Countries

Congo - Brazzaville: trade by HS code

  • US$9bnExports 2024
  • US$4bnImports 2024
  • 1,317HS6 · Exports
  • Sub-Saharan AfricaRegion
  • Central African CFA Franc (XAF)Currency

Congo - Brazzaville exported goods worth US$9bn and imported US$4bn in 2024, in 1,317 and 3,637 different six-digit products.

Its main exports were crude oil (2709.00), refined copper cathodes (7403.11) and tin ores and concentrates (2609.00).

Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier China.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £14.8m from Congo - Brazzaville (-89% on the year before), above all wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced…, other sawn tropical wood and wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced…, and exported £30.3m to it.

Under DCTS Enhanced, 82% of the UK tariff lines are duty-free for goods from Congo - Brazzaville that meet the rules of origin.

Congo - Brazzaville and the UK

UK imports£14.8m-89% · last 12 months
UK exports£30.3m-22% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the UK82%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: DCTS Enhanced

What the UK imports from Congo - Brazzaville

  1. 4407.27Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, sapelli£11.1m
  2. 4407.29Other sawn tropical wood£1.4m
  3. 4407.28Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, iroko£998.2k
  4. 4409.22Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring: non-coniferous, of tropical wood£839.5k
  5. 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)£324k
  6. 4418.99Other builders' joinery of wood£28.6k
  7. 4407.97Of poplar and aspen (Populus spp.)£26k
  8. 9705.39Collections and collectors’ pieces of numismatic interest: other£13k
  9. 8481.90Valve and tap parts£11.5k
  10. 9703.10Of an age exceeding 100 years£11.1k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Congo - Brazzaville and the EU

EU imports€2.1bn+36% · last 12 months
EU exports€983.2m-10% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the EU41%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: GSP - General arrangements

What the EU imports from Congo - Brazzaville

  1. 2709.00Crude oil€1.2bn
  2. 7403.11Refined copper cathodes€600.5m
  3. 2711.11Liquefied natural gas (LNG)€169.6m
  4. 4407.29Other sawn tropical wood€39m
  5. 4407.27Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, sapelli€21.9m
  6. 1801.00Cocoa beans€16.9m
  7. 4418.81Glulam (glue-laminated timber)€12.9m
  8. 2711.12Liquefied propane€11.2m
  9. 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)€8.4m
  10. 4408.39Sheets for veneering: of tropical wood, other€6.9m

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 2709.00Crude oilUS$5bn
  2. 7403.11Refined copper cathodesUS$2bn
  3. 2609.00Tin ores and concentratesUS$146m
  4. 2711.11Liquefied natural gas (LNG)US$143m
  5. 4403.49Other tropical logsUS$122m
  6. 1801.00Cocoa beansUS$90m
  7. 4407.27Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, sapelliUS$78m
  8. 4407.29Other sawn tropical woodUS$60m
  9. 8105.20Unwrought cobalt and intermediatesUS$30m
  10. 0901.11Green coffee (not decaffeinated)US$26m
  11. 7204.49Other ferrous scrapUS$18m
  12. 2615.90Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores: otherUS$17m
  13. 7404.00Copper scrapUS$16m
  14. 7602.00Aluminium scrapUS$12m
  15. 4418.81Glulam (glue-laminated timber)US$12m
  16. 2603.00Copper ores and concentratesUS$11m
  17. 7402.00Unrefined copper and copper anodesUS$8m
  18. 4408.39Sheets for veneering: of tropical wood, otherUS$8m
  19. 2620.19Slag, ash and residues: containing mainly zinc, otherUS$8m
  20. 4407.28Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether: of tropical wood, irokoUS$6m

Top imports

  1. 8905.90Other special vessels (dredgers, floating cranes)US$154m
  2. 0207.14Frozen chicken cuts and offalUS$139m
  3. 1511.90Refined palm oil and fractionsUS$107m
  4. 8431.43Boring and drilling machinery partsUS$68m
  5. 8904.00Tugs and pusher craftUS$64m
  6. 1006.30Milled riceUS$63m
  7. 8901.90Cargo ships and other goods vesselsUS$52m
  8. 1001.99Wheat and meslin (not seed, not durum)US$52m
  9. 0305.53Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)US$49m
  10. 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail saleUS$44m
  11. 8517.62Network switching and routing equipmentUS$43m
  12. 8905.20Floating drilling and production platformsUS$42m
  13. 8481.80Other taps, cocks and valvesUS$38m
  14. 8544.49Other electric conductors, up to 1000 VUS$37m
  15. 7308.90Other steel structures and partsUS$34m
  16. 8502.39Other generating setsUS$34m
  17. 8906.90Other vessels (not warships)US$34m
  18. 0206.49Other frozen pig offalUS$32m
  19. 8517.13SmartphonesUS$31m
  20. 1901.90Other malt extract and flour preparationsUS$30m

Main buyers from Congo - Brazzaville

  1. China US$4bn
  2. India US$594m
  3. Thailand US$526m
  4. Saudi Arabia US$403m
  5. Malaysia US$345m
  6. Greece US$331m
  7. Italy US$266m
  8. Singapore US$242m
  9. Netherlands US$216m
  10. United Kingdom US$163m

Main suppliers of Congo - Brazzaville

  1. China US$1bn
  2. France US$224m
  3. Angola US$198m
  4. United States US$178m
  5. India US$115m
  6. Indonesia US$106m
  7. Brazil US$103m
  8. Netherlands US$88m
  9. Norway US$67m
  10. South Africa US$64m

Economy, trade and logistics

Key figures on the size of the economy, its place in world trade and how fast goods cross its borders, from the World Bank and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Each value shows the year it refers to.

IndicatorValueYear
Economy
Population6.5m2025
GDP (current US$)US$16.3bn2025
GDP per person (current US$)US$2,5152025
Trade in goods and services, % of GDP92%2025
Trade
Share of world goods exports0.03%2025
Share of world goods imports0.03%2025
Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)1202025
Export concentration index · 0 = exports spread evenly across products, 1 = a single product0.6582025
Average applied tariff, simple mean, all products19.2%2022
Average applied tariff, trade-weighted, all products18.2%2022
Logistics
Logistics Performance Index (LPI) · score from 1 (low) to 5 (high)2.62022
LPI: efficiency of customs and border clearance2.32022
Liner shipping connectivity index · rank 58 in the world92.92026 Q3
Container port throughput (TEU)1m2024

Time and cost at the border (2019)

For one shipment of the country's typical traded product, as measured by the World Bank's Doing Business survey in its last edition; the survey has since been discontinued.

IndicatorImportExport
Border compliance (hours)397.3276
Documentary compliance (hours)208120
Border compliance (US$)US$1,581US$1,975
Documentary compliance (US$)US$310US$165

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0); UNCTADstat (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

Questions and answers

What does Congo - Brazzaville export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was crude oil (HS 2709.00), worth US$5bn.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with Congo - Brazzaville?

Yes: goods from Congo - Brazzaville can enter at preferential rates under DCTS Enhanced, duty-free on 82% of tariff lines, provided they meet the rules of origin and come with proof of origin.