# United Rep. of Tanzania exports to South Africa: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from United Rep. of Tanzania 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/TZA-ZAF/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, United Rep. of Tanzania reported $2.2B 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 | $2.2B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 6 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 0.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $2.7B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $98.8M | 16.1% | High attention |
| 3 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $99.2M | 20.2% | High attention |
| 4 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $169.4M | 36.1% | Watch |
| 5 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $32.8M | 61.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 670419 | False beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like: of synthetic textile materials | $17.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $200.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $478.5M | 80% | Watch |
| 9 | 120991 | Seed: vegetable seed, of a kind used for sowing | $59.9M | 1.5% | Watch |
| 10 | 610510 | Shirts: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $51.4M | 42.6% | 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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