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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $541.1M in goods exports to Lesotho. 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 | $541.1M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 100% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 20 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 12.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271012 | Not reported | $198.1M | 13.3% | High attention |
| 2 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $52.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $30.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 853890 | Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $26.0M | 5.3% | High attention |
| 5 | 110220 | Cereal flour: of maize (corn) | $25.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $20.6M | 25.7% | High attention |
| 7 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $17.8M | 10.8% | High attention |
| 8 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $17.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 020713 | Meat and edible offal: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, of fowls of the species gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | $16.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $14.9M | 0% | High attention |

## 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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