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

Understand reported exports from Oman 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/OMN-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Oman reported $2.6B in goods exports to South Africa. The overall review level is High 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 | $2.6B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 14 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 1.3% | 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 | $11.2B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $292.5M | 57.1% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 281410 | Ammonia: anhydrous | $53.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds: other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | $45.1M | 34.1% | High attention |
| 5 | 271019 | Not reported | $2.7B | 10.7% | High attention |
| 6 | 271312 | Petroleum coke: calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals | $130.3M | 19.1% | High attention |
| 7 | 392062 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polyethylene terephthalate, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $47.7M | 31.6% | High attention |
| 8 | 210320 | Sauces: tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces | $10.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $171.0M | 31.7% | High attention |
| 10 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $112.5M | 0% | 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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