# Congo, Rep. of the 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: Congo, Rep. of the (COG)
- Region: South Asia
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 2
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $99.6B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 7,476 km
- Average business entry indicator: 17 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| India | IND | $98.3B | 24 | Not reported | 7,560 km | 18 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude |
| Pakistan | PAK | $1.3B | 3 | Not reported | 7,392 km | 17 | 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 | $73.0B | +13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2 | India (IND) | HS 710231 - Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $7.9B | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 3 | India (IND) | HS 260300 - Copper ores and concentrates | $2.5B | +26.0% | +0.0% |
| 4 | India (IND) | HS 850440 - Electrical static converters | $1.9B | +14.8% | +0.0% |
| 5 | India (IND) | HS 740311 - Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $1.7B | +9.4% | +17.5% |
| 6 | India (IND) | HS 740200 - Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining | $1.3B | +27.3% | +0.6% |
| 7 | India (IND) | HS 760200 - Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.2B | +17.8% | +0.3% |
| 8 | 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% |
| 9 | India (IND) | HS 294190 - Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941 | $989.7M | +10.0% | +0.0% |
| 10 | India (IND) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $817.8M | +6.6% | +1.1% |
| 11 | Pakistan (PAK) | HS 090240 - Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $620.2M | +5.0% | +0.0% |
| 12 | India (IND) | HS 392690 - Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $603.1M | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| 13 | India (IND) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $525.2M | +8.5% | +0.6% |
| 14 | India (IND) | HS 740400 - Copper: waste and scrap | $478.4M | +8.7% | +0.5% |
| 15 | India (IND) | HS 760120 - Aluminium: unwrought, alloys | $469.3M | +11.9% | +0.0% |
| 16 | India (IND) | HS 732690 - Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $457.2M | +11.1% | +0.0% |
| 17 | India (IND) | HS 220830 - Whiskies | $452.0M | +13.2% | +0.0% |
| 18 | India (IND) | HS 293359 - Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea (barbituric acid) and its derivatives),and loprazolam, mecloqualone, methaqualone, zipeprol and salts thereof | $433.2M | +13.8% | +0.1% |
| 19 | India (IND) | HS 848180 - Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $420.4M | +9.7% | +0.0% |
| 20 | India (IND) | HS 390210 - Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $400.6M | +6.4% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 1 | $130.1B | $73.0B | +13.8% |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 1 | $11.1B | $7.9B | +9.1% |
| HS2 74 - HS2 sector 74 | 3 | $5.4B | $3.5B | +15.2% |
| HS2 26 - HS2 sector 26 | 1 | $3.6B | $2.5B | +26.0% |
| HS2 76 - HS2 sector 76 | 3 | $4.6B | $2.0B | +15.2% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 1 | $2.0B | $1.9B | +14.8% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 4 | $5.4B | $1.6B | +15.7% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 2 | $2.9B | $1.5B | +9.2% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Congo, Rep. of the 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)

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