Reporter

Product

domain

Returns ordinal version of a number with "th", "nd" or "st".

ordinal

Given a date, returns you the date in words
Year --> 2023= 2023
Quarter --> 20231 = 2023-Q1
Month --> 202301 == Jan 2023

time

Converts a country code to small flag icon.

flag

link

Abbreviates a number into a smaller more human-readible number.

abbreviate

incompleteYearName

Change month id to name (202405 --> May 2025)

longMonth

initMonthQuarterIncomplete

prevMonthQuarterIncomplete

icon

monthName

increaseOrDecreasePresent

Rounds to nearest whole number and adds commas.

commas

increaseOrDecreasePast

Return period in month when you have data in quarters

incompleteYearQuarter

timeFull

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational countries list.

hasSubnat

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational complexity countries list.

hasComplexitySubnat

hasCountryLatestTrends

apostrophe

Returns boolean if the subnational cube has HS classification

hasSubnatHS

Checks if the cube should have complexity values at subnational profile

subnationalComplexityAvailability

lowerCaseFirst

ordinalSuperscript

If n < 20 returns the number name, else returns the number

numbersWord

countryPotentialExportsAvailability

Adds abbreviate with subnational data currency support

abbreviateSubnat

symmetricRange

hasSubnatMap

Receives a cube and returns its data source link

dataSource_

Add link to the source data page and add a description

dataSource

dollar

toUpperCase

Joins an array of strings together, adding commas and 'and' when necessary.

list

Calculates the growth percentage between two numbers provided the following object format: {curr, prev}. Also supports calculating the growth between two margin of errors using this format: {curr, currMoe, prev, prevMoe}.

growth

growthPct

shortMonthName

Bilateral Product

Section

Artificial Graphite

South Africa

According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), it was the 158th most complex product out of 1044, with a PCI value of 1.05.

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IconTrendingUp

tabler

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Latest Trends

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Historical Data

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Growth Potential

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Trade Balance

, primarily to <a href="/en/profile/reporter/zwe">Zimbabwe</a> ($3.91M), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/zmb">Zambia</a> ($3.72M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/aus">Australia</a> ($2.68M).

, mainly from <a href="/en/profile/reporter/fra">France</a> ($2.1M), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/chn">China</a> ($2M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/pol">Poland</a> ($1.93M).

Partner

Trade Flow

Unit

Time

Transport Mode

Subnat Geography

Trade Value

Quantity

Unit Value

trade_s_zaf_m_hs

HS4 38.01

HS4 38.01 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digits)

Market Growth and Net Trade

Market Concentration

Subnational Monthly Trade

Click on any date on the time series, any subnational region on the first treemap, or any destination or origin on the second treemap to explore.

In March 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> exported <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> mostly to <a href="/en/profile/country/can">Canada</a> (ZAR4.86M), <a href="/en/profile/country/zwe">Zimbabwe</a> (ZAR3.63M), <a href="/en/profile/country/zmb">Zambia</a> (ZAR3.29M), <a href="/en/profile/country/fra">France</a> (ZAR2.63M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/omn">Oman</a> (ZAR923k). During the same month, <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> imported <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> mostly from <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (ZAR4.5M), <a href="/en/profile/country/pol">Poland</a> (ZAR1.71M), <a href="/en/profile/country/hun">Hungary</a> (ZAR941k), <a href="/en/profile/country/fra">France</a> (ZAR494k), and <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> (ZAR318k).

In March 2025, the year-on-year exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> decreased by 8.58%. This was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Malaysia (-ZAR5.35M or -100%), India (-ZAR1.91M or -80.4%), and Zambia (-ZAR1.43M or -30.4%). During the same month, year-on-year imports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> to <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> decreased by 33.8%. This was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from China (-ZAR2.16M or -100%), France (-ZAR1.63M or -76.7%), and United States (-ZAR1.03M or -18.6%).

In March 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> exported ZAR16.4M and imported ZAR8.02M of <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a>, resulting in a positive trade balance of $8.34M. Between February 2025 and March 2025, the exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> decreased by ZAR7.38M (-31.1%), from ZAR23.7M to ZAR16.4M. During the same period, imports decreased by ZAR5.04M (-38.6%), from ZAR13.1M to ZAR8.02M.

The following map shows the market growth of <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> exports from <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> between the selected years.

<a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> are part of <a href="/en/profile/hs/chemical-products-nes">Chemical products n.e.s.</a> and include: <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite-6380110">Artificial graphite</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/graphite-based-products-nes">Graphite based products nes</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/carbonaceous-pastes-for-electrodes-furnace-linings">Carbonaceous pastes for electrodes, furnace linings</a>, and <a href="/en/profile/hs/colloidal-or-semi-colloidal-graphite">Colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite</a>.

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> exported ZAR290M of <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a>, being the 419th most exported product (out of 1,214) in <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a>. In 2024, the main destinations of South Africa's <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> exports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/aus">Australia</a> (ZAR76.8M), <a href="/en/profile/country/mys">Malaysia</a> (ZAR65.3M), <a href="/en/profile/country/zmb">Zambia</a> (ZAR38.2M), <a href="/en/profile/country/zwe">Zimbabwe</a> (ZAR26.7M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/tur">Turkey</a> (ZAR21.9M).

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> imported ZAR203M of <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a>, being the 594th most imported product (out of 1,220) in <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a>. In 2024, the main origins of South Africa's <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> imports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (ZAR70.2M), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (ZAR41.7M), <a href="/en/profile/country/fra">France</a> (ZAR41M), <a href="/en/profile/country/pol">Poland</a> (ZAR29.8M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/hun">Hungary</a> (ZAR7.01M).

The fastest growing origins for <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> imports in <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (ZAR33.2M), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (ZAR9.5M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/hun">Hungary</a> (ZAR2.74M).

The fastest growing markets for <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> exports in <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/mys">Malaysia</a> (ZAR41M), <a href="/en/profile/country/aus">Australia</a> (ZAR39.1M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/egy">Egypt</a> (ZAR6.7M).

Click on any importing company on the treemap, or any destination state on the map to explore.

The chart visualizes the number of import shipments of <a href="/en/profile/hs/artificial-graphite">Artificial Graphite</a> made by companies in the <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> during the selected time period, colored by the region of destination. The map shows a breakdown of the shipments by their destination state.

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Find the latest exports, imports and tariffs for Artificial Graphite trade in South Africa.