Import from DR Congo: Buying Congolese Coffee, Cocoa, Copper, Cobalt & Timber Safely
Kivu coffee, fine-flavour cocoa, Katanga copper and cobalt, 3T minerals and Congo Basin hardwoods — and how to move them safely to your port.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has extraordinary resources but is hard to buy from without a regional partner. Here is how international buyers import from DR Congo safely.
Agricultural products
- Kivu Arabica coffee — washed Bourbon from Lake Kivu at 1,460–2,000 m: sweet, juicy, red-fruit cups. Robusta from the lowland provinces.
- Congolese cocoa — North Kivu and Ituri cocoa, much of it organic and fine-flavour, popular with bean-to-bar makers.
- Cinchona bark and quinine from the Kivu highlands.
Minerals and metals
- Copper cathodes and cobalt from the Katanga Copperbelt — LME Grade A cathodes, concentrates and cobalt hydroxide (subject to DRC export quotas).
- Tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold — only with ITSCI traceability and CEEC certificates.
Timber
Legal Congo Basin hardwoods — sapele, sipo, iroko, wenge and CITES-permitted afrormosia, with legality documentation for EU, UK and US rules.
Getting goods out
Eastern DRC exports travel through Uganda or Rwanda to Mombasa, where we inspect, consolidate and load. Read our Mombasa logistics guide and the EUDR guide for coffee and cocoa.
Start sourcing
See all Congolese products or send your requirement on the quotation form.
Frequently asked questions
How is Congolese cargo shipped?
Eastern DRC cargo moves by road through Uganda or Rwanda to Mombasa or via the Central Corridor to Dar es Salaam; Katanga minerals go via Zambia to Dar es Salaam, Durban, Walvis Bay or the Lobito Corridor; western DRC ships from Matadi.
Are Congolese minerals conflict-free?
We only facilitate minerals from licensed exporters with ITSCI/ICGLR traceability, CEEC certification and OECD-aligned due diligence.
Why import with ProExporters Kenya?
ProExporters Kenya is your single, accountable partner for importing from Kenya and East Africa — from the first quotation to the bill of lading.
- 10 source countries, one partner — Kenya plus DR Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Burundi, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia.
- Verified, licensed suppliers — auction-registered buyers, KEPHIS-registered packhouses, certified factories and licensed mineral dealers.
- Quality you can check — pre-shipment samples, lab analysis and independent inspection before loading.
- Documents handled — export permits, certificates of origin, phytosanitary, EUDR and due-diligence files.
- Transparent sample pricing — instant calculation and an emailed proforma invoice.
- Fast answers — formal FOB / CIF / DAP quotations, usually within 24 hours.
- Registered company — ProExporters is a brand and trading name of PROTECH CONSULTING, a company registered in Kenya.
