CARGO TRANSPORTATION LANE VIETNAM AND SOUTH AFRICA

Vietnam and South Africa are important trading partners. In this article, HP Global overview some key points related to transportation of cargo import from South Africa to Vietnam and export from Vietnam to South Africa.

Trade Turnover Vietnam – South Africa Annually

Import – Export Turnover Vietnam – South Africa

Period 2015 – 2024

Unit: Million USD

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Export (from Vietnam)	1.038,86	868,78	751,57	724,46	799,89	681,14	847,26	879,00	763,67	773,26
Import	115,15	149,50	242,45	387,21	329,30	707,56	426,55	399,38	404,08	946,28
Total trade	1.154,01	1.018,28	994,01	1.111,67	1.129,19	1.388,69	1.273,82	1.278,38	1.167,75	1.719,53
Trade Balance	923,71	719,29	509,12	337,24	470,59	(26,42)	420,71	479,62	359,58	(173,02)

Source: Re-arrange from Statistics of Vietnam Customs Department

Export Turnover from Vietnam to South Africa per Commodities

Which commodities that Vietnam export to South Africa?

Export value from Vietnam to South Africa:

Main exports	Units	2023		2024		Compare turnover (%)
		Volume	Value (USD)	Volume	Value (USD)
South Africa			763.666.517		773.257.375	101,26%
Cashew nut	Ton	1.22	6.312.066	1.265	7.420.894	117,57%
Coffee	Ton	6.324	13.965.921	866	4.405.718	31,55%
Pepper	Ton	2.475	8.406.686	2.755	12.382.571	147,29%
Rice	Ton	8.846	6.018.270	9.028	6.805.005	113,07%
Pastrycooks, sweets and cereals products	USD		1.375.293		1.210.096	87,99%
Coal	Ton	44.999	17.905.172	61.720	17.600.205	98,30%
Chemical products	USD		8.035.980		8.292.621	103,19%
Plastics	Ton	4.675	5.454.528	4.211	5.352.404	98,13%
Wood and wooden products	USD		6.373.611		8.220.128	128,97%
Textiles and garments	USD		28.663.223		31.793.100	110,92%
Foot-wears	USD		110.789.999		115.982.881	104,69%
Iron and steel products	USD		4.316.442		3.933.691	91,13%
Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and components thereof	USD		95.147.553		101.024.084	106,18%
Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof	USD		219.315.170		200.608.276	91,47%
Machine, equipment, tools and instruments	USD		66.579.797		66.883.935	100,46%
Other means of transportation, parts and accessories thereof	USD		26.410.237		54.277.038	205,52%
Other products	USD		138.596.571		127.064.727	91,68%

Source: Statistics from Vietnam Customs Department

Import Turnover from South Africa to Vietnam per Commodities

Which commodities that Vietnam import from South Africa?

Import value from South Africa to Vietnam:

Main imports	Units	2023		2024		Compare turnover (%)
		Volume	Value (USD)	Volume	Value (USD)
South Africa			404.082.782		946.275.931	234,18%
Fruits and vegetables	USD		56.147.757		64.345.966	114,60%
Chemicals	USD		2.423.128		2.859.705	118,02%
Chemical products	USD		4.791.125		5.326.161	111,17%
Plastics	Ton	10.982	10.908.908	3.643	3.593.012	32,94%
Wood and wooden products	USD		1.418.650		2.737.824	192,99%
Precious stones, precious metal and articles thereof	USD		5.470.767		1.110.514	20,30%
Ferrous waste and scrap	Ton			793	343.516
Iron and steel	Ton	1.806	2.008.916	16.684	8.760.517	436,08%
Other base metals	Ton	4.552	11.154.356	3.506	9.237.816	82,82%
Machine, equipment, tools and instruments	USD		2.211.864		2.119.576	95,83%
Other products	USD		307.547.311		845.841.324	275,03%

Source: Statistics from Vietnam Customs Department

Shipping Time Vietnam South Africa

Name of ports/airport and shipping times between Vietnam – South Africa

-> See the Article: Cargo Shipping Vietnam – South Africa

Trade relations between Vietnam  and South Africa

HP Global Logistics offers tax consultation services, import procedures, and customs services for the import and export of goods in Vietnam South Africa. For inquiries, please contact our hotline at +84 886 115 726 or +84 984 870 199.

Vietnam and South Africa have the mutual most-favored nation (MFN) agreement, however, until now, there is no Free Trade Agreement between the two Countries. Cargo imported from South Africa to Vietnam can enjoy preferential import duty.

→ To check the updated trade relations (MFN, FTAs) between Vietnam and South Africa at the article: Overview Of Trade Relations Between Vietnam And The World

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