# Hong Kong exports to South Africa: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Hong Kong 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/HKG-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Hong Kong reported $83.1M 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 | $83.1M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 58% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 19 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 62.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $155.8M | 89.4% | High attention |
| 2 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.8B | 97.5% | High attention |
| 3 | 271019 | Not reported | $2.7B | 49.4% | 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 | $10.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $52.6M | 68% | High attention |
| 6 | 847050 | Cash registers | $66.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $960.8M | 97.4% | High attention |
| 8 | 722540 | Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coils | $70.0M | 64.8% | High attention |
| 9 | 852580 | Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $184.8M | 60.3% | High attention |
| 10 | 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $89.3M | 73.9% | 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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