# South Africa Agriculture and food Export Opportunities (HS 01-24)

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Explore South Africa HS 01-24 agriculture and food export opportunities, product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities.

## Overview

- Exporter: South Africa (ZAF)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $372.1M
- Products: 43
- Buyer markets: 20
- Average CAGR: +131.7%
- Global sector size: $243.0B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $56.9B | $90.4M | $73.9B | +31.8% | 5 | +0.5% |
| HS 100590 - Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $16.6B | $159.4M | $16.9B | +10.6% | 5 | +0.8% |
| HS 020230 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $15.5B | $15.1M | $13.4B | +67.6% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 170114 - Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $8.5B | $37.4M | $10.8B | +1331.6% | 6 | +1.0% |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $14.5B | $1.8M | $7.7B | +10.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300 - Beer: made from malt | $7.6B | $28.2K | $7.6B | +2.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190590 - Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $9.1B | $526.2K | $7.2B | +7.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220890 - Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.9B | $101.4K | $6.6B | -2.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030617 - Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $9.1B | $61.1K | $6.2B | +10.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 080440 - Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $3.7B | $35.3K | $5.9B | -0.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151110 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $5.7B | $388.6K | $4.5B | +16.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220 - Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $4.4B | $14.2K | $4.4B | -21.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 020130 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $5.8B | $2.0K | $4.3B | +23.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 150710 - Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $3.9B | $1.5M | $4.3B | +7.9% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $10.3B | $144.1K | $4.0B | -0.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 070200 - Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $3.6B | $126.4 | $3.6B | -18.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151211 - Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $3.0B | $93.7 | $2.7B | -33.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190110 - Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for infant use, put up for retail sale | $3.6B | $0.7 | $2.7B | -36.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200410 - Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $2.2B | $1.2 | $2.5B | -7.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220720 - Ethyl alcohol and other spirits: denatured, of any strength | $1.4B | $60.8 | $2.4B | -31.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030633 - Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not | $1.7B | $9.1K | $2.1B | +13.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151800 - Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: oxidised, boiled or otherwise chemically modified, (excluding those of heading no. 1516), inedible mixtures or preparations of fats or oils | $2.4B | $6.6M | $2.1B | +35.0% | 1 | +0.3% |
| HS 040221 - Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $1.6B | $166.8 | $2.0B | -0.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170290 - Sugars: n.e.c. in heading no. 1702, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing, in the dry state, 50% by weight of fructose | $1.2B | $14.4 | $2.0B | -25.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.6B | $11.9 | $2.0B | +17.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421 - Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $4.8B | $35.3M | $1.9B | +5.4% | 1 | +0.7% |
| HS 081040 - Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh | $1.9B | $104.6K | $1.8B | +116.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 010229 - Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $2.9B | $20.3 | $1.7B | -15.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230120 - Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | $3.0B | $21.2M | $1.7B | +32.7% | 1 | +0.7% |
| HS 080131 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, in shell, fresh or dried | $2.3B | $348.6K | $1.7B | +6.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 190531 - Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | $116.8K | $1.6B | +11.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 150910 - Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $2.6B | $500.7 | $1.6B | +19.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 110814 - Starch: manioc (cassava) | $2.0B | $460.2 | $1.6B | -46.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040690 - Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $4.4B | $1.9 | $1.6B | -25.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $2.0B | $22.3K | $1.5B | +5.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830 - Whiskies | $2.1B | $307.4K | $1.5B | +30.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910 - Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $1.4B | $0.3 | $1.5B | -45.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.2B | $952.6K | $1.5B | +5.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $3.7B | $87.0 | $1.4B | -2.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100199 - Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.4B | $5.0 | $1.4B | -16.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180620 - Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | $1.4B | $54.2K | $1.4B | +10.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220820 - Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $1.2B | $112.2K | $1.4B | +1.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060290 - Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $1.5B | $36.6K | $1.3B | -4.5% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- China (CHN): $93.4B calculated opportunity across 11 products.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $63.1B calculated opportunity across 22 products.
- India (IND): $13.5B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Mexico (MEX): $11.5B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Canada (CAN): $7.6B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Germany (DEU): $7.5B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Argentina (ARG): $5.3B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Viet Nam (VNM): $4.3B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Indonesia (IDN): $3.9B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Japan (JPN): $2.9B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) (IRN): $2.1B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Thailand (THA): $2.1B calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 170114: +1331.6% average CAGR, $10.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 081040: +116.7% average CAGR, $1.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020230: +67.6% average CAGR, $13.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 151800: +35.0% average CAGR, $2.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 230120: +32.7% average CAGR, $1.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 120190: +31.8% average CAGR, $73.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220830: +30.8% average CAGR, $1.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020130: +23.8% average CAGR, $4.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 150910: +19.2% average CAGR, $1.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 151190: +17.6% average CAGR, $2.0B calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 170114: 6 buyer markets, $10.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 120190: 5 buyer markets, $73.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 100590: 5 buyer markets, $16.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 210690: 3 buyer markets, $7.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020230: 2 buyer markets, $13.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: 2 buyer markets, $7.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 030617: 2 buyer markets, $6.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 240220: 2 buyer markets, $4.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020130: 2 buyer markets, $4.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090111: 2 buyer markets, $4.0B calculated opportunity.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting. [Read the Yugalinks methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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