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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Africa reported $53.0M in goods exports to Ukraine. The overall review level is High 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 | $53.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 84.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 9 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 26.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 410792 | Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather of heading 41.14, not whole hides and skins, but including sides, grain splits | $79.0M | 44.2% | High attention |
| 2 | 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $493.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $56.8M | 59.8% | High attention |
| 4 | 080550 | Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $46.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 080521 | Fruit, edible: mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), fresh or dried | $90.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $815.8M | 69.3% | High attention |
| 7 | 080540 | Fruit, edible: grapefruit, fresh or dried | $21.6M | 53.1% | High attention |
| 8 | 843239 | Seeders, planters and transplanters: other than no-till direct seeders, planters and transplanters | $107.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $116.5M | 26.8% | Watch |
| 10 | 080440 | Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $34.6M | 56.1% | 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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