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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $374.3M in goods exports to Pakistan. 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 | $374.3M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 95.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 9 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 73.6% | 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 | $464.0M | 75% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $118.2M | 94% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $953.6M | 75.2% | High attention |
| 4 | 720441 | Ferrous waste and scrap: turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, fillings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles | $250.9M | 86.9% | High attention |
| 5 | 720429 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of alloy steel (excluding stainless) | $140.3M | 74.2% | High attention |
| 6 | 290512 | Alcohols: saturated monohydric, propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol) | $18.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 470329 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood | $48.0M | 75.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $138.8M | 83.6% | High attention |
| 9 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $87.0M | 30.1% | Watch |
| 10 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $526.9M | 59.3% | 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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