# Central African Republic Agriculture and food Export Opportunities (HS 01-24)

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Explore Central African Republic HS 01-24 agriculture and food export opportunities, product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities.

## Overview

- Exporter: Central African Republic (CAF)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $2.3M
- Products: 51
- Buyer markets: 27
- Average CAGR: -2.0%
- Global sector size: $62.2B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $21.7B | $1.1M | $8.9B | -16.6% | 15 | +0.0% |
| HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $4.9B | $44.9 | $1.7B | -30.9% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $4.8B | $6.8K | $1.7B | -8.2% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 070200 - Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $1.7B | $2.8K | $927.8M | +17.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300 - Beer: made from malt | $1.2B | $795.7 | $905.1M | +14.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080610 - Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $1.9B | $32.8K | $872.3M | +2.3% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 080510 - Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $1.1B | $69.9K | $790.8M | +1.4% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390 - Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $796.7M | $78.3 | $762.5M | -25.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421 - Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $1.7B | $13.8K | $674.0M | +0.7% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 190590 - Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $2.4B | $62.2 | $656.1M | -22.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830 - Whiskies | $759.7M | $173.7 | $596.3M | -19.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960 - Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $1.1B | $1.8K | $595.3M | -0.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $1.3B | $56.9 | $591.0M | -24.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $756.6M | $25.4 | $543.4M | +40.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230990 - Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $1.2B | $172.9K | $538.2M | +11.2% | 2 | +0.1% |
| HS 180690 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $1.3B | $2.2 | $458.0M | -29.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040690 - Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $1.5B | $102.6K | $455.9M | +32.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080930 - Fruit, edible: peaches, including nectarines, fresh | $459.2M | $209.1 | $375.7M | -5.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020130 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $1.0B | $249.0K | $362.8M | +114.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080550 - Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $433.8M | $4.8K | $326.9M | -3.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080440 - Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $666.2M | $7.3K | $321.1M | +0.2% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 080810 - Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $619.5M | $56.2 | $321.0M | -18.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070999 - Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $704.6M | $5.5K | $315.5M | +2.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220 - Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $859.3M | $271.6 | $269.7M | -4.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 080390 - Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $932.6M | $846.7 | $257.8M | -1.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060290 - Plants, live: n.e.s. in heading no. 0602 | $667.8M | $12.4K | $250.2M | +7.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 021019 - Meat, preserved: of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, n.e.c. in item no. 0210.1 | $417.8M | $34.6K | $248.6M | -12.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070993 - Vegetables: pumpkins, squash and gourds (Cucurbita spp.), fresh or chilled | $212.1M | $1.5K | $241.9M | +50.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080522 - Fruit, edible: clementines, fresh or dried | $283.3M | $3.1K | $230.3M | +2.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180400 - Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | $406.1M | $487.9 | $227.7M | +40.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $409.6M | $133.3K | $225.5M | +0.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180620 - Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | $185.8M | $22.1K | $197.9M | +136.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 121190 - Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $526.5M | $5.2K | $190.8M | +7.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020120 - Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled | $386.3M | $23.6K | $120.6M | +9.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210 - Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $137.3M | $8.0 | $111.8M | +10.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070310 - Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $252.3M | $919.6 | $111.0M | -30.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 130120 - Gum Arabic | $127.7M | $54.2K | $107.1M | -8.4% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 170199 - Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $210.1M | $8.0 | $105.6M | -90.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070320 - Vegetables, alliaceous: garlic, fresh or chilled | $158.1M | $483.7 | $102.8M | -25.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080719 - Fruit, edible: melons, (other than watermelons), fresh | $181.2M | $2.8K | $102.4M | +16.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080830 - Fruit, edible: pears, fresh | $265.9M | $3.6K | $101.7M | +4.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080450 - Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $207.3M | $175.4 | $93.5M | -8.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $67.6M | $1.7K | $88.9M | +12.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240110 - Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) | $277.3M | $22.5K | $88.5M | -19.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070610 - Vegetables, root: carrots and turnips, fresh or chilled | $218.3M | $8.4K | $86.4M | +30.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080132 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $84.4M | $11.4K | $79.5M | -15.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080910 - Fruit, edible: apricots, fresh | $128.0M | $131.2 | $75.6M | -12.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080420 - Fruit, edible: figs, fresh or dried | $92.9M | $137.4 | $73.7M | +11.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151590 - Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: fixed, n.e.s. in heading no. 1515, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $125.8M | $27.9K | $67.0M | +32.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180200 - Cocoa: shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste | $45.8M | $68.4K | $65.5M | +12.1% | 1 | +2.4% |
| HS 081090 - Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $216.3M | $2.2K | $65.0M | -9.6% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- Germany (DEU): $7.9B calculated opportunity across 23 products.
- France (FRA): $5.9B calculated opportunity across 19 products.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $2.3B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Canada (CAN): $2.1B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- Italy (ITA): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $994.5M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Poland (POL): $974.6M calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- Malaysia (MYS): $865.4M calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Russia (RUS): $808.2M calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Austria (AUT): $629.6M calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $541.0M calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Mexico (MEX): $432.0M calculated opportunity across 2 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 180620: +136.0% average CAGR, $197.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 020130: +114.3% average CAGR, $362.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 070993: +50.8% average CAGR, $241.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 180400: +40.6% average CAGR, $227.7M calculated opportunity.
- HS 090121: +40.3% average CAGR, $543.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 040690: +32.8% average CAGR, $455.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 151590: +32.4% average CAGR, $67.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 070610: +30.1% average CAGR, $86.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 070200: +17.3% average CAGR, $927.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 080719: +16.2% average CAGR, $102.4M calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 090111: 15 buyer markets, $8.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 210690: 5 buyer markets, $1.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220421: 5 buyer markets, $674.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 080610: 4 buyer markets, $872.3M calculated opportunity.
- HS 180100: 3 buyer markets, $1.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 080510: 3 buyer markets, $790.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 080440: 3 buyer markets, $321.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: 2 buyer markets, $656.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 170490: 2 buyer markets, $591.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 230990: 2 buyer markets, $538.2M calculated opportunity.

## Method

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## 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)

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