According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in February this year the value of South Africa’s exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 14.69 billion ($863 million), up 15.8 percent from January. In the January-February period, South Africa’s export value of base metals and articles thereof went down by 20.7 percent year on year to ZAR 27.35 billion ($1.61 billion).
In February, the country’s imports of base metals and articles thereof amounted to ZAR 7.02 billion ($412.73 million), decreasing by 17.9 percent from the previous month, while in the first two months of 2026 South African imports of base metals and articles thereof moved down by 1.6 percent year on year to ZAR 15.60 billion ($916.64 million).
