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2022
Exports $52MWorld Rnk 48 / 169
Flag Rnk 232 / 1213
2022
Destination $2.02M United States
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $2.02MUnited States
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Crustaceans-1.97Rnk 999 / 1025
2022
Imports $51.6MWorld Rnk 41 / 217
Flag Rnk 311 / 1213
2022
Origin $7.82M India
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $7.82MEcuador
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $52M in Crustaceans, making it the 48th largest exporter of Crustaceans in the world. At the same year, Crustaceans was the 232nd most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Crustaceans exports from South Africa are: United States ($22.1M), China ($16.1M), Hong Kong ($2.59M), Germany ($1.74M), and Switzerland ($1.33M).

The fastest growing export markets for Crustaceans of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($2.02M), Netherlands ($520k), and Ecuador ($311k).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $51.6M in Crustaceans, becoming the 41st largest importer of Crustaceans in the world. At the same year, Crustaceans was the 311th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Crustaceans primarily from: India ($18M), Ecuador ($16.9M), Argentina ($6.28M), Nicaragua ($2.33M), and Vietnam ($2M).

The fastest growing import markets in Crustaceans for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Ecuador ($7.82M), India ($3M), and Nicaragua ($1.43M).

Latest Trends

September 2024

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Overview In September 2024 South Africa's Crustaceans exports accounted up to ZAR37.9M and imports accounted up to ZAR84.8M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR46.8M. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of South Africa's   Crustaceans have decreased by ZAR-14.3M (-27.3%) from ZAR52.2M to ZAR37.9M, while imports increased by ZAR40.1M (89.6%) from ZAR44.7M to ZAR84.8M.

Destinations In September 2024, Crustaceans were exported mostly to United States (ZAR22.8M), Brazil (ZAR2.55M), Zambia (ZAR1.58M), Italy (ZAR1.44M), and Zimbabwe (ZAR1.35M), and were imported mostly from India (ZAR28.9M), Ecuador (ZAR23.5M), Argentina (ZAR21.9M), Saudi Arabia (ZAR7.6M), and Nicaragua (ZAR1.94M).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in Crustaceans's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Hong Kong (ZAR-8.45M or -88.6%), Japan (ZAR-1.22M or -85.4%), and Chinese Taipei (ZAR-932k or -68.4%). In September 2024, the increase in Crustaceans's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Ecuador (ZAR6.61M or 98.3%), Namibia (ZAR3.12M or 2.69k%), and India (ZAR1.25M or 8.1%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)ZAR-14.3M(-27.3%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)ZAR40.1M(89.6%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Cape Town Int AirportZAR79.2M
MAIN DESTINATION (September 2024)United StatesZAR22.8M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$52M
IMPORTS (2022)$51.6M
NET TRADE (2022)$386k

In 2022, South Africa exported $52M in Crustaceans. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Crustaceans were United States ($22.1M), China ($16.1M), Hong Kong ($2.59M), Germany ($1.74M), and Switzerland ($1.33M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $51.6M in Crustaceans, mainly from India ($18M), Ecuador ($16.9M), Argentina ($6.28M), Nicaragua ($2.33M), and Vietnam ($2M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Crustaceans EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
United States$2.02M (10.1%)
Netherlands$520k (317%)
Ecuador$311k (489%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Crustaceans BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Hong Kong-$8.81M (-77.3%)
China-$3.39M (-17.4%)
Belarus-$3.33M (-100%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, South Africa's main exporting competitors in Crustaceans were:
Ecuador $7.98B
India $5.12B
Canada $3.51B
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Crustaceans were:
United States $9.1B
China $8.72B
Japan $2.16B

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Trade Value of Crustaceans by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $14.8M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $8.99M

Crustaceans’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $14.8M.   Crustaceans’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $8.99M.

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