Republic of China's Trade with South Africa 2005-2009

Item South Africa
Total Area
(sq. km)
1,221,038
Population (Million) 49.1
Capital Pretoria
Language(s) English
Afrikaans
and others
National Day Apr. 27
Country Code 27
Currency Rand
Exchange Rate (Per US$, 2009 avg) ZAR 8.42*
GDP (US$ Billion) 287.69
Economic Growth Rate (%) -1.8
Consumer Price Inflation (%) 7.1
GDP Per Capita (US$) 5,865*
Unemployment Rate (%) 24.0*
Global Merchandise Exports (US$ Million) 78,000*
Global Merchandise Imports (US$ Million) 80,500*
ROC Exports
(US$ Million)
644.1
ROC Imports
(US$ Million)
895.1
*Estimate

Major Trade Items 2009

Total: 644.1 Total: 895.1
45.4
1
312.5

Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings Nos. 87.01 to 87.05

Ferro-alloys

HS Code: 8708
HS Code: 7202
42.3
2
182.2

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils

Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal
HS Code: 2710
HS Code: 2701
31.5
3
63.5

Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443, 8525, 8527 or 8528

Unwrought aluminum
HS Code: 8517
HS Code: 7601
21.2
4
35.7

Diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices; photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light emitting diodes; mounted piezo-electric crystals

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600mm or more
HS Code: 8541
HS Code: 7219
21.0
5
25.8

Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37

Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel
HS Code: 8523
HS Code: 7204

Source: Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. (Taiwan)