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

Understand reported exports from United States 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/USA-COD/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, United States reported $1.0B in goods exports to Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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 | $1.0B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 79.4% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 28 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 4.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $695.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 251990 | Magnesia, fused or dead-burned (sintered): whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering, other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, (not natural magnesium carbonate) | $236.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 110313 | Cereal groats and meal: of maize (corn) | $109.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $79.5M | 24.5% | Stable |
| 5 | 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $171.8M | 21% | High attention |
| 6 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $65.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $161.2M | 32% | Stable |
| 8 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $132.6M | 17.6% | Stable |
| 9 | 071339 | Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.c. in item no. 0713.3, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $14.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 151590 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: fixed, n.e.s. in heading no. 1515, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $15.7M | 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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