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Supply chains and manufacturing: South Africa and United Kingdom

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Second country

In 2025, South Africa sold USD 1.40 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United Kingdom and bought USD 488 million from it.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

South Africa's exports to United Kingdom: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by South Africa

2019: 1.27Low 0.83 / High 1.42025: 1.4

20191.27
20200.83
20211.23
20220.97
20230.86
20241.34
20251.4

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

South Africa's imports from United Kingdom: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by South Africa

2019: 693.5Low 440.8 / High 698.32025: 487.5

2019693.5
2020440.8
2021484
2022576.2
2023698.3
2024534.8
2025487.5

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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