Country Profile Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 20.64 Billion
- GDP in USD
- 68,692,542
- Population
- 2,344,858
- Area in km2
- CD / 243
- Country/Dial Code
Established as a Belgian colony in 1908, the Republic of the Congo gained its independence in 1960, but its early years were marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a November 1965 coup. He subsequently changed his name - to MOBUTU Sese Seko - as well as that of the country - to Zaire. MOBUTU retained his position for 32 years through several sham elections, as well as through brutal force. Ethnic strife and civil war, touched off by a massive inflow of refugees in 1994 from fighting in Rwanda and Burundi, led in May 1997 to the toppling of the MOBUTU regime by a rebellion backed by Rwanda and Uganda and fronted by Laurent KABILA. He renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but in August 1998 his regime was itself challenged by a second insurrection again backed by Rwanda and Uganda. Troops from Angola, Chad, Namibia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe intervened to support KABILA's regime. A cease-fire was signed in July 1999 by the DRC, Congolese armed rebel groups, Angola, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe but sporadic fighting continued. Laurent KABILA was assassinated in January 2001 and his son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. In October 2002, the new president was successful in negotiating the withdrawal of Rwandan forces occupying eastern Congo; two months later, the Pretoria Accord was signed by all remaining warring parties to end the fighting and establish a government of national unity. A transitional government was set up in July 2003. Joseph KABILA as president and four vice presidents represented the former government, former rebel groups, the political opposition, and civil society. The transitional government held a successful constitutional referendum in December 2005 and elections for the presidency, National Assembly, and provincial legislatures in 2006. The National Assembly was installed in September 2006 and KABILA was inaugurated president in December 2006. Provincial assemblies were constituted in early 2007, and elected governors and national senators in January 2007. The next national general elections are scheduled for November 2011.
The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast potential wealth - is slowly recovering from two decades of decline. Conflict that began in May 1997 has dramatically reduced national output and government revenue, increased external debt, and resulted in the deaths of more than 5 million people from violence, famine, and disease. Foreign businesses curtailed operations due to uncertainty about the outcome of the conflict, lack of infrastructure, and the difficult operating environment. Conditions began to improve in late 2002 with the withdrawal of a large portion of the invading foreign troops. The transitional government reopened relations with international financial institutions and international donors, and President KABILA began implementing reforms, although progress has been slow and the International Monetary Fund curtailed their program for the DRC at the end of March 2006 because of fiscal overruns. Much economic activity still occurs in the informal sector, and is not reflected in GDP data. Renewed activity in the mining sector, the source of most export income, boosted Kinshasa's fiscal position and GDP growth from 2006-2008, however, the government's review of mining contracts that began in 2006, combined with a fall in world market prices for the DRC's key mineral exports inflicted major damage on the sector. An uncertain legal framework, corruption, a lack of transparency in government policy are long-term problems for the mining sector and the economy as a whole. The global recession cut economic growth in 2009 to less than half its 2008 level, but donor assistance and diligence on the part of the central bank have brought economic growth to 6% in 2010. This was after the financial crisis caused reserves to fall to less than one day's worth of imports in early 2009. The DRC signed a new Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF in 2009 and received $12 billion in multilateral and bilateral debt relief in 2010.
Established as a Belgian colony in 1908, the Republic of the Congo gained its independence in 1960, but its early years were marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a November 1965 coup. He subsequently changed his name - to MOBUTU Sese Seko - as well as that of the country - to Zaire. MOBUTU retained his position for 32 years through several sham elections, as well as through brutal force. Ethnic strife and civil war, touched off by a massive inflow of refugees in 1994 from fighting in Rwanda and Burundi, led in May 1997 to the toppling of the MOBUTU regime by a rebellion backed by Rwanda and Uganda and fronted by Laurent KABILA. He renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but in August 1998 his regime was itself challenged by a second insurrection again backed by Rwanda and Uganda. Troops from Angola, Chad, Namibia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe intervened to support KABILA's regime. A cease-fire was signed in July 1999 by the DRC, Congolese armed rebel groups, Angola, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe but sporadic fighting continued. Laurent KABILA was assassinated in January 2001 and his son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. In October 2002, the new president was successful in negotiating the withdrawal of Rwandan forces occupying eastern Congo; two months later, the Pretoria Accord was signed by all remaining warring parties to end the fighting and establish a government of national unity. A transitional government was set up in July 2003. Joseph KABILA as president and four vice presidents represented the former government, former rebel groups, the political opposition, and civil society. The transitional government held a successful constitutional referendum in December 2005 and elections for the presidency, National Assembly, and provincial legislatures in 2006. The National Assembly was installed in September 2006 and KABILA was inaugurated president in December 2006. Provincial assemblies were constituted in early 2007, and elected governors and national senators in January 2007. The next national general elections are scheduled for November 2011.
The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast potential wealth - is slowly recovering from two decades of decline. Conflict that began in May 1997 has dramatically reduced national output and government revenue, increased external debt, and resulted in the deaths of more than 5 million people from violence, famine, and disease. Foreign businesses curtailed operations due to uncertainty about the outcome of the conflict, lack of infrastructure, and the difficult operating environment. Conditions began to improve in late 2002 with the withdrawal of a large portion of the invading foreign troops. The transitional government reopened relations with international financial institutions and international donors, and President KABILA began implementing reforms, although progress has been slow and the International Monetary Fund curtailed their program for the DRC at the end of March 2006 because of fiscal overruns. Much economic activity still occurs in the informal sector, and is not reflected in GDP data. Renewed activity in the mining sector, the source of most export income, boosted Kinshasa's fiscal position and GDP growth from 2006-2008, however, the government's review of mining contracts that began in 2006, combined with a fall in world market prices for the DRC's key mineral exports inflicted major damage on the sector. An uncertain legal framework, corruption, a lack of transparency in government policy are long-term problems for the mining sector and the economy as a whole. The global recession cut economic growth in 2009 to less than half its 2008 level, but donor assistance and diligence on the part of the central bank have brought economic growth to 6% in 2010. This was after the financial crisis caused reserves to fall to less than one day's worth of imports in early 2009. The DRC signed a new Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF in 2009 and received $12 billion in multilateral and bilateral debt relief in 2010.
Country name:
conventional long form: Democratic Republic of the Congo
conventional short form: DRC
local long form: Republique Democratique du Congo
local short form: RDC
former: Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire
abbreviation: DRC
Government type:
republic
Capital:
name: Kinshasa
geographic coordinates: 4 19 S, 15 18 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
10 provinces (provinces, singular - province) and 1 city* (ville); Bandundu, Bas-Congo (Lower Congo), Equateur, Kasai-Occidental (West Kasai), Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Katanga, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Orientale, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu)
note: according to the Constitution adopted in December 2005, the current administrative divisions were to be subdivided into 26 new provinces by 2009 but this has yet to be implemented
Independence:
30 June 1960 (from Belgium)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 30 June (1960)
Constitution:
several previous; latest adopted 13 May 2005, approved by referendum 18-19 December 2005, promulgated 18 February 2006; revised 2011 (2011)
Legal system:
civil legal system based on Belgian version of French civil law
International law organization participation:
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Joseph KABILA (since 17 January 2001)
head of government: Prime Minister Augustin MATATA PONYO Mapon (since 18 April 2012)
cabinet: Ministers of State appointed by the president
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elections: under the new constitution, the president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 November 2011 (next to be held in November 2016); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Joseph KABILA reelected president; percent of vote - Joseph KABILA 49%, Etienne TSHISEKEDI 32.3%, other 18.7%; note - election marred by serious voting irregularities
note: Joseph KABILA succeeded his father, Laurent Desire KABILA, following the latter's assassination in January 2001; negotiations with rebel leaders led to the establishment of a transitional government in July 2003 with free elections held on 30 July 2006 and a run-off on 29 October 2006 confirming Joseph KABILA as president
Legislative branch:
bicameral legislature consists of a Senate (108 seats; members elected by provincial assemblies to serve five-year terms) and a National Assembly (500 seats; 61 members elected by majority vote in single-member constituencies, 439 members elected by open list proportional-representation in multi-member constituencies to serve five-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held on 19 January 2007 (next scheduled for 5 June 2013; though likely to be delayed); National Assembly - last held on 28 November 2011 (next to be held in 2016)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPRD 22, MLC 14, FR 7, RCD 7, PDC 6, CDC 3, MSR 3, PALU 2, independents 26, others 18 (political parties that won a single seat); National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPRD 62, UDPS 41, PPPD 29, MSR 27, MLC 22, PALU 19, UNC 17, ARC 16, AFDC 15, ECT 11, RRC 11, independents 16, others 214 (includes numerous political parties that won 10 or fewer seats and 2 constituencies where voting was halted); note - the November 2011 elections were married by violence including the destruction of ballots in two constituencies resulting in the closure of polling sites; election results were delayed three months, stongly contested, and continue to be unresolved
Judicial branch:
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice (organized into legislative and judiciary sections and consists of 26 justices); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court of Justice judges nominated by the Judicial Service Council, an independent body of public prosecutors and selected judges of the lower courts; judges tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by the president, 3 by the Judicial Service Council, and 3 by the legislature; judges appointed by the president to serve 9-year non-renewable terms
subordinate courts: State Security Court; Court of Appeals (organized into administrative and judiciary sections); Tribunal de Grande; magistrates' courts; customary courts
Political parties and leaders:
Christian Democrat Party or PDC [Jose ENDUNDO]
Congolese Rally for Democracy or RCD [Azarias RUBERWA]
Convention of Christian Democrats or CDC
Forces of Renewal or FR [Mbusa NYAMWISI]
Movement for the Liberation of the Congo or MLC [Jean-Pierre BEMBA]
People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy or PPRD [Evariste BOSHAB]
Social Movement for Renewal or MSR [Pierre LUMBI]
Unified Lumumbist Party or PALU [Antoine GIZENGA]
Union for the Congolese Nation or UNC [Vital KAMERHE]
Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Etienne TSHISEKEDI]
Union of Mobutuist Democrats or UDEMO [MOBUTU Nzanga]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
FARDC (Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo) - Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which commits atrocities on citizens
FDLR (Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda) - Rwandan militia group made up of some of the perpetrators of Rwanda's Genocide in 1994
CNDP (National Congress for the Defense of the People) - mainly Congolese Tutsis who want refugees returned and more representation in government
M23 - rebel group comprised largely from ex-CNDP forces
International organization participation:
ACP, AfDB, AU, CEPGL, COMESA, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Faida Maramuke MITIFU (since 3 February 2000)
chancery: Suite 601, 1726 M Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 234-7690 through 7691
FAX: [1] (202) 234-2609
consulate(s) general: New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador James C. SWAN (since 5 September 2013)
embassy: 310 Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa
mailing address: Unit 2220, DPO AE 09828
telephone: [243] (081) 556-0151
FAX: [243] (081) 556-0175
Flag description:
sky blue field divided diagonally from the lower hoist corner to upper fly corner by a red stripe bordered by two narrow yellow stripes; a yellow, five-pointed star appears in the upper hoist corner; blue represents peace and hope, red the blood of the country's martyrs, and yellow the country's wealth and prosperity; the star symbolizes unity and the brilliant future for the country
National symbol(s):
leopard
National anthem:
name: 'Debout Congolaise' (Arise Congolese)
lyrics/music: Joseph LUTUMBA/Simon-Pierre BOKA di Mpasi Londi
note: adopted 1960; the anthem was replaced during the period in which the country was known as Zaire, but was readopted in 1997
Location:
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Geographic coordinates:
0 00 N, 25 00 E
Map references:
Africa
Area:
total: 2,344,858 sq km
country comparison to the world: 11
land: 2,267,048 sq km
water: 77,810 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US
Land boundaries:
total: 10,481 km
border countries: Angola 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province), Burundi 236 km, Central African Republic 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 1,229 km, Rwanda 221 km, South Sudan 714 km, Tanzania 479 km, Uganda 877 km, Zambia 2,332 km
Coastline:
37 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: boundaries with neighbors
Climate:
tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)
Terrain:
vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m
Natural resources:
cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber
Land use:
arable land: 2.9%
permanent crops: 0.32%
other: 96.78% (2011)
Irrigated land:
105 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
1,283 cu km (2011)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 0.68 cu km/yr (68%/21%/11%)
per capita: 11.25 cu m/yr (2005)
Natural hazards:
periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); active volcanoes in the east along the Great Rift Valley
volcanism: Nyiragongo (elev. 3,470 m), which erupted in 2002 and is experiencing ongoing activity, poses a major threat to the city of Goma, home to a quarter million people; the volcano produces unusually fast-moving lava, known to travel up to 100 km /hr; Nyiragongo has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; its neighbor, Nyamuragira, which erupted in 2010, is Africa's most active volcano; Visoke is the only other historically active volcano
Environment - current issues:
poaching threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; deforestation; refugees responsible for significant deforestation, soil erosion, and wildlife poaching; mining of minerals (coltan - a mineral used in creating capacitors, diamonds, and gold) causing environmental damage
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification
Geography - note:
second largest country in Africa (after Algeria) and largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa; straddles the equator; has narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River and is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean; dense tropical rain forest in central river basin and eastern highlands
Nationality:
noun: Congolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Congolese or Congo
Ethnic groups:
over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population
Languages:
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
Religions:
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%
Population:
77,433,744
country comparison to the world: 20
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2014 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43.1% (male 16,810,549/female 16,552,685)
15-24 years: 21.4% (male 8,292,444/female 8,248,326)
25-54 years: 29.4% (male 11,359,385/female 11,405,442)
55-64 years: 3.5% (male 1,287,895/female 1,457,499)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 849,840/female 1,169,679) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:
Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 91.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 85.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 %
potential support ratio: 18.3 (2014 est.)
Median age:
total: 17.9 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18.1 years (2014 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.5% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
Birth rate:
35.62 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
Death rate:
10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
Net migration rate:
-0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
Urbanization:
urban population: 34.3% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 4.19% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
KINSHASA (capital) 8.798 million; Lubumbashi 1.556 million; Mbuji-Mayi 1.504 million; Kananga 888,000; Kisangani 820,000 (2011)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth:
20.2
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
540 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 17
Infant mortality rate:
total: 73.15 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 12
male: 76.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 69.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 56.54 years
country comparison to the world: 203
male: 55.03 years
female: 58.09 years (2014 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.8 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
Contraceptive prevalence rate:
17.7% (2010)
Health expenditures:
8.5% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 52
Physicians density:
0.11 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
Hospital bed density:
0.8 beds/1,000 population (2006)
Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 79.1% of population
rural: 29% of population
total: 46.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 20.9% of population
rural: 71% of population
total: 53.5% of population (2012 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 29.1% of population
rural: 32.6% of population
total: 31.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 70.9% of population
rural: 67.4% of population
total: 68.6% of population (2012 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.1% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
481,500 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
31,700 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and trypanosomiasis-gambiense (African sleeping sickness)
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2013)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
1.7% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 185
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
28.2% (2007)
country comparison to the world: 21
Education expenditures:
2.5% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 157
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba
total population: 66.8%
male: 76.9%
female: 57% (2010 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 10 years
male: 11 years
female: 8 years (2012)
Child labor - children ages 5-14:
total number: 8,284,395
percentage: 42 % (2010 est.)
Economy - overview:
The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - is slowly recovering after decades of decline. Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined with country-wide instability and conflict that began in the mid-90s has dramatically reduced national output and government revenue and increased external debt. With the installation of a transitional government in 2003 after peace accords, economic conditions slowly began to improve as the transitional government reopened relations with international financial institutions and international donors, and President KABILA began implementing reforms. Progress has been slow to reach the interior of the country although clear changes are evident in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. An uncertain legal framework, corruption, and a lack of transparency in government policy are long-term problems for the mining sector and for the economy as a whole. Much economic activity still occurs in the informal sector and is not reflected in GDP data. Renewed activity in the mining sector, the source of most export income, has boosted Kinshasa's fiscal position and GDP growth in recent years. The global recession cut economic growth in 2009 to less than half its 2008 level, but growth returned to around 7% per year in 2010-12. The DRC signed a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF in 2009 and received $12 billion in multilateral and bilateral debt relief in 2010, but the IMF at the end of 2012 suspended the last three payments under the loan facility - worth $240 million - because of concerns about the lack of transparency in mining contracts. In 2012, the DRC updated its business laws by adhering to OHADA, the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa. The country marked its tenth consecutive year of positive economic expansion in 2012.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$29.39 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
$27.66 billion (2012 est.)
$25.82 billion (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
$18.56 billion (2013 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
6.2% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
7.2% (2012 est.)
6.9% (2011 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$400 (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 228
$400 (2012 est.)
$400 (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 65.9%
government consumption: 12.5%
investment in fixed capital: 27.9%
investment in inventories: 1%
exports of goods and services: 49.9%
imports of goods and services: -56.3%
(2013 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 44.3%
industry: 21.7%
services: 34% (2013 est.)
Agriculture - products:
coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, cotton, cocoa, quinine, cassava (manioc), bananas, plantains, peanuts, root crops, corn, fruits; wood products
Industries:
mining (copper, cobalt, gold, diamonds, coltan, zinc, tin, tungsten), mineral processing, consumer products (textiles, plastics, footwear, cigarettes), metal products, processed foods and beverages, timber, cement, commercial ship repair
Industrial production growth rate:
12% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
Labor force:
35.18 million (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Unemployment rate:
NA%
Population below poverty line:
71% (2006 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 34.7% (2006)
Budget:
revenues: $5.817 billion
expenditures: $6.472 billion (2013 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
31.3% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-3.5% of GDP (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
7.1% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 190
9.5% (2012 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
4% (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
20% (31 December 2011 est.)
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
18.6% (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6
28.45% (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of narrow money:
$1.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 148
$986.6 million (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of broad money:
$3.502 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
$3.042 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of domestic credit:
$1.862 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
$1.708 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
Current account balance:
-$2.544 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
-$2.254 billion (2012 est.)
Exports:
$9.936 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
$8.872 billion (2012 est.)
Exports - commodities:
diamonds, copper, gold, cobalt, wood products, crude oil, coffee
Exports - partners:
China 54.3%, Zambia 22.6%, Belgium 5.7% (2012)
Imports:
$8.924 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
$8.187 billion (2012 est.)
Imports - commodities:
foodstuffs, mining and other machinery, transport equipment, fuels
Imports - partners:
South Africa 22.3%, China 15.3%, Belgium 8%, Zambia 6.9%, Zimbabwe 5.6%, France 4.9%, Kenya 4.7% (2012)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$1.582 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
$1.633 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Debt - external:
$6.874 billion (31 December 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
$6.087 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Exchange rates:
Congolese francs (CDF) per US dollar -
918 (2013 est.)
920.25 (2012 est.)
905.91 (2010 est.)
472.19 (2009)
559 (2008)
Telephones - main lines in use:
58,200 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 161
Telephones - mobile cellular:
19.487 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 52
Telephone system:
general assessment: barely adequate wire and microwave radio relay service in and between urban areas; domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations; inadequate fixed line infrastructure
domestic: state-owned operator providing less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; given the backdrop of a wholly inadequate fixed-line infrastructure, the use of mobile-cellular services has surged and mobile teledensity is roughly 20 per 100 persons
international: country code - 243; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
Broadcast media:
state-owned TV broadcast station with near national coverage; more than a dozen privately owned TV stations with 2 having near national coverage; 2 state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)
Internet country code:
.cd
Internet hosts:
2,515 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 159
Internet users:
290,000 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 132
Telephones - main lines in use:
58,200 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 161
Telephones - mobile cellular:
19.487 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 52
Telephone system:
general assessment: barely adequate wire and microwave radio relay service in and between urban areas; domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations; inadequate fixed line infrastructure
domestic: state-owned operator providing less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; given the backdrop of a wholly inadequate fixed-line infrastructure, the use of mobile-cellular services has surged and mobile teledensity is roughly 20 per 100 persons
international: country code - 243; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
Broadcast media:
state-owned TV broadcast station with near national coverage; more than a dozen privately owned TV stations with 2 having near national coverage; 2 state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2007)
Internet country code:
.cd
Internet hosts:
2,515 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 159
Internet users:
290,000 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 132
Electricity - production:
39.97 billion kWh (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
Electricity - consumption:
44.21 billion kWh (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
Electricity - exports:
1.65 billion kWh (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
Electricity - imports:
11.47 billion kWh (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
10.67 million kW (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
100% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
Crude oil - production:
0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
Crude oil - exports:
0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
Crude oil - imports:
0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 199
Crude oil - proved reserves:
0 bbl (1 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
Refined petroleum products - production:
0 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
333,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
Refined petroleum products - exports:
12,010 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
Refined petroleum products - imports:
345,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
Natural gas - consumption:
3.097 billion cu m (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
Natural gas - imports:
3.097 billion cu m (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 42
Natural gas - proved reserves:
0 cu m (1 January 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
92.91 million Mt (2011 est.)
Realistic Export Opportunies
Source: TRADE Decision Support Model
A total of 284 Realistic Export Opportunities (REOs) from South Africa to Democratic Republic of the Congo are identified based on the North-West University’s (South Africa) TRADE Decision Support Model (DSM).
The methodology is a very useful instrument to identify market opportunities globally for one’s product and also provides a good reference for one to be able to prioritise marketing efforts based on the value and size of these opportunities.
The TRADE-DSM Navigator provides sound information that companies are able to use in developing their export marketing strategy and forms the basis and guidance for further research should this be required.
In total 284 of the products associated with import demand are identified as realistic export opportunities. The relative 'untapped' potential of the market opportunity is shown in the chart below:
A total 'untapped' potential from South Africa's perspective of approximately 0.10 (in million US dollar terms) based on the average value of the top 6 supplying countries (excluding South Africa) are associated with these specific product export opportunities.
The highest number of identified opportunities are associated with the economic sector of
Basic iron & steel (351) .
Not all sectors will be present, as not all economic sectors (some of which are based on economic activity while the REOs are based on traded products) are relevant for all products. However, various other sectors also do exhibit potential.
While the above examples are based on high level economic sectors, the information is available at a much more granular level on the HS 6-digit tariff code level. To demonstrate the following example of a product description is provided:
HS CHAPTER 84:
NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF
Sub-heading 84.27:
Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment:
HS 6-digit product code 8427.10:
Self-propelled trucks powered by an electric motor.
Research reports containing more detailed information related to these realistic export opportunities (down to product level as illustrated with the above product description) for each country are available from TIKZN.
Please contact us if you are interested in more detail by clicking here.
For an example of a more detailed country report please click here.
Please note that a more up-to-date version for the specific country report used in this example is available from TIKZN. This report is provided for demonstration purposes only and should not be used for any decision-making.
For more in-depth research you can also contact our NWU knowledge partners at
TRADE Research Advisory.
Trade Leads
Source: DTI Trade Lead Bulletins
| Ref | Date Received | Officials Details | Nature of Enquiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ref | Date Received | Officials Details | Nature of Enquiry |
| # | Description | Chapter | Amount in Rands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Trade | 00 | R 962,383,390.00 |
| 2 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 157,005,301.00 |
| 3 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 118,116,652.00 |
| 4 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 99,267,515.00 |
| 5 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 67,581,732.00 |
| 6 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 55,186,362.00 |
| 7 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 53,239,862.00 |
| 8 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 49,974,347.00 |
| 9 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 28,298,081.00 |
| 10 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 24,275,315.00 |
| 11 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 21,401,637.00 |
| 12 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 16,822,070.00 |
| 13 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 16,330,063.00 |
| 14 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 14,497,558.00 |
| 15 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 12,547,579.00 |
| 16 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 12,038,689.00 |
| 17 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 12,018,420.00 |
| 18 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 10,533,497.00 |
| 19 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 10,117,583.00 |
| 20 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 10,084,807.00 |
| 21 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 9,894,667.00 |
| 22 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 9,597,251.00 |
| 23 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 9,442,693.00 |
| 24 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 9,014,296.00 |
| 25 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 8,564,376.00 |
| 26 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 8,242,996.00 |
| 27 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 7,989,261.00 |
| 28 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 7,562,481.00 |
| 29 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 7,438,717.00 |
| 30 | Meat and edible meat offal | 02 | R 6,932,046.00 |
| 31 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 6,667,564.00 |
| 32 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 6,319,901.00 |
| 33 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 5,979,780.00 |
| 34 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 5,638,781.00 |
| 35 | Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes | 03 | R 5,279,413.00 |
| 36 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 4,682,678.00 |
| 37 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 3,799,251.00 |
| 38 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 3,785,220.00 |
| 39 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 3,730,698.00 |
| 40 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 3,429,693.00 |
| 41 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 2,957,843.00 |
| 42 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 2,810,898.00 |
| 43 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 2,439,983.00 |
| 44 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 2,158,851.00 |
| 45 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 1,899,665.00 |
| 46 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 1,843,862.00 |
| 47 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 1,593,266.00 |
| 48 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 1,465,813.00 |
| 49 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 1,339,191.00 |
| 50 | Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric | 59 | R 1,223,955.00 |
| 51 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 1,144,519.00 |
| 52 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 969,113.00 |
| 53 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 905,559.00 |
| 54 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 857,541.00 |
| 55 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 851,986.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 781,931.00 |
| 57 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 740,147.00 |
| 58 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 672,246.00 |
| 59 | Pharmaceutical products | 30 | R 659,928.00 |
| 60 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 625,855.00 |
| 61 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 600,494.00 |
| 62 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 541,152.00 |
| 63 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 529,864.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 506,828.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 500,063.00 |
| 66 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 470,048.00 |
| 67 | Manmade filaments | 54 | R 451,573.00 |
| 68 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 426,079.00 |
| 69 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 386,837.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 375,303.00 |
| 71 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 367,185.00 |
| 72 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 336,400.00 |
| 73 | Cereals | 10 | R 326,741.00 |
| 74 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 306,244.00 |
| 75 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 299,864.00 |
| 76 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 287,475.00 |
| 77 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 267,069.00 |
| 78 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 262,895.00 |
| 79 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 231,913.00 |
| 80 | Cereals | 10 | R 229,014.00 |
| 81 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 226,000.00 |
| 82 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 220,852.00 |
| 83 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 219,070.00 |
| 84 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 207,977.00 |
| 85 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 199,503.00 |
| 86 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 173,904.00 |
| 87 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 163,661.00 |
| 88 | Manmade staple fibres | 55 | R 159,609.00 |
| 89 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 158,053.00 |
| 90 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 145,287.00 |
| 91 | Manmade staple fibres | 55 | R 123,928.00 |
| 92 | Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes | 14 | R 123,200.00 |
| 93 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 117,067.00 |
| 94 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 115,911.00 |
| 95 | Musical instruments, parts and accessories | 92 | R 107,728.00 |
| 96 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 104,332.00 |
| 97 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 103,280.00 |
| 98 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 97,381.00 |
| 99 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 87,650.00 |
| 100 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 80,129.00 |
| 101 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 63,596.00 |
| 102 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 55,701.00 |
| 103 | Cotton | 52 | R 40,092.00 |
| 104 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18 | R 35,671.00 |
| 105 | Commodities not elsewhere specified | 99 | R 35,657.00 |
| 106 | Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc | 66 | R 35,490.00 |
| 107 | Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc | 58 | R 30,785.00 |
| 108 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 91 | R 29,087.00 |
| 109 | Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc | 71 | R 18,984.00 |
| 110 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 17,977.00 |
| 111 | Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc | 66 | R 15,768.00 |
| 112 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 57 | R 13,773.00 |
| 113 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 37 | R 12,581.00 |
| 114 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 10,440.00 |
| 115 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 8,323.00 |
| 116 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 8,270.00 |
| 117 | Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques | 97 | R 7,536.00 |
| 118 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 5,734.00 |
| 119 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18 | R 5,211.00 |
| 120 | Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric | 53 | R 5,000.00 |
| 121 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 37 | R 3,099.00 |
| 122 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 2,804.00 |
| 123 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 88 | R 2,620.00 |
| 124 | Silk | 50 | R 2,580.00 |
| 125 | Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. | 46 | R 2,426.00 |
| 126 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 09 | R 1,602.00 |
| 127 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 1,369.00 |
| 128 | Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes | 13 | R 1,125.00 |
| 129 | Zinc and articles thereof | 79 | R 872.00 |
| 130 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 669.00 |
| # | Description | Chapter | Amount |
| # | Description | Chapter | Amount in Rands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Trade | 00 | R 996,879,460.00 |
| 2 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 151,863,373.00 |
| 3 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 134,355,154.00 |
| 4 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 130,701,965.00 |
| 5 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 112,475,140.00 |
| 6 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 50,496,853.00 |
| 7 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 47,629,487.00 |
| 8 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 43,208,707.00 |
| 9 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 37,862,929.00 |
| 10 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 33,773,985.00 |
| 11 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 21,951,525.00 |
| 12 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 14,992,206.00 |
| 13 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 14,876,379.00 |
| 14 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 14,052,801.00 |
| 15 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 13,566,957.00 |
| 16 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 13,373,902.00 |
| 17 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 9,836,851.00 |
| 18 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 8,975,399.00 |
| 19 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 8,489,841.00 |
| 20 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 7,231,780.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 7,213,021.00 |
| 22 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 7,056,146.00 |
| 23 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 6,915,720.00 |
| 24 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 6,780,388.00 |
| 25 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 6,206,521.00 |
| 26 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 5,928,473.00 |
| 27 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 5,575,302.00 |
| 28 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 5,333,154.00 |
| 29 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 4,692,107.00 |
| 30 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 4,669,268.00 |
| 31 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 3,974,424.00 |
| 32 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 3,860,720.00 |
| 33 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 3,582,544.00 |
| 34 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 3,492,723.00 |
| 35 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 3,064,051.00 |
| 36 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 3,038,719.00 |
| 37 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 2,601,688.00 |
| 38 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 2,398,682.00 |
| 39 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 2,347,663.00 |
| 40 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 2,189,503.00 |
| 41 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 2,163,689.00 |
| 42 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 2,154,329.00 |
| 43 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 2,130,334.00 |
| 44 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 2,101,636.00 |
| 45 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 1,852,677.00 |
| 46 | Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric | 59 | R 1,830,676.00 |
| 47 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 1,815,206.00 |
| 48 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 1,810,153.00 |
| 49 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 1,791,468.00 |
| 50 | Cereals | 10 | R 1,192,747.00 |
| 51 | Manmade filaments | 54 | R 1,127,013.00 |
| 52 | Pharmaceutical products | 30 | R 857,321.00 |
| 53 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 832,507.00 |
| 54 | Cereals | 10 | R 791,000.00 |
| 55 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 770,839.00 |
| 56 | Meat and edible meat offal | 02 | R 763,682.00 |
| 57 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 763,081.00 |
| 58 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 744,532.00 |
| 59 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 737,435.00 |
| 60 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 650,749.00 |
| 61 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 627,312.00 |
| 62 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 594,576.00 |
| 63 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 527,863.00 |
| 64 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 510,485.00 |
| 65 | Manmade staple fibres | 55 | R 486,738.00 |
| 66 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 464,719.00 |
| 67 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 424,055.00 |
| 68 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 415,361.00 |
| 69 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 397,600.00 |
| 70 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 371,693.00 |
| 71 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 345,474.00 |
| 72 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 343,036.00 |
| 73 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 288,889.00 |
| 74 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 265,119.00 |
| 75 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 259,980.00 |
| 76 | Manmade staple fibres | 55 | R 245,861.00 |
| 77 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 244,769.00 |
| 78 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 244,069.00 |
| 79 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 229,327.00 |
| 80 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 198,264.00 |
| 81 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 182,185.00 |
| 82 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 181,888.00 |
| 83 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 160,098.00 |
| 84 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 125,169.00 |
| 85 | Musical instruments, parts and accessories | 92 | R 123,557.00 |
| 86 | Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes | 13 | R 116,679.00 |
| 87 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 102,880.00 |
| 88 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 37 | R 100,717.00 |
| 89 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 71,167.00 |
| 90 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 67,200.00 |
| 91 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 66,968.00 |
| 92 | Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc | 66 | R 65,501.00 |
| 93 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 58,770.00 |
| 94 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 57 | R 56,138.00 |
| 95 | Ores, slag and ash | 26 | R 50,379.00 |
| 96 | Cotton | 52 | R 42,810.00 |
| 97 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 42,597.00 |
| 98 | Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc | 58 | R 42,153.00 |
| 99 | Nickel and articles thereof | 75 | R 35,408.00 |
| 100 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 88 | R 26,820.00 |
| 101 | Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair | 67 | R 24,056.00 |
| 102 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 09 | R 23,615.00 |
| 103 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 21,740.00 |
| 104 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 16,667.00 |
| 105 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 14,020.00 |
| 106 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 11,060.00 |
| 107 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18 | R 9,125.00 |
| 108 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 8,949.00 |
| 109 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 6,539.00 |
| 110 | Zinc and articles thereof | 79 | R 3,977.00 |
| 111 | Cork and articles of cork | 45 | R 3,800.00 |
| 112 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 3,679.00 |
| 113 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 3,389.00 |
| 114 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 2,209.00 |
| 115 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 2,204.00 |
| 116 | Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques | 97 | R 832.00 |
| 117 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 750.00 |
| 118 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 600.00 |
| 119 | Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric | 53 | R 460.00 |
| 120 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 215.00 |
| 121 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 09 | R 175.00 |
| # | Description | Chapter | Amount |
| # | Description | Chapter | Amount in Rands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Trade | 00 | R 1,271,089,171.00 |
| 2 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 251,916,031.00 |
| 3 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 177,180,843.00 |
| 4 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 149,171,736.00 |
| 5 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 122,871,949.00 |
| 6 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 68,236,065.00 |
| 7 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 50,489,045.00 |
| 8 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 41,021,324.00 |
| 9 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 38,900,459.00 |
| 10 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 34,835,312.00 |
| 11 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 23,093,747.00 |
| 12 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 20,541,838.00 |
| 13 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 19,023,481.00 |
| 14 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 17,828,274.00 |
| 15 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 17,209,969.00 |
| 16 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 14,637,833.00 |
| 17 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 14,497,625.00 |
| 18 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 13,854,894.00 |
| 19 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 13,760,532.00 |
| 20 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 12,919,254.00 |
| 21 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 12,330,671.00 |
| 22 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 10,857,893.00 |
| 23 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 10,421,112.00 |
| 24 | Meat and edible meat offal | 02 | R 9,860,469.00 |
| 25 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 8,488,210.00 |
| 26 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 8,126,684.00 |
| 27 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 7,385,336.00 |
| 28 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 7,353,953.00 |
| 29 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 7,134,508.00 |
| 30 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 6,785,802.00 |
| 31 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 5,354,863.00 |
| 32 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 5,227,862.00 |
| 33 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 4,813,437.00 |
| 34 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 4,530,482.00 |
| 35 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 4,284,672.00 |
| 36 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 3,913,955.00 |
| 37 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 3,911,187.00 |
| 38 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 3,515,145.00 |
| 39 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 2,667,968.00 |
| 40 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 2,620,532.00 |
| 41 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 2,590,017.00 |
| 42 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 2,327,117.00 |
| 43 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 2,318,773.00 |
| 44 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 2,279,773.00 |
| 45 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 2,147,767.00 |
| 46 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 2,123,093.00 |
| 47 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 1,926,611.00 |
| 48 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 1,850,438.00 |
| 49 | Pharmaceutical products | 30 | R 1,492,897.00 |
| 50 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 1,407,060.00 |
| 51 | Manmade staple fibres | 55 | R 1,082,213.00 |
| 52 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 1,077,302.00 |
| 53 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 1,057,498.00 |
| 54 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 88 | R 881,796.00 |
| 55 | Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc | 66 | R 841,374.00 |
| 56 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 817,207.00 |
| 57 | Cereals | 10 | R 805,717.00 |
| 58 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 800,989.00 |
| 59 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 739,153.00 |
| 60 | Meat and edible meat offal | 02 | R 705,324.00 |
| 61 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 675,359.00 |
| 62 | Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc | 36 | R 584,066.00 |
| 63 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 566,591.00 |
| 64 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 531,009.00 |
| 65 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 524,999.00 |
| 66 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 520,826.00 |
| 67 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 512,210.00 |
| 68 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 495,432.00 |
| 69 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 439,222.00 |
| 70 | Manmade filaments | 54 | R 431,848.00 |
| 71 | Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric | 59 | R 418,365.00 |
| 72 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 360,119.00 |
| 73 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 350,605.00 |
| 74 | Manmade filaments | 54 | R 331,496.00 |
| 75 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 320,720.00 |
| 76 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 316,192.00 |
| 77 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 315,537.00 |
| 78 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 37 | R 237,118.00 |
| 79 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 224,486.00 |
| 80 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 207,736.00 |
| 81 | Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes | 14 | R 184,960.00 |
| 82 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 165,976.00 |
| 83 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 159,346.00 |
| 84 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 140,386.00 |
| 85 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18 | R 140,273.00 |
| 86 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 136,782.00 |
| 87 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 09 | R 134,612.00 |
| 88 | Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc | 06 | R 120,000.00 |
| 89 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 110,443.00 |
| 90 | Pharmaceutical products | 30 | R 68,800.00 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 91 | R 67,346.00 |
| 92 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 59,223.00 |
| 93 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 57 | R 50,420.00 |
| 94 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 44,185.00 |
| 95 | Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc | 58 | R 39,637.00 |
| 96 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 38,429.00 |
| 97 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 27,153.00 |
| 98 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 24,030.00 |
| 99 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 23,451.00 |
| 100 | Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes | 03 | R 20,100.00 |
| 101 | Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric | 59 | R 18,732.00 |
| 102 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 17,305.00 |
| 103 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 10,889.00 |
| 104 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 10,427.00 |
| 105 | Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques | 97 | R 8,003.00 |
| 106 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 7,534.00 |
| 107 | Nickel and articles thereof | 75 | R 6,143.00 |
| 108 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 5,703.00 |
| 109 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 5,598.00 |
| 110 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 5,253.00 |
| 111 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 3,779.00 |
| 112 | Cork and articles of cork | 45 | R 3,639.00 |
| 113 | Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. | 46 | R 3,631.00 |
| 114 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 3,600.00 |
| 115 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 1,943.00 |
| 116 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 91 | R 1,800.00 |
| 117 | Products of animal origin, nes | 05 | R 1,394.00 |
| 118 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 1,267.00 |
| 119 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 1,200.00 |
| 120 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 1,180.00 |
| 121 | Manmade staple fibres | 55 | R 949.00 |
| 122 | Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric | 53 | R 679.00 |
| 123 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 550.00 |
| 124 | Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes | 13 | R 500.00 |
| 125 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 487.00 |
| 126 | Cotton | 52 | R 427.00 |
| # | Description | Chapter | Amount |
| # | Description | Chapter | Amount in Rands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Trade | 00 | R 1,598,134,544.00 |
| 2 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 595,380,655.00 |
| 3 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 212,818,825.00 |
| 4 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 147,149,504.00 |
| 5 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 130,072,415.00 |
| 6 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 79,144,949.00 |
| 7 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 42,180,047.00 |
| 8 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 40,866,027.00 |
| 9 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 37,119,184.00 |
| 10 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 27,334,133.00 |
| 11 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 18,338,851.00 |
| 12 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 15,194,722.00 |
| 13 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 14,732,258.00 |
| 14 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 13,182,221.00 |
| 15 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 12,512,342.00 |
| 16 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 11,687,154.00 |
| 17 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 11,651,763.00 |
| 18 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 10,365,505.00 |
| 19 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 10,317,852.00 |
| 20 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 10,171,415.00 |
| 21 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 9,986,913.00 |
| 22 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 9,001,669.00 |
| 23 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 8,138,114.00 |
| 24 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 8,030,670.00 |
| 25 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 7,914,025.00 |
| 26 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 7,139,728.00 |
| 27 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 7,127,152.00 |
| 28 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 6,908,275.00 |
| 29 | Meat and edible meat offal | 02 | R 6,816,517.00 |
| 30 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 6,167,454.00 |
| 31 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 5,631,935.00 |
| 32 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 5,529,681.00 |
| 33 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 4,723,912.00 |
| 34 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 4,584,453.00 |
| 35 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 4,449,894.00 |
| 36 | Cereals | 10 | R 4,288,989.00 |
| 37 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 3,622,640.00 |
| 38 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 3,532,596.00 |
| 39 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 3,254,732.00 |
| 40 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 2,676,274.00 |
| 41 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 2,490,525.00 |
| 42 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 2,303,625.00 |
| 43 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 2,142,140.00 |
| 44 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 2,060,375.00 |
| 45 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 1,836,203.00 |
| 46 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 1,626,613.00 |
| 47 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 1,504,071.00 |
| 48 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 1,460,241.00 |
| 49 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 1,386,793.00 |
| 50 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 1,371,826.00 |
| 51 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 1,337,011.00 |
| 52 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 1,286,447.00 |
| 53 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 1,143,326.00 |
| 54 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 956,244.00 |
| 55 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 817,622.00 |
| 56 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 793,504.00 |
| 57 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 705,899.00 |
| 58 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 691,590.00 |
| 59 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 679,671.00 |
| 60 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 611,385.00 |
| 61 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 608,522.00 |
| 62 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 569,247.00 |
| 63 | Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes | 13 | R 553,860.00 |
| 64 | Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric | 59 | R 548,142.00 |
| 65 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 536,942.00 |
| 66 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 520,112.00 |
| 67 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 493,793.00 |
| 68 | Pharmaceutical products | 30 | R 472,186.00 |
| 69 | Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc | 06 | R 461,872.00 |
| 70 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 453,826.00 |
| 71 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 438,943.00 |
| 72 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 437,700.00 |
| 73 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 380,140.00 |
| 74 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 346,400.00 |
| 75 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 337,454.00 |
| 76 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 279,918.00 |
| 77 | Manmade filaments | 54 | R 275,931.00 |
| 78 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 254,314.00 |
| 79 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 252,880.00 |
| 80 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 37 | R 250,398.00 |
| 81 | Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc | 06 | R 191,246.00 |
| 82 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 09 | R 189,981.00 |
| 83 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 182,894.00 |
| 84 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 182,183.00 |
| 85 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 173,809.00 |
| 86 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 157,890.00 |
| 87 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 155,798.00 |
| 88 | Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes | 16 | R 145,403.00 |
| 89 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 140,947.00 |
| 90 | Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes | 14 | R 108,800.00 |
| 91 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 105,955.00 |
| 92 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 105,816.00 |
| 93 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 41 | R 95,130.00 |
| 94 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 80,079.00 |
| 95 | Cotton | 52 | R 69,101.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 68,315.00 |
| 97 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 66,855.00 |
| 98 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 60,526.00 |
| 99 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 59,319.00 |
| 100 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 53,405.00 |
| 101 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 51,050.00 |
| 102 | Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes | 03 | R 47,850.00 |
| 103 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 47,574.00 |
| 104 | Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc | 58 | R 28,665.00 |
| 105 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18 | R 26,625.00 |
| 106 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 23,649.00 |
| 107 | Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc | 66 | R 13,505.00 |
| 108 | Cereals | 10 | R 13,209.00 |
| 109 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 57 | R 9,262.00 |
| 110 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 9,130.00 |
| 111 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 7,197.00 |
| 112 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 91 | R 7,027.00 |
| 113 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 6,542.00 |
| 114 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 6,248.00 |
| 115 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 5,662.00 |
| 116 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 4,428.00 |
| 117 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 4,374.00 |
| 118 | Cork and articles of cork | 45 | R 1,908.00 |
| 119 | Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair | 67 | R 1,379.00 |
| 120 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 1,260.00 |
| 121 | Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques | 97 | R 700.00 |
| 122 | Products of animal origin, nes | 05 | R 333.00 |
| 123 | Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes | 14 | R 200.00 |
| 124 | Musical instruments, parts and accessories | 92 | R 179.00 |
| # | Description | Chapter | Amount |
| # | Description | Chapter | Amount in Rands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Trade | 00 | R 1,087,845,014.00 |
| 2 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 225,975,746.00 |
| 3 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 176,945,076.00 |
| 4 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 156,008,798.00 |
| 5 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 74,262,824.00 |
| 6 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc | 27 | R 45,291,698.00 |
| 7 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 36,916,816.00 |
| 8 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 33,191,930.00 |
| 9 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc | 84 | R 29,387,629.00 |
| 10 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 23,637,036.00 |
| 11 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 22,207,559.00 |
| 12 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 20,798,403.00 |
| 13 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 13,842,704.00 |
| 14 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 13,817,212.00 |
| 15 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 13,182,822.00 |
| 16 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 11,362,273.00 |
| 17 | Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries | 33 | R 11,123,933.00 |
| 18 | Cereals | 10 | R 9,252,121.00 |
| 19 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 8,607,577.00 |
| 20 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | 19 | R 8,166,271.00 |
| 21 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 7,172,169.00 |
| 22 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 6,986,038.00 |
| 23 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 6,778,961.00 |
| 24 | Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | 44 | R 6,520,769.00 |
| 25 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 38 | R 6,445,738.00 |
| 26 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 6,046,421.00 |
| 27 | Plastics and articles thereof | 39 | R 5,967,725.00 |
| 28 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 5,859,127.00 |
| 29 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 5,653,219.00 |
| 30 | Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | 48 | R 5,484,102.00 |
| 31 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 4,875,742.00 |
| 32 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 4,604,083.00 |
| 33 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 4,548,735.00 |
| 34 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | 11 | R 4,353,982.00 |
| 35 | Articles of iron or steel | 73 | R 4,274,916.00 |
| 36 | Organic chemicals | 29 | R 4,139,227.00 |
| 37 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 3,996,109.00 |
| 38 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 3,981,040.00 |
| 39 | Meat and edible meat offal | 02 | R 3,967,425.00 |
| 40 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 3,930,082.00 |
| 41 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes | 28 | R 3,101,122.00 |
| 42 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 2,967,609.00 |
| 43 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 2,927,931.00 |
| 44 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 2,862,059.00 |
| 45 | Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes | 12 | R 2,791,584.00 |
| 46 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 2,476,123.00 |
| 47 | Cereals | 10 | R 2,462,216.00 |
| 48 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 2,432,718.00 |
| 49 | Electrical, electronic equipment | 85 | R 2,375,710.00 |
| 50 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 2,245,535.00 |
| 51 | Vehicles other than railway, tramway | 87 | R 2,172,675.00 |
| 52 | Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric | 59 | R 1,355,930.00 |
| 53 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 1,322,479.00 |
| 54 | Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus | 90 | R 1,283,261.00 |
| 55 | Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | 34 | R 1,271,842.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 1,071,001.00 |
| 57 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 1,063,093.00 |
| 58 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 911,187.00 |
| 59 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 22 | R 872,504.00 |
| 60 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 850,340.00 |
| 61 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 802,265.00 |
| 62 | Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes | 04 | R 787,271.00 |
| 63 | Iron and steel | 72 | R 723,633.00 |
| 64 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 642,624.00 |
| 65 | Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | 86 | R 627,926.00 |
| 66 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 451,593.00 |
| 67 | Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc | 06 | R 421,106.00 |
| 68 | Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet | 62 | R 386,654.00 |
| 69 | Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc | 15 | R 353,362.00 |
| 70 | Copper and articles thereof | 74 | R 344,636.00 |
| 71 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 299,767.00 |
| 72 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 263,989.00 |
| 73 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 259,737.00 |
| 74 | Rubber and articles thereof | 40 | R 245,976.00 |
| 75 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 238,003.00 |
| 76 | Pharmaceutical products | 30 | R 234,497.00 |
| 77 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 233,377.00 |
| 78 | Aluminium and articles thereof | 76 | R 231,856.00 |
| 79 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 07 | R 214,485.00 |
| 80 | Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc | 66 | R 204,494.00 |
| 81 | Ships, boats and other floating structures | 89 | R 200,000.00 |
| 82 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 21 | R 198,742.00 |
| 83 | Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof | 64 | R 171,776.00 |
| 84 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc | 32 | R 112,932.00 |
| 85 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 85,660.00 |
| 86 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 78,006.00 |
| 87 | Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | 23 | R 74,247.00 |
| 88 | Fertilizers | 31 | R 67,641.00 |
| 89 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc | 56 | R 66,261.00 |
| 90 | Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal | 82 | R 63,881.00 |
| 91 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 37 | R 53,768.00 |
| 92 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 57 | R 43,266.00 |
| 93 | Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | 08 | R 36,780.00 |
| 94 | Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods | 42 | R 29,419.00 |
| 95 | Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof | 43 | R 26,118.00 |
| 96 | Ceramic products | 69 | R 22,457.00 |
| 97 | Toys, games, sports requisites | 95 | R 17,140.00 |
| 98 | Cork and articles of cork | 45 | R 16,986.00 |
| 99 | Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings | 94 | R 13,770.00 |
| 100 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 96 | R 12,887.00 |
| 101 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc | 49 | R 12,160.00 |
| 102 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc | 63 | R 11,878.00 |
| 103 | Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc | 58 | R 11,467.00 |
| 104 | Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet | 61 | R 10,368.00 |
| 105 | Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles | 68 | R 9,993.00 |
| 106 | Manmade filaments | 54 | R 6,919.00 |
| 107 | Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes | 35 | R 6,825.00 |
| 108 | Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes | 16 | R 6,216.00 |
| 109 | Headgear and parts thereof | 65 | R 4,591.00 |
| 110 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 91 | R 4,471.00 |
| 111 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 83 | R 4,000.00 |
| 112 | Glass and glassware | 70 | R 3,320.00 |
| 113 | Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. | 46 | R 3,205.00 |
| 114 | Musical instruments, parts and accessories | 92 | R 3,014.00 |
| 115 | Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations | 20 | R 2,250.00 |
| 116 | Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair | 67 | R 2,193.00 |
| 117 | Coffee, tea, mate and spices | 09 | R 1,184.00 |
| 118 | Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes | 16 | R 540.00 |
| 119 | Cotton | 52 | R 241.00 |
| 120 | Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc. | 46 | R 138.00 |
| 121 | Zinc and articles thereof | 79 | R 57.00 |
| 122 | Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | 25 | R 29.00 |
| 123 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 17 | R 10.00 |
| # | Description | Chapter | Amount |
Trade Blocs
Democratic Republic of the Congo belongs to the following Trade Blocs
Physical Address 791 Schoeman Street, , Arcadia, 0083
Postal Address
, , Sunnyside,
Tel no
012 344 6475/6
Email
-
Physical Address No 77 Avenue Ngongo Lutete, Gombe, Kinshasa,
Postal Address
, , Kinshasa 1,
Tel no
+ 243 81 55 66586
Email
rsaembassydrc@gmail.com
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Visa Required: Yes Period/Purpose: Visa Fee: Yes Visa Issuing Authority: Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo 791 Schoeman Street Tel 012-3446475/6 Fax 012-3444054 Compulsory Vaccination Requirement(s): Yellow Fever if coming from endemic country or travelled through an endemic country & Cholera Recommended Vaccination Requirement(s): Hepatitus A & Tetanus, Typhoid, Polio & Meningitis |
Ports of entry and Airports
| Port Name | Code |
|---|---|
| Ango-Ango | ANG |
| Banana | BNW |
| Bandundu | FDU |
| Basankusu | BSU |
| Basongo | BAN |
| Beni | BNC |
| Boende | BNB |
| Boma | BOA |
| Bukavu | BKY |
| Bumba | BMB |
| Bunia | BUX |
| Buta | BZU |
| Dili | DIC |
| Gandajika | GDJ |
| Gbadolite | BDT |
| Gemena | GMA |
| Goma | GOM |
| Idiofa | IDF |
| Ikela | IKL |
| Ilebo | PFR |
| Inongo | INO |
| Isiro | IRP |
| Kabalo | KBO |
| Kabalo | KBO |
| Kabinda | KBN |
| Kabinda | KBN |
| Kalemie | FMI |
| Kalima | KLY |
| Kamina | KMN |
| Kananga | KGA |
| Kaniama | KNM |
| Kapanga | KAP |
| Kasenga | KEC |
| Kasongo Lunda | KGN |
| Kikwit | KKW |
| Kilwa | KIL |
| Kindu | KND |
| Kinshasa | FIH |
| Kiri | KRZ |
| Kisangani | FKI |
| Kolwezi | KWZ |
| Kongolo | KOO |
| Kota Koli | KLI |
| Libenge | LIE |
| Lisala | LIQ |
| Lodja | LJA |
| Lubumbashi | FBM |
| Luiza | LZA |
| Luozi | LZI |
| Lusambo | LBO |
| Lusanga | LUS |
| Makala | MKL |
| Manono | MNO |
| Masi Manimba | MSM |
| Matadi | MAT |
| Mbandaka | MDK |
| Mbuji Mayi | MJM |
| Moanda | MNB |
| Moba | BDV |
| Mweka | MEW |
| N'dolo | NLO |
| Nioki | NIO |
| Nkolo | NKL |
| Punia | PUN |
| Pweto | PWO |
| Tshikapa | TSH |
| Uvira | UVI |
| Yangambi | YAN |
| Port Name | Code |
| Airport Name | City | IATA Code |
|---|---|---|
| Bandundu | Bandoundu | FDU |
| Basango Mboliasa Airport | Kiri | KRZ |
| Basankusu Airport | Basankusu | BSU |
| Boma Airport | Boma | BOA |
| Bukavu Kavumu | Bukavu/kavumu | BKY |
| Bunia | Bunia | BUX |
| Buta Zega | Buta Zega | |
| Gbadolite | Gbadolite | BDT |
| Gemena | Gemena | GMA |
| Goma | Goma | GOM |
| Ilebo Airport | Ilebo | PFR |
| Inongo Airport | Inongo | INO |
| Kalemie | Kalemie | FMI |
| Kamina Base | Kamina Base | KMN |
| Kananga | Kananga | KGA |
| Kasongo Lunda | Kasongo | KGN |
| Kikwit | Kikwit | KKW |
| Kindu | Kindu | KND |
| Kisangani Simisini | Kisangani | FKI |
| Kitona Base | Kitona Base | |
| Kolwezi | Kolwezi | KWZ |
| Kotakoli | Kotakoli | |
| Lisala | Lisala | LIQ |
| Lodja Airport | Lodja | LJA |
| Lubumbashi Intl | Lubumashi | FBM |
| Matari | Isiro | IRP |
| Mbandaka | Mbandaka | MDK |
| Mbuji Mayi | Mbuji-mayi | MJM |
| Muanda | Muanda | MNB |
| Ndjili Intl | Kinshasa | FIH |
| Ndolo | Kinshasa | NLO |
| Nioki Airport | Nioki | NIO |
| Ouesso | Ouesso | OUE |
| Owando | Owando | FTX |
| Tshikapa Airport | Tshikapa | TSH |
| Tshimpi Airport | Matadi | MAT |
| Airport Name | City | IATA Code |
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