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

Understand reported exports from South Korea 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/KOR-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $687.0M in goods exports to South Africa. 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 | $687.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 86.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 5 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 124 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 40.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 760612 | Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square) | $146.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $396.6M | 69% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 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 | $408.5M | 75% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $368.2M | 61.7% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 270810 | Pitch: obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars | $40.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $57.4M | 1.2% | High attention |
| 7 | 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $560.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 271019 | Not reported | $2.7B | 95.7% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 390690 | Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms | $120.1M | 39.2% | High attention |
| 10 | 850423 | Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA | $58.9M | 8.3% | 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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