# France (FRA) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables (HS 854470)

Reported trade evidence for the France (FRA) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) lane, including buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and 22 years of coverage through 2024.

## Lane summary

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Buyer imports, latest reported year | $7.1M |
| Exporter exports, latest reported year | $202.1K |
| Exporter market share | 2.8% |
| Buyer CAGR | +45.2% |
| Exporter CAGR | +26.6% |
| Reported suppliers | 52 |
| Trade signal | Growing |
| Observed history | 22 years through 2024 |

## Buyer market

- Average reported imports: $2.3M
- Peak reported imports: $7.1M
- Latest annual change: +18.7%
- Three-year calculated projection: $14.0M
- Five-year calculated projection: $21.8M
- Buyer concentration index: 2,792.1

## Exporter position

- Average reported exports: $115.7K
- Peak reported exports: $651.8K
- Latest annual change: -60.8%
- Three-year calculated projection: $394.8K
- Five-year calculated projection: $616.8K
- Best observed peer share: 48.8%
- Top observed exporter: CHN
- Addressable three-year projection: $6.4M
- Addressable five-year projection: $10.0M

## Access and lane context

- Distance: Not reported km
- Business entry time: Not reported days
- Reported FTA indicator: Not reported
- Shared legal system: Not reported
- Shared land border: Not reported
- Lane volatility coefficient: 1.6
- Maximum drawdown: 99.8%
- Trade classification: Two-way vertical trade
- Price range classification: Medium price range

## Product classification

- HS6: 854470
- Description: Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables
- HS chapter: 85
- HS heading: 8544

## Complete reported values

The structured values below contain every value supplied for this lane page.

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    "hs_heading": "8544",
    "price_range_label": "Medium price range",
    "trade_type_label": "Two-way vertical trade",
    "substitution_elasticity": -11.089817,
    "buyer_imports_latest_usd": 7143797.146081394,
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    "buyer_cagr_full_pct": 45.227,
    "buyer_yoy_avg_pct": 789.1186,
    "buyer_yoy_latest_pct": 18.6902,
    "buyer_trend_consistency_pct": 58.6207,
    "buyer_imports_proj_3y_usd": 13952728.8,
    "buyer_imports_proj_5y_usd": 21801138.75,
    "buyer_gdp_mn_latest": null,
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    "exports_latest_usd": 202128.87466477335,
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    "share_latest_pct": 2.829431890792806,
    "share_avg_pct": 7.794655682330602,
    "share_peak_pct": 46.55694730154564,
    "share_change_1y_pp": -5.742442092133093,
    "share_trend_pp_per_yr": -0.125131,
    "cagr_full_pct": 26.5725,
    "yoy_avg_pct": 876.0529,
    "yoy_latest_pct": -60.8224,
    "trend_consistency_pct": 47.619,
    "exports_proj_3y_usd": 394782.96,
    "exports_proj_5y_usd": 616848.37,
    "your_share_gap_pp": 45.9933,
    "addressable_proj_3y_usd": 6417313.6,
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    "peer_best_share_pct": 48.822683014257215,
    "peer_top_exporter": "CHN",
    "num_suppliers_latest": 52,
    "buyer_herfindahl_index": 2792.09,
    "distance_km": null,
    "shares_official_language": null,
    "common_spoken_language_score": null,
    "has_wto_reported_fta": null,
    "buyer_is_eu_member": null,
    "buyer_biz_entry_days": null,
    "shared_legal_system": null,
    "shared_religion": null,
    "shares_land_border": null,
    "buyer_is_wto_member": null,
    "lane_volatility_cv": 1.6426111431917108,
    "lane_max_drawdown_pct": 99.7778719492324,
    "signal_flag": "Growing",
    "lane_data_years": 22,
    "lane_last_year": 2024,
    "opportunity_score": 16.819803583608138
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```

Source: reported merchandise trade observations and calculated indicators. Projections and indicators are derived from the available reported history and are not observed trade values.

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