US trade with Congo - Kinshasa in the 3rd quarter of 2017
Published or Updated: Apr 08, 2018
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Congo - Kinshasa in the 3rd quarter of 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Congo - Kinshasa
In the 3rd quarter of 2017, US trade with Congo - Kinshasa was $40.9 million, down 44.01% ($32.1 million) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
US exports to Congo - Kinshasa in the 3rd quarter of 2017 were $9.6 million, down 38.47% ($6.0 million) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
US imports from Congo - Kinshasa in the 3rd quarter of 2017 were $31.3 million, down 45.52% ($26.1 million) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
US trade deficit with Congo - Kinshasa in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $21.6 million, a 48.16% decrease ($20.1 million) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Congo - Kinshasa was the US 152nd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 133rd in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0041% of US total trade (down from 0.0089% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Congo - Kinshasa was the US 169th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 145th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0025% of US total exports (down from 0.0045% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Congo - Kinshasa was the US 114th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 108th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0052% of US total imports (down from 0.0121% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
US Exports to Congo - Kinshasa
The major share of US exports to Congo - Kinshasa in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 46.55% of US total exports to Congo - Kinshasa (36.25% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 25.80% of US total exports to Congo - Kinshasa (18.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.31% of US total exports to Congo - Kinshasa (26.53% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.79% of US total exports to Congo - Kinshasa (11.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.33% of US total exports to Congo - Kinshasa (1.57% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.44% of US total exports to Congo - Kinshasa (0.76% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Congo - Kinshasa in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $0.7 million;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $0.1 million;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $0.1 million;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $0.1 million;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $0.0 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Congo - Kinshasa in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $3.1 million;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $1.7 million;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $0.9 million;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $0.4 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - a decrease of $0.2 million;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $0.2 million;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $0.1 million;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $0.1 million;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $0.1 million;
- Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings (HS code 94) - a decrease of $0.1 million;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $0.1 million;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $0.0 million;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $0.0 million;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $0.0 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in Q3 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 993.4 | 10.31 | 4,101.0 | -75.78 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0.0 | 0.00 | 53.1 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 4.0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 47.9 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.2 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 23.5 | 0.24 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.4 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 6.1 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 0.0 | 0.00 | 17.8 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 34.0 | 0.35 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 240.8 | 2.50 | 1,148.7 | -79.04 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 469.0 | 4.87 | 554.2 | -15.38 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 73.0 | 0.76 | 8.9 | 720.02 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.6 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3.5 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 135.0 | 1.40 | 82.8 | 63.04 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0.0 | 0.00 | 36.8 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 5.4 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 6.0 | 0.06 | 15.0 | -60.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2.7 | 0.03 | 2.6 | 5.88 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,464.1 | 25.58 | 2,900.3 | -15.04 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 7.0 | 0.07 | 48.3 | -85.50 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 54.9 | 0.57 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0.0 | 0.00 | 63.1 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.6 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 15.6 | 0.16 | 37.7 | -58.54 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 130.0 | 1.35 | 121.9 | 6.62 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 63.0 | 0.65 | 69.5 | -9.35 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 13.8 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 11.9 | 0.12 | 2.6 | 351.23 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 3.5 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,632.1 | 27.32 | 1,944.1 | 35.39 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 1,187.4 | 12.33 | 1,276.5 | -6.98 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 418.9 | 4.35 | 571.1 | -26.65 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 95.0 | 0.99 | 1,760.4 | -94.60 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 6.0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 144.9 | 1.50 | 123.2 | 17.64 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.7 | -100.00 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 30.4 | 0.32 | 83.6 | -63.62 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2.8 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3.5 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 366.1 | 3.80 | 525.6 | -30.35 |
US Imports from Congo - Kinshasa
The major share of US imports from Congo - Kinshasa in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 53.69% of US total imports from Congo - Kinshasa (41.33% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 19.49% of US total imports from Congo - Kinshasa (53.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 15.81% of US total imports from Congo - Kinshasa (1.98% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.08% of US total imports from Congo - Kinshasa (1.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.58% of US total imports from Congo - Kinshasa (1.81% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Congo - Kinshasa in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $3.8 million;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $1.0 million;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $0.5 million;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $0.5 million;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $0.4 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Congo - Kinshasa in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $25.0 million;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $7.0 million;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $0.5 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in Q3 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 14.7 | 0.05 | 10.9 | 34.79 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 896.8 | 2.87 | 366.5 | 144.69 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0.0 | 0.00 | 11.7 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 678.4 | 2.17 | 252.8 | 168.36 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.7 | -100.00 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 1,914.8 | 6.12 | 1,416.2 | 35.21 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,178.7 | 13.36 | 29,176.9 | -85.68 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 54.6 | 0.17 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 80.5 | 0.26 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.8 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 23.8 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 493.6 | 1.58 | 1,041.2 | -52.59 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1.1 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 24.3 | 0.08 | 36.4 | -33.41 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 4,944.0 | 15.81 | 1,133.5 | 336.17 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 35.4 | 0.11 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 16,717.6 | 53.47 | 23,715.1 | -29.51 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.1 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 35.4 | 0.11 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.2 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 13.9 | -100.00 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 41.8 | 0.13 | 42.1 | -0.61 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 20.8 | -100.00 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 1,121.5 | 3.59 | 86.4 | 1,198.82 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 11.2 | 0.04 | 43.3 | -74.18 |