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U.S. Imports from South Africa by 5-digit End-Use Code
2003 - 2012

(In thousands of dollars)

End-Use Code Value 2003 Value 2004 Value 2005 Value 2006 Value 2007 Value 2008 Value 2009 Value 2010 Value 2011 Value 2012
(00000) Green coffee 68 50 232 822 214 481 231 46 493 278
(00010) Cocoa beans 0 165 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(00020) Cane and beet sugar 10,049 9,190 13,309 19,683 10,189 0 21,123 25,161 12,016 40,025
(00100) Meat products, poultry, and edible animals 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(00110) Dairy products and eggs 7 0 0 9 0 0 0 20 0 0
(00120) Fruits and preparations, including frozen juices 78,384 65,506 62,225 85,993 70,696 68,187 61,337 83,193 69,500 71,382
(00130) Vegetables and preparations 1,566 1,689 2,506 2,911 2,302 3,802 3,388 3,829 4,672 3,635
(00140) Nuts and preparations 16,345 19,440 22,157 12,983 11,088 14,153 15,869 28,498 34,303 40,940
(00150) Food oils and oilseeds 382 581 615 423 140 540 478 2,396 160 237
(00160) Bakery and confectionary products 979 1,215 1,640 1,317 2,834 5,597 3,184 1,487 1,700 1,617
(00170) Tea, spices, and preparations 3,550 2,990 4,214 3,520 2,862 3,575 2,648 3,605 3,671 3,622
(00180) Other (soft beverages, processed coffee, etc.) 2,937 3,086 3,838 8,441 10,671 11,126 10,222 10,475 12,606 11,776
(00190) Wine and related products 21,485 34,326 44,291 43,334 42,101 45,357 40,840 46,364 45,374 60,663
(00200) Feedstuff and foodgrains 39 11 43 26 118 81 128 55 69 197
(01000) Fish and shellfish 29,555 31,643 33,886 31,134 30,519 27,371 24,162 27,269 26,569 26,048
(01010) Alcoholic bevs, except wine and related products 1,751 1,915 1,985 2,609 2,628 1,799 2,197 1,666 3,014 2,422
(01020) Other nonagricultural foods and food additives 264 209 461 911 904 1,245 1,299 1,314 1,511 1,275
(10000) Crude 0 0 0 0 97,617 0 0 0 6,110 0
(10010) Fuel oil 0 220 0 0 20,240 0 0 0 0 0
(10020) Other petroleum products 22,449 25,504 26,157 67,823 54,949 33,405 27,082 27,337 31,102 4,697
(10030) Liquified petroleum gases 0 0 0 0 81,084 0 0 0 0 0
(10100) Coal and related fuels 3,002 3,202 3,349 3,193 0 4 0 0 2 0
(10110) Gas-natural 0 14,288 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(10300) Nuclear Fuel Materials and Fuels 24,977 22,232 17,624 26,540 6,977 66,725 54,820 47,662 54,725 31,742
(11000) Pulpwood and woodpulp 23,876 43,656 45,362 33,536 28,863 29,232 18,028 14,887 20,565 19,661
(11110) Paper and paper products, n.e.s. 3,602 33 96 7,868 5,187 4,463 558 177 17 187
(12000) Cotton, wool and other natural fibers 885 1,509 1,242 951 1,277 2,023 525 723 2,434 1,608
(12030) Hides, skins, and fur skins-raw 102 46 327 70 78 70 92 78 230 81
(12050) Natural rubber and similar gums 0 0 13 679 265 480 0 0 0 1,180
(12060) Farming materials, incl farm animals & animl breed 2,043 2,253 2,229 3,083 3,608 4,210 3,109 4,509 6,103 6,832
(12070) Other (tobacco, waxes, nonfood oils) 11,116 11,482 15,052 17,877 13,816 13,300 9,897 12,976 16,418 13,769
(12100) Cotton cloth and fabrics, thread & cordage 1,183 1,155 1,734 922 838 427 227 156 144 234
(12110) Wool, silk, and other veg cloth and fabric, thread 4,173 4,402 2,180 2,553 2,716 2,143 1,645 2,170 2,779 3,524
(12135) Synthetic cloth and fabrics, thread and cordage 12,463 12,506 13,809 16,572 11,161 6,248 2,754 2,638 4,312 6,523
(12140) Other materials (hair, waste materials, etc.) 822 1,236 2,352 2,070 1,510 1,521 924 649 1,037 488
(12150) Finished textile industrial supplies 10,087 13,287 11,836 10,891 11,183 11,305 7,007 6,398 2,874 2,204
(12160) Leather and furs-unmanufactured 12,090 19,705 21,640 25,492 26,141 17,986 13,038 8,157 7,769 11,922
(12320) Other materials, except chemicals 940 4,607 6,550 4,058 4,126 245 68 138 173 55
(12500) Plastic materials 2,609 3,135 4,685 2,474 2,981 2,909 3,940 3,576 3,920 3,555
(12510) Fertilizers, pesticides, and insecticides 10,796 13,729 14,375 4,032 2,128 3,038 2,647 2,656 2,939 3,761
(12530) Industrial inorganic chemicals 47,932 62,003 115,880 75,893 75,725 119,177 62,462 111,065 169,578 124,602
(12540) Industrial organic chemicals 144,480 165,029 244,141 248,509 301,807 433,960 246,350 356,557 454,083 471,491
(12550) Other chemicals (photo chems, prnt inks, paint) 31,647 18,949 15,724 27,622 28,540 29,477 42,080 17,280 23,802 51,513
(13000) Lumber and wood in the rough 6,169 1,027 485 918 1,738 868 1,205 887 458 375
(13010) Plywood and veneers 4,099 604 249 281 810 1,036 371 399 605 958
(13020) Stone, sand, cement, and lime 9,682 11,688 10,023 10,152 6,898 4,927 2,352 2,994 2,745 4,577
(13100) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. (excluding automotive) 1,834 2,277 4,576 1,024 891 1,296 232 210 291 235
(13110) Other-finished (shingles, molding, wallboard, etc) 26,681 33,385 29,810 12,646 7,294 5,407 3,008 5,421 6,567 6,225
(13120) Nontextile floor and wall tiles and other covering 262 107 99 102 140 524 44 121 128 245
(14000) Steelmaking and ferroalloying materials-unmanufacd 285,774 635,554 437,948 528,350 748,658 1,272,873 429,851 832,791 988,613 1,079,046
(14100) Iron and steel mill products-semifinished 101,095 194,151 159,864 287,010 154,440 62,319 23,248 79,709 101,098 70,619
(14200) Bauxite and aluminum 95,029 156,391 300,515 369,589 339,021 179,579 173,738 186,392 222,602 214,705
(14220) Copper 463 784 938 435 192 356 99 0 631 224
(14240) Nickel 6,406 17,047 16,912 25,853 40,278 15,885 6,493 16,044 31,848 15,716
(14260) Zinc 195 134 664 2,644 905 1,041 1,061 935 57 141
(14270) Nonmonetary gold 1,261 2,185 656 0 2,229 633 50,342 73,974 20,088 8,649
(14280) Other precious metals 1,278,369 1,748,190 1,864,410 2,666,314 3,788,380 2,968,198 1,351,085 2,089,116 2,326,073 1,819,029
(14290) Miscellaneous nonferrous metals 203,893 228,722 277,915 315,273 314,989 366,655 225,919 294,193 310,461 420,974
(15000) Iron and steel products, except advanced manufacts 30,993 51,058 39,983 38,933 15,675 23,574 12,456 13,870 15,437 25,257
(15100) Iron and steel manufactures-advanced 8,541 6,019 5,031 5,039 9,456 13,846 10,013 7,162 2,778 3,697
(15200) Finished metal shapes & advncd manuf, except steel 15,697 21,036 23,650 32,183 29,274 33,680 15,073 28,857 33,630 33,157
(16040) Sulfur and nonmetallic minerals 31,905 31,837 27,736 19,495 19,056 26,694 29,826 18,585 29,638 44,299
(16050) Other (syn rubbers, wood, cork, gums, resins, etc) 4,430 7,906 12,408 3,555 14,464 15,807 8,222 10,624 15,477 17,888
(16110) Blank audio and visual tapes and other media 110 55 0 10 22 22 0 3 69 33
(16120) Other (boxes, belting, glass, abrasives, etc.) 25,873 30,117 29,710 31,898 27,664 28,363 27,709 29,021 36,884 40,538
(20000) Generators, transformers, and accessories 6,943 5,334 8,542 12,939 17,338 15,953 17,748 13,716 19,004 11,121
(20005) Electric apparatus and parts, n.e.c. 5,416 6,919 8,560 11,068 11,118 14,798 9,660 19,838 22,926 26,819
(21000) Drilling and oil field equipment and platforms 8,366 9,370 29,969 34,070 12,639 34,212 3,739 36,863 40,706 29,189
(21010) Specialized mining and oil processing equipment 1,310 1,380 1,780 3,078 1,573 4,266 1,269 2,430 3,765 3,603
(21030) Excavating, paving, and construction machinery 22,644 25,677 48,788 36,260 35,713 37,632 25,959 31,972 28,177 18,805
(21040) Nonfarm tractors and parts 5,460 6,548 4,356 928 3,581 1,631 1,270 1,024 1,178 615
(21100) Industrial engines, pumps, compressors & generatrs 4,882 6,425 10,991 10,006 12,910 18,029 9,577 10,692 15,181 16,149
(21110) Food and tobacco processing machinery 1,195 1,625 1,003 3,980 3,054 2,570 6,364 6,006 5,045 12,402
(21120) Machine tools, metal working, molding and rolling 5,227 6,453 9,745 8,620 11,620 9,070 5,596 6,435 8,928 10,145
(21130) Textile, sewing and leather working machinery 301 64 76 150 124 146 1,056 306 213 110
(21140) Woodworking, glass working, & plastic & rubber mch 842 1,449 1,502 1,214 3,176 902 864 939 2,744 2,136
(21150) Pulp and paper machinery 1,888 868 1,604 2,505 2,687 2,247 1,685 1,207 2,992 6,252
(21160) Measuring, testing and control intruments 3,794 5,160 5,425 4,416 7,388 4,509 6,395 5,736 7,532 7,940
(21170) Materials handling equipment 49,933 60,528 35,792 15,498 16,366 17,424 11,578 12,859 22,327 15,279
(21180) Other industrial machinery 68,392 76,457 90,851 73,200 62,183 54,321 52,701 30,703 35,091 38,996
(21190) Photo and service industry machnery & trade tools 13,427 13,332 16,002 10,973 12,211 15,558 8,244 10,940 15,913 12,649
(21200) Agricultural machinery and equipment 6,218 8,226 3,018 1,764 613 2,257 708 6,753 10,427 12,451
(21300) Computers 338 502 519 296 807 1,387 361 624 1,168 570
(21301) Computer accessories, peripherals and parts 2,343 2,242 2,200 2,389 2,121 2,487 3,078 3,503 7,813 7,615
(21320) Semiconductors and related devices 1,111 797 778 514 1,450 537 512 1,158 1,726 2,742
(21400) Telecommunications equipment 8,845 10,774 6,044 7,140 6,628 9,983 5,151 3,281 4,891 4,053
(21500) Business machinery and equipment, except computers 702 522 538 365 281 215 768 733 1,069 246
(21600) Laboratory testing and control instruments 1,258 5,061 8,352 5,562 6,227 5,253 12,861 13,162 14,983 7,213
(21610) Other scientific, medical and hospital equipment 2,674 2,079 4,460 7,422 8,764 8,959 3,499 2,517 6,610 3,774
(22000) Civilian aircraft, complete-all types 67 29 31 2 293 38 0 0 0 300
(22010) Parts for civilian aircraft 3,241 3,978 2,774 2,341 3,056 3,966 2,357 5,427 6,721 5,359
(22020) Engines for civilian aircraft 853 1,949 510 210 1,022 447 1,317 1,390 358 444
(22100) Railway transportation equipment 7,316 9,427 15,179 23,558 21,607 24,220 6,943 6,745 15,318 19,444
(22200) Passenger and cargo vessels, except scrap vessels 20 19 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0
(22210) Other commercial vessels (barges, tugboats, etc.) 7 37 86 29 13 5 31 174 125 8
(22220) Marine engines and parts 999 2,525 5,918 7,017 9,756 7,293 12,314 11,874 12,929 12,589
(22300) Spacecraft, engines and parts, except military 0 0 0 0 38 31 2 160 0 0
(30000) Passenger cars, new and used 373,766 423,495 120,661 320,797 396,371 1,815,317 1,371,240 1,539,194 2,047,070 1,885,718
(30100) Complete and assembled 191 305 121 211 1,138 0 50 0 416 107
(30110) Bodies and chassis for trucks and buses 69 134 5,930 12,904 3,038 1,652 133 980 4,472 5,385
(30200) Engines and engine parts 17,114 29,012 39,701 41,925 21,277 45,253 58,025 52,414 112,270 92,729
(30210) Bodies and chassis for passenger cars 8,900 8,651 11,751 11,592 12,962 7,289 3,431 3,001 2,802 4,780
(30220) Automotive tires and tubes 11,224 8,770 8,331 16,146 12,259 15,421 6,456 3,758 12,799 13,525
(30230) Other parts and accessories 159,499 178,092 240,457 321,903 412,545 322,258 168,586 276,675 317,220 305,412
(40000) Apparel and household goods-cotton 173,277 106,773 50,936 39,736 19,416 12,825 5,513 922 739 596
(40010) Apparel and household goods-wool 19,200 10,639 5,377 370 213 251 162 410 833 592
(40020) Apparel and household goods-other textiles 40,734 27,060 12,962 10,506 6,254 6,356 5,573 5,804 5,663 5,689
(40030) Nontextile apparel and household goods 2,262 1,884 2,407 2,402 3,319 1,763 656 1,707 2,611 2,047
(40040) Footwear of leather, rubber, or other materials 909 1,023 1,874 2,629 2,546 1,083 506 578 1,004 1,064
(40050) Sporting and camping apparel, footwear and gear 3,993 2,698 2,557 3,355 1,788 1,419 1,101 2,100 2,400 2,567
(40100) Medicinal, dental and pharmaceutical preparations 14,629 18,435 12,527 10,237 10,674 11,796 15,772 18,258 26,676 29,310
(40110) Books, magazines, and other printed matter 1,443 2,414 4,222 2,575 2,705 1,915 2,602 2,506 2,006 2,027
(40120) Toiletries and cosmetics 4,891 4,166 4,893 7,202 9,063 15,045 7,667 11,359 17,670 14,602
(40140) Other products (notions, writing and art supplies) 10,802 14,939 14,420 10,350 12,139 12,391 11,253 7,040 8,839 7,622
(41000) Furniture, household items, baskets 12,668 12,923 15,160 24,703 26,707 14,699 15,260 18,162 17,679 13,233
(41010) Glassware, porcelain, and chinaware 401 398 451 286 506 267 201 838 664 417
(41020) Cookware, cutlery, house and garden wares, tools 1,594 1,798 1,875 1,499 2,274 3,628 3,202 3,792 3,771 3,701
(41030) Household and kitchen appliances 1,217 850 1,350 1,956 1,332 1,863 2,114 1,923 1,252 1,148
(41040) Rugs and other textile floor coverings 3,555 1,497 2,147 4,206 4,995 6,944 3,311 2,348 2,241 1,895
(41050) Other (clocks, port typewriters, oth household gds 7,209 7,805 9,741 6,029 6,468 5,781 3,385 5,650 5,625 5,060
(41100) Motorcycles and parts 923 1,164 848 793 761 760 703 699 676 1,292
(41110) Pleasure boats and motors 11,211 9,501 12,991 15,130 18,457 12,835 11,380 18,540 12,311 22,780
(41120) Toys, shooting and sporting goods, and bicycles 4,344 5,344 5,163 4,469 2,566 4,936 3,841 3,687 3,465 3,528
(41130) Photographic and optical equipment 6 23 53 81 47 36 1,440 1,122 860 59
(41140) Musical instruments and other recreational equip. 435 438 515 416 446 547 244 259 231 122
(41200) Television receivers, vcr's & other video equip. 1,483 2,581 94 49 15 12 19 32 64 68
(41210) Radios, phonographs, tape decks, and other stereo 569 14 47 57 39 293 84 128 401 235
(41220) Records, tapes, and disks 891 247 306 343 181 190 215 203 1,489 1,119
(41300) Numismatic coins 30,982 15,537 8,988 16,362 8,433 69,913 77,475 53,183 65,357 48,907
(41310) Jewelry (watches, rings, etc.) 43,398 47,717 53,138 75,171 57,607 49,780 50,648 116,292 99,069 84,429
(41320) Artwork, antiques, stamps, and other collectibles 6,734 9,088 6,919 7,640 12,335 19,228 12,720 31,314 23,039 16,795
(42000) Nursery stock, cut flowers, Christmas trees 3,886 4,745 4,704 4,305 4,879 4,128 2,987 3,287 3,068 2,632
(42100) Gem diamonds-uncut or unset 619,322 754,079 750,042 951,001 1,071,298 1,059,585 655,241 1,130,549 1,073,489 814,637
(42110) Other gem stones-precious, semiprecious, and imita 1,909 12,990 6,129 4,450 11,652 8,426 6,120 14,154 6,180 9,889
(50000) Military aircraft and parts 254 272 263 720 1,195 785 1,353 1,800 733 680
(50010) Other military equipment 4,300 7,714 4,481 3,259 10,423 6,059 9,639 6,329 5,977 9,961
(50020) U.S. goods returned, and reimports 99,577 122,788 117,916 108,546 93,424 90,459 73,424 71,524 89,845 123,926
(50030) Minimum value shipments 10,447 13,442 13,977 17,655 20,950 24,472 13,992 11,061 12,784 11,174
(50040) Other (movies, misc imports, and spec transactions 786 969 2,476 724 510 771 822 959 2,354 2,323
TOTAL 4,624,410 5,944,777 5,885,640 7,500,754 9,054,117 9,948,021 5,878,856 8,220,182 9,486,928 8,673,141


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