European Union Imports from South Africa was US$26.97 Billion during 2022, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports from South Africa - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2024.


European Union Imports from South Africa Value Year
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $5.16B 2022
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $4.54B 2022
Ores slag and ash $3.97B 2022
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $3.36B 2022
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $1.75B 2022
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $1.73B 2022
Iron and steel $1.55B 2022
Aluminum $772.37M 2022
Organic chemicals $342.36M 2022
Nickel $310.99M 2022
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $294.01M 2022
Pharmaceutical products $263.30M 2022
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $245.89M 2022
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $243.46M 2022
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $220.28M 2022
Miscellaneous chemical products $186.79M 2022
Plastics $137.96M 2022
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $131.08M 2022
Electrical, electronic equipment $126.88M 2022
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $126.50M 2022
Copper $102.89M 2022
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $99.69M 2022
Cereals $95.50M 2022
Rubbers $89.47M 2022
Sugars and sugar confectionery $88.98M 2022
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $76.11M 2022
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $73.17M 2022
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $71.01M 2022
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $56.88M 2022
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $54.16M 2022
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $54.12M 2022
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $53.51M 2022
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $39.04M 2022
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $38.83M 2022
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $36.79M 2022
Articles of iron or steel $34.93M 2022
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $32.81M 2022
Commodities not specified according to kind $31.25M 2022
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $29.68M 2022
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $26.40M 2022
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $25.52M 2022
Aircraft, spacecraft $25.47M 2022
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $18.36M 2022
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $17.89M 2022
Manmade staple fibers $17.33M 2022
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $16.53M 2022
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $13.84M 2022
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $13.14M 2022
Ceramic products $12.65M 2022
Glass and glassware $12.44M 2022
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $11.36M 2022
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $10.46M 2022
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $10.03M 2022
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $8.04M 2022
Miscellaneous edible preparations $7.91M 2022
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $7.39M 2022
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $6.99M 2022
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $6.47M 2022
Fertilizers $6.01M 2022
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $5.37M 2022
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $5.21M 2022
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $5.01M 2022
Toys, games, sports requisites $4.61M 2022
Lac, gums, resins $4.57M 2022
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $4.30M 2022
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $4.08M 2022
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $3.16M 2022
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $2.67M 2022
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $2.43M 2022
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $2.37M 2022
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $2.37M 2022
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $2.18M 2022
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $2.12M 2022
Meat and edible meat offal $1.53M 2022
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $1.49M 2022
Live animals $1.25M 2022
Lead $1.22M 2022
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $1.17M 2022
Knitted or crocheted fabric $1.04M 2022
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $1.01M 2022
Products of animal origin $989.94K 2022
Headgear and $868.60K 2022
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $832.44K 2022
Manmade filaments $828.18K 2022
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $632.65K 2022
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $518.39K 2022
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $395.51K 2022
Tin $223.76K 2022
Clocks and watches $207.09K 2022
Cotton $145.61K 2022
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $94.69K 2022
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $49.33K 2022
Photographic or cinematographic goods $35.44K 2022
Cork and articles of cork $19.91K 2022
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $18.28K 2022
Zinc $4.88K 2022
Silk $2.22K 2022




european union Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Current Account to GDP -0.40 2.80 3.20 -1.40 percent of GDP [+]
Exports 200138.70 225981.90 242679.80 42243.20 EUR Million [+]
Imports 184472.80 207106.30 279777.30 52217.00 EUR Million [+]
Natural Gas Imports from Russia 72969.00 87799.00 500361.00 63032.00 Terajoule [+]
Crude Oil Imports from Russia 1511.00 2227.00 16041.00 946.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Balance of Trade 15665.90 18875.70 29531.20 -66786.20 EUR Million [+]