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, Finland reported $384.4M in goods exports to South Africa. 50 product types are marked for closer review, covering 53.3% 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 Finland to South Africa in the latest available year.
$384.4M 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.
53.3% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
276 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 Finland 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 391231 makes up 6.2% of exports from Finland 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 | Cellulose ethers: carboxymethylcellulose and its salts, in primary formsHS6 391231 - six-digit product code | $37.3M | 24% | 0.8 | High attention |
| 2 | Paper and paperboard: multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheetsHS6 481092 - six-digit product code | $73.2M | 26.7% | 0.4 | Watch |
| 3 | Paper and paperboard: coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), bleached, weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, 4810 or 4818HS6 481151 - six-digit product code | $47.8M | 0% | 0.5 | Watch |
| 4 | Front-end shovel loadersHS6 842951 - six-digit product code | $162.1M | 58.4% | 0.5 | High attention |
| 5 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous woodHS6 470321 - six-digit product code | $102.7M | 7.5% | 1.4 | High attention |
| 6 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.s. in heading no. 8430HS6 843041 - six-digit product code | $114.8M | 49.7% | 0.8 | Watch |
| 7 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goodsHS6 870410 - six-digit product code | $344.8M | 48.7% | 0.8 | Watch |
| 8 | Paper and paperboard: coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, having more than 10% of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibres, for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, light-weight coated paper, in rolls or sheetsHS6 481022 - six-digit product code | $15.0M | 45.3% | 0.4 | High attention |
| 9 | Electrical static convertersHS6 850440 - six-digit product code | $585.4M | 7.2% | 0.4 | High attention |
| 10 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: partsHS6 847490 - six-digit product code | $148.4M | 7.8% | 0.8 | Watch |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Finland. "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.
Finland reported $384.4M in goods exports to South Africa in 2024.
53.3% 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.