# South Africa Total Imports of Goods - SARS Customs (NSA)

South Africa Total Imports of Goods - SARS Customs (NSA) was up 3.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 170,795 R millions, current prices, NSA.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −32.8% (Jun 2020) to 56.2% (Jun 2021), averaging 6.8%.

- Source agency: South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Web API
- Makrognosis code: `ZA.IMPORTS.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: R millions, current prices, NSA
- Coverage: 2012-02-29 to 2026-09-30 (176 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-africa/total-imports-of-goods-sars-customs-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 170,795 R millions, current prices, NSA | 3.7 |
| August 2026 | 161,323 R millions, current prices, NSA | −3.9 |
| July 2026 | 173,831 R millions, current prices, NSA | 5.9 |
| June 2026 | 175,824 R millions, current prices, NSA | 18.3 |
| May 2026 | 180,622 R millions, current prices, NSA | 17.3 |
| April 2026 | 175,223 R millions, current prices, NSA | 15.1 |
| March 2026 | 156,926 R millions, current prices, NSA | 6.1 |
| February 2026 | 131,798 R millions, current prices, NSA | −8.0 |
| January 2026 | 146,475 R millions, current prices, NSA | −11.4 |
| December 2025 | 141,087 R millions, current prices, NSA | −2.4 |
| November 2025 | 149,715 R millions, current prices, NSA | 2.4 |
| October 2025 | 176,655 R millions, current prices, NSA | 7.3 |
| September 2025 | 164,761 R millions, current prices, NSA | 4.3 |
| August 2025 | 167,944 R millions, current prices, NSA | 5.0 |
| July 2025 | 164,183 R millions, current prices, NSA | 4.5 |
| June 2025 | 148,629 R millions, current prices, NSA | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 153,948 R millions, current prices, NSA | −2.6 |
| April 2025 | 152,294 R millions, current prices, NSA | −4.4 |
| March 2025 | 147,842 R millions, current prices, NSA | −3.5 |
| February 2025 | 143,182 R millions, current prices, NSA | −3.2 |
| January 2025 | 165,387 R millions, current prices, NSA | 7.6 |
| December 2024 | 144,524 R millions, current prices, NSA | −3.6 |
| November 2024 | 146,228 R millions, current prices, NSA | −11.3 |
| October 2024 | 164,659 R millions, current prices, NSA | −10.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.IMPORTS.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.IMPORTS.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```