# Democratic Republic of the Congo exports to China: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo to China, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/COD-CHN/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Democratic Republic of the Congo reported $19.6B in goods exports to China. 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 | $19.6B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 27.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 10 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 9.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $30.3B | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 810520 | Cobalt: mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, unwrought cobalt, powders | $3.1B | 46.6% | High attention |
| 3 | 282200 | Cobalt oxides and hydroxides: commercial cobalt oxides | $2.4B | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $62.6B | 8.9% | Watch |
| 5 | 740200 | Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining | $6.8B | 32.8% | Watch |
| 6 | 740319 | Copper: refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1 | $2.6B | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 260900 | Tin ores and concentrates | $1.3B | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 440349 | Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.s. in item no. 4403.41, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | $830.0M | 52.8% | High attention |
| 9 | 261590 | Niobium, tantalum, vanadium ores and concentrates | $219.6M | 26.5% | Stable |
| 10 | 740100 | Copper mattes: cement copper (precipitated copper) | $217.1M | 4.6% | Stable |

## 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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