# Belgium exports to South Africa: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Belgium to South Africa, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/BEL-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Belgium reported $1.1B in goods exports to South Africa. 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 | $1.1B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 68.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 4 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 101 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 37.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271012 | Not reported | $11.2B | 39.2% | High attention |
| 2 | 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $75.3M | 21.6% | High attention |
| 3 | 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 | $195.6M | 77.5% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 271019 | Not reported | $2.7B | 35% | High attention |
| 5 | 381121 | Lubricating oil additives: containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $139.0M | 13.8% | Watch |
| 6 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.4B | 51.6% | High attention |
| 7 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $132.1M | 88.6% | Critical attention |
| 8 | 180620 | Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | $27.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $172.1M | 23.9% | High attention |
| 10 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $478.5M | 61% | Critical attention |

## 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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