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2022
Exports $43.5MWorld Rnk 43 / 216
Flag Rnk 264 / 1213
2022
Destination $1.45M Botswana
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $1.45MNetherlands
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Plastic Housewares-0.46Rnk 686 / 1025
2022
Imports $105MWorld Rnk 47 / 223
Flag Rnk 186 / 1213
2022
Origin $23.9M China
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $23.9MChina
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $43.5M in Plastic Housewares, making it the 43rd largest exporter of Plastic Housewares in the world. At the same year, Plastic Housewares was the 264th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Plastic Housewares exports from South Africa are: Botswana ($9.74M), Namibia ($8.49M), Zimbabwe ($4.56M), Eswatini ($3.9M), and Netherlands ($2.88M).

The fastest growing export markets for Plastic Housewares of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Netherlands ($1.45M), Zambia ($337k), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($169k).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $105M in Plastic Housewares, becoming the 47th largest importer of Plastic Housewares in the world. At the same year, Plastic Housewares was the 186th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Plastic Housewares primarily from: China ($83.4M), Thailand ($3.98M), Turkey ($3.13M), Germany ($1.89M), and United States ($1.71M).

The fastest growing import markets in Plastic Housewares for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were China ($23.9M), Thailand ($1.02M), and United States ($526k).

Latest Trends

October 2024

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Overview In October 2024 South Africa's Plastic Housewares exports accounted up to ZAR67.6M and imports accounted up to ZAR183M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR116M. Between October 2023 and October 2024 the exports of South Africa's   Plastic Housewares have increased by ZAR5.9M (9.57%) from ZAR61.7M to ZAR67.6M, while imports increased by ZAR56.6M (44.6%) from ZAR127M to ZAR183M.

Destinations In October 2024, Plastic Housewares were exported mostly to Botswana (ZAR20.4M), Namibia (ZAR10.7M), Zimbabwe (ZAR7.31M), Eswatini (ZAR6.75M), and Zambia (ZAR4.88M), and were imported mostly from China (ZAR146M), Turkey (ZAR6.56M), Thailand (ZAR4.9M), Indonesia (ZAR4.76M), and Italy (ZAR2.89M).

Growth In October 2024, the increase in Plastic Housewares's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Botswana (ZAR2.1M or 29.5%), Mozambique (ZAR794k or 28.3%), and Democratic Republic of the Congo (ZAR624k or 144%). In October 2024, the increase in Plastic Housewares's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from China (ZAR11.1M or 20.1%), United States (ZAR2.26M or 163%), and Chinese Taipei (ZAR1.51M or 930%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)ZAR5.9M(9.57%)
IMPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)ZAR56.6M(44.6%)
MAIN EXPORTER (October 2024)KopfonteinZAR16M
MAIN DESTINATION (October 2024)BotswanaZAR20.4M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$43.5M
IMPORTS (2022)$105M
NET TRADE (2022)-$62M

In 2022, South Africa exported $43.5M in Plastic Housewares. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Plastic Housewares were Botswana ($9.74M), Namibia ($8.49M), Zimbabwe ($4.56M), Eswatini ($3.9M), and Netherlands ($2.88M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $105M in Plastic Housewares, mainly from China ($83.4M), Thailand ($3.98M), Turkey ($3.13M), Germany ($1.89M), and United States ($1.71M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Plastic Housewares EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Netherlands$1.45M (102%)
Zambia$337k (14.7%)
Democratic Republic of the Congo$169k (47.6%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Plastic Housewares BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Botswana-$5.32M (-35.3%)
Ghana-$949k (-55%)
China-$794k (-63.9%)
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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 Plastic Housewares were:
China $16.8B
United States $981M
Germany $844M
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Plastic Housewares were:
United States $8.48B
Germany $1.26B
Canada $1B

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Trade Value of Plastic Housewares by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $737k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $11.2M

Plastic Housewares’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $737k.   Plastic Housewares’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $11.2M.

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