# Australia exports to Costa Rica: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Australia to Costa Rica, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/AUS-CRI/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Australia reported $8.5M in goods exports to Costa Rica. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $8.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 63.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 5.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 711019 | Metals: platinum, semi-manufactured | $51.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 842230 | Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | $16.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $385.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 731290 | Iron or steel: plaited bands, slings and the like, not electrically insulated | $11.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 380893 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $39.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $62.9M | 87.5% | Watch |
| 7 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $78.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 870880 | Vehicles: parts, suspension shock-absorbers | $17.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 903289 | Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumatic | $12.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $29.3M | 36.8% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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