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Background:
 
Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China promised that, under its 'one country, two systems' formula, China's socialist economic system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a 'high degree of autonomy' in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the subsequent 50 years.

Country name:
 
conventional long form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
conventional short form: Hong Kong
official long form: Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu
official short form: Xianggang
abbreviation: HK
 

Dependency status:

special administrative region of China
 

Government type:

limited democracy
 

Administrative divisions:

none (special administrative region of China)
 

Independence:

none (special administrative region of China)
 

National holiday:

National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
 

Constitution:

several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, promulgated 4 April 1990 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law (2013)
 

Legal system:

mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and Chinese customary law (in matters of family and land tenure)
 

Suffrage:

18 years of age in direct elections for half the legislature and a majority of seats in 18 district councils; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past seven years; note - in indirect elections, suffrage is limited to about 220,000 members of functional constituencies for the other half of the legislature and a 1,200-member election committee for the chief executive drawn from broad sectoral groupings, central government bodies, municipal organizations, and elected Hong Kong officials
 

Executive branch:

chief of state: President of China XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013)
head of government: Chief Executive LEUNG Chun-ying [C.Y. LEUNG] (since 1 July 2012)
cabinet: Executive Council or ExCo consists of 15 official members and 14 non-official members
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elections: chief executive elected for five-year term by a 1,200-member election committee; LEUNG Chun-ying [C.Y.LEUNG] was elected chief executiveon 25 March 2012 and took office on 1 July 2012; (next to be held in March 2017)
note: the Legislative Council voted in June 2010 to expand the electoral committee to 1,200 seats for the 2012 selection
election results: LEUNG Chun-ying was elected with 689 votes; Henry TANG with 285 votes, and Albert HO with 76 of the 1,132 votes cast; 82 ballots were deemed invalid; most were blank
 

Legislative branch:

unicameral Legislative Council or LegCo (70 seats; 35 members indirectly elected by functional constituencies, 35 elected by popular vote; members serve four-year terms)
note: the LegCo voted in June 2010 to expand to 70 seats for the 2012 election; the measure was approved by the National People's Congress Standing Committee in August 2010
elections: last held on 9 September 2012 (next to be held in September 2016)
election results: percent of vote by block - pro-democracy 56%; pro-Beijing 41%, independent 3%; seats by parties - (pro-Beijing 43) DAB 13, BPA 7, FTU 6, Liberal Party 5, NPP 2, others 10; (pro-democracy 27) Democratic Party 6, Civic Party 6, Labor Party 4, People Power 3, Professional Commons 2, League of Social Democrats 1, ADPL 1, PTU 1, Neo Democrats 1, NWSC 1; independent 2
 

Judicial branch:

highest court(s): Court of Final Appeal (consists of the chief justice, 3 permanent judges and 20 non-permanent judges); note - a sitting bench consists of the chief justice and 3 permanent and 1 non-permanent judges
judge selection and term of office: all judges appointed by the Hong Kong Chief Executive upon the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission, an independent body consisting of the Secretary for Justice and other judges, judicial and legal professionals; permanent judges appointed until normal retirement at age 65, but can be extended; non-permanent judges appointed for renewable 3-year terms without age limit
subordinate courts: High Court (consists of the Court of Appeal and Court of First Instance); District Courts (includes Family and Land Courts); magistrates' courts; specialized tribunals
 

Political parties and leaders:

parties: 
Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood or ADPL [Bruce LIU Sing-lee]
Business and Professional Alliance or BPA [Andrew LEUNG]
Civic Party [EU Audrey]
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong or DAB [TAM Yiu-chung]
Democratic Party [Emily LAU]
Labor Party [LEE Cheuk-yan]
League of Social Democrats or LSD [LEUNG Kwok-hung]
Liberal Party [James TIEN]
Neo Democrats [joint leaders]
New People's Party [Regina IP Lau Su-yee]
People Power [Erica YUEN Mi-ming]
others: 
Confederation of Trade Unions or CTU
Federation of Trade Unions or FTU
Neighborhood and Workers Service Center or NWSC
Professional Commons (think tank) [Charles Peter MOK]
Professional Teachers Union or PTU
note: political blocs include: pro-democracy - ADPL, Civic Party, Democratic Party, Labor Party, LSD, People Power, Professional Commons; pro-Beijing - DAB, FTU, Liberal Party, New People's Party, BPA; there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies
 

Political pressure groups and leaders:

Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (pro-China); Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong; Confederation of Trade Unions or CTU (pro-democracy) [LEE Cheuk-yan, general secretary]; Federation of Hong Kong Industries; Federation of Trade Unions or FTU (pro-China) [CHENG Yiu-tong, executive councilor]; Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China [LEE Cheuk-yan, chairman]; Hong Kong and Kowloon Trade Union Council (pro-Taiwan); Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union [FUNG Wai-wah, president]; Neighborhood and Workers' Service Center or NWSC [LEUNG Yiu-chung, LegCo member] (pro-democracy); Civic Act-up [Cyd HO Sau-lan, LegCo member] (pro-democracy)
 

International organization participation:

ADB, APEC, BIS, FATF, ICC (national committees), IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITUC (NGOs), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WTO
 

Diplomatic representation in the US:

none (Special Administrative Region of China); Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) carries out normal liaison and communication with the US Government and other US entities
commissioner: Clement C.M. LEUNG
office: 1520 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] 202 331-8947
FAX: [1] 202 331-8958
HKETO offices: New York, San Francisco
 

Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Consul General Clifford A. HART Jr. (since 30 July 2013); note - also accredited to Macau
consulate(s) general: 26 Garden Road, Hong Kong
mailing address: Unit 8000, Box 1, DPO AP 96521-0006
telephone: [852] 2523-9011
FAX: [852] 2845-1598
 

Flag description:

red with a stylized, white, five-petal Bauhinia flower in the center; each petal contains a small, red, five-pointed star in its middle; the red color is the same as that on the Chinese flag and represents the motherland; the fragrant Bauhinia - developed in Hong Kong the late 19th century - has come to symbolize the region; the five stars echo those on the flag of China
 

National symbol(s):

orchid tree flower
 

National anthem:

note: as a Special Administrative Region of China, 'Yiyongjun Jinxingqu' is the official anthem (see China)

Economy - overview:
 
Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports, is about four times GDP. Hong Kong has no tariffs on imported goods, and it levies excise duties on only four commodities, whether imported or produced locally: hard alcohol, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil, and methyl alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. Hong Kong's open economy left it exposed to the global economic slowdown that began in 2008. Although increasing integration with China, through trade, tourism, and financial links, helped it to make an initial recovery more quickly than many observers anticipated, its continued reliance on foreign trade and investment leaves it vulnerable to renewed global financial market volatility or a slowdown in the global economy. The Hong Kong government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as the site for Chinese renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to establish RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated corporate and Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB trade settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of earnings from exports to the mainland. RMB deposits grew to roughly 12% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2013. The government is pursuing efforts to introduce additional use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is seeking to expand the RMB quota. The mainland has long been Hong Kong's largest trading partner, accounting for about half of Hong Kong's total trade by value. Hong Kong's natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result of China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 34.9 million in 2012, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2012 mainland Chinese companies constituted about 46.6% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 57.4% of the Exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong's manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown rapidly. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly; consumer prices increased by more than 4% in 2013. Lower and middle income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983. In 2013, Hong Kong and China signed new agreements under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong and the mainland. The new measures, effective from January 2014, cover services and trade facilitation, and will improve access to the mainland's service sector for Hong Kong-based companies.
 

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$381.3 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
$370.6 billion (2012 est.)
$365.1 billion (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
 

GDP (official exchange rate):

$272.1 billion (2013 est.)
 

GDP - real growth rate:

2.9% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
1.5% (2012 est.)
4.8% (2011 est.)
 

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$52,700 (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
$51,600 (2012 est.)
$51,300 (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
 

Gross national saving:

28.6% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
28.3% of GDP (2012 est.)
29.7% of GDP (2011 est.)
 

GDP - composition, by end use:

household consumption: 66.1%
government consumption: 9.4%
investment in fixed capital: 23.7%
investment in inventories: 0.1%
exports of goods and services: 230%
imports of goods and services: -229%
(2013 est.)
 

GDP - composition, by sector of origin:

agriculture: 0%
industry: 6.9%
services: 93% (2013 est.)
 

Agriculture - products:

fresh vegetables and fruit; poultry, pork; fish
 

Industries:

textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks
 

Industrial production growth rate:

0% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
 

Labor force:

3.873 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
 

Labor force - by occupation:

manufacturing: 3.8%
construction: 2.8%
wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels: 53.3%
financing, insurance, and real estate: 12.5%
transport and communications: 10.1%
community and social services: 17.1%
note: above data exclude public sector (2013 est.)
 

Unemployment rate:

3.1% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
3.3% (2012 est.)
 

Population below poverty line:

19.6% (2012)
 

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
 

Distribution of family income - Gini index:

53.7 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 12
53.3 (2007)
 

Budget:

revenues: $59.33 billion
expenditures: $54.23 billion (2013 est.)
 

Taxes and other revenues:

21.2% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
 

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):

1.8% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 20
 

Public debt:

35.6% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
37.8% of GDP (2012 est.)
 

Fiscal year:

1 April - 31 March
 

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

4.4% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
4.1% (2012 est.)
 

Central bank discount rate:

0.5% (31 December 2013)
country comparison to the world: 136
0.5% (31 December 2012)
 

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

5% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
5% (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of narrow money:

$193.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 20
$176.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of broad money:

$1.289 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
$1.148 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of domestic credit:

$827.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
$714 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$3.082 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
$2.814 trillion (31 December 2012)
$2.248 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)
 

Current account balance:

$5.614 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
$4.122 billion (2012 est.)
 

Exports:

$456.4 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
$440.3 billion (2012 est.)
 

Exports - commodities:

electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear, watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones, printed material
 

Exports - partners:

China 57.7%, US 8.9%, Japan 4.2% (2012 est.)
 

Imports:

$520.6 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
$501.6 billion (2012 est.)
 

Imports - commodities:

raw materials and semi-manufactures, consumer goods, capital goods, foodstuffs, fuel (most is reexported)
 

Imports - partners:

China 44.5%, Japan 8%, Taiwan 6.8%, South Korea 5.5%, US 4.9% (2012 est.)
 

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$311.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
$317.3 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Debt - external:

$1.159 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
$1.024 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$1.502 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
$1.237 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$1.392 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6
$1.155 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
 

Exchange rates:

Hong Kong dollars (HKD) per US dollar -
7.772 (2013 est.)
7.756 (2012 est.)
7.77 (2010 est.)
7.75 (2009)
7.751 (2008)

Location:
 
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
 

Geographic coordinates:

22 15 N, 114 10 E
 

Map references:

Southeast Asia
 

Area:

total: 1,104 sq km
country comparison to the world: 184
land: 1,054 sq km
water: 50 sq km
 

Area - comparative:

six times the size of Washington, DC
 

Land boundaries:

total: 33 km
regional border: China 33 km
 

Coastline:

733 km
 

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 3 nm
 

Climate:

subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall
 

Terrain:

hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north
 

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m
 

Natural resources:

outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar
 

Land use:

arable land: 5.05%
permanent crops: 1.01%
other: 93.94% (2011)
 

Irrigated land:

NA; note - included in the total for China
 

Natural hazards:

occasional typhoons
 

Environment - current issues:

air and water pollution from rapid urbanization
 

Environment - international agreements:

party to: Marine Dumping (associate member), Ship Pollution (associate member)
 

Geography - note:

composed of more than 200 islands

Nationality:
 
noun: Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong
 

Ethnic groups:

Chinese 93.1%, Indonesian 1.9%, Filipino 1.9%, other 3% (2011 est.)
 

Languages:

Cantonese (official) 89.5%, English (official) 3.5%, Putonghua (Mandarin) 1.4%, other Chinese dialects 4%, other 1.6% (2011 est.)
 

Religions:

eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
 

Population:

7,112,688 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
 

Age structure:

0-14 years: 12.1% (male 456,638/female 402,462)
15-24 years: 11.5% (male 417,300/female 398,270)
25-54 years: 46.9% (male 1,430,036/female 1,905,585)
55-64 years: 14.8% (male 517,045/female 537,290)
65 years and over: 14.4% (male 493,399/female 554,663) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:  
 

Dependency ratios:

total dependency ratio: 35.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 15.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 19.6 %
potential support ratio: 5.1 (2014 est.)
 

Median age:

total: 43.2 years
male: 42.8 years
female: 43.4 years (2014 est.)
 

Population growth rate:

0.41% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
 

Birth rate:

9.38 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 204
 

Death rate:

6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
 

Net migration rate:

1.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
 

Urbanization:

urban population: 100% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 1.04% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
 

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.13 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.75 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
 

Mother's mean age at first birth:

29.8 (2008 est.)
 

Infant mortality rate:

total: 2.73 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 217
male: 2.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
 

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 82.78 years
country comparison to the world: 6
male: 80.18 years
female: 85.71 years (2014 est.)
 

Total fertility rate:

1.17 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 221
 

Contraceptive prevalence rate:

79.5% (2007)
 

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.1% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
 

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

2,600 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
 

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
 

Education expenditures:

3.5% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 124
 

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002)
 

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 15 years (2012)
 

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:

total: 9.3%
country comparison to the world: 115
male: 10.9%
female: 7.8% (2012)

Telephones - main lines in use:
 
4.362 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 39
 

Telephones - mobile cellular:

16.403 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 57
 

Telephone system:

general assessment: modern facilities provide excellent domestic and international services
domestic: microwave radio relay links and extensive fiber-optic network
international: country code - 852; multiple international submarine cables provide connections to Asia, US, Australia, the Middle East, and Western Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China (2012)
 

Broadcast media:

2 commercial terrestrial TV networks each with multiple stations; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; 3 radio networks, one of which is government-funded, operate about 15 radio stations (2012)
 

Internet country code:

.hk
 

Internet hosts:

870,041 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 48
 

Internet users:

4.873 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 47

Airports:
 
2 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 201
 

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
 

Heliports:

9 (2013)
 

Roadways:

total: 2,090 km
country comparison to the world: 174
paved: 2,090 km (2012)
 

Merchant marine:

total: 1,644
country comparison to the world: 5
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 785, cargo 198, carrier 10, chemical tanker 149, container 288, liquefied gas 31, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 156, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 7
foreign-owned: 976 (Bangladesh 1, Belgium 26, Bermuda 20, Canada 77, China 500, Cyprus 3, Denmark 42, France 4, Germany 10, Greece 27, Indonesia 10, Iran 3, Japan 79, Libya 1, Norway 48, Russia 1, Singapore 13, South Korea 3, Switzerland 5, Taiwan 25, UAE 1, UK 33, US 44)
registered in other countries: 341 (Bahamas 3, Bermuda 4, Cambodia 10, China 18, Curacao 1, Cyprus 2, Georgia 3, India 2, Kiribati 2, Liberia 48, Malaysia 8, Malta 4, Marshall Islands 3, NZ 1, Panama 144, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Seychelles 1, Sierra Leone 7, Singapore 46, Thailand 1, UK 12, unknown 16) (2010)
 

Ports and terminals:

major seaport(s): Hong Kong

Electricity - production:
 
39.97 billion kWh (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
 

Electricity - consumption:

44.21 billion kWh (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
 

Electricity - exports:

1.65 billion kWh (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
 

Electricity - imports:

11.47 billion kWh (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
 

Electricity - installed generating capacity:

10.67 million kW (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
 

Electricity - from fossil fuels:

100% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
 

Electricity - from nuclear fuels:

0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
 

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:

0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
 

Electricity - from other renewable sources:

0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
 

Crude oil - production:

0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
 

Crude oil - exports:

0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
Crude oil - imports:

0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 199
 

Crude oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
 

Refined petroleum products - production:

0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
 

Refined petroleum products - consumption:

333,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37

Refined petroleum products - exports:

12,010 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
 

Refined petroleum products - imports:

345,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
 

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
 

Natural gas - consumption:

3.097 billion cu m (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
 

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
 

Natural gas - imports:

3.097 billion cu m (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
 

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
 

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:

92.91 million Mt (2011 est.)

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Export Statistics


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 479,631,397.00
2 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 453,945,860.00
3 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 398,390,454.00
4 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 395,446,241.00
5 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 303,111,878.00
6 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 164,806,629.00
7 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 142,887,774.00
8 Iron and steel 72 R 118,196,340.00
9 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 112,056,496.00
10 Organic chemicals 29 R 74,316,760.00
11 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 62,060,432.00
12 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 54,073,822.00
13 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 28,338,132.00
14 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 24,102,996.00
15 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 23,993,934.00
16 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 23,111,113.00
17 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 15,855,796.00
18 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 13,167,825.00
19 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 12,437,609.00
20 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 9,706,988.00
21 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 6,749,603.00
22 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 6,708,548.00
23 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 6,148,887.00
24 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 6,090,396.00
25 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 5,147,502.00
26 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 4,823,400.00
27 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 4,551,143.00
28 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 3,451,609.00
29 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 3,400,123.00
30 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 2,931,549.00
31 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 2,850,620.00
32 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 2,528,080.00
33 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 2,510,310.00
34 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 2,064,260.00
35 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 2,008,531.00
36 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 1,984,814.00
37 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 1,846,661.00
38 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 1,496,457.00
39 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 1,158,811.00
40 Live animals 01 R 1,001,975.00
41 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 913,738.00
42 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 869,047.00
43 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 858,451.00
44 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 617,588.00
45 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 562,051.00
46 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 443,521.00
47 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 436,657.00
48 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 259,497.00
49 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 243,746.00
50 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 236,889.00
51 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 217,159.00
52 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 190,394.00
53 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 155,249.00
54 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 144,148.00
55 Glass and glassware 70 R 142,529.00
56 Silk 50 R 137,743.00
57 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 89,811.00
58 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 84,502.00
59 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 81,478.00
60 Ceramic products 69 R 80,499.00
61 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 78,601.00
62 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 75,767.00
63 Commodities not elsewhere specified 99 R 73,455.00
64 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 58,000.00
65 Cotton 52 R 54,590.00
66 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 54,579.00
67 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 41,260.00
68 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 34,108.00
69 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 32,616.00
70 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 30,483.00
71 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 27,022.00
72 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 13,038.00
73 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 6,576.00
74 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 3,331.00
75 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 2,202.00
76 Cereals 10 R 171.00
77 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 77.00
78 Manmade filaments 54 R 50.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 512,140,052.00
2 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 349,116,339.00
3 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 332,120,851.00
4 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 315,631,703.00
5 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 231,578,762.00
6 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 140,235,123.00
7 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 111,251,923.00
8 Organic chemicals 29 R 93,605,573.00
9 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 78,070,338.00
10 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 75,072,316.00
11 Iron and steel 72 R 59,823,585.00
12 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 50,529,334.00
13 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 36,193,586.00
14 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 34,604,670.00
15 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 32,617,748.00
16 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 31,913,543.00
17 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 21,277,798.00
18 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 20,404,741.00
19 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 17,527,972.00
20 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 17,167,395.00
21 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 14,774,515.00
22 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 14,650,782.00
23 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 12,462,993.00
24 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 11,989,063.00
25 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 9,593,935.00
26 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 7,634,444.00
27 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 7,574,012.00
28 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 6,396,735.00
29 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 4,873,750.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 4,782,608.00
31 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 4,621,604.00
32 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 4,478,431.00
33 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 4,334,750.00
34 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 4,303,836.00
35 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 4,253,325.00
36 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 3,910,097.00
37 Fertilizers 31 R 3,504,688.00
38 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 3,299,076.00
39 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 2,868,037.00
40 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 2,842,086.00
41 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 2,320,302.00
42 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 2,298,476.00
43 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 1,897,470.00
44 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 1,184,811.00
45 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 1,156,916.00
46 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 1,007,830.00
47 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 883,597.00
48 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 837,707.00
49 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 703,589.00
50 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 597,551.00
51 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 438,624.00
52 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 389,558.00
53 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 387,608.00
54 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 194,575.00
55 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 179,260.00
56 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 139,912.00
57 Live animals 01 R 129,350.00
58 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 118,749.00
59 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 111,633.00
60 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 101,928.00
61 Silk 50 R 95,580.00
62 Musical instruments, parts and accessories 92 R 64,422.00
63 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 63,725.00
64 Glass and glassware 70 R 58,878.00
65 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 57,896.00
66 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 41,146.00
67 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 36,390.00
68 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 30,814.00
69 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 25,278.00
70 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 23,184.00
71 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 22,727.00
72 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 20,396.00
73 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 19,636.00
74 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 18,499.00
75 Ceramic products 69 R 6,178.00
76 Commodities not elsewhere specified 99 R 3,095.00
77 Cereals 10 R 184.00
78 Cotton 52 R 180.00
79 Tin and articles thereof 80 R 22.00
80 Manmade filaments 54 R 13.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Iron and steel 72 R 795,413,568.00
2 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 614,172,595.00
3 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 588,837,125.00
4 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 494,597,032.00
5 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 440,300,394.00
6 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 398,198,713.00
7 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 293,488,620.00
8 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 211,336,262.00
9 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 154,731,950.00
10 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 140,722,116.00
11 Organic chemicals 29 R 84,566,058.00
12 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 59,104,849.00
13 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 35,709,454.00
14 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 32,659,238.00
15 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 30,178,915.00
16 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 29,049,216.00
17 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 22,030,067.00
18 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 16,015,494.00
19 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof 81 R 14,451,055.00
20 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 12,577,037.00
21 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 12,383,312.00
22 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 9,706,221.00
23 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 9,486,181.00
24 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 9,371,826.00
25 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 9,100,213.00
26 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 8,974,545.00
27 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 7,291,394.00
28 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 6,355,538.00
29 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 4,781,318.00
30 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 4,587,333.00
31 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 4,491,060.00
32 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 3,328,257.00
33 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 3,230,507.00
34 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 2,449,695.00
35 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 2,344,352.00
36 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 2,126,797.00
37 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 1,926,927.00
38 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 1,727,030.00
39 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 1,374,654.00
40 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 1,335,004.00
41 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 1,262,710.00
42 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 1,188,114.00
43 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 1,130,227.00
44 Fertilizers 31 R 718,740.00
45 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 670,261.00
46 Glass and glassware 70 R 596,588.00
47 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 513,685.00
48 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 406,177.00
49 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 403,717.00
50 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 370,961.00
51 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 340,279.00
52 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 314,471.00
53 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 295,003.00
54 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 281,761.00
55 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 260,914.00
56 Cereals 10 R 210,657.00
57 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 180,332.00
58 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 151,184.00
59 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 114,484.00
60 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 89,934.00
61 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 87,774.00
62 Ceramic products 69 R 83,259.00
63 Live animals 01 R 76,480.00
64 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 63,376.00
65 Silk 50 R 60,852.00
66 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 60,159.00
67 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 53,967.00
68 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 52,705.00
69 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 49,494.00
70 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 16,937.00
71 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric 53 R 16,563.00
72 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 15,933.00
73 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 11,048.00
74 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 9,339.00
75 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 4,891.00
76 Ships, boats and other floating structures 89 R 4,427.00
77 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 4,367.00
78 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 3,778.00
79 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 1,632.00
80 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 491.00
81 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 150.00
82 Manmade filaments 54 R 90.00
83 Cotton 52 R 43.00
84 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof 51 R 15.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 1,227,084,224.00
2 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 1,060,639,276.00
3 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 471,740,574.00
4 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 399,284,282.00
5 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 217,686,902.00
6 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 126,167,974.00
7 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 106,520,784.00
8 Organic chemicals 29 R 103,355,376.00
9 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 81,264,156.00
10 Iron and steel 72 R 75,251,469.00
11 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 62,248,628.00
12 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 43,935,262.00
13 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 27,445,388.00
14 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 25,871,176.00
15 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 22,294,891.00
16 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 14,790,086.00
17 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 12,549,430.00
18 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 12,377,172.00
19 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 11,241,180.00
20 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 11,134,051.00
21 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 10,943,841.00
22 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 10,694,068.00
23 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 9,422,020.00
24 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 6,810,514.00
25 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 5,565,059.00
26 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 4,562,319.00
27 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 4,041,719.00
28 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 3,993,677.00
29 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 3,307,425.00
30 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 2,792,579.00
31 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 2,183,168.00
32 Fertilizers 31 R 2,159,992.00
33 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 1,935,261.00
34 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 1,858,271.00
35 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 1,621,504.00
36 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 1,598,442.00
37 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 1,588,083.00
38 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 1,470,730.00
39 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 1,414,866.00
40 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 1,372,094.00
41 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 1,260,234.00
42 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 1,028,174.00
43 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 807,565.00
44 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 720,275.00
45 Ceramic products 69 R 643,789.00
46 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 517,847.00
47 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 492,970.00
48 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric 53 R 380,932.00
49 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 327,783.00
50 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 291,432.00
51 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 245,286.00
52 Live animals 01 R 231,848.00
53 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 191,685.00
54 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 187,332.00
55 Cereals 10 R 174,754.00
56 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 174,342.00
57 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 155,131.00
58 Glass and glassware 70 R 118,235.00
59 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 90,796.00
60 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 86,113.00
61 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 76,172.00
62 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 60,654.00
63 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 60,239.00
64 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 48,998.00
65 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 44,020.00
66 Cotton 52 R 41,742.00
67 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 40,365.00
68 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 37,779.00
69 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 36,792.00
70 Silk 50 R 25,356.00
71 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 20,163.00
72 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 14,500.00
73 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18 R 12,203.00
74 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 8,700.00
75 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 6,266.00
76 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes 14 R 4,716.00
77 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 4,444.00
78 Knitted or crocheted fabric 60 R 650.00
79 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 478.00
80 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 176.00
81 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 50.00
# Description Chapter Amount


# Description Chapter Amount in Rands
1 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc 71 R 846,063,995.00
2 Ores, slag and ash 26 R 829,762,165.00
3 Electrical, electronic equipment 85 R 546,919,874.00
4 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 84 R 214,406,525.00
5 Organic chemicals 29 R 202,926,456.00
6 Vehicles other than railway, tramway 87 R 131,541,133.00
7 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons 08 R 122,561,959.00
8 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc 27 R 80,818,812.00
9 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91 R 71,257,109.00
10 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 41 R 52,206,272.00
11 Iron and steel 72 R 47,521,191.00
12 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes 28 R 37,208,528.00
13 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus 90 R 26,078,825.00
14 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 88 R 24,403,195.00
15 Products of animal origin, nes 05 R 21,287,241.00
16 Meat and edible meat offal 02 R 19,449,959.00
17 Copper and articles thereof 74 R 18,312,831.00
18 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement 25 R 13,990,928.00
19 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder 23 R 12,729,866.00
20 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc 32 R 12,406,945.00
21 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques 97 R 11,483,228.00
22 Plastics and articles thereof 39 R 10,833,612.00
23 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes 03 R 7,581,170.00
24 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries 33 R 6,955,796.00
25 Pharmaceutical products 30 R 5,606,075.00
26 Articles of iron or steel 73 R 5,279,296.00
27 Miscellaneous edible preparations 21 R 5,139,371.00
28 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten 11 R 3,978,199.00
29 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc 36 R 3,833,997.00
30 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc 56 R 3,801,561.00
31 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes 16 R 3,354,272.00
32 Rubber and articles thereof 40 R 2,676,318.00
33 Nickel and articles thereof 75 R 2,224,945.00
34 Miscellaneous chemical products 38 R 2,080,940.00
35 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet 62 R 1,958,163.00
36 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 22 R 1,784,601.00
37 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes 34 R 1,757,197.00
38 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings 94 R 1,396,928.00
39 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83 R 1,260,486.00
40 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal 82 R 958,860.00
41 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 07 R 956,373.00
42 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet 61 R 955,434.00
43 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods 42 R 832,086.00
44 Photographic or cinematographic goods 37 R 794,302.00
45 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes 12 R 602,834.00
46 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 63 R 568,431.00
47 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes 13 R 546,326.00
48 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric 59 R 543,766.00
49 Aluminium and articles thereof 76 R 527,123.00
50 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment 86 R 523,432.00
51 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 09 R 470,751.00
52 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products 19 R 399,318.00
53 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc 66 R 335,872.00
54 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations 20 R 300,000.00
55 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof 64 R 291,133.00
56 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles 68 R 243,616.00
57 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair 67 R 243,096.00
58 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc 15 R 228,889.00
59 Ceramic products 69 R 183,018.00
60 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc 06 R 178,861.00
61 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc 49 R 176,335.00
62 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc 47 R 167,156.00
63 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 48 R 149,491.00
64 Live animals 01 R 144,347.00
65 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes 04 R 132,413.00
66 Glass and glassware 70 R 129,290.00
67 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes 35 R 102,403.00
68 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal 44 R 93,005.00
69 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 96 R 75,677.00
70 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24 R 55,984.00
71 Toys, games, sports requisites 95 R 52,900.00
72 Headgear and parts thereof 65 R 42,464.00
73 Manmade staple fibres 55 R 33,355.00
74 Silk 50 R 14,075.00
75 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 43 R 12,821.00
76 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17 R 9,905.00
77 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 57 R 5,955.00
78 Cotton 52 R 5,652.00
79 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc 58 R 4,370.00
80 Manmade filaments 54 R 1,500.00
81 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. 46 R 730.00
# Description Chapter Amount
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