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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $16.0M in goods exports to Colombia. The overall review level is High 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 | $16.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 54.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 23.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $20.6M | 25.5% | High attention |
| 2 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.7B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 120991 | Seed: vegetable seed, of a kind used for sowing | $27.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $65.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 847190 | Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included | $20.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 721934 | Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm | $31.6M | 91.4% | Watch |
| 7 | 281122 | Silicon dioxide | $22.6M | 84.3% | Watch |
| 8 | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $70.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 842139 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines | $47.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $47.1M | 48.9% | 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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