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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $1.0B in goods exports to Türkiye. 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 | $1.0B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 75.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 5 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 42 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 23.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 842139 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines | $752.7M | 7.4% | Watch |
| 2 | 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 | $1.8B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $5.4B | 8.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 260111 | Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $493.2M | 46.5% | High attention |
| 5 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $20.0B | 95.8% | Critical attention |
| 6 | 261000 | Chromium ores and concentrates | $45.9M | 4.1% | High attention |
| 7 | 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $1.7B | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $2.1B | 58.2% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $7.2B | 91.4% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 260200 | Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight | $30.3M | 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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