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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $754.2M in goods exports to Malaysia. 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 | $754.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 91% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 4 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 30 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 29.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 750210 | Nickel: unwrought, not alloyed | $341.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 260200 | Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight | $147.9M | 35% | 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 | $989.9M | 54.4% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $1.3B | 33.6% | Watch |
| 5 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $1.2B | 86.8% | Critical attention |
| 6 | 080810 | Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $109.7M | 22.7% | High attention |
| 7 | 261510 | Zirconium ores and concentrates | $62.0M | 10.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $83.4M | 24% | High attention |
| 9 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $3.3B | 81.8% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 750110 | Nickel: nickel mattes | $25.6M | 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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