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

Understand reported exports from Malaysia 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/MYS-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Malaysia reported $863.8M 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 | $863.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 92.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 90 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 41.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $467.5M | 4.5% | High attention |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $11.2B | 72.1% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 271019 | Not reported | $2.7B | 76.6% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 151620 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | $50.8M | 19.8% | High attention |
| 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 | $960.8M | 67.1% | Critical attention |
| 6 | 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $560.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 844399 | Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91 | $271.1M | 3.5% | High attention |
| 8 | 903289 | Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumatic | $137.2M | 21.2% | High attention |
| 9 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $336.8M | 48.4% | High attention |
| 10 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $93.9M | 39.2% | 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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