# Bahrain exports to Malaysia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/BHR-MYS/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Bahrain reported $138.8M in goods exports to Malaysia. The overall review level is Critical 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 | $138.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 68.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.6 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 79.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $1.3B | 89.8% | High attention |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $12.2B | 85.6% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $147.2M | 70.5% | Watch |
| 4 | 760120 | Aluminium: unwrought, alloys | $1.1B | 60% | Watch |
| 5 | 261900 | Slag, dross: (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel | $94.0M | 2.5% | Watch |
| 6 | 711320 | Jewellery: of base metal clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $10.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 030614 | Crustaceans: crabs, frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water) | $13.5M | 73.3% | Watch |
| 8 | 151800 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: oxidised, boiled or otherwise chemically modified, (excluding those of heading no. 1516), inedible mixtures or preparations of fats or oils | $495.0M | 22.2% | Watch |
| 9 | 030743 | Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen | $121.2M | 66.5% | Watch |
| 10 | 720510 | Iron or steel, pig iron, spiegeleisen: granules thereof | $30.1M | 0% | 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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