# Egypt exports to Uganda: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/EGY-UGA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Egypt reported $63.4M in goods exports to Uganda. 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 | $63.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 73.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 8 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 25.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $19.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $19.4M | 59.1% | Watch |
| 3 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $13.4M | 10.3% | High attention |
| 4 | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.s. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $18.3M | 13% | High attention |
| 5 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $175.3M | 5.2% | High attention |
| 6 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $23.8M | 63.4% | High attention |
| 7 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $112.9M | 73.8% | High attention |
| 8 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $19.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 300230 | Vaccines: for veterinary medicine | $10.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $10.8M | 77.3% | 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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