# Democratic Republic of the Congo Export Playbook for South Asia

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in South Asia. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 3
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $109.4B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 0 km
- Average business entry indicator: 0 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| India | IND | $106.8B | 23 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Bangladesh | BGD | $1.6B | 2 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 |
| Pakistan | PAK | $1.0B | 2 | Not reported | 0 km | 0 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | India (IND) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $72.6B | +13.8% | +0.2% |
| 2 | India (IND) | HS 847130 - Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $8.2B | +16.6% | +0.0% |
| 3 | India (IND) | HS 710231 - Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $7.7B | +9.1% | +1.2% |
| 4 | India (IND) | HS 260300 - Copper ores and concentrates | $2.4B | +26.0% | +1.2% |
| 5 | India (IND) | HS 740311 - Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $2.1B | +9.4% | +4.3% |
| 6 | India (IND) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +4.8% | +0.0% |
| 7 | India (IND) | HS 847330 - Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $1.3B | +8.1% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Bangladesh (BGD) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $1.3B | +27.3% | +0.0% |
| 9 | India (IND) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.2B | +17.8% | +0.2% |
| 10 | India (IND) | HS 847989 - Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $1.1B | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 11 | India (IND) | HS 740200 - Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining | $1.1B | +27.3% | +7.9% |
| 12 | India (IND) | HS 260200 - Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight | $1.1B | +26.8% | +0.0% |
| 13 | India (IND) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $846.4M | +6.6% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 090240 - Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $620.3M | +5.0% | +0.0% |
| 15 | India (IND) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $603.1M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 16 | India (IND) | HS 853690 - Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $569.2M | +12.9% | +0.0% |
| 17 | India (IND) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $545.3M | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 18 | India (IND) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $485.8M | +8.7% | +0.2% |
| 19 | India (IND) | HS 940540 - Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $479.3M | +15.7% | +0.0% |
| 20 | India (IND) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $457.3M | +11.1% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 1 | $130.1B | $72.6B | +13.8% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 3 | $9.1B | $10.6B | +11.1% |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 1 | $11.1B | $7.7B | +9.1% |
| HS2 74 - HS2 sector 74 | 3 | $5.4B | $3.7B | +15.2% |
| HS2 26 - HS2 sector 26 | 2 | $4.6B | $3.5B | +26.4% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 2 | $8.1B | $2.9B | +5.7% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 4 | $6.4B | $2.6B | +19.2% |
| HS2 76 - HS2 sector 76 | 1 | $3.4B | $1.2B | +17.8% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Democratic Republic of the Congo focus on South Asia?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

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

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## 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.