005
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Compounded rubber i Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
Rubber
Image for 4005
flag Poland
0.35 MT
44.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
0.30 MT
39.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Slovakia
0.07 MT
8.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
0.05 MT
7.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
less then 10 kg
0.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
4006
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Unvulcanised rubber i Unvulcanised rubber in other forms (e.g., rods, tubes, and profile shapes)
Rubber
Image for 4006
flag Italy
0.42 MT
99.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Belgium
less then 10 kg
0.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
4007
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Vulcanised rubber thread i Vulcanised rubber thread and cord
Rubber
Image for 4007
flag France
less then 10 kg
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
4008
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.2%
Vulcanised rubber plates i Plates, sheets, strips, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber
Rubber
Image for 4008
flag Germany
23 MT
68.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
7 MT
23.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Italy
2 MT
8.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
- -
4010
i % of total export volume within commodity group
6.3%
Rubber belts i Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber, other than hard rubber
Rubber
Image for 4010
flag Germany
894 MT
99.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Portugal
4 MT
0.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - -
4011
i % of total export volume within commodity group
87.4%
New pneumatic rubber tyres i New pneumatic tyres, of rubber
Rubber
Image for 4011
flag Netherlands
6,731 MT
53.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Belgium
2,334 MT
18.7% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
1,980 MT
15.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
489 MT
3.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Slovenia
294 MT
2.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
4012
i % of total export volume within commodity group
4.8%
Used pneumatic rubber tyres i Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber
Rubber
Image for 4012
flag Poland
569 MT
83.1% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Italy
79 MT
11.5% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
17 MT
2.6% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
12 MT
1.8% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Netherlands
6 MT
1.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
4013
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Inner tubes i Inner tubes, of rubber
Rubber
Image for 4013
flag France
0.84 MT
100.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
- - - -
4015
i % of total export volume within commodity group
0.0%
Rubber apparel and accessories i Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber
Rubber
Image for 4015
flag Germany
0.30 MT
42.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag France
0.28 MT
39.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Ireland
0.11 MT
15.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Sweden
less then 10 kg
1.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Denmark
less then 10 kg
1.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
4016
i % of total export volume within commodity group
1.2%
Other rubber articles i Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, not elsewhere specified in chapter 40
Rubber
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flag Spain
52 MT
31.3% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Ireland
50 MT
30.0% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Germany
25 MT
15.2% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Sweden
9 MT
5.9% i % of total exports for this HS code
flag Italy
7 MT
4.4% i % of total exports for this HS code
Data freshness Latest source update: 20 March 2026 Last checked: 13 April 2026, 12:29