# South Africa exports to Sri Lanka: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $40.7M in goods exports to Sri Lanka. 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 | $40.7M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 91.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 3 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 15.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 720711 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness | $127.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $73.3M | 42% | High attention |
| 3 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $266.5M | 83.3% | High attention |
| 4 | 121190 | Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $11.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $69.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 120991 | Seed: vegetable seed, of a kind used for sowing | $10.3M | 13.6% | Watch |
| 7 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $13.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $29.0M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $47.1M | 53.2% | Watch |
| 10 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $43.6M | 96.5% | 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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