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62 million Population
$6,994 GDP per capita
28 Median Age
68% Urban Population
1,221,000 km² Land Area

South Africa - Fish Trade Overview

Imports (Period: 2024)

Product ▲▼ Tonnage ▲▼ Containers ▲▼ Value ▲▼ $/kg ▲▼ Share ▲▼ Partners ▲▼
Fresh/Chilled Atlantic Salmon 2,700 135 $29.3 million $10.85 40.8% 3
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Norway 2,680 134 $29.1 million $10.84 99.3%
2 United Kingdom 10 0 $133,768 $16.37 0.5%
3 Netherlands 10 0 $70,372 $9.69 0.2%
Other Frozen Fish 12,310 615 $21.7 million $1.76 30.2% 29
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 New Zealand 7,430 371 $14.1 million $1.90 65.1%
2 Namibia 1,760 88 $2.36 million $1.34 10.9%
3 Other Asia, nes 1,180 59 $1.42 million $1.21 6.6%
4 China 340 17 $822,768 $2.41 3.8%
5 Japan 410 21 $623,871 $1.52 2.9%
All others 1,190 60 $2.34 million $1.96 10.8%
Frozen Cuttlefish & Squid 5,180 259 $14.5 million $2.81 20.2% 16
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 600 30 $2.91 million $4.82 20.1%
2 China 1,140 57 $2.75 million $2.41 18.9%
3 Spain 880 44 $2.23 million $2.52 15.3%
4 Falkland Isds (Malvinas) 780 39 $2.10 million $2.69 14.4%
5 Special Categories 520 26 $1.90 million $3.68 13.1%
All others 1,250 63 $2.64 million $2.11 18.2%
Fresh/Chilled Fish Fillets 180 9 $1.96 million $11.14 2.7% 6
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Norway 160 8 $1.93 million $12.03 98.4%
2 Netherlands 20 1 $22,431 $1.50 1.1%
3 Namibia 0 0 $7,198 $13.92 0.4%
4 Spain 0 0 $1,129 $25.84 0.1%
5 USA 0 0 $8 $8.42 0.0%
All others 0 0 $5 $0.52 0.0%
Frozen Mackerel 1,320 66 $1.71 million $1.30 2.4% 11
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Norway 340 17 $707,779 $2.10 41.3%
2 Namibia 460 23 $380,092 $0.82 22.2%
3 China 240 12 $237,795 $0.99 13.9%
4 Iceland 50 2 $103,001 $2.25 6.0%
5 Morocco 50 3 $72,212 $1.34 4.2%
All others 180 9 $213,272 $1.20 12.4%
Frozen Cold-Water Shrimps & Prawns 110 6 $757,431 $6.62 1.1% 6
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Thailand 40 2 $392,380 $10.63 51.8%
2 Argentina 60 3 $325,806 $5.86 43.0%
3 Namibia 20 1 $38,753 $1.81 5.1%
4 Japan 0 0 $237 $22.61 0.0%
5 China 0 0 $206 $0.38 0.0%
All others 0 0 $47 $1.20 0.0%
Live/Fresh/Chilled Oysters 150 7 $454,619 $3.07 0.6% 2
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 150 7 $401,032 $2.71 88.2%
2 United Kingdom 0 0 $53,587 $322.23 11.8%
Frozen Alaska Pollock Fillets 120 6 $415,990 $3.48 0.6% 4
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 USA 90 5 $356,498 $3.87 85.7%
2 China 20 1 $38,624 $1.72 9.3%
3 Namibia 0 0 $20,563 $4.12 4.9%
4 Russian Federation 0 0 $304 $2.71 0.1%
Other Frozen Fish Fillets 30 1 $274,476 $10.06 0.4% 4
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Peru 20 1 $256,372 $12.04 93.4%
2 Norway 10 0 $18,079 $3.01 6.6%
3 USA 0 0 $21 $27.99 0.0%
4 Namibia 0 0 $1 $0.27 0.0%
Frozen Yellowfin Tuna 70 4 $236,212 $3.28 0.3% 4
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Other Asia, nes 50 3 $152,727 $2.85 64.7%
2 Viet Nam 10 0 $64,731 $7.25 27.4%
3 Seychelles 10 0 $18,219 $2.43 7.7%
4 Japan 0 0 $534 $0.27 0.2%
Frozen Cod 10 1 $201,530 $16.28 0.3% 2
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Norway 10 0 $108,031 $12.71 53.6%
2 USA 0 0 $93,499 $24.11 46.4%
Other Fresh/Chilled Fish 100 5 $131,829 $1.27 0.2% 6
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Sri Lanka 10 0 $60,645 $8.90 46.0%
2 China 80 4 $55,746 $0.67 42.3%
3 Mozambique 10 1 $7,723 $0.67 5.9%
4 Mauritius 0 0 $7,653 $4.57 5.8%
5 Namibia 0 0 $43 $1.98 0.0%
All others 0 0 $17 $1.72 0.0%
Other Fresh/Chilled Salmonidae 10 0 $51,783 $6.22 0.1% 2
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Norway 0 0 $47,199 $11.40 91.2%
2 Namibia 0 0 $4,583 $1.10 8.8%
Frozen Herring Fillets 20 1 $45,333 $2.06 0.1% 1
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 United Kingdom 20 1 $45,333 $2.06 100.0%
Frozen Flat Fish Fillets 20 1 $30,658 $1.24 0.0% 1
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 20 1 $30,658 $1.24 100.0%
Fresh/Chilled Tilapia 20 1 $25,728 $1.12 0.0% 1
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Zambia 20 1 $25,728 $1.12 100.0%
Frozen Skipjack Tuna 20 1 $4,169 $0.27 0.0% 3
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Japan 10 1 $2,290 $0.21 54.9%
2 Other Asia, nes 0 0 $1,868 $0.42 44.8%
3 Oman 0 0 $10 $0.94 0.2%
Frozen Cod Fillets 0 0 $3 $0.64 0.0% 1
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 0 0 $3 $0.64 100.0%
TOTAL 22,370 1,119 $71.8 million $3.21

Exports (Period: 2024)

Product ▲▼ Tonnage ▲▼ Containers ▲▼ Value ▲▼ $/kg ▲▼ Share ▲▼ Partners ▲▼
Frozen Cuttlefish & Squid 9,620 481 $88.8 million $9.23 66.4% 32
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Italy 4,190 210 $39.0 million $9.29 43.9%
2 Spain 3,170 159 $29.6 million $9.34 33.4%
3 Greece 790 40 $8.71 million $10.98 9.8%
4 Portugal 510 25 $4.41 million $8.68 5.0%
5 Croatia 240 12 $1.93 million $8.01 2.2%
All others 720 36 $5.17 million $7.20 5.8%
Other Frozen Fish 8,310 415 $31.4 million $3.78 23.5% 34
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Spain 1,810 91 $8.88 million $4.91 28.3%
2 Italy 1,040 52 $7.95 million $7.68 25.3%
3 Rep. of Korea 2,020 101 $4.19 million $2.07 13.3%
4 Portugal 360 18 $3.06 million $8.63 9.8%
5 Namibia 450 22 $1.20 million $2.68 3.8%
All others 2,640 132 $6.13 million $2.32 19.5%
Other Frozen Fish Fillets 610 31 $4.21 million $6.88 3.1% 24
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Spain 330 17 $2.08 million $6.25 49.4%
2 Netherlands 90 4 $551,440 $6.48 13.1%
3 France 40 2 $499,516 $14.27 11.9%
4 Portugal 30 2 $217,852 $7.08 5.2%
5 Botswana 40 2 $214,957 $5.03 5.1%
All others 90 4 $647,717 $7.58 15.4%
Frozen Yellowfin Tuna 850 43 $2.86 million $3.35 2.1% 15
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Spain 740 37 $2.30 million $3.12 80.6%
2 Thailand 50 2 $335,986 $6.97 11.8%
3 Portugal 50 2 $153,382 $3.19 5.4%
4 Italy 10 1 $48,309 $3.42 1.7%
5 Namibia 0 0 $5,312 $3.95 0.2%
All others 0 0 $10,324 $7.82 0.4%
Other Fresh/Chilled Salmonidae 140 7 $1.75 million $12.45 1.3% 17
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 USA 90 5 $1.27 million $13.85 72.6%
2 France 20 1 $202,336 $10.41 11.6%
3 Special Categories 10 0 $109,994 $15.96 6.3%
4 Namibia 0 0 $38,182 $10.85 2.2%
5 Botswana 0 0 $30,370 $7.35 1.7%
All others 10 1 $98,863 $6.64 5.7%
Other Fresh/Chilled Fish 270 13 $1.65 million $6.24 1.2% 18
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Italy 210 11 $1.32 million $6.18 79.6%
2 Other Asia, nes 10 0 $159,569 $15.96 9.7%
3 Spain 10 0 $53,468 $5.49 3.2%
4 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 10 1 $51,858 $4.29 3.1%
5 Netherlands 0 0 $22,488 $9.10 1.4%
All others 20 1 $49,853 $2.79 3.0%
Frozen Mackerel 700 35 $843,726 $1.20 0.6% 12
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Mozambique 540 27 $617,061 $1.13 73.1%
2 Namibia 10 0 $51,936 $6.06 6.2%
3 Bunkers 40 2 $51,728 $1.35 6.1%
4 Eswatini 30 2 $29,867 $0.86 3.5%
5 Uruguay 30 1 $28,002 $1.04 3.3%
All others 50 2 $65,129 $1.37 7.7%
Frozen Cod Fillets 70 4 $522,963 $7.25 0.4% 6
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Portugal 70 3 $484,610 $7.44 92.7%
2 Zimbabwe 10 0 $30,920 $5.32 5.9%
3 Botswana 0 0 $3,759 $5.61 0.7%
4 Namibia 0 0 $2,287 $19.27 0.4%
5 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 0 0 $1,314 $5.06 0.2%
All others 0 0 $71 $0.71 0.0%
Fresh/Chilled Fish Fillets 60 3 $450,795 $7.40 0.3% 21
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Germany 10 0 $112,520 $16.49 25.0%
2 Botswana 10 0 $82,954 $15.82 18.4%
3 Mozambique 10 1 $69,236 $6.42 15.4%
4 Eswatini 10 0 $42,032 $5.15 9.3%
5 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 10 0 $35,115 $5.17 7.8%
All others 20 1 $108,936 $4.70 24.2%
Frozen Cold-Water Shrimps & Prawns 60 3 $408,004 $6.44 0.3% 10
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 40 2 $243,088 $6.40 59.6%
2 Botswana 10 0 $47,378 $6.63 11.6%
3 Eswatini 0 0 $45,050 $10.09 11.0%
4 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 10 0 $23,682 $3.43 5.8%
5 Mozambique 0 0 $18,693 $8.90 4.6%
All others 0 0 $30,111 $6.41 7.4%
Live/Fresh/Chilled Oysters 40 2 $295,808 $7.60 0.2% 7
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 China, Hong Kong SAR 20 1 $170,549 $8.30 57.7%
2 China 10 1 $100,074 $6.83 33.8%
3 Other Asia, nes 0 0 $23,541 $8.92 8.0%
4 Lesotho 0 0 $921 $17.39 0.3%
5 Botswana 0 0 $342 $0.37 0.1%
All others 0 0 $378 $3.78 0.1%
Fresh/Chilled Tilapia 150 7 $181,527 $1.22 0.1% 6
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Malawi 90 5 $117,642 $1.30 64.8%
2 Eswatini 30 2 $29,475 $0.96 16.2%
3 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 30 1 $27,211 $1.05 15.0%
4 Zambia 0 0 $5,974 $6.64 3.3%
5 Botswana 0 0 $1,094 $2.43 0.6%
All others 0 0 $128 $0.53 0.1%
Fresh/Chilled Atlantic Salmon 10 1 $125,230 $9.80 0.1% 11
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Zambia 0 0 $39,403 $8.76 31.5%
2 Namibia 0 0 $17,039 $16.89 13.6%
3 Zimbabwe 0 0 $16,880 $16.78 13.5%
4 Botswana 0 0 $16,366 $6.16 13.1%
5 Special Categories 0 0 $15,497 $12.02 12.4%
All others 0 0 $20,043 $8.68 16.0%
Frozen Alaska Pollock Fillets 70 4 $122,209 $1.67 0.1% 5
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 50 2 $70,540 $1.46 57.7%
2 Eswatini 20 1 $45,406 $1.93 37.1%
3 Zambia 0 0 $3,524 $5.04 2.9%
4 Botswana 0 0 $2,282 $25.82 1.9%
5 Lesotho 0 0 $455 $0.87 0.4%
Live/Fresh/Chilled Mussels 0 0 $28,130 $12.05 0.0% 6
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 0 $20,726 $26.40 73.7%
2 Mozambique 0 0 $2,493 $7.84 8.9%
3 Malawi 0 0 $2,425 $5.68 8.6%
4 Namibia 0 0 $2,358 $3.18 8.4%
5 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 0 0 $106 $1.77 0.4%
All others 0 0 $20 $0.00 0.1%
Frozen Flat Fish Fillets 0 0 $1,841 $7.37 0.0% 1
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Zimbabwe 0 0 $1,841 $7.37 100.0%
Frozen Herring Fillets 0 0 $590 $5.29 0.0% 1
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Bunkers 0 0 $590 $5.29 100.0%
TOTAL 20,980 1,049 $134 million $6.37

Data sourced from UN Comtrade

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