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Trade with South Africa
South Africa was the UK’s 27th largest import partner in 2025.
During this period the UK imported £7.6 billion worth of goods and services produced or sourced by South Africa. Goods (£5.6 billion) accounted for the major portion, making up 74.5% of the total, the remaining 25.5% coming from imported services (£1.9 billion).
Trade with Singapore is primarily governed by the UK-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (UKSFTA) and the CPTPP trade bloc, which provide significant tariff reductions on a wide range of goods.
Top 5 UK goods imports from South Africa for the 12 months ending December 2025
- Unspecified goods (£1.5 billion)
- Non-ferrous metals (£1.1 billion)
- Vegetables & fruit (£750.4 million)
- Cars (£712 million)
- Metal ores & scrap (£628.4 million)
Source: ONS, January 2026
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