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

Understand reported exports from Sweden 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/SWE-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Sweden reported $1.1B 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 | $1.1B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 41.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 67 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 25.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $778.1M | 14.8% | Watch |
| 2 | 840130 | Fuel elements (cartridges): non-irradiated | $100.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $344.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 271012 | Not reported | $11.2B | 28.3% | High attention |
| 5 | 470321 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood | $102.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $154.6M | 23.8% | Watch |
| 7 | 843041 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.s. in heading no. 8430 | $114.8M | 39.1% | Watch |
| 8 | 722540 | Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coils | $70.0M | 32.8% | High attention |
| 9 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $162.1M | 43.9% | Watch |
| 10 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $338.9M | 59.8% | 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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