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

Understand reported exports from Bahrain 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/BHR-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Bahrain reported $963.4M 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 | $963.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 5 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 32.5% | 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 | 32.8% | High attention |
| 2 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $112.5M | 15.5% | High attention |
| 3 | 760120 | Aluminium: unwrought, alloys | $61.6M | 63.8% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $44.3M | 1.1% | High attention |
| 5 | 520822 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, bleached, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $11.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 760511 | Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | $66.4M | 73.3% | High attention |
| 7 | 381239 | Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers: for rubber or plastics, other than mixtures of oligomers of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMQ) | $24.3M | 61.6% | Watch |
| 8 | 520832 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $10.1M | 69.8% | Watch |
| 9 | 340130 | Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap | $34.5M | 36.3% | Watch |
| 10 | 340119 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use | $14.6M | 81.4% | 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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