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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $1.4B in goods exports to Canada. 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 | $1.4B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 93.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 4 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 57 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 31.2% | 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) | $9.4B | 49.8% | High attention |
| 2 | 711021 | Metals: palladium, unwrought or in powder form | $486.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 711031 | Metals: rhodium, unwrought or in powder form | $176.4M | 63.1% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 711590 | Metal: precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10 | $537.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 080610 | Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $577.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $15.4B | 50.2% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $222.8M | 73% | Critical attention |
| 8 | 284410 | Uranium: natural uranium and its compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds | $652.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $212.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 080550 | Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $154.0M | 2.2% | 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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