# Malaysia exports to Australia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Malaysia reported $11.3B in goods exports to Australia. The overall review level is Watch.

## 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 | $11.3B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 26.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 8 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 203 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 27.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271019 | Not reported | $24.7B | 17.7% | Watch |
| 2 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $4.9B | 54.9% | Watch |
| 3 | 271012 | Not reported | $6.7B | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 847150 | Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $2.5B | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 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 | $3.6B | 0.4% | Stable |
| 6 | 847141 | Data processing machines: digital, automatic, (not portable, analogue or hybrid), comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit, an input and output unit, whether or not combined | $282.6M | 72.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $233.1M | 37.8% | High attention |
| 8 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $1.1B | 63.3% | Watch |
| 9 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $1.3B | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 850811 | Vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor, of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20L | $417.6M | 41.2% | 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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