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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $122.9M in goods exports to Finland. 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 | $122.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 54.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 6 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 57.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 260400 | Nickel ores and concentrates | $265.0M | 82.7% | High attention |
| 2 | 080610 | Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $48.2M | 32.6% | Stable |
| 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 | $277.8M | 48.3% | Stable |
| 4 | 720241 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon | $20.6M | 89.2% | High attention |
| 5 | 080521 | Fruit, edible: mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), fresh or dried | $15.0M | 0.1% | High attention |
| 6 | 280469 | Silicon: containing by weight less than 99.99% of silicon | $12.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $27.2M | 32.3% | Stable |
| 8 | 080522 | Fruit, edible: clementines, fresh or dried | $21.4M | 33.9% | High attention |
| 9 | 252210 | Quicklime: excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825 | $79.5M | 26.4% | High attention |
| 10 | 081040 | Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh | $27.0M | 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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