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

Understand reported exports from Poland 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/POL-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Poland reported $1.2B 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 | $1.2B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 73.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 94 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 20.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $792.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 847150 | Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $525.0M | 31% | High attention |
| 3 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $524.4M | 75% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 381519 | Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with an active substance other than nickel or precious metals or their compounds, n.e.c. or included | $118.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 940190 | Seat: parts | $188.3M | 0.6% | High attention |
| 6 | 842199 | Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | $325.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $189.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 870894 | Vehicle parts: steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes: parts thereof | $211.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $227.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 381512 | Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance, n.e.c. or included | $241.0M | 34% | 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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