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DR Congo chemical trade

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

Suppliers in DR Congo
Exports in 2024
$14M
−36.9% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$1.12B
+0.1% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$1.11B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#124
<0.1% of world chemical exports

DR 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 DR Congo, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

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

Exports$14M in 2024Imports$1.12B in 2024
$0
$500M
$1B
$1.5B
DR Congo chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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DR Congo chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$11.7M$874M
2020$6.36M$664M
2021$20M$860M
2022$28M$1.34B
2023$22.2M$1.12B
2024$14M$1.12B

By HS chapter

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

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

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

Top exports

  1. 14001.22Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)At least 2 destinations$8.82M
  2. 22939.20Alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives, salts thereofAt least 5 destinations$1.38M
  3. 32822.00Commercial cobalt oxidesAt least 4 destinations$1.29M
  4. 44001.29Natural rubber in other forms, otherAt least 2 destinations$961K
  5. 54001.21Smoked sheetsAt least 2 destinations$605K
  6. 62939.30Caffeine and its saltsAt least 1 destination$157K
  7. 73926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 8 destinations$91.8K
  8. 83306.20Yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss)At least 2 destinations$86.5K
  9. 93302.10Odoriferous substances and mixtures of a kind used in the food or drink industriesAt least 5 destinations$81.9K
  10. 103301.29Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit, otherAt least 2 destinations$78.9K
  11. 112922.42Glutamic acid and its saltsAt least 1 destination$71.2K
  12. 123305.90Preparations for use on the hair, otherAt least 6 destinations$63.6K

Top imports

  1. 14011.80New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machinesAt least 7 supplying countries$65.9M
  2. 23002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 7 supplying countries$59.7M
  3. 33004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 14 supplying countries$47.3M
  4. 42930.90Organo-sulphur compounds, otherAt least 2 supplying countries$37.6M
  5. 53824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 13 supplying countries$35.7M
  6. 62830.10Sodium sulphidesAt least 2 supplying countries$35.4M
  7. 73907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 3 supplying countries$34.6M
  8. 84011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 9 supplying countries$31.2M
  9. 93906.90Acrylic polymers in primary forms, otherAt least 8 supplying countries$29.1M
  10. 103926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 21 supplying countries$28.3M
  11. 113402.90Surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading 3401), including auxiliary washing…At least 12 supplying countries$23.4M
  12. 122832.10Sodium sulphitesAt least 5 supplying countries$23.3M

Main partner countries

Where DR 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
    $9.4M
    67.1% of exports
  2. 2
    United States
    $1.06M
    7.5% of exports
  3. 3
    China
    $962K
    6.9% of exports
  4. 4
    South Korea
    $912K
    6.5% of exports
  5. 5
    United Kingdom
    $680K
    4.8% of exports
  6. 6
    South Africa
    $320K
    2.3% of exports
  7. 7
    Germany
    $183K
    1.3% of exports
  8. 8
    Brazil
    $143K
    1.0% of exports
  9. 9
    Singapore
    $102K
    0.7% of exports
  10. 10
    Poland
    $71.5K
    0.5% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $592M
    52.8% of imports
  2. 2
    South Africa
    $254M
    22.7% of imports
  3. 3
    Belgium
    $102M
    9.1% of imports
  4. 4
    South Korea
    $31.1M
    2.8% of imports
  5. 5
    Germany
    $20M
    1.8% of imports
  6. 6
    Singapore
    $16.5M
    1.5% of imports
  7. 7
    Turkey
    $15.2M
    1.4% of imports
  8. 8
    Spain
    $12M
    1.1% of imports
  9. 9
    United States
    $12M
    1.1% of imports
  10. 10
    Indonesia
    $11.8M
    1.1% of imports

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