# Malaysia exports to Brunei: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Malaysia reported $1.6B in goods exports to Brunei. 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 | $1.6B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 15.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 22 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 2.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 5.7% | 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 | $3.6B | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 271019 | Not reported | $81.6M | 55.8% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $93.3M | 15.6% | High attention |
| 4 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $29.9M | 48.4% | High attention |
| 5 | 721410 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | $16.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $22.9M | 30.6% | High attention |
| 7 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $21.0M | 36.1% | High attention |
| 8 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $81.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $16.4M | 2.1% | High attention |
| 10 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $11.6M | 63.9% | 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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