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Congo chemical trade

Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Congo exported and imported, as reported by its trade partners, with its largest HS codes and partner countries.

Suppliers in Congo
Exports in 2024
$2.2M
−87.6% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$278M
−17.8% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$276M
Net importer
World exporter rank
#153
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Congo does not publish detailed six digit trade figures. Its figures for 2019 to 2024 are mirror data, built from what the 28 major economies reported about their trade with Congo, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

Congo's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, partly or fully as reported by its trade partners.

Exports$2.2M in 2024Imports$278M in 2024
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Congo chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Congo chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$8.14M$147M
2020$1.75M$154M
2021$1.95M$229M
2022$3.18M$392M
2023$17.7M$339M
2024$2.2M$278M

By HS chapter

How Congo's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

The chemical HS codes Congo exported and imported the most in 2024.

Top exports

  1. 14001.22Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)At least 1 destination$802K
  2. 24001.29Natural rubber in other forms, otherAt least 1 destination$725K
  3. 32939.20Alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives, salts thereofAt least 4 destinations$276K
  4. 43808.93Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulatorsAt least 1 destination$134K
  5. 54001.21Smoked sheetsAt least 1 destination$53.4K
  6. 63923.10Boxes, cases, crates and similar articlesAt least 3 destinations$51K
  7. 73301.29Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit, otherAt least 3 destinations$44.4K
  8. 83902.10PolypropyleneAt least 1 destination$40.8K
  9. 93302.90Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a…At least 1 destination$33.1K
  10. 103302.10Odoriferous substances and mixtures of a kind used in the food or drink industriesAt least 2 destinations$15.4K
  11. 113506.91Adhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubberAt least 2 destinations$3.92K
  12. 123006.93Placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical…At least 1 destination$3.46K

Top imports

  1. 13824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 16 supplying countries$25.1M
  2. 23302.10Odoriferous substances and mixtures of a kind used in the food or drink industriesAt least 10 supplying countries$20.8M
  3. 34011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 10 supplying countries$10.6M
  4. 43926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 22 supplying countries$6.57M
  5. 53901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 9 supplying countries$5.25M
  6. 63901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 6 supplying countries$5.12M
  7. 73902.10PolypropyleneAt least 5 supplying countries$4.77M
  8. 83923.30Carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articlesAt least 11 supplying countries$4.68M
  9. 92923.90Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides whether or not chemically defined not elsewhere classified…At least 2 supplying countries$4.44M
  10. 103901.30Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymersAt least 1 supplying country$4.31M
  11. 113214.10Painters' fillingsAt least 12 supplying countries$4.27M
  12. 123912.31Carboxymethylcellulose and its saltsAt least 3 supplying countries$4.18M

Main partner countries

Where Congo's chemicals went and came from in 2024, among the 28 major reporting economies. Based on the top 10 partners for each HS code.

Exports to

  1. 1
    Malaysia
    $1.6M
    72.6% of exports
  2. 2
    Indonesia
    $183K
    8.3% of exports
  3. 3
    South Africa
    $180K
    8.2% of exports
  4. 4
    Spain
    $120K
    5.5% of exports
  5. 5
    United Kingdom
    $78.2K
    3.6% of exports
  6. 6
    Germany
    $10.6K
    0.5% of exports
  7. 7
    United States
    $9.96K
    0.5% of exports
  8. 8
    Turkey
    $4.54K
    0.2% of exports
  9. 9
    Czech Republic
    $3.8K
    0.2% of exports
  10. 10
    Japan
    $2.64K
    0.1% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $135M
    48.5% of imports
  2. 2
    United States
    $21.1M
    7.6% of imports
  3. 3
    Turkey
    $13.7M
    4.9% of imports
  4. 4
    Egypt
    $12.7M
    4.6% of imports
  5. 5
    Belgium
    $11.5M
    4.1% of imports
  6. 6
    Ireland
    $11.1M
    4.0% of imports
  7. 7
    Italy
    $9.07M
    3.3% of imports
  8. 8
    United Kingdom
    $8.06M
    2.9% of imports
  9. 9
    Netherlands
    $7.92M
    2.8% of imports
  10. 10
    South Korea
    $7.54M
    2.7% of imports

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