Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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

17 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium8602Rail locomotives; (other than those of heading no. 8601), locomotive tenders2024100.00%10,433,703
2France2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences202499.96%13,176,552
3Denmark3003Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) of two or more constituents mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic use not in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale202499.70%48,099,297
4China2923Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined202498.91%54,269,493
5China1302Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products202498.74%88,871,297
6China7311Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel202498.37%82,252,988
7Norway0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process202497.00%43,436,144
8Spain2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202496.43%10,933,920
9China3912Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, n.e.c. or included, in primary forms202495.32%20,249,186
10China2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth202493.84%11,230,059
11China2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202490.78%23,245,435
12China8418Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415202489.94%37,043,332
13France3004Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic use, put up in measured doses (incl. those in the form of transdermal admin. systems) or packed for retail sale202486.88%69,929,134
14China3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401202486.50%66,291,020
15China2501Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution; sea water202484.31%16,935,589
16India0202Meat of bovine animals; frozen202483.02%11,895,582
17Russian Federation8708Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of heading no. 8701 to 8705202480.19%84,689,727

Partner frequency summary:

China: 9 occurrences

France: 2 occurrences

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Denmark: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Spain: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.