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Canberra Weather
800.2 Billion
GDP in USD
25,088,636
Population
7,741,220
Area in km2
AU / 61
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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name of Great Britain. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. In recent decades, Australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive, advanced market economy. It boasted one of the OECD's fastest growing economies during the 1990s, a performance due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980s. Long-term concerns include ageing of the population, pressure on infrastructure, and environmental issues such as frequent droughts.

 

Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron ore, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. Australia also has a large services sector and is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Key tenets of Australia's trade policy include support for open trade and the successful culmination of the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations, particularly for agriculture and services. The Australian economy grew for 17 consecutive years before the global financial crisis. Subsequently, the government introduced a fiscal stimulus package worth over US$50 billion to offset the effect of the slowing world economy, while the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates to historic lows. These policies - and continued demand for commodities, especially from China - helped the Australian economy rebound after just one quarter of negative growth. The economy grew by 1.2% during the first three quarters of 2009 - the best performance in the OECD – and 3.3% in 2010. Unemployment, originally expected to reach 8-10%, peaked at 5.7% in late 2009 and fell to 5.1% by February 2010. As a result of an improved economy, the budget deficit is expected to peak below 4.2% of GDP and the government could return to budget surpluses as early as 2015. The Australian financial system remained resilient throughout the financial crisis and Australian banks have rebounded. Australia was one of the first advanced economies to raise interest rates – with seven rate hikes between October 2009 and November 2010. The GILLARD government is focused on raising Australia's economic productivity to ensure the sustainability of growth, and continues to manage the symbiotic, but sometimes tense, economic relationship with China. Australia is engaged in the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks and ongoing free trade agreement negotiations with China, Japan, and Korea.

economic overview

Indicator

Measure

Rank

Geography

 

Area

7,741,220 sq km

6

land: 7,682,300 sq km

 

water: 58,920 sq km

 

Coastline

25,760 km

 

Natural resources

bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum

note: Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal accounting for 29% of global coal exports

 

 

Land use

arable land: 6.15%

 

permanent crops: 0.04%

 

other: 93.81% (2005)

 

Irrigated land

25,450 sq km (2003)

 
 

 

Indicator

Measure

Rank

 

Demographics and population development

Population size

21,515,754 (July 2010 est.)

54

Population structure

0-14 years: 18.4%

 

15-64 years: 67.8%

 

65 years and over: 13.7% (2010 est.)

 

Popn growth rate

1.171% (2010 est.)

108

Net migration rate

6.13 immigrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

11

Urbanization

89% of total population (2008)

 

growth: 1.2% (2005-10 est.)

 

Sex ratio

1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

 

Life expectancy at birth

81.72 years (2010 est.)

8

Total fertility rate

1.78 children born/woman (2010 est.)

156

HIV prevalence rate

0.2% (2007 est.)

92

Literacy rate

99% (2003 est.)

 

School life expectancy

20 years (2006)

 
 

 

Indicator

Measure

Rank

 

The economy

Currency

Australian dollar: 1.2894/US$ (2009 est.), 1.2059 (2008 est.)

 

 

GDP (PPP)

total: $824.3 billion (2009 est.)

6

growth: 1% (2009 est.); 2.2% (2008 est.)

97

per capita: $38,800 (2009 est.)

23

 

GDP composition

agriculture: 4.1%

 

industry: 26%

 

services: 70% (2009 est.)

 

Labour force

11.45 million (2009 est.)

44

unemp rate: 5.6% (2009 est.)

51

Labour force by occupation

agriculture: 3.6%

 

industry: 21.1%

 

services: 75% (2005 est.)

 

Poverty rate

N/A

 

Gross investment (% of GDP)

28.5% of GDP (2009 est.)

32

Public debt

17.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

108

Inflation rate

1.8% (2009 est.); 4.4% (2008 est.)

64

Commercial bank prime rate

8.91% (Dec 2008)

90

Agricultural products

wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry

 

Industries 

mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel

 

Electricity

production: 239.9 billion kWh (2007 est.)

17

consumption: 222 billion kWh (2007 est.)

16

 

Oil

production: 589,200 bbl/day (2009 est.)

30

consumption: 946,300 bbl/day (2008 est.)

19

reserves: 1.56 billion bbl (1 Jan 2009 est.)

37

Natural gas

production: 45.22 billion cu m (2008 est.)

19

consumption: 34.2 billion cu m (2008 est.)

26

Current account balance

-$29.89 billion (2009 est.)

182

Trade

exports: $160.5 billion (2009 est.)

23

imports: $163.9 billion (2009 est.)

21

Export commodities

coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment

 

Import commodities

machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products

 

Export partners

Japan 22.2%, China 14.6%, South Korea 8.2%, India 6.1%, US 5.5%, NZ 4.3%, UK 4.2% (2008)

 

Import partners

China 15.4%, US 12.1%, Japan 9.1%, Singapore 7%, Germany 5.1%, Thailand 4.5%, UK 4.4%, Malaysia 4.1% (2008)

 

Reserves of forex & AU

$41.74 billion (31 Dec 2009 est.)

37

FDI stock

at home: $295.9 billion (31 Sep 2009 est.)

15

abroad: $226.7 billion (31 Sep 2009 est.)

15
 

 

Communications

Indicator

Measure

Rank

Infrastructure

Airports

464 (2009)

17

with paved runways: 325

 

with unpaved runways: 139

 

Pipelines

gas 27,105 km; liquid petroleum gas 240 km; oil 3,258 km; oil/gas/water 1 km (2009)

 

Railways

37,855 km

7

Roadways

812,972 km

9

Ports and terminals

Brisbane, Dampier, Fremantle, Gladstone, Hay Point, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Walcott, Sydney

 

Export Statistics


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 2,818,297,617.00
2 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 907,775,871.00
3 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 267,735,961.00
4 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 253,755,854.00
5 Iron and steel 72 R 224,160,797.00
6 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 184,893,658.00
7 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 144,161,559.00
8 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 119,546,079.00
9 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 102,549,705.00
10 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 99,180,361.00
11 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 79,412,776.00
12 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 78,010,391.00
13 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 72,065,142.00
14 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 61,667,237.00
15 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 61,508,213.00
16 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 61,390,355.00
17 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 55,199,681.00
18 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 51,282,844.00
19 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 48,167,418.00
20 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 45,930,538.00
21 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 44,939,517.00
22 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 36,038,233.00
23 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 35,231,562.00
24 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 34,671,260.00
25 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 33,938,251.00
26 Organic chemicals 29 R 32,054,918.00
27 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 27,970,713.00
28 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 26,235,271.00
29 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 23,048,828.00
30 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 18,653,289.00
31 Commodities not elsewhere specified 99 R 17,958,743.00
32 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 14,218,121.00
33 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 14,020,564.00
34 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 13,467,953.00
35 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 12,914,388.00
36 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 11,099,008.00
37 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 11,076,107.00
38 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 10,714,865.00
39 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 9,538,473.00
40 Ceramic products 69 R 9,425,744.00
41 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 8,891,122.00
42 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 6,213,938.00
43 Fertilizers 31 R 5,348,573.00
44 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 5,218,710.00
45 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 5,196,763.00
46 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 5,150,846.00
47 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 4,507,132.00
48 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 3,790,353.00
49 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 2,934,295.00
50 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 2,613,090.00
51 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 2,094,896.00
52 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 2,030,899.00
53 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 2,024,492.00
54 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 1,995,619.00
55 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 1,937,552.00
56 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 1,780,442.00
57 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 1,723,993.00
58 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 1,459,738.00
59 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 1,440,036.00
60 Manmade filaments 54 R 1,430,138.00
61 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc 47 R 1,323,929.00
62 Cereals 10 R 1,221,744.00
63 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 1,194,830.00
64 Glass and glassware 70 R 1,183,781.00
65 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 1,013,831.00
66 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 984,001.00
67 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 401,987.00
68 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 351,128.00
69 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 254,102.00
70 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 217,457.00
71 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 165,332.00
72 Live animals 01 R 158,220.00
73 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 51 R 144,043.00
74 Cotton 52 R 129,151.00
75 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 128,815.00
76 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 100,260.00
77 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 99,682.00
78 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 83,861.00
79 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 59,479.00
80 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 58,898.00
81 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 50,196.00
82 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 23,324.00
83 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 23,305.00
84 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 15,720.00
85 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 12,000.00
86 Cork and articles of cork 45 R 10,500.00
87 Silk 50 R 8,569.00
88 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 8,200.00
89 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 1,339.00
90 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric 53 R 611.00
91 Tin and articles thereof 80 R 283.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 3,443,077,910.00
2 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 1,000,406,549.00
3 Iron and steel 72 R 850,389,740.00
4 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 299,987,471.00
5 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 211,346,944.00
6 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 186,815,981.00
7 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 112,327,107.00
8 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 110,338,999.00
9 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 88,943,058.00
10 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 87,500,913.00
11 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 76,726,544.00
12 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 60,595,638.00
13 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 59,413,003.00
14 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 57,898,697.00
15 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 52,519,523.00
16 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 49,193,930.00
17 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 43,929,484.00
18 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 37,174,577.00
19 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 35,716,689.00
20 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 35,415,143.00
21 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 33,078,481.00
22 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 31,171,926.00
23 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 28,479,493.00
24 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 27,660,724.00
25 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 23,487,624.00
26 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 22,374,599.00
27 Organic chemicals 29 R 19,444,814.00
28 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 19,157,777.00
29 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 16,346,214.00
30 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 15,311,626.00
31 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 14,389,438.00
32 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 12,895,161.00
33 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 10,736,767.00
34 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 10,094,575.00
35 Ceramic products 69 R 9,918,477.00
36 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 8,602,375.00
37 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 8,424,865.00
38 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 7,286,378.00
39 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 6,370,538.00
40 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 5,622,544.00
41 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 5,100,268.00
42 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 4,909,088.00
43 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 4,134,957.00
44 Fertilizers 31 R 3,660,595.00
45 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 3,585,189.00
46 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 3,572,293.00
47 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 3,568,933.00
48 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 3,113,624.00
49 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 3,086,566.00
50 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 1,878,385.00
51 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 1,728,006.00
52 Cereals 10 R 1,655,671.00
53 Glass and glassware 70 R 1,556,812.00
54 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 1,321,133.00
55 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 1,257,680.00
56 Manmade filaments 54 R 1,092,140.00
57 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 1,088,541.00
58 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 930,443.00
59 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 897,029.00
60 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 723,872.00
61 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 689,064.00
62 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 599,501.00
63 Commodities not elsewhere specified 99 R 387,019.00
64 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 345,270.00
65 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 334,288.00
66 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 298,912.00
67 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 252,853.00
68 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 218,523.00
69 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 208,250.00
70 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 188,333.00
71 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 166,506.00
72 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 152,899.00
73 Live animals 01 R 139,116.00
74 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 51 R 106,949.00
75 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 92,696.00
76 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 85,744.00
77 Cotton 52 R 61,997.00
78 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 58,212.00
79 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 48,707.00
80 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 45,838.00
81 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 40,595.00
82 Silk 50 R 34,143.00
83 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 14,184.00
84 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 13,261.00
85 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 10,894.00
86 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 9,498.00
87 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 1,553.00
88 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric 53 R 350.00
89 Zinc and articles thereof 79 R 131.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 3,468,054,727.00
2 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 638,010,887.00
3 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 271,745,931.00
4 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 193,354,762.00
5 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 156,024,567.00
6 Iron and steel 72 R 144,125,303.00
7 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 112,395,037.00
8 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 77,023,041.00
9 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 76,603,985.00
10 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 74,702,242.00
11 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 69,578,420.00
12 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 68,498,897.00
13 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 68,075,581.00
14 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 67,740,543.00
15 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 63,954,826.00
16 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 62,632,734.00
17 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 55,132,480.00
18 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 51,675,270.00
19 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 49,570,302.00
20 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 47,261,321.00
21 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 44,194,218.00
22 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 42,487,924.00
23 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 42,070,436.00
24 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 37,345,492.00
25 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 32,427,886.00
26 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 27,263,502.00
27 Organic chemicals 29 R 21,241,532.00
28 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 19,430,053.00
29 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 19,280,742.00
30 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 17,703,262.00
31 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 17,487,214.00
32 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 17,290,607.00
33 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 16,577,263.00
34 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 13,288,650.00
35 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 13,156,300.00
36 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 12,045,706.00
37 Ceramic products 69 R 11,724,681.00
38 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 9,819,371.00
39 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 7,510,775.00
40 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 7,479,530.00
41 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 7,434,320.00
42 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 5,800,596.00
43 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 4,538,630.00
44 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 3,986,846.00
45 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 3,196,156.00
46 Glass and glassware 70 R 3,029,946.00
47 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 2,953,955.00
48 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 2,538,836.00
49 Cereals 10 R 2,227,199.00
50 Fertilizers 31 R 2,098,139.00
51 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 1,999,723.00
52 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 1,789,493.00
53 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 1,674,008.00
54 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 1,355,332.00
55 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 1,334,727.00
56 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 1,318,497.00
57 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 1,206,471.00
58 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 1,071,445.00
59 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 622,372.00
60 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 461,525.00
61 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 454,313.00
62 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 448,045.00
63 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 431,696.00
64 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 418,672.00
65 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 408,993.00
66 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 255,577.00
67 Manmade filaments 54 R 229,995.00
68 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 228,119.00
69 Live animals 01 R 227,682.00
70 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 215,093.00
71 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 203,682.00
72 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 199,517.00
73 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 186,783.00
74 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 163,682.00
75 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 125,888.00
76 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 108,816.00
77 Cotton 52 R 88,355.00
78 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 86,036.00
79 Silk 50 R 48,571.00
80 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 46,862.00
81 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 42,439.00
82 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 39,868.00
83 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 6,318.00
84 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 5,974.00
85 Tin and articles thereof 80 R 1,200.00
86 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 371.00
87 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc 47 R 135.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 3,586,600,286.00
2 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 609,377,314.00
3 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 196,104,320.00
4 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 156,481,672.00
5 Iron and steel 72 R 141,011,802.00
6 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 131,224,807.00
7 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 130,263,684.00
8 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 108,461,753.00
9 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 90,647,710.00
10 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 79,303,175.00
11 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 75,953,820.00
12 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 69,129,530.00
13 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 58,106,327.00
14 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 55,950,558.00
15 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 51,629,063.00
16 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 46,933,743.00
17 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 46,751,230.00
18 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 41,337,613.00
19 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 40,191,968.00
20 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 38,866,648.00
21 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 36,031,209.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 31,862,057.00
23 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 30,769,465.00
24 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 29,582,286.00
25 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 28,905,923.00
26 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 27,112,868.00
27 Organic chemicals 29 R 24,014,919.00
28 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 18,662,739.00
29 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 15,555,125.00
30 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 13,331,144.00
31 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 12,503,398.00
32 Ceramic products 69 R 10,577,678.00
33 Glass and glassware 70 R 8,496,097.00
34 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 7,516,811.00
35 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 7,345,510.00
36 Fertilizers 31 R 7,275,071.00
37 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 7,137,801.00
38 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 7,069,355.00
39 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 7,045,134.00
40 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 5,855,372.00
41 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 5,122,627.00
42 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 5,007,342.00
43 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 4,402,898.00
44 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 3,781,719.00
45 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 3,757,794.00
46 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 3,584,869.00
47 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 3,508,414.00
48 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 2,881,279.00
49 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 2,851,359.00
50 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 2,517,718.00
51 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 1,946,342.00
52 Cereals 10 R 1,621,432.00
53 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 1,478,019.00
54 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes 14 R 1,280,731.00
55 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 1,270,384.00
56 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 1,240,356.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 1,067,188.00
58 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 897,448.00
59 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 858,269.00
60 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 789,179.00
61 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 754,483.00
62 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 515,275.00
63 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 491,161.00
64 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 445,273.00
65 Manmade filaments 54 R 316,796.00
66 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 310,180.00
67 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 307,690.00
68 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 271,043.00
69 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 205,528.00
70 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 188,807.00
71 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 126,425.00
72 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 100,907.00
73 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 100,030.00
74 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 99,931.00
75 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 96,294.00
76 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 92,000.00
77 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 80,022.00
78 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 64,486.00
79 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 55,994.00
80 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 34,582.00
81 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 33,644.00
82 Silk 50 R 23,635.00
83 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 11,233.00
84 Cotton 52 R 9,336.00
85 Live animals 01 R 7,848.00
86 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 7,838.00
87 Cork and articles of cork 45 R 7,668.00
88 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 5,709.00
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# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 2,866,610,288.00
2 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 578,844,194.00
3 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 214,350,670.00
4 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 163,704,904.00
5 Iron and steel 72 R 115,230,173.00
6 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 112,255,204.00
7 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 75,182,613.00
8 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 59,658,861.00
9 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 58,141,126.00
10 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 52,010,935.00
11 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 51,506,397.00
12 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 49,773,629.00
13 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 43,089,364.00
14 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 39,009,555.00
15 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 35,498,987.00
16 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 33,722,432.00
17 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 32,660,689.00
18 Organic chemicals 29 R 26,382,522.00
19 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 24,951,728.00
20 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 22,389,056.00
21 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 21,079,647.00
22 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 20,678,918.00
23 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 18,214,452.00
24 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 17,137,106.00
25 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 16,551,855.00
26 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 16,441,790.00
27 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 15,549,919.00
28 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 15,494,301.00
29 Ceramic products 69 R 12,986,761.00
30 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 11,234,435.00
31 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 10,584,950.00
32 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 10,045,360.00
33 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 8,647,907.00
34 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 8,394,376.00
35 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 7,504,483.00
36 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 5,942,949.00
37 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 5,934,619.00
38 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 5,114,658.00
39 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 5,057,482.00
40 Glass and glassware 70 R 5,038,355.00
41 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 4,167,800.00
42 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 4,055,907.00
43 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 4,047,950.00
44 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 4,024,863.00
45 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 3,286,842.00
46 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 3,215,766.00
47 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes 14 R 2,613,795.00
48 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 2,493,433.00
49 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 2,356,838.00
50 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 2,267,855.00
51 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 2,244,161.00
52 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 2,240,184.00
53 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 1,695,240.00
54 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 1,483,457.00
55 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 1,420,027.00
56 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 1,182,095.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 1,145,264.00
58 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 1,030,800.00
59 Cereals 10 R 760,956.00
60 Manmade filaments 54 R 610,071.00
61 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 547,545.00
62 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 515,777.00
63 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 405,315.00
64 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 398,913.00
65 Live animals 01 R 344,935.00
66 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 249,729.00
67 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 189,152.00
68 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 169,055.00
69 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 129,354.00
70 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 90,200.00
71 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 79,671.00
72 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 79,170.00
73 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 72,792.00
74 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 69,750.00
75 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 57,649.00
76 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 49,208.00
77 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 32,510.00
78 Cork and articles of cork 45 R 30,067.00
79 Cotton 52 R 17,171.00
80 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 14,629.00
81 Tin and articles thereof 80 R 12,253.00
82 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 11,016.00
83 Silk 50 R 7,486.00
84 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 5,592.00
85 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 4,972.00
86 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 4,134.00
87 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 2,200.00
88 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 1,577.00
89 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 51 R 485.00
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