South African Consulate General Mumbai, India

Trade and Investment

	Bilateral Relations

The Trade Office

The Trade Office at the Consulate General of the Republic of South Africa in Mumbai is the representative office of the South African Department of Trade, Industry Competition (the dtic).

The primary focus of the Trade Office is to raise the level of trade between South Africa India, to expand Indian foreign direct investment into South Africa and to nurture the bi-lateral South Africa-India States economic relationship.

Trade Promotion

In collaboration with Trade and Investment South Africa, we promote the export of South African value-added goods and services to India through:

Assisting Indian companies to source products and services from South Africa by identifying potential suppliers for Indian importers and buyers
Assisting visiting Indian buyers to South Africa with locating suppliers and arranging meetings
Assisting South African exporters with relevant market intelligence that will enable them to understand and access the Indian market
Assisting South African exhibitors at trade shows
Promoting South African products and services at business events

Investment Promotion

We promote Indian foreign direct investment into South Africa through:

Providing linkages to investment opportunities in South African sectors and industries
Assisting Indian investors to navigate the South African business/investment environment
Assisting Indian investors with site visits, logistical arrangements and program coordination
Providing information on available investment incentive packages

Total bilateral trade between South Africa and India amounted to R122,046bn in 2019. In 2019 India sourced R59,560bn of products from South Africa and exported R62,485bn of goods to South Africa.

Major South African exports to India include Coal, Manganese, Chemical wood pulp, Platinum, Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engine, Ferrous waste and scrap, iron ores, waste and scrap of aluminum and diamonds.

	Value in 2015	Value in 2016	Value in 2017	Value in 2018	Value in 2019
Exports to India	R41,582bn	R47,299bn	R55,429bn	R59,162bn	R59,560bn
Imports to India	R53,747bn	R46,527bn	R52,168bn	R51,022bn	R62,485bn
Total Trade	R95,329	R93,826bn	R107,598bn	R110,184bn	R122,046bn