# South Africa exports to Burkina Faso: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $13.8M in goods exports to Burkina Faso. 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 | $13.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 17.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 1 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 37.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $31.3M | 56.4% | Watch |
| 2 | 360200 | Explosives, prepared: other than propellent powders | $23.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $11.0M | 23.7% | Stable |
| 4 | 848340 | Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters | $10.8M | 0% | Stable |
| 5 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $18.7M | 89.7% | Watch |
| 6 | 271012 | Not reported | $404.6M | 92.9% | Watch |
| 7 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $20.8M | 0% | Stable |
| 8 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $17.0M | 94.3% | Watch |
| 9 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $11.3M | 0% | Stable |
| 10 | 391721 | Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of ethylene | $15.9M | 44.9% | 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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