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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $171.2M in goods exports to Ireland. 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 | $171.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 54.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 11 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 19.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 470200 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades | $38.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 711011 | Metals: platinum, unwrought or in powder form | $109.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 820719 | Tools, interchangeable: rock drilling or earth boring tools, with working part (other than of cermets), whether or not power operated, including parts | $19.2M | 55.7% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 080610 | Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $59.0M | 0% | Stable |
| 5 | 330113 | Oils, essential: of lemon (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $139.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 080521 | Fruit, edible: mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), fresh or dried | $19.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $17.7M | 78.2% | High attention |
| 8 | 080810 | Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $67.0M | 0% | Stable |
| 9 | 760612 | Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square) | $148.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $29.5M | 17.6% | 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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