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

Understand reported exports from Pakistan 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/PAK-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Pakistan reported $116.3M 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 | $116.3M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 80.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 24 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 27.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 630260 | Kitchen and toilet linen: of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics, of cotton | $40.3M | 6.4% | High attention |
| 2 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $112.5M | 1.3% | High attention |
| 3 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $621.6M | 81.5% | High attention |
| 4 | 390319 | Styrene polymers: (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms | $61.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 420329 | Clothing accessories: gloves, mittens and mitts, n.e.c. in heading no. 4203, of leather or composition leather, not specially designed for use in sports | $10.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 481159 | Paper and paperboard: coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810 | $100.2M | 83% | High attention |
| 7 | 551321 | Fabrics, woven: plain weave, dyed, containing less than 85% by weight of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, not exceeding 170g/m2 | $12.2M | 64.5% | High attention |
| 8 | 520822 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, bleached, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $11.2M | 26.3% | High attention |
| 9 | 630710 | Cloths: floor cloths, dish-cloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths | $18.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 520832 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $10.1M | 36.7% | 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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