FAQs Become a Partner Careers
✉ query@tradedatabase.net
🛒 0

Copper Importers & Exporters in Africa

Home / Commodities / Copper / Africa
🗓 Coverage 2015–2026🗂 67 data fields per record⚡ Instant Excel / CSV delivery

Africa — Copper trade. Across the region we track about 1.2 million import and 4 million export shipments. The largest copper importers are Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, sourcing mainly from United Arab Emirates, Spain, China.

1.2 million
Import shipments
4 million
Export shipments
11
Countries in region
67
Data fields per record
2015 – 2026
Coverage
Export & Import
Trade flows
8
Importing countries
11
Exporting countries
67
Fields per record
Excel / CSV
Delivery
Egypt
Top importer
United Arab Emirates
Top supplier

Top Copper importing countries in Africa

#CountryImport shipmentsShare
1Copper in Egypt805,000+66%
2Copper in South Africa386,000+32%
3Copper in Nigeria15,000+1%
4Copper in Kenya4,000+0%
5Copper in Tanzania4,000+0%
6Copper in Zambia3,000+0%
7Copper in Angola2,000+0%
8Copper in Cameroon2,000+0%

Top suppliers of copper to Africa

#Supplier countryShipments to region
1United Arab Emirates208,000+ (17%)
2Spain205,000+ (17%)
3China169,000+ (14%)
4Democratic Republic Of The Congo145,000+ (12%)
5Russia131,000+ (11%)
6Germany85,000+ (7%)
7Zambia64,000+ (5%)
8Turkiye49,000+ (4%)
9Italy30,000+ (3%)
10South Korea20,000+ (2%)
11Netherlands15,000+ (1%)
12Congo14,000+ (1%)
13South Africa13,000+ (1%)
14Saudi Arabia12,000+ (1%)
15Malaysia11,000+ (1%)

Top Copper exporting countries in Africa

#CountryExport shipmentsShare
1Copper in Zambia2.1 million53%
2Copper in South Africa967,000+24%
3Copper in Egypt314,000+8%
4Copper in Congo294,000+7%
5Copper in Tanzania114,000+3%
6Copper in Nigeria99,000+2%
7Copper in Namibia73,000+2%
8Copper in Kenya21,000+1%
9Copper in Benin11,000+0%
10Copper in Angola8,000+0%
11Copper in Cameroon7,000+0%

Get the companies behind these shipments

This page shows market-level totals. The full dataset lists the actual Copper importers & exporters in Africa — company names, addresses, phone, email, HS codes and volumes.

Browse the Database Request a Free Sample

What a Copper shipment record contains

Each Copper shipment in Africa carries all 67 bill of lading fields — HS code and goods description, value, weight and volume, loading and discharge ports, vessel and container, plus the verified shipper and consignee. The key fields are listed below. Market-level totals on this page are free. The company-level contact fields (🔒) are included in the paid dataset.

Shipment & dates

  • bill_of_lading_no Unique bill of lading number
  • master_bill_of_lading Master B/L reference
  • bill_type_code B/L type (e.g. seaway bill)
  • flow Trade direction (import / export)
  • sailing_date Date the vessel departed origin
  • estimate_arrival_date Estimated arrival date
  • actual_arrival_date Actual arrival date
  • year Shipment year
  • month Shipment month
  • period Reporting period (year-month)
  • mode_of_transportation Sea / air / land mode
  • system_identity_id Internal record identifier

Product & HS classification

  • hs_code Harmonised System (HS) code
  • product_description Full commercial description of goods
  • hs_code_sure_level Confidence level of the HS match
  • marks_and_numbers Shipping marks & numbers

Route & geography

  • origin_country Country goods shipped from
  • destination_country Country goods shipped to
  • del_country Final delivery country
  • country_sure_level Confidence level of the country match
  • origin_port Port of loading
  • destination_port Port of discharge
  • port_of_final_delivery Final delivery point

Value, quantity & weight

  • lane_value_usd Shipment value on the lane (USD)
  • cif_value_usd CIF value (USD)
  • estimated_value_usd Estimated value (USD)
  • per_shipment_quantity Quantity in this shipment
  • quantity_unit Unit of quantity
  • per_shipment_weight_kg Shipment weight (kg)
  • weight_unit Unit of weight
  • cbm Cubic metres (volume)
  • teu Twenty-foot equivalent units
  • feu Forty-foot equivalent units

Supplier / exporter

  • supplier_name Exporter / shipper company name 🔒 paid
  • supplier_address Supplier full address 🔒 paid
  • supplier_city Supplier city 🔒 paid
  • supplier_phone Supplier phone number 🔒 paid
  • supplier_website Supplier website 🔒 paid
  • supplier_contact Supplier contact 🔒 paid
  • indicator_true_supplier Verified-supplier flag

Buyer / importer

  • importer_name Importer / consignee company name 🔒 paid
  • importer_address Importer full address 🔒 paid
  • importer_city Importer city 🔒 paid
  • importer_phone Importer phone number 🔒 paid
  • importer_website Importer website 🔒 paid
  • importer_contact Importer contact 🔒 paid
  • indicator_true_buyer Verified-buyer flag

Notify parties

  • notify_party_name Notify party company name 🔒 paid
  • notify_party_address Notify party address 🔒 paid
  • also_notify_name Additional notify party 🔒 paid

Vessel & voyage

  • vessel_name Vessel name
  • vessel_code IMO vessel code
  • vessel_country_code Vessel flag country
  • voyage Voyage number
  • manifest_no Manifest number
  • carrier_sasc_code Carrier SCAC code
  • freight_forwarder_name Freight forwarder

Container details

  • container_id Container number
  • container_size Container size
  • container_type Container type
  • container_desc_code Container description code
  • container_load_status FCL / LCL load status
  • container_type_of_service Service type

Booking contacts

  • booking_contact_email Booking contact email 🔒 paid
  • booking_contact_phone Booking contact phone 🔒 paid

See the real records

Download a free sample to inspect the exact field structure, or get the full Copper dataset in Africa with company names, addresses, phone, email and HS-level volumes.

Browse the Database Download Free Sample

Explore other regions

Copper in AsiaCopper in EuropeCopper in Middle EastCopper in North AmericaCopper in South AmericaCopper in Oceania