# El Salvador exports to Mexico: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from El Salvador to Mexico, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/SLV-MEX/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, El Salvador reported $275.9M in goods exports to Mexico. 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 | $275.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 61.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 15 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 14.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 854430 | Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $2.0B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $801.0M | 39.1% | Watch |
| 3 | 392020 | Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $463.8M | 1.8% | Watch |
| 4 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $522.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 610711 | Underpants and briefs: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $42.9M | 24.3% | Stable |
| 6 | 611030 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $475.9M | 47.2% | High attention |
| 7 | 630260 | Kitchen and toilet linen: of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics, of cotton | $69.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 853221 | Electrical capacitors: fixed, tantalum | $56.4M | 26.4% | Stable |
| 9 | 853224 | Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayer | $965.4M | 14.4% | Watch |
| 10 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $236.3M | 36.5% | Watch |

## 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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