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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $129.4M in goods exports to Ghana. 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 | $129.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 51.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 17 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 55.4% | 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 | $77.0M | 62.3% | High attention |
| 2 | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.s. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $116.1M | 74.2% | High attention |
| 3 | 841381 | Pumps and liquid elevators: n.e.c. in heading no. 8413 | $10.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 360200 | Explosives, prepared: other than propellent powders | $11.8M | 48% | Watch |
| 5 | 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $17.4M | 45.5% | Stable |
| 6 | 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $53.3M | 62.3% | High attention |
| 7 | 847410 | Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $18.1M | 10.3% | High attention |
| 8 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $75.6M | 72.8% | Watch |
| 9 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $36.9M | 58% | Watch |
| 10 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $115.2M | 45.3% | Stable |

## 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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