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

Understand reported exports from Namibia 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/NAM-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Namibia reported $1.2B 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 | $1.2B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 97.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 6 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 24 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 13% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $824.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $105.0M | 57.9% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 010229 | Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $78.1M | 66.9% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 010410 | Sheep: live | $38.3M | 0.5% | High attention |
| 5 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $478.5M | 49% | High attention |
| 6 | 030474 | Fish fillets: frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) | $20.8M | 29.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 010221 | Cattle: live, pure-bred breeding animals | $38.8M | 61.5% | Critical attention |
| 8 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $22.5M | 59.4% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 440290 | Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated | $19.0M | 3.3% | High attention |
| 10 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $70.0M | 18.7% | 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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