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Steel & Iron Importers & Exporters in Africa

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

Africa — Steel & Iron trade. Across the region we track about 7.9 million import and 8.2 million export shipments. The largest steel & iron importers are Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, sourcing mainly from China, Turkiye, United Kingdom.

7.9 million
Import shipments
8.2 million
Export shipments
7
Countries in region
67
Data fields per record
2015 – 2026
Coverage
Export & Import
Trade flows
6
Importing countries
4
Exporting countries
67
Fields per record
Excel / CSV
Delivery
Egypt
Top importer
China
Top supplier

Top Steel & Iron importing countries in Africa

#CountryImport shipmentsShare
1Steel & Iron in Egypt4.1 million51%
2Steel & Iron in South Africa1.6 million21%
3Steel & Iron in Morocco737,000+9%
4Steel & Iron in Algeria617,000+8%
5Steel & Iron in Kenya444,000+6%
6Steel & Iron in Nigeria401,000+5%

Top suppliers of steel & iron to Africa

#Supplier countryShipments to region
1China2.4 million (30%)
2Turkiye1 million (13%)
3United Kingdom676,000+ (8%)
4Belgium602,000+ (7%)
5Spain486,000+ (6%)
6Russia440,000+ (5%)
7Japan420,000+ (5%)
8Italy390,000+ (5%)
9Netherlands342,000+ (4%)
10Germany324,000+ (4%)
11South Korea216,000+ (3%)
12United States176,000+ (2%)
13India138,000+ (2%)
14Brazil82,000+ (1%)
15Saudi Arabia71,000+ (1%)

Top Steel & Iron exporting countries in Africa

#CountryExport shipmentsShare
1Steel & Iron in South Africa6.3 million77%
2Steel & Iron in Egypt1.4 million17%
3Steel & Iron in Algeria268,000+3%
4Steel & Iron in Zimbabwe237,000+3%

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

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What a Steel & Iron shipment record contains

A single Steel & Iron shipment record in Africa holds 67 fields: the HS code and product, the value, weight and TEU/CBM, the origin and destination ports, the vessel and container details, and the companies on both sides of the deal. 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

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