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

Understand reported exports from Zambia 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/ZMB-COD/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Zambia reported $819.8M 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 | $819.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 77.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 46 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 20% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 280700 | Sulphuric acid: oleum | $211.9M | 16.6% | High attention |
| 2 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $129.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 252210 | Quicklime: excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825 | $115.1M | 14.9% | High attention |
| 4 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $63.2M | 1.9% | High attention |
| 5 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $113.1M | 38.4% | Watch |
| 6 | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds: other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | $691.4M | 36.3% | Watch |
| 7 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $42.2M | 45.2% | High attention |
| 8 | 040390 | Dairy produce: buttermilk, curdled milk or cream, kephir, fermented or acidified milk or cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sweetening, flavouring, fruit or cocoa (excluding yoghurt) | $33.7M | 12.1% | High attention |
| 9 | 190531 | Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $49.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $89.9M | 11.3% | 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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