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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $10.7M in goods exports to Cyprus. 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 | $10.7M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 50.1% | 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 | 17.7% | 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 | $936.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 890391 | Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $13.3M | 35.2% | Watch |
| 3 | 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 | $50.2M | 69.4% | Watch |
| 4 | 030743 | Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen | $14.5M | 16.4% | Stable |
| 5 | 441011 | Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | $19.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $35.7M | 25.5% | Stable |
| 7 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $76.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $76.4M | 19.1% | Stable |
| 9 | 854370 | Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $21.0M | 11.4% | Watch |
| 10 | 392590 | Plastics: builders' ware, n.e.s. or included in heading no. 3925 | $10.9M | 87% | 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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