# Congo, Rep. of the Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $4.0B
- Import CAGR: +6.9%
- Trade openness: 60.5%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $216.3M | +40.8% | 5 | 6298 |
| 2 | HS 890520 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $113.4M | +58.5% | 3 | 4471 |
| 3 | HS 890190 | Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $84.4M | +25.5% | 5 | 4578 |
| 4 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $67.6M | +19.7% | 11 | 6351 |
| 5 | HS 930690 | Ammunition: n.e.s. in chapter 93 | $42.6M | +29.4% | 3 | 9883 |
| 6 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $88.5M | +20.6% | 34 | 2648 |
| 7 | HS 850239 | Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered | $34.1M | +19.8% | 13 | 9550 |
| 8 | HS 890690 | Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $33.1M | +18.5% | 2 | 9940 |
| 9 | HS 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $27.5M | +29.7% | 6 | 9280 |
| 10 | HS 030553 | Fish: dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod | $34.8M | +10.4% | 2 | 10000 |
| 11 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $66.7M | +6.3% | 13 | 4926 |
| 12 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $32.5M | +17.3% | 20 | 7009 |
| 13 | HS 620462 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $23.3M | +22.5% | 11 | 9887 |
| 14 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $35.1M | +15.6% | 25 | 5445 |
| 15 | HS 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $24.4M | +17.1% | 22 | 8871 |
| 16 | HS 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $19.0M | +56.7% | 4 | 8680 |
| 17 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $17.3M | +50.1% | 1 | 10000 |
| 18 | HS 731100 | Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel | $19.6M | +21.0% | 19 | 9123 |
| 19 | HS 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $25.9M | +11.1% | 21 | 7639 |
| 20 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $42.0M | +5.8% | 18 | 4655 |
| 21 | HS 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $25.8M | +6.4% | 17 | 9497 |
| 22 | 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 | $30.3M | +10.7% | 44 | 4746 |
| 23 | HS 841182 | Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW | $15.4M | +62.7% | 2 | 8521 |
| 24 | HS 730619 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (other than of stainless steel or seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $17.6M | +41.8% | 8 | 6531 |
| 25 | HS 851761 | Base stations | $15.8M | +21.1% | 9 | 9335 |
| 26 | HS 850220 | Electric generating sets: with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines | $15.7M | +18.1% | 7 | 9909 |
| 27 | 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 | $26.5M | +23.7% | 14 | 4278 |
| 28 | HS 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $14.5M | +21.4% | 9 | 9740 |
| 29 | HS 520852 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $23.6M | +9.4% | 7 | 6160 |
| 30 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $22.1M | +26.4% | 14 | 4207 |
| 31 | HS 180631 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less | $12.2M | +32.9% | 13 | 9392 |
| 32 | HS 610432 | Jackets: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $11.6M | +33.3% | 3 | 9997 |
| 33 | HS 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $15.6M | +16.0% | 30 | 7705 |
| 34 | 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 | $30.6M | -0.0% | 37 | 5102 |
| 35 | HS 940171 | Seats: with metal frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | $10.9M | +28.2% | 16 | 8991 |
| 36 | HS 620443 | Dresses: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $12.2M | +18.6% | 6 | 9432 |
| 37 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $29.2M | +15.2% | 34 | 2754 |
| 38 | HS 730429 | Iron or steel: casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | $20.9M | +2.9% | 15 | 6867 |
| 39 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $13.1M | +18.7% | 26 | 6951 |
| 40 | HS 940390 | Furniture: parts | $10.9M | +22.7% | 17 | 8068 |
| 41 | HS 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $8.8M | +71.8% | 1 | 10000 |
| 42 | HS 610433 | Jackets: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted | $8.7M | +49.3% | 2 | 9994 |
| 43 | HS 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $48.6M | +2.8% | 38 | 2100 |
| 44 | HS 130232 | Mucilages and thickeners: whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds | $9.1M | +22.2% | 7 | 9122 |
| 45 | HS 731700 | Iron or steel: nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples (not those of heading no. 8305) and the like, with heads of other material or not, but excluding articles with heads of copper | $9.2M | +20.1% | 14 | 9527 |
| 46 | HS 100640 | Cereals: rice, broken | $9.9M | +15.3% | 8 | 9589 |
| 47 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $21.0M | +7.8% | 11 | 4249 |
| 48 | HS 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $10.7M | +17.8% | 9 | 7245 |
| 49 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $44.4M | +3.6% | 36 | 1781 |
| 50 | HS 940320 | Furniture: metal, other than for office use | $12.3M | +12.2% | 32 | 6950 |

## 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.