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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $17.4M in goods exports to Iran. 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 | $17.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 63.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 1 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 9.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 020410 | Meat: of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled | $144.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 130219 | Vegetable saps and extracts: n.e.c. in item no. 1302.1 | $17.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 020421 | Meat: of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled | $23.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 843041 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.s. in heading no. 8430 | $15.6M | 1.2% | Watch |
| 5 | 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 | $31.8M | 88.4% | Watch |
| 6 | 721921 | Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness exceeding 10mm | $11.3M | 96.3% | Watch |
| 7 | 721934 | Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm | $62.1M | 96.2% | Watch |
| 8 | 271019 | Not reported | $209.5M | 95% | Watch |
| 9 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $114.7M | 83.1% | Watch |
| 10 | 260200 | Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight | $42.8M | 99% | 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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