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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $667.6M in goods exports to Mexico. 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 | $667.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 86.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 28 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 10.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $634.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $3.4B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 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 | $834.3M | 23.7% | Watch |
| 4 | 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $675.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $1.6B | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 261400 | Titanium ores and concentrates | $125.9M | 68.4% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $3.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 870892 | Vehicles: parts, silencers and exhaust pipes | $709.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 721933 | Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm | $323.5M | 72.8% | High attention |
| 10 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $3.9B | 17.5% | 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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