# Central African Republic Import Opportunities

Explore Central African Republic's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $579.4M
- Import CAGR: +7.5%
- Trade openness: 63.4%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 040120 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% (by weight) | $37.8M | +21.7% | 8 | 9760 |
| 2 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $81.4M | +9.6% | 29 | 3054 |
| 3 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $48.8M | +11.4% | 9 | 4846 |
| 4 | HS 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $8.2M | +54.7% | 2 | 9977 |
| 5 | HS 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $8.8M | +19.8% | 2 | 10000 |
| 6 | HS 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $6.5M | +15.1% | 3 | 9584 |
| 7 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $7.1M | +10.0% | 7 | 7568 |
| 8 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $5.1M | +18.9% | 8 | 7018 |
| 9 | HS 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $18.9M | +4.0% | 33 | 1412 |
| 10 | HS 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $4.8M | +15.2% | 17 | 7508 |
| 11 | HS 252390 | Cement: hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | $4.2M | +22.7% | 5 | 6791 |
| 12 | HS 240319 | Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $3.7M | +41.9% | 2 | 6456 |
| 13 | HS 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $4.3M | +10.7% | 8 | 8692 |
| 14 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $3.9M | +15.5% | 9 | 7796 |
| 15 | HS 871000 | Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles: motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles | $6.9M | +11.7% | 3 | 4561 |
| 16 | HS 870422 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $7.3M | +1.6% | 13 | 4068 |
| 17 | HS 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $3.0M | +14.3% | 16 | 8928 |
| 18 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $5.1M | +11.6% | 18 | 4310 |
| 19 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $9.0M | +10.6% | 19 | 2199 |
| 20 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $8.1M | +35.5% | 22 | 1307 |
| 21 | HS 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $6.1M | +8.2% | 10 | 2973 |
| 22 | HS 110710 | Malt: not roasted | $3.9M | +5.4% | 6 | 7071 |
| 23 | HS 160420 | Fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved | $2.0M | +33.4% | 16 | 9134 |
| 24 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $4.1M | -1.8% | 10 | 7890 |
| 25 | HS 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $3.9M | +4.8% | 12 | 5632 |
| 26 | HS 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $5.4M | +14.4% | 16 | 2762 |
| 27 | HS 852580 | Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders | $4.0M | +9.1% | 10 | 4647 |
| 28 | HS 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $7.7M | +5.0% | 33 | 2071 |
| 29 | HS 481820 | Paper articles: handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels | $1.9M | +18.8% | 9 | 8837 |
| 30 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $4.1M | +20.3% | 11 | 2982 |
| 31 | HS 854442 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | $2.1M | +16.9% | 23 | 7576 |
| 32 | HS 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $1.5M | +53.5% | 1 | 10000 |
| 33 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $6.6M | +1.4% | 33 | 2171 |
| 34 | HS 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $3.2M | +66.9% | 10 | 2275 |
| 35 | HS 902219 | Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses | $1.5M | +23.0% | 3 | 9999 |
| 36 | HS 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $1.7M | +12.0% | 8 | 9735 |
| 37 | HS 902830 | Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | $1.8M | +8.5% | 3 | 9796 |
| 38 | HS 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.s. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $1.7M | +12.0% | 5 | 9367 |
| 39 | HS 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $1.7M | +9.0% | 12 | 9551 |
| 40 | HS 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $1.6M | +14.2% | 15 | 8196 |
| 41 | HS 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $2.2M | +1.7% | 9 | 8708 |
| 42 | HS 840510 | Generators: producer gas, water gas, acetylene gas and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers | $1.1M | +55.8% | 1 | 10000 |
| 43 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $2.6M | +5.1% | 19 | 4983 |
| 44 | HS 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $1.9M | +25.6% | 10 | 3555 |
| 45 | HS 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $6.4M | +5.3% | 28 | 1746 |
| 46 | HS 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $1.1M | +22.9% | 2 | 9872 |
| 47 | HS 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $5.0M | +5.3% | 23 | 1733 |
| 48 | HS 853641 | Electrical apparatus: relays, (for a voltage not exceeding 60 volts) | $1.1M | +20.6% | 5 | 9950 |
| 49 | HS 071310 | Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $2.4M | +26.3% | 5 | 3257 |
| 50 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $2.3M | +9.9% | 35 | 4030 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.