# France exports to Australia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/FRA-AUS/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, France reported $4.7B in goods exports to Australia. The overall review level is Critical 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 | $4.7B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 55.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 7 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 280 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 26.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $1.0B | 77.5% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $4.5B | 38.3% | Watch |
| 3 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $1.3B | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $529.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 220410 | Wine: sparkling | $216.5M | 16% | High attention |
| 6 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $751.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $5.9B | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $861.4M | 6.7% | Watch |
| 9 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $1.2B | 17.4% | Watch |
| 10 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $282.0M | 9% | 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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