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

Understand reported exports from Serbia 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/SRB-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Serbia reported $22.0M in goods exports to South Africa. The overall review level is Watch.

## 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 | $22.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 40.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 5 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 8.5% | 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 | 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 | 13.2% | Watch |
| 3 | 850131 | Electric motors and generators: DC, of an output not exceeding 750W | $68.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 870880 | Vehicles: parts, suspension shock-absorbers | $195.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 851680 | Resistors: electric heating, other than those of heading no. 8545 | $22.8M | 5.9% | Watch |
| 6 | 860791 | Railway or tramway locomotives: parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8607 | $11.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $885.8M | 10.8% | High attention |
| 8 | 850110 | Electric motors: of an output not exceeding 37.5W | $32.3M | 39.4% | High attention |
| 9 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $353.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $77.2M | 0% | 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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