Cement and clinker coming into South Africa: where from, where it enters, volumes and prices. Everything in Part 1 follows the filters at the top.
Summary and commentary
Executive summary
Based on the latest month in your selection, compared with earlier months in the data. Updates with the filters.
Period comparisons: latest month, year to date and 12 months
Based on the latest month in your selection. Comparisons ignore the month and year filters so the reference periods are always available.
Market commentary
Written from the data for the latest month in your selection; it updates when you change the filters.
Report: monthly summary and media update
Cement imports at a glance
Written from the SARS data for the latest month (cement only, all origins and entry points). Entry points are compared on year to date only. This text goes into the Report.
In the media
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Movement of imports
Where imports come from and where they enter
Shading shows tons by country of origin. Lines run from origin to the SARS district office of entry, thicker for more tons. Select a country for detail.
Top countries of origin
Tons in the selected period, share, and year-to-date change against the same months last year. Select a bar for the country detail.
What comes from where into which entry point
Country of origin by SARS district office
Entry points: SARS district offices
Entry point overview: 12-month moving annual totals
Each port and border post on a rolling 12-month basis, which smooths out lumpy ship arrivals. Select a row to open the entry point screen.
12-month moving annual total by entry point
Monthly tons by country of origin
Five largest origins at this office plus all others. Labels show the change in the office total. Months outside your period selection are faded.
Entry point momentum: last 3 months and last 6 months against a year earlier
Which ports and border posts are gaining ground: the latest 3 and 6 months against the same months a year earlier, year to date, and each entry point's share of all cement imports. Sorted by the change in share. Select a row for the full detail.
All SARS district offices
Tons declared at each entry point, with month-on-month, year-on-year and year-to-date change. Select a row to open the entry point screen.
Countries of origin by district office
Regional market pressure
Imports by region of entry
Tons in the selected period, share and year-to-date change, grouped by the province of the SARS district office. Imports mostly compete with local plants supplying that region. Select a bar to open that province.
Monthly tons by region of entry
Labels show the change in total tons. Months outside your period selection are faded.
Region comparison table
Latest month, change and year to date by region, with the main origins and entry points. Select a row to look inside that province.
Monthly movement
Monthly imports and trend
Total tons imported. Switch between monthly tons (with % change labels and a 3-month trend line), the 12-month moving annual total, and year-on-year change (monthly or on the 12-month total). Months outside your period selection are faded.
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Month-on-month change
% change against the previous month
Rand per ton over time
Customs value ÷ tons for each month. Dashed line is the average for the selected period.
Year to date, cumulative
Cumulative tons from January
Cement import price per 50 kg bag
FOB import price of cement per 50 kg bag, monthly
Customs value ÷ tons ÷ 20 bags per ton, for all imports and the three largest origins. The dashed line is the estimated average local selling price (ex VAT).
Local price
Price per bag by country of origin
Selected period, cheapest at the top. Dashed lines: average for all imports, and the estimated local selling price. Select a bar for detail.
Price per bag by SARS district office
Selected period, cheapest at the top. Uses the same minimum volume. Select a bar to open that office.
Price drivers: dollar price, exchange rate and local prices
Import prices against local cement prices, indexed
FOB import price in US dollars per ton
Customs value ÷ tons ÷ the month's average R/US$ rate (SARB), for all imports and the three largest origins. Strips out the rand's movement to show what suppliers are charging.
Rand per US dollar
Monthly average spot rate, SARB. A falling line means a stronger rand, which makes imports cheaper in rand.
What moved the import price
Latest month in your selection against the previous month and the same month last year
Rand per ton comparison
R/t by country of origin
Weighted: total customs value ÷ total tons. Dashed line is the overall average. Select a bar for detail.
R/t by tariff line
15 largest tariff lines by tons in the selection
Price anomalies
Shipments priced unusually low
Transport mode comparison
Share of tons and value by mode
Selected period. Road and sea move bulk; air carries small, high-value goods.
Year to date by mode
Tons, January to the latest month, against the same months last year
Rand per ton by mode, monthly
Air R/t is usually many times higher, so this chart uses a log scale
Tons by SARS district office and mode
15 largest entry points. Select a bar to open that office.
Mode comparison table
Growth by transport mode: latest month (m/m, y/y), year to date and the 12-month total against a year earlier. Compare the YTD % and 12-month % of Road and Maritime to see which is growing faster.
Detail tables
Countries of origin
Select a column heading to sort, or a row for the country detail
Tariff lines
Select a column heading to sort, or a row for the tariff detail
Part 2
Exports and net trade
Cement and clinker leaving South Africa, and how exports compare with imports. Uses its own product and period buttons below, not the filters at the top.
Exports and net trade
South Africa's cement trade position
Exports of Portland cement (25232900) and cement clinker (25231000) from the EXPORTS sheet, against cement imports. Exports go mainly to neighbouring countries by road and rail.
ProductPeriod
Monthly movement of exports
Monthly exports and trend
Total tons exported for the product chosen above. Switch between monthly tons (with % change labels and a 3-month trend line), the 12-month moving annual total, and year-on-year change (monthly or on the 12-month total).
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Month-on-month change in tons
Export rand per ton over time
Declared export value ÷ tons for each month. Dashed line is the average over the months shown.
Exports year to date, cumulative
Cumulative tons from January
Destinations, trade balance and prices
Imports against exports, monthly
Tons, for the product chosen above. The line is net trade: above zero South Africa exported more than it imported that month. Months outside the chosen period are faded.
Export trend since 2020
Monthly exports by product with a 3-month trend line, the 12-month moving total, or year-on-year change. Earlier years in the file cover only a few months each, so they are left out.
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Exports by destination
Tons in the chosen period, share and change against the same period a year earlier. Select a bar to open that destination.
Price per 50 kg bag: exports, imports and local
Declared export value of cement and import FOB value per bag (R/t ÷ 20), against the estimated local selling price per bag (ex VAT). Since 2023.
Export destinations
All destinations in the chosen period, with the main border posts used. Select a row to open that destination.