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

among retained top-source rows across 2 tracked manufacturing family boards, U.S. imports from South Africa totaled $109.3M in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It includes only tracked family boards where South Africa appears among the retained largest sources.

What effective calculated-duty rate is observed for imports from South Africa?

In 2025, imports from South Africa had an effective calculated-duty rate of 10.25% across tracked families. The rate is reported Calculated Duties divided by the customs value covered by those duty observations, which reflects the combined product, origin, preference and tariff mix in USITC's statistics.

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. Each has its own live rate page linked below.

Tariff Monitor

Tariffs on Imports From South Africa

In 2025, U.S. importers brought in $109.3M of goods from South Africa among retained top-source rows across 2 tracked family boards, carrying an effective calculated-duty rate of 10.25%. South Africa's largest tracked categories: nickel and nickel alloys, technical and refractory ceramics. 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 2 manufacturing families, a floor on total bilateral trade.
Observed effective calculated-duty rate: 10.25%, reported Calculated Duties ÷ covered 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

Frequently asked questions

How much does the U.S. import from South Africa? among retained top-source rows across 2 tracked manufacturing family boards, U.S. imports from South Africa totaled $109.3M in customs value in 2025. That is a floor on total bilateral trade. It includes only tracked family boards where South Africa appears among the retained largest sources.
What effective calculated-duty rate is observed for imports from South Africa? In 2025, imports from South Africa had an effective calculated-duty rate of 10.25% across tracked families. The rate is reported Calculated Duties divided by the customs value covered by those duty observations, which reflects the combined product, origin, preference and tariff mix in USITC's statistics.
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. Each has its own live rate page linked below.

About this data

Reference statistics derived from USITC published data. Not a customs ruling. MFN-Free and Special-rate fields describe statutory line coverage only; final entry liability requires origin, date, eligibility, exclusions and other transaction facts. Calculated Duties are statistical estimates, not a cash-collections ledger. Confirm classification, origin, program eligibility, and final entry liability with a licensed customs broker.

Last reviewed 2026-08-31.