# Malta exports to Egypt: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/MLT-EGY/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Malta reported $34.0M in goods exports to Egypt. 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 | $34.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 82% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 0 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 76.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271012 | Not reported | $6.1B | 89.8% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 853890 | Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $119.2M | 0% | Stable |
| 3 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $237.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $47.4M | 22.5% | Watch |
| 5 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $180.2M | 67.3% | Watch |
| 6 | 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $60.0M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $162.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 293379 | Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) | $13.2M | 65.2% | Watch |
| 9 | 848071 | Moulds: for rubber or plastics, injection or compression types | $49.9M | 94.1% | Watch |
| 10 | 847790 | Machinery: parts of those for working rubber or plastics | $27.6M | 79.4% | Watch |

## 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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