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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $90.9M in goods exports to Qatar. The overall review level is Watch.

## 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 | $90.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 27.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 7 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 24.8% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $1.6B | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 020130 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $71.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $23.4M | 34.2% | Watch |
| 4 | 020410 | Meat: of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled | $73.8M | 51% | High attention |
| 5 | 080810 | Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $26.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $808.1M | 76.9% | High attention |
| 7 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $684.5M | 64.1% | High attention |
| 8 | 080550 | Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $13.5M | 11.9% | Stable |
| 9 | 080521 | Fruit, edible: mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), fresh or dried | $11.0M | 6.8% | Watch |
| 10 | 081010 | Fruit, edible: strawberries, fresh | $14.1M | 0% | 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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