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 2016 – 2025

Unit: Million USD

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Export (from Vietnam)	868,78	751,57	724,46	799,89	681,14	847,26	879,00	763,67	773,26	844,65
Import	149,50	242,45	387,21	329,30	707,56	426,55	399,38	404,08	946,28	477,61
Total trade	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	1.322,27
Trade Balance	719,29	509,12	337,24	470,59	(26,42)	420,71	479,62	359,58	(173,02)	367,04

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	2024		2025		Compare turnover (%)
		Volume	Value (USD)	Volume	Value (USD)
South Africa			773.257.375		844.652.436	109,23%
Cashew nut	Ton	1.265	7.420.894	1.046	6.061.961	81,69%
Coffee	Ton	866	4.405.718	2.984	15.662.742	355,51%
Pepper	Ton	2.755	12.382.571	2.493	15.822.074	127,78%
Rice	Ton	9.028	6.805.005	9.853	6.370.189	93,61%
Pastrycooks, sweets and cereals products	USD		1.210.096		1.755.691	145,09%
Coal	Ton	61.720	17.600.205	25.000	5.940.122	33,75%
Chemical products	USD		8.292.621		8.535.084	102,92%
Plastics	Ton	4.211	5.352.404	1.786	2.388.931	44,63%
Wood and wooden products	USD		8.220.128		7.962.043	96,86%
Textiles and garments	USD		31.793.100		34.218.157	107,63%
Foot-wears	USD		115.982.881		121.264.914	104,55%
Iron and steel products	USD		3.933.691		3.413.665	86,78%
Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and components thereof	USD		101.024.084		83.968.459	83,12%
Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof	USD		200.608.276		320.920.578	159,97%
Machine, equipment, tools and instruments	USD		66.883.935		58.059.004	86,81%
Other means of transportation, parts and accessories thereof	USD		54.277.038		21.621.845	39,84%
Other products	USD		127.064.727		130.686.976	102,85%

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	2024		2025		Compare turnover (%)
		Volume	Value (USD)	Volume	Value (USD)
South Africa			946.275.931		477.613.298	50,47%
Fruits and vegetables	USD		64.345.966		56.484.877	87,78%
Chemicals	USD		2.859.705		3.338.068	116,73%
Chemical products	USD		5.326.161		4.402.686	82,66%
Plastics	Ton	3.643	3.593.012	3.193	3.099.303	86,26%
Wood and wooden products	USD		2.737.824		1.075.660	39,29%
Precious stones, precious metal and articles thereof	USD		1.110.514		280.616	25,27%
Iron and steel	Ton	16.684	8.760.517	28.290	12.756.167	145,61%
Other base metals	Ton	3.506	9.237.816	931	3.757.970	40,68%
Machine, equipment, tools and instruments	USD		2.119.576		4.664.681	220,08%
Other products	USD		845.841.324		387.753.269	45,84%

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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