Top Import Products of Congo

14-Jan-2025

Overview

Congo
 

> Machinery: 20%

> Vehicles: 15%

> Electrical Equipment: 12%

> Pharmaceuticals: 10%

> Foodstuffs: 8%

> Petroleum Products: 8%

> Chemicals: 7%

> Plastics: 6%

> Iron and Steel: 5%

> Textiles: 4%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 95% of Congo's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Congo's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 800 million), Vehicles (USD 600 million), and Electrical Equipment (USD 480 million), showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Pharmaceuticals, Foodstuffs, Petroleum Products, as well as Chemicals.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Congo’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of congo
Import Products of Congo
100
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713

HSN Code:  87141090   87149990   87149100  
Importers : Congo Importers 715
Congo Importers Shipment 46,616
Value $24,190,272.04 $23,650,044.89 greenUpArrow 2.28% 0.04%
Shipment 11,865 16,739 redDownArrow -29.12% 1.52%
Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, Put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings

HSN Code:  30049099   30049069   30049029  
Importers : Congo Importers 1,173
Congo Importers Shipment 43,050
Value $324,555,235 $243,192,027.83 greenUpArrow 33.46% 0.58%
Shipment 15,833 14,093 greenUpArrow 12.35% 2.03%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, Other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, Containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, These oils being the basic cons

HSN Code:  27101940   27101220   27101950  
Importers : Congo Importers 3,599
Congo Importers Shipment 30,064
Value $434,392,807.76 $210,438,403.8 greenUpArrow 106.42% 0.77%
Shipment 27,420 1,675 greenUpArrow 1537.01% 3.51%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900   87083000   87089300  
Importers : Congo Importers 2,677
Congo Importers Shipment 26,307
Value $94,969,759.64 $86,357,508.82 greenUpArrow 9.97% 0.17%
Shipment 15,424 5,931 greenUpArrow 160.06% 1.98%
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), Including station wagons and racing cars

HSN Code:  87033190   87032190   87032390  
Importers : Congo Importers 4,748
Congo Importers Shipment 24,171
Value $141,116,460.46 $48,840,185.61 greenUpArrow 188.94% 0.25%
Shipment 20,774 1,858 greenUpArrow 1018.08% 2.66%
Sulphur of all kinds, Other than sublimed sulphur, Precipitated sulphur and collodial sulphur

HSN Code:  25030000  25030020   25030019  
Importers : Congo Importers 507
Congo Importers Shipment 22,799
Value $350,962,992.95 $0 greenUpArrow 100% 0.62%
Shipment 22,771 0 greenUpArrow 100% 2.92%
Waters, Including mineral waters and aerated waters, Containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, And other non-alcoholic beverages, Not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009

HSN Code:  22021000   22029900   22029000  
Importers : Congo Importers 1,162
Congo Importers Shipment 21,274
Value $146,405,004.3 $601,590,594.1 redDownArrow -75.66% 0.26%
Shipment 7,886 6,664 greenUpArrow 18.34% 1.01%
Tubes, Pipes and hoses, And fittings therefor (for example, Joints, Elbows, Flanges), Of plastics - artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materials:

HSN Code:  39174000   39172390   39173900  
Importers : Congo Importers 1,907
Congo Importers Shipment 20,636
Value $167,148,793.84 $110,543,684.89 greenUpArrow 51.21% 0.30%
Shipment 10,596 4,141 greenUpArrow 155.88% 1.36%
Other furniture and parts thereof

HSN Code:  94038900   94036010   94036000  
Importers : Congo Importers 3,655
Congo Importers Shipment 18,936
Value $70,506,143.13 $91,465,384.45 redDownArrow -22.91% 0.13%
Shipment 11,558 3,782 greenUpArrow 205.61% 1.48%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles :

HSN Code:  73181500   73181600   73182200  
Importers : Congo Importers 2,680
Congo Importers Shipment 18,282
Value $38,991,111.54 $15,039,061.31 greenUpArrow 159.27% 0.07%
Shipment 11,733 3,115 greenUpArrow 276.66% 1.50%
Portland cement, Aluminous cement, Slag cement, Supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, Whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers

HSN Code:  25232900   25232100  25231000  
Importers : Congo Importers 972
Congo Importers Shipment 17,436
Value $53,085,314.37 $362,827,785.61 redDownArrow -85.37% 0.09%
Shipment 7,534 4,704 greenUpArrow 60.16% 0.97%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For

HSN Code:  85369090   85369000   85365000  
Importers : Congo Importers 2,469
Congo Importers Shipment 16,242
Value $28,885,359.91 $15,301,482.3 greenUpArrow 88.77% 0.05%
Shipment 9,188 3,679 greenUpArrow 149.74% 1.18%
Quicklime, Slaked lime and hydraulic lime, Other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading 2825

HSN Code:  25221000   25222000  25222090  
Importers : Congo Importers 140
Congo Importers Shipment 15,096
Value $56,243,722.02 $25,788,651.56 greenUpArrow 118.09% 0.10%
Shipment 9,667 5,414 greenUpArrow 78.56% 1.24%
Taps, Cocks, Valves and similar appliances for pipes, Boiler shells, Tanks, Vats or the like, Including pressure-reducing valves and the rmostatically controlled valves

HSN Code:  84818000   84818020   84818090  
Importers : Congo Importers 2,342
Congo Importers Shipment 14,645
Value $102,414,260.7 $33,095,490.78 greenUpArrow 209.45% 0.18%
Shipment 8,774 2,979 greenUpArrow 194.53% 1.12%
Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, Whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide, Whether or not pure

HSN Code:  25199000  25199090  25199010 
Importers : Congo Importers 171
Congo Importers Shipment 14,166
Value $194,022,178.24 $148,022,710.84 greenUpArrow 31.08% 0.35%
Shipment 6,763 5,207 greenUpArrow 29.88% 0.87%