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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.

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

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

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increaseOrDecreasePresent

Rounds to nearest whole number and adds commas.

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increaseOrDecreasePast

Return period in month when you have data in quarters

incompleteYearQuarter

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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

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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

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countryPotentialExportsAvailability

Adds abbreviate with subnational data currency support

abbreviateSubnat

symmetricRange

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dollar

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

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Bilateral Product

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Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel

South Africa

According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), it was the 161st most complex product out of 1044, with a PCI value of 1.05.

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Historical Data

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Trade Balance

, primarily to <a href="/en/profile/reporter/mex">Mexico</a> ($47.2M), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/nld">Netherlands</a> ($34.3M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/deu">Germany</a> ($29.5M).

, mainly from <a href="/en/profile/reporter/chn">China</a> ($18.6M), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/fin">Finland</a> ($14.3M), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> ($12.6M).

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HS4 72.19 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digits)

Market Growth and Net Trade

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 February 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> exported <a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a> mostly to <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (ZAR30M), <a href="/en/profile/country/esp">Spain</a> (ZAR24.3M), <a href="/en/profile/country/nld">Netherlands</a> (ZAR13.9M), <a href="/en/profile/country/arg">Argentina</a> (ZAR13.1M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/mex">Mexico</a> (ZAR13M). During the same month, <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> imported <a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a> mostly from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (ZAR45.7M), <a href="/en/profile/country/fin">Finland</a> (ZAR32.2M), <a href="/en/profile/country/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> (ZAR11.6M), <a href="/en/profile/country/swe">Sweden</a> (ZAR10.4M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/esp">Spain</a> (ZAR7.16M).

In February 2025, the year-on-year exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> decreased by 63.5%. This was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Netherlands (-ZAR83.1M or -85.7%), Mexico (-ZAR34.8M or -72.8%), and United States (-ZAR29.7M or -49.7%). During the same month, year-on-year imports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a> to <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> increased by 85.7%. This was explained primarily by an increase in imports from China (+ZAR31.9M or 231%), Finland (+ZAR24.3M or 307%), and Belgium (+ZAR5.03M or 8.22k%).

In February 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> exported ZAR148M and imported ZAR115M of <a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a>, resulting in a positive trade balance of $32.7M. Between January 2025 and February 2025, the exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> increased by ZAR94.5M (177%), from ZAR53.4M to ZAR148M. During the same period, imports decreased by ZAR45.5M (-28.3%), from ZAR161M to ZAR115M.

The following map shows the market growth of <a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a> exports from <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> between the selected years.

<a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a> are part of <a href="/en/profile/hs/iron-and-steel">Iron & steel</a> and include: <a href="/en/profile/hs/cold-rolled-stainless-steel-w-greater600mm-t-10-30-mm">Cold rolled stainless steel, w >600mm, t 1.0-3.0 mm</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/cold-rolled-stainless-steel-w-greater600mm-t-05-10-mm">Cold rolled stainless steel, w >600mm, t 0.5-1.0 mm</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/hot-rolled-stainless-steel-coil-greater600mm-t3-475mm">Hot Rolled Stainless Steel Coil (>600mm, t3-4.75mm)</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/hot-rolled-stainless-steel-coil-greater600mm-t475-10mm">Hot Rolled Stainless Steel Coil (>600mm, t4.75-10mm)</a>, and <a href="/en/profile/hs/cold-rolled-stainless-steel-w-greater600mm-t-30-475mm">Cold rolled stainless steel, w >600mm, t 3.0-4.75mm</a>, among others.

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> exported ZAR1.51B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a>, being the 146th 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/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a> exports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/nld">Netherlands</a> (ZAR213M), <a href="/en/profile/country/esp">Spain</a> (ZAR193M), <a href="/en/profile/country/mex">Mexico</a> (ZAR152M), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (ZAR132M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/ita">Italy</a> (ZAR98.9M).

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> imported ZAR1.06B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a>, being the 266th 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/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a> imports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (ZAR408M), <a href="/en/profile/country/twn">Chinese Taipei</a> (ZAR242M), <a href="/en/profile/country/swe">Sweden</a> (ZAR146M), <a href="/en/profile/country/fin">Finland</a> (ZAR115M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/svn">Slovenia</a> (ZAR30.6M).

The fastest growing origins for <a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</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> (ZAR66M), <a href="/en/profile/country/svn">Slovenia</a> (ZAR29.5M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/fra">France</a> (ZAR20.3M).

The fastest growing markets for <a href="/en/profile/hs/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</a> exports in <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/lux">Luxembourg</a> (ZAR11.7M), <a href="/en/profile/country/gha">Ghana</a> (ZAR3.83M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/bwa">Botswana</a> (ZAR2.8M).

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/large-flat-rolled-stainless-steel">Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel</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.

Find the latest exports, imports and tariffs for Large Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel trade in South Africa.