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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $14.2M in goods exports to Mongolia. 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 | $14.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 94.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.6 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 2.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 843041 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.s. in heading no. 8430 | $28.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 843050 | Machinery: for handling earth, minerals or ores, self-propelled, n.e.s. in heading no. 8430 | $13.9M | 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 | $89.0M | 36.2% | Watch |
| 4 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $68.4M | 58.9% | Watch |
| 5 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $24.8M | 13.6% | Watch |
| 6 | 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $14.4M | 56.9% | Watch |
| 7 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $24.7M | 59.6% | Watch |
| 8 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $10.8M | 56% | Watch |
| 9 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $13.2M | 43.9% | 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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