How much does the U.S. import from South Africa?

Across the 4 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from South Africa totaled $109.3M in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where South Africa ranks among the largest named sources.

What tariff rate do imports from South Africa actually pay?

In 2025, imports from South Africa paid an effective rate of 10.25% across tracked families. The rate is calculated duties divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and trade-program use that statutory rates cannot. A year earlier the rate was 0%.

Is the tariff burden on South Africa rising or falling?

Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from South Africa moved +10.3 points year over year to 10.25% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From South Africa

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $109.3M of goods from South Africa across the 4 manufacturing families MFG Calcs tracks, paying an effective tariff rate of 10.25%, up from 0% the year before. South Africa's largest tracked categories: nickel and nickel alloys, technical and refractory ceramics, aluminum semi-finished products. Tracked-family totals are a floor on total bilateral trade, from USITC DataWeb data.

The current reading

Tracked imports from South Africa: $109.3M in 2025 across 4 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
Effective tariff rate paid: 10.25% (0% the year before), calculated duties ÷ customs value.
History depth: 10 years of annual named-source boards.

Largest tracked families from South Africa

Nickel and nickel alloys
Technical and refractory ceramics
Aluminum semi-finished products
Abrasives and grinding wheels

Frequently asked questions

How much does the U.S. import from South Africa? Across the 4 manufacturing material and equipment families MFG Calcs tracks, U.S. imports from South Africa totaled $109.3M in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It counts only the tracked families where South Africa ranks among the largest named sources.
What tariff rate do imports from South Africa actually pay? In 2025, imports from South Africa paid an effective rate of 10.25% across tracked families. The rate is calculated duties divided by customs value, which captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and trade-program use that statutory rates cannot. A year earlier the rate was 0%.
What does the U.S. import most from South Africa? Among tracked manufacturing families, South Africa's largest recent categories are nickel and nickel alloys, technical and refractory ceramics, aluminum semi-finished products, abrasives and grinding wheels. Each has its own live rate page linked below.
Is the tariff burden on South Africa rising or falling? Rising: the effective rate on tracked imports from South Africa moved +10.3 points year over year to 10.25% in 2025. Monthly family-level detail is on each linked family page.

About this data

Reference statistics derived from USITC published data. Not a customs ruling; verify rates with a licensed customs broker before relying on them.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.