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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $1.3B in goods exports to Spain. 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 | $1.3B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 39.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 34 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 26.3% | 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 | $2.3B | 19.3% | Stable |
| 2 | 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $3.7B | 5.5% | High attention |
| 3 | 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $214.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 720241 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon | $104.7M | 62.7% | High attention |
| 5 | 030474 | Fish fillets: frozen, hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) | $300.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 261510 | Zirconium ores and concentrates | $133.5M | 73.5% | Watch |
| 7 | 842139 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines | $905.1M | 92.9% | Watch |
| 8 | 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $616.5M | 67.1% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 030743 | Molluscs: cuttle fish and squid, whether in shell or not, frozen | $1.2B | 40% | Stable |
| 10 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $369.9M | 0% | 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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