Trade route overview
See the latest reported exports, the products that need a closer look, and the conditions that may make this route harder to plan.
What this page shows
In 2024, Brazil reported $1.3B in goods exports to South Africa. 87 product types are marked for closer review, covering 76.3% of reported exports. This is not a forecast and does not mean trade will stop. It shows where to look more closely at demand, annual changes, product mix, tariffs, and buyer-market conditions.
How to read this page
This page separates the size of the trade from the conditions worth checking and the product types that make up the route.
This is the reported value of goods exported from Brazil to South Africa in the latest available year.
$1.3B in 2024It marks product types where one or more conditions deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction, a guaranteed loss, or a warning that trade will stop.
76.3% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
442 product typesStart with the products
Compare the products, their buyer-market size, and the conditions that deserve a closer look.
Export history
The latest twelve years of reported exports from Brazil to South Africa. Bar lengths are relative to the highest year shown.
Why this route needs review
A dollar amount can appear in more than one row. These rows show the conditions linked to the route; they are not separate losses.
How to read the numbers
These measures describe yearly swings, the gap from the route's highest year, and how concentrated the product mix is.
Largest product
Product code HS6 020714 makes up 12.1% of exports from Brazil to South Africa. The main reason to review it is: A small number of products or suppliers carry much of the route.
See product rowsProducts to review
Each row is one six-digit HS6 product code. Compare the buyer market's imports, the product's fall from its highest year, annual variation, and review level.
| Rank | Product and code | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Yearly variation | Review level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozenHS6 020714 - six-digit product code | $206.6M | 34.3% | 0.5 | High attention |
| 2 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailersHS6 870120 - six-digit product code | $778.1M | 3.2% | 0.5 | Watch |
| 3 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS6 170199 - six-digit product code | $93.2M | 56.6% | 0.7 | Critical attention |
| 4 | Zinc: unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zincHS6 790111 - six-digit product code | $101.6M | 30.1% | 0.7 | High attention |
| 5 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinatedHS6 090111 - six-digit product code | $99.2M | 0% | 1.2 | High attention |
| 6 | Zinc: unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zincHS6 790112 - six-digit product code | $45.0M | 15.9% | 0.6 | High attention |
| 7 | Petroleum coke: calcined, obtained from bituminous mineralsHS6 271312 - six-digit product code | $130.3M | 42.8% | 0.4 | High attention |
| 8 | Cereals: grain sorghum, other than seedHS6 100790 - six-digit product code | $34.8M | 0% | 0.8 | High attention |
| 9 | Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken,HS6 120242 - six-digit product code | $40.2M | 0% | 1.4 | High attention |
| 10 | Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, driedHS6 071333 - six-digit product code | $42.2M | 0% | 2 | High attention |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Brazil. "Below product high" compares current exports with that product's highest reported year. Yearly variation is a calculated measure. Swipe sideways on a small screen to see every column.
Trade route conditions
Distance, tariffs, trade agreements, the buyer economy, and business rules add context to the export total.
Questions about this page
Definitions and limits for the figures above.
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.
Brazil reported $1.3B in goods exports to South Africa in 2024.
76.3% of reported route exports are linked to product types marked for closer review. This points to where to investigate further.
An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
The page shows yearly export changes, product concentration, tariffs, distance, trade-agreement coverage, buyer-economy context, and business setup time where reported.
No. These are reported or calculated observations, not forecasts or guarantees.
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Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.