# Democratic Republic of the Congo Agriculture and food Export Opportunities (HS 01-24)

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Explore Democratic Republic of the Congo HS 01-24 agriculture and food export opportunities, product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities.

## Overview

- Exporter: Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $173.1M
- Products: 40
- Buyer markets: 22
- Average CAGR: +4.5%
- Global sector size: $112.7B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $21.3B | $264.2K | $9.6B | +12.8% | 8 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300 - Beer: made from malt | $9.3B | $13.9K | $8.9B | -3.0% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $20.6B | $16.5M | $8.9B | +2.8% | 11 | +0.1% |
| HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $13.1B | $153.4M | $5.9B | +29.2% | 9 | +1.1% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $4.7B | $24.7K | $3.1B | -36.9% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 151190 - Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $2.4B | $9.3K | $2.7B | -21.5% | 3 | +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 | $4.9B | $6.8K | $2.6B | -17.9% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210 - Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $4.1B | $57.1K | $2.4B | +6.3% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 180690 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $3.5B | $5.4K | $1.5B | +9.6% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 230400 - Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $1.2B | $1.0 | $851.0M | -11.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200899 - Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | $1.9B | $47.9K | $815.7M | +4.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220421 - Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $1.6B | $427.1 | $798.6M | -8.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390 - Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $796.7M | $688.8 | $762.5M | +0.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040610 - Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd | $969.9M | $163.4 | $747.2M | +0.1% | 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 | $1.1B | $256.7 | $716.4M | -63.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020713 - Meat and edible offal: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, of fowls of the species gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | $1.3B | $29.4 | $700.1M | -4.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040510 - Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $1.4B | $341.2 | $624.0M | +1.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090240 - Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $607.2M | $12.4K | $620.3M | -3.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230990 - Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $1.8B | $5.4K | $599.0M | -10.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 220299 - Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $540.5M | $478.2 | $585.4M | -30.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $1.7B | $34.0K | $571.8M | +153.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071080 - Vegetables: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, n.e.c. in chapter 7 | $901.2M | $3.2K | $519.2M | -36.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200919 - Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $363.5M | $14.1 | $506.0M | +13.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070190 - Vegetables: potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | $890.6M | $20.5K | $471.1M | +19.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240120 - Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $1.5B | $24.6K | $456.3M | -47.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040690 - Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $1.5B | $994.0 | $456.1M | +15.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 130219 - Vegetable saps and extracts: n.e.c. in item no. 1302.1 | $1.1B | $372.7K | $447.9M | -0.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 160232 - Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $711.9M | $10.9 | $383.6M | -27.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220710 - Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $979.9M | $2.0M | $371.7M | +6.1% | 1 | +1.5% |
| HS 080610 - Fruit, edible: grapes, fresh | $962.1M | $15.1 | $365.5M | -20.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960 - Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $456.1M | $418.9 | $363.9M | +4.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070999 - Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $444.9M | $6.9K | $354.2M | +39.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 151329 - Vegetable oils: palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $351.2M | $2.9K | $353.4M | +61.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080510 - Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $497.1M | $8.7 | $353.0M | -21.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230230 - Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $281.4M | $281.9K | $341.4M | -3.4% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 200190 - Vegetable preparations: vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding cucumbers and gherkins) | $547.9M | $847.6 | $337.9M | +68.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080810 - Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $619.5M | $8.9 | $321.0M | -15.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 071290 - Vegetables: mixtures of vegetables n.e.c. in heading no. 0712, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried | $396.1M | $35.7K | $300.5M | -41.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910 - Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $1.2B | $20.8K | $292.1M | +167.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220110 - Waters: mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | $297.9M | $1.3 | $292.1M | -42.7% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $22.4B calculated opportunity across 16 products.
- Canada (CAN): $7.8B calculated opportunity across 10 products.
- France (FRA): $7.5B calculated opportunity across 14 products.
- Germany (DEU): $5.7B calculated opportunity across 8 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $5.4B calculated opportunity across 11 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $3.3B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Turkey (TUR): $1.2B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Italy (ITA): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $994.2M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Malaysia (MYS): $703.2M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Pakistan (PAK): $620.3M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Indonesia (IDN): $605.6M calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 230910: +167.6% average CAGR, $292.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 170114: +153.3% average CAGR, $571.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 200190: +68.0% average CAGR, $337.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 151329: +61.2% average CAGR, $353.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 070999: +39.3% average CAGR, $354.2M calculated opportunity.
- HS 180100: +29.2% average CAGR, $5.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 070190: +19.2% average CAGR, $471.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 040690: +15.8% average CAGR, $456.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 200919: +13.9% average CAGR, $506.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 210690: +12.8% average CAGR, $9.6B calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 090111: 11 buyer markets, $8.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180100: 9 buyer markets, $5.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 210690: 8 buyer markets, $9.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220210: 5 buyer markets, $2.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220300: 3 buyer markets, $8.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 090121: 3 buyer markets, $3.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 151190: 3 buyer markets, $2.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: 3 buyer markets, $2.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180690: 3 buyer markets, $1.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220421: 2 buyer markets, $798.6M 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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