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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Italy reported $60.5M in goods exports to Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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 | $60.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 24.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 9 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 35.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $65.6M | 16% | Watch |
| 2 | 850211 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output not exceeding 75kVA | $29.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $161.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $38.0M | 71.9% | High attention |
| 5 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $132.6M | 44.9% | Stable |
| 6 | 732611 | Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked | $57.1M | 51.1% | High attention |
| 7 | 847490 | Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts | $262.2M | 48.8% | High attention |
| 8 | 071310 | Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $12.9M | 2.9% | High attention |
| 9 | 842720 | Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motor | $23.1M | 8.1% | Watch |
| 10 | 110220 | Cereal flour: of maize (corn) | $48.1M | 0% | 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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