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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $43.2M in goods exports to Mali. 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 | $43.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 66.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 3 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 19.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 731815 | Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.s. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers | $16.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $22.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 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 | $25.5M | 72.1% | Watch |
| 4 | 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $11.9M | 57.7% | Watch |
| 5 | 360200 | Explosives, prepared: other than propellent powders | $11.0M | 17.2% | Stable |
| 6 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $27.6M | 69.8% | Watch |
| 7 | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.s. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $20.1M | 35.1% | Stable |
| 8 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $16.6M | 49.8% | Stable |
| 9 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $16.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $13.2M | 76.7% | 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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