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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $10.4M in goods exports to Tunisia. 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 | $10.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 45.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 24.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 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 | $206.3M | 49.8% | Watch |
| 2 | 780110 | Lead: unwrought, refined | $10.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $124.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $181.0M | 1.3% | Watch |
| 5 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $58.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $79.0M | 75% | Watch |
| 7 | 380892 | Fungicides: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $15.8M | 13.9% | Watch |
| 8 | 392010 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $32.1M | 76.5% | Watch |
| 9 | 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $19.8M | 84% | Watch |
| 10 | 841989 | Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating food | $10.6M | 98.6% | 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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