Trade lane
What Spain buys from South Africa.
Spain imported USD 1.0bn of manufactured and processed goods from South Africa in 2024, up 20 per cent on 2022. That is under 1 per cent of everything Spain imported in these lines, and South Africa is its number 36 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where South Africa dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
USD 1.0bnfrom South Africa in 2024 (USD 847m in 2022)
under 1 per centof Spain's imports in these lines, USD 331bn from every source
50product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#36South Africa's rank among Spain's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Spain paid South Africa for it at the border, South Africa's share of everything Spain imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 95 per cent of the lane.
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870421
Share of Spain's imports25 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 367m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,238 a tonne, 45,519 tonnesUSD 648min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500ccHS 870332
Share of Spain's imports2 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 89m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,475 a tonne, 5,507 tonnesUSD 80min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901HS 290129
Share of Spain's imports22 per cent, 30 source countriesChangefrom USD 4m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,805 a tonne, 15,080 tonnesUSD 27min 2024 -
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Machinery: catalytic converters or particulate filters, whether or not combined, for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combustion enginesHS 842132
Share of Spain's imports6 per cent, 38 source countriesChangedown 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 107m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 52,380 a tonne, 473 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by...HS 870370
Share of Spain's imports6 per cent, 21 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 25,955 a tonne, 683 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS 721934
Share of Spain's imports8 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,985 a tonne, 6,238 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by...HS 870350
Share of Spain's imports3 per cent, 22 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 21,212 a tonne, 542 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210
Share of Spain's imports3 per cent, 65 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,045 a tonne, 10,691 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of Spain's imports1 per cent, 86 source countriesChangedown 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,041 a tonne, 648 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccHS 870333
Share of Spain's imports1 per cent, 55 source countriesChangefrom USD 144k in 2022Unit valueUSD 12,608 a tonne, 679 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, bleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803HS 480419
Share of Spain's imports7 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 704 a tonne, 10,330 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933
Share of Spain's imports4 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,182 a tonne, 3,090 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsHS 854143
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 51 source countriesChangefrom USD 3k in 2022Unit valueUSD 2,869 a tonne, 2,315 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Manganese oxides: excluding manganese dioxideHS 282090
Share of Spain's imports58 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 359 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 410 a tonne, 14,059 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 64 source countriesChangedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,206 a tonne, 264 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 721922
Share of Spain's imports13 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,040 a tonne, 1,056 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Aluminium: tubes and pipes, alloysHS 760820
Share of Spain's imports12 per cent, 51 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,203 a tonne, 681 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 94 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 593,159 a tonne, 7.4 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,168 a tonne, 1,269 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 81 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,768 a tonne, 355 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Juice: apple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200979
Share of Spain's imports5 per cent, 33 source countriesChangefrom USD 14k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,965 a tonne, 1,900 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Machine-tools: cold metal working presses, hydraulic pressesHS 846261
Share of Spain's imports29 per cent, 26 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 4min 2024 -
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Vehicles: parts and accessories, front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows specified in subheading note 1 to this chapterHS 870822
Share of Spain's imports2 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,365 a tonne, 798 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
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Tanning extracts of vegetable origin: wattle extractHS 320120
Share of Spain's imports87 per cent, 7 source countriesChangeup 98 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 3min 2024 -
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Nickel: plates, sheets, strip and foil, not alloyedHS 750610
Share of Spain's imports8 per cent, 13 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 52,279 a tonne, 59 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
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Fruit: peaches, including nectarines, prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c. in heading no. 2007 and 2008, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter...HS 200870
Share of Spain's imports28 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 283 per cent on 2022 (USD 780k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,785 a tonne, 1,674 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
27
Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299
Share of Spain's imports1 per cent, 78 source countriesChangeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,170 a tonne, 2,259 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
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Juice: pineapple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200949
Share of Spain's imports6 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,977 a tonne, 1,138 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
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Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface groundHS 700521
Share of Spain's imports5 per cent, 20 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 650 a tonne, 3,257 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
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Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary formsHS 390230
Share of Spain's imports1 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 139 per cent on 2022 (USD 853k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,139 a tonne, 1,787 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 32 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 20,826 a tonne, 96 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
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Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.c. in heading no. 2008HS 200899
Share of Spain's imports2 per cent, 78 source countriesChangeup 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,481 a tonne, 762 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
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Fibres: synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinningHS 550320
Share of Spain's imports1 per cent, 40 source countriesChangedown 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 823 a tonne, 2,209 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 119 source countriesChangedown 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,604 a tonne, 130 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
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Fertilizers, animal or vegetable: whether or not mixed together or chemically treated: fertilizers, produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable...HS 310100
Share of Spain's imports3 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,878 a tonne, 355 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 54 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 68,522 a tonne, 25 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 967 a tonne, 1,726 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
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Oils, essential: n.e.c. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutesHS 330129
Share of Spain's imports1 per cent, 90 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,836 a tonne, 56 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
39
Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 108 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 25,389 a tonne, 52 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness exceeding 10mmHS 721921
Share of Spain's imports3 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,870 a tonne, 225 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
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Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goodsHS 870410
Share of Spain's imports1 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,589 a tonne, 113 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
42
Juice: of single citrus fruit (excluding orange, grapefruit or pomelo), of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not...HS 200939
Share of Spain's imports7 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,426 a tonne, 529 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
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Juice: grapefruit or pomelo, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200929
Share of Spain's imports47 per cent, 9 source countriesChangeup 136 per cent on 2022 (USD 544k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,454 a tonne, 523 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
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Furnaces and ovens: non-electric, for the roasting, melting or other heat-treatment of ores, pyrites or of metals, for industrial or laboratory useHS 841710
Share of Spain's imports17 per cent, 16 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 12,561 a tonne, 99 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
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Juice: orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200911
Share of Spain's imports2 per cent, 34 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 811k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,555 a tonne, 258 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 115 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,512 a tonne, 459 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
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Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, dissolving gradesHS 470200
Share of Spain's imports4 per cent, 13 source countriesChangefrom USD 157k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,085 a tonne, 1,050 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
48
Poultry-keeping machinery: other than incubators and broodersHS 843629
Share of Spain's imports2 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 244 per cent on 2022 (USD 329k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,111 a tonne, 185 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139
Share of Spain's importsunder 1 per cent, 77 source countriesChangedown 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 34,040 a tonne, 33 tonnesUSD 1min 2024 -
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Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, (not alloyed), rectangular (including square)HS 760611
Share of Spain's imports1 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 94 per cent on 2022 (USD 563k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,184 a tonne, 261 tonnesUSD 1min 2024
Fastest growing
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870421USD 648m in 2024, up 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 367m in 2022). South Africa supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, bleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803HS 480419USD 7m in 2024, up 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). South Africa supplies 7 per cent of the line.
Where South Africa dominates
Lines where South Africa supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where South Africa ships at least 60 per cent of what Spain imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Tanning extracts of vegetable origin: wattle extractHS 32012087 per cent of Spain's imports of the line, USD 3m; 7 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where South Africa's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Spain at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870421South Africa: USD 648m at USD 14,238 a tonne. France: USD 360m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 11,327 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,040 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500ccHS 870332South Africa: USD 80m at USD 14,475 a tonne. Ukraine: USD 6m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 7,352 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,122 a tonne.
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901HS 290129South Africa: USD 27m at USD 1,805 a tonne. United States: USD 42m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 1,330 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,953 a tonne.
- Machinery: catalytic converters or particulate filters, whether or not combined, for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combustion enginesHS 842132South Africa: USD 25m at USD 52,380 a tonne. Portugal: USD 189m (47 per cent of the line) at USD 39,063 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 54,259 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by...HS 870370South Africa: USD 18m at USD 25,955 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 9m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 17,142 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,248 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by...HS 870350South Africa: USD 11m at USD 21,212 a tonne. Slovakia: USD 23m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 12,433 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,282 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323South Africa: USD 11m at USD 17,041 a tonne. Czech Republic: USD 90m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 9,879 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,538 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322South Africa: USD 6m at USD 21,206 a tonne. China: USD 306m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 9,503 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,497 a tonne.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 721922South Africa: USD 5m at USD 5,040 a tonne. Italy: USD 13m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 3,417 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,566 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What Spain buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What this record says
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Spain with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is South Africa's part of everything Spain imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
What it does not say
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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