# Democratic Republic of the Congo Import Opportunities

Explore Democratic Republic of the Congo's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $19.8B
- Import CAGR: +31.0%
- Trade openness: 0.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $1.9B | +18.9% | 72 | 1988 |
| 2 | HS 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 | +13.0% | 33 | 8920 |
| 3 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $2.3B | +14.4% | 93 | 1218 |
| 4 | HS 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds: other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | $691.4M | +42.3% | 36 | 1618 |
| 5 | HS 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 | +28.6% | 68 | 4515 |
| 6 | HS 100119 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | $220.3M | +47.9% | 20 | 4935 |
| 7 | HS 280700 | Sulphuric acid: oleum | $211.9M | +32.4% | 22 | 5558 |
| 8 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $223.9M | +25.3% | 57 | 4853 |
| 9 | HS 670420 | Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.s.: of human hair | $100.6M | +30.3% | 15 | 9693 |
| 10 | HS 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $129.3M | +28.9% | 36 | 5408 |
| 11 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $148.4M | +17.1% | 24 | 5581 |
| 12 | 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 | $251.4M | +11.6% | 66 | 2624 |
| 13 | 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 | $123.7M | +13.8% | 35 | 7527 |
| 14 | HS 870410 | Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $171.8M | +25.8% | 28 | 2617 |
| 15 | HS 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $91.0M | +33.6% | 24 | 6721 |
| 16 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $119.2M | +22.7% | 82 | 4340 |
| 17 | HS 283210 | Sulphites: of sodium | $74.3M | +61.8% | 26 | 8815 |
| 18 | HS 847410 | Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $75.0M | +35.5% | 23 | 7982 |
| 19 | HS 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 | +51.7% | 23 | 2280 |
| 20 | HS 847420 | Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances | $73.2M | +45.2% | 34 | 7050 |
| 21 | HS 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $99.4M | +23.5% | 12 | 4543 |
| 22 | HS 283010 | Sulphides: of sodium | $61.3M | +58.4% | 8 | 9315 |
| 23 | HS 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $106.1M | +20.6% | 19 | 4852 |
| 24 | HS 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $106.6M | +22.8% | 64 | 3837 |
| 25 | HS 252210 | Quicklime: excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825 | $115.1M | +47.2% | 21 | 4112 |
| 26 | HS 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $97.3M | +19.4% | 79 | 3924 |
| 27 | HS 110313 | Cereal groats and meal: of maize (corn) | $109.2M | +16.6% | 20 | 4855 |
| 28 | HS 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | $92.9M | +31.5% | 16 | 3608 |
| 29 | HS 030355 | Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $85.6M | +24.1% | 17 | 4418 |
| 30 | 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 | $82.2M | +15.2% | 80 | 5378 |
| 31 | HS 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 | +22.2% | 38 | 6347 |
| 32 | HS 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $161.2M | +19.1% | 90 | 1852 |
| 33 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $113.1M | +21.5% | 29 | 3476 |
| 34 | HS 853720 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $57.7M | +73.2% | 44 | 5744 |
| 35 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $98.1M | +12.5% | 56 | 4153 |
| 36 | HS 841391 | Pumps: parts thereof | $103.7M | +19.2% | 64 | 3711 |
| 37 | HS 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $52.9M | +44.6% | 10 | 6128 |
| 38 | HS 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $87.6M | +23.1% | 50 | 3647 |
| 39 | HS 732611 | Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked | $57.1M | +39.7% | 17 | 4964 |
| 40 | HS 732591 | Iron: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, other than of non-malleable cast iron | $53.2M | +69.6% | 13 | 5345 |
| 41 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $59.4M | +13.3% | 32 | 7345 |
| 42 | HS 854330 | Electrical machines and apparatus: for electroplating, electrolysis or electrophoresis | $39.4M | +74.1% | 22 | 8966 |
| 43 | HS 850440 | Electrical static converters | $63.2M | +22.5% | 79 | 4007 |
| 44 | HS 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 | +10.6% | 27 | 4342 |
| 45 | HS 401180 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines | $59.8M | +25.6% | 39 | 4214 |
| 46 | HS 030319 | Fish: frozen, salmonidae, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.1, excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $35.3M | +51.8% | 5 | 9999 |
| 47 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $90.0M | +9.7% | 29 | 4176 |
| 48 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $42.2M | +19.5% | 7 | 8128 |
| 49 | HS 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $47.9M | +32.3% | 32 | 5574 |
| 50 | HS 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $72.7M | +25.0% | 35 | 2720 |

## 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.