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

15 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Brazil010229Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals2022100.00%14,773,423
2China290544Alcohols; polyhydric, d-glucitol (sorbitol)2022100.00%21,592,410
3China380910Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in textile, paper, leather etc industries, with basis of amylaceous substances, n.e.c.2022100.00%82,330,781
4China292390Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; whether or not chemically defined n.e.c. in heading no. 2923202299.95%51,618,326
5China340219Organic surface-active agents; whether or not put up for retail sale, n.e.c. in heading no. 3402202299.66%33,491,327
6Germany901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances; n.e.c. in heading no. 9018202299.20%168,508,709
7Norway030553Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod202299.18%51,513,885
8Côte d'Ivoire240319Tobacco; smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion202296.93%11,019,287
9China340290Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale202296.77%48,523,598
10France300490Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale202292.28%61,256,698
11China730419Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel); seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines202290.05%21,198,574
12Belgium870333Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc202286.01%15,770,296
13India020230Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen202283.32%13,741,672
14France190110Food preparations; of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale202283.05%10,417,978
15China730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel); seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas202280.13%57,039,282

Partner frequency summary:

China: 7 occurrences

France: 2 occurrences

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Côte d'Ivoire: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Norway: 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.