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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $651.9M in goods exports to Taiwan. 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 | $651.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 96.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 36 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 44.7% | 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 | $6.9B | 58.3% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $2.1B | 38.1% | High attention |
| 3 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $795.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 720241 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon | $128.7M | 88.7% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 711041 | Metals: iridium, osmium, ruthenium, unwrought or in powder form | $41.2M | 44.8% | High attention |
| 6 | 711019 | Metals: platinum, semi-manufactured | $71.8M | 0.1% | High attention |
| 7 | 261690 | Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) | $229.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 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 | $207.1M | 27% | High attention |
| 9 | 720720 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon | $571.9M | 77.6% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $2.7B | 85.4% | 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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