Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Congo's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.
Congo
28 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 860210 | Rail locomotives; diesel-electric powered | 2024 | 100.00% | 10,433,703 |
| 2 | China | 290544 | Alcohols; polyhydric, d-glucitol (sorbitol) | 2024 | 100.00% | 23,238,252 |
| 3 | China | 841960 | Machinery; for liquefying air or gas, not used for domestic purposes | 2024 | 100.00% | 10,312,930 |
| 4 | Denmark | 300310 | Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not in measured doses, not packaged for retail sale) | 2024 | 100.00% | 47,927,423 |
| 5 | France | 240319 | Tobacco; smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | 2024 | 100.00% | 13,176,552 |
| 6 | Norway | 030551 | Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | 2024 | 100.00% | 10,455,306 |
| 7 | Spain | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas | 2024 | 100.00% | 10,933,920 |
| 8 | USA | 870520 | Vehicles; mobile drilling derricks | 2024 | 99.70% | 30,952,181 |
| 9 | China | 130232 | Mucilages and thickeners; whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds | 2024 | 99.22% | 88,871,297 |
| 10 | China | 292390 | Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; whether or not chemically defined n.e.c. in heading no. 2923 | 2024 | 99.19% | 54,268,513 |
| 11 | China | 731100 | Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel | 2024 | 98.37% | 82,252,988 |
| 12 | China | 841869 | Refrigerating or freezing equipment; n.e.c. in heading no. 8418 | 2024 | 97.81% | 31,408,691 |
| 13 | China | 391231 | Cellulose ethers; carboxymethylcellulose and its salts, in primary forms | 2024 | 97.35% | 20,221,022 |
| 14 | China | 250810 | Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); bentonite, whether or not calcined | 2024 | 96.56% | 11,207,661 |
| 15 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 271012 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations | 2024 | 96.23% | 22,346,908 |
| 16 | Norway | 030559 | Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5 | 2024 | 95.92% | 28,803,707 |
| 17 | Belgium | 730619 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (other than of stainless steel or seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73 | 2024 | 89.87% | 11,484,946 |
| 18 | China | 940690 | Buildings; prefabricated, not of wood | 2024 | 89.75% | 44,247,213 |
| 19 | China | 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | 2024 | 89.74% | 66,006,947 |
| 20 | China | 841480 | Pumps and compressors; for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414 | 2024 | 87.59% | 42,947,361 |
| 21 | China | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations); machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | 2024 | 87.02% | 57,579,539 |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories; n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | 2024 | 85.14% | 84,689,727 |
| 23 | France | 190110 | Food preparations; of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | 2024 | 85.02% | 12,071,589 |
| 24 | France | 300490 | Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | 2024 | 84.78% | 50,761,905 |
| 25 | China | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution; sea water | 2024 | 84.31% | 16,935,589 |
| 26 | India | 020230 | Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | 2024 | 83.85% | 11,625,008 |
| 27 | Namibia | 890520 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | 2024 | 83.25% | 500,170,759 |
| 28 | China | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | 2024 | 80.54% | 12,318,263 |
China: 14 occurrences
France: 3 occurrences
Belgium: 2 occurrences
Norway: 2 occurrences
Dem. Rep. of the Congo: 1 occurrence
Denmark: 1 occurrence
India: 1 occurrence
Namibia: 1 occurrence
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Spain: 1 occurrence
USA: 1 occurrence
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