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

Understand reported exports from Greece 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/GRC-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Greece reported $153.0M 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 | $153.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 70.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 17 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.6 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 12.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $4.9B | 0% | High 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 | $1.4B | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $112.5M | 75% | High attention |
| 4 | 830990 | Stoppers: caps and lids, of base metal | $61.0M | 9.4% | High attention |
| 5 | 491199 | Printed matter: n.e.c. in heading no. 4911 | $19.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 251990 | Magnesia, fused or dead-burned (sintered): whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering, other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, (not natural magnesium carbonate) | $21.3M | 4.8% | High attention |
| 7 | 850720 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $69.5M | 63.1% | High attention |
| 8 | 821210 | Razors | $16.6M | 17% | High attention |
| 9 | 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) | $189.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 392190 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular | $103.1M | 54.5% | 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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