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

28 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium860210Rail locomotives; diesel-electric powered2024100.00%10,433,703
2China290544Alcohols; polyhydric, d-glucitol (sorbitol)2024100.00%23,238,252
3China841960Machinery; for liquefying air or gas, not used for domestic purposes2024100.00%10,312,930
4Denmark300310Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not in measured doses, not packaged for retail sale)2024100.00%47,927,423
5France240319Tobacco; smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion2024100.00%13,176,552
6Norway030551Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)2024100.00%10,455,306
7Spain271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2024100.00%10,933,920
8USA870520Vehicles; mobile drilling derricks202499.70%30,952,181
9China130232Mucilages and thickeners; whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds202499.22%88,871,297
10China292390Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; whether or not chemically defined n.e.c. in heading no. 2923202499.19%54,268,513
11China731100Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel202498.37%82,252,988
12China841869Refrigerating or freezing equipment; n.e.c. in heading no. 8418202497.81%31,408,691
13China391231Cellulose ethers; carboxymethylcellulose and its salts, in primary forms202497.35%20,221,022
14China250810Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); bentonite, whether or not calcined202496.56%11,207,661
15Dem. Rep. of the Congo271012Petroleum 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 preparations202496.23%22,346,908
16Norway030559Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5202495.92%28,803,707
17Belgium730619Iron 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 73202489.87%11,484,946
18China940690Buildings; prefabricated, not of wood202489.75%44,247,213
19China340290Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale202489.74%66,006,947
20China841480Pumps and compressors; for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414202487.59%42,947,361
21China851762Communication 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 apparatus202487.02%57,579,539
22Russian Federation870899Vehicle parts and accessories; n.e.c. in heading no. 8708202485.14%84,689,727
23France190110Food preparations; of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale202485.02%12,071,589
24France300490Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale202484.78%50,761,905
25China250100Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution; sea water202484.31%16,935,589
26India020230Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen202483.85%11,625,008
27Namibia890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms202483.25%500,170,759
28China721420Iron 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 rolling202480.54%12,318,263

Partner frequency summary:

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

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.