# Switzerland, Liechtenstein exports to South Africa: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Switzerland, Liechtenstein 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/CHE-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Switzerland, Liechtenstein reported $686.4M 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 | $686.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 59.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 60 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 30.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $2.7B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $77.2M | 27.5% | High attention |
| 3 | 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 | 48.4% | Watch |
| 4 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $137.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 300215 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $156.4M | 37.3% | Watch |
| 6 | 910221 | Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $29.6M | 10.3% | High attention |
| 7 | 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $107.5M | 42.3% | Watch |
| 8 | 321519 | Ink: for printing, other than black, whether or not concentrated or solid | $56.9M | 24.4% | Watch |
| 9 | 910121 | Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | $15.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 292429 | Cyclic amides (including cyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: other than the derivatives and salts of ureines, 2-acetamidobenzoic acid (N-acetylanthancillic acid), and ethinamate S | $32.1M | 38.2% | High 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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