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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $132.4M in goods exports to Senegal. 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 | $132.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 38.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 6 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 23.8% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $87.4M | 20.6% | Watch |
| 2 | 080810 | Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $17.4M | 8.9% | High attention |
| 3 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $29.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $16.2M | 74.2% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $72.6M | 16% | Stable |
| 6 | 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 | $41.1M | 6.9% | Stable |
| 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 | $102.4M | 73.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $22.5M | 0% | Stable |
| 9 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $68.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $43.9M | 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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.