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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $2.6B in goods exports to Botswana. 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 | $2.6B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 98.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 7 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 65 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 36.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271012 | Not reported | $1.2B | 49.1% | High attention |
| 2 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $889.6M | 60.8% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $157.5M | 61.5% | High attention |
| 4 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $66.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 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 | $65.3M | 14.2% | High attention |
| 6 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $49.1M | 18.8% | High attention |
| 7 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $52.0M | 20.2% | High attention |
| 8 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $51.7M | 38.4% | High attention |
| 9 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $54.6M | 58.3% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $39.1M | 43.3% | 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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