🇿🇦South Africa - Overview

In Jan-Mar 2026, extra-EU trade with South Africa totalled €11.4B. The EU imported €5.5B and exported €5.9B, resulting in a surplus of €397.2M.

Trade with South Africa is dominated by the sectors Section XVI — MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES (18.7%), Section XVII — VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (18.3%), Section XIV — NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF (17.2%). The Section XVI — MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES sector alone accounts for 18.7% of bilateral trade.

The extra-EU trade balance with South Africa shows a surplus of €397.2M. Imports amount to €5.5B versus €5.9B in exports.

In 2025, imports from this country changed by 6.2% and exports by -1.9% compared to the previous year.