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

Understand reported exports from South Africa to Belgium, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/ZAF-BEL/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $2.4B in goods exports to Belgium. The overall review level is Critical 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 | $2.4B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 53.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 5 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 33 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 37.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $3.1B | 35.3% | Stable |
| 2 | 711292 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $963.2M | 50.7% | High attention |
| 3 | 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $443.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 720241 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon | $222.9M | 50.3% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 261400 | Titanium ores and concentrates | $177.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $2.9B | 78.6% | High attention |
| 7 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $4.2B | 44.9% | Stable |
| 8 | 711299 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds | $749.5M | 38.6% | Stable |
| 9 | 290129 | Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, n.e.s. in heading no. 2901 | $251.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 870360 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $3.2B | 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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