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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $37.7M in goods exports to Cameroon. 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 | $37.7M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 18.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 3 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 40.9% | 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 | $24.9M | 53% | Watch |
| 2 | 720711 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness | $131.8M | 29.4% | Watch |
| 3 | 110313 | Cereal groats and meal: of maize (corn) | $16.0M | 9.9% | Watch |
| 4 | 271012 | Not reported | $385.0M | 86.7% | High attention |
| 5 | 190110 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for infant use, put up for retail sale | $28.3M | 5.6% | Watch |
| 6 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $21.0M | 21.4% | Stable |
| 7 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $53.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 220710 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $49.0M | 62.4% | High attention |
| 9 | 271019 | Not reported | $919.5M | 70.9% | High attention |
| 10 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $51.0M | 47% | 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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