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

Understand reported exports from Egypt 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/EGY-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Egypt reported $84.5M 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 | $84.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 61.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 19 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 25.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $42.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 350691 | Adhesives: prepared, based on polymers of heading 3901 to 3913 or on rubber | $54.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 080610 | Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $19.0M | 1.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 283650 | Carbonates: calcium carbonate | $17.0M | 10.1% | High attention |
| 5 | 310430 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium sulphate | $53.9M | 34.7% | Watch |
| 6 | 271290 | Paraffin wax: containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured | $37.9M | 82.8% | High attention |
| 7 | 210320 | Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces | $10.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $141.2M | 81.1% | High attention |
| 9 | 392330 | Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | $27.0M | 38.2% | High attention |
| 10 | 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $29.8M | 44.7% | 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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