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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $149.7M in goods exports to Madagascar. The overall review level is Critical 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 | $149.7M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 85.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 8 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 32.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $43.3M | 65.1% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 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 | $52.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $51.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $18.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 220710 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $15.4M | 36.7% | High attention |
| 6 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $53.8M | 39% | Watch |
| 7 | 271012 | Not reported | $292.9M | 83% | High attention |
| 8 | 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $12.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $28.8M | 60.8% | High attention |
| 10 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $11.5M | 68.3% | 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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