Congo
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For further information about the Congo market, please
consult the Country
Commercial Guide.
For additional descriptive information, please see:
ICT
Channels of Distribution. For further information of the definitions of the channels of distribution, please click
here. The following are known ICT sales channels.
They may or may not be available in all markets
| http://www.herbison.coml |
Herbison Consulting's list of ISPs |
| http://www.atoncongo.cd |
Aton Congo, Attn: Willy D. Manzambi, Managing
Director, Mob. + 243 99 17959, EMail: anzambi@atoncongo.cd
, Tél. + 243 81 514 11 10, + 243 99 81102, + 243 99 17 959, Email: info@atoncongo.cd |
| http://www.ic.cd/ |
IC, 87, avenue de l'Equateur Kinshasa - Gombe |
| http://www.nsrc.org/ |
The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), a non-profit organization, has been involved for the past decade with the
deployment and integration of appropriate networking technology in Algeria.
Note that some of the posted information is old, perhaps even historic by now. But it has been archived here to help document
the evolution of the global infrastructure - when the first points of connectivity were established, and subsequent developments
leading up to the current state of the network within a particular country or region. |
Current Tariffs and Taxes on Computer Hardware and Software
can be found at: http://web.ita.doc.gov/.
The Congo is a member of Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
http://www.comesa.int/. The COMESA member countries are: Angola, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
There is little duty charged on intra-regional transfers and some members enjoy
special status with the EEC and/or other trading groups.
Intellectual property theoretically enjoys full legal
protection in Congo, but enforcement of IPR regulations is virtually
non-existent. Congo is a member of the world intellectual property organization
(WIPO) and the Paris convention for the protection of industrial property
(patents and trademarks). As such, foreign patent-holders are granted the same
protection in Congo as those guaranteed to Congolese citizens. Patents are
granted for a period of 20 years after the date of application.
There is no examination for novelty and provisions for
compulsory licensing or conditions of use. Patents of importation are also
issued based on a foreign patent and its duration, but not exceeding 20 years.
Trademark registrations are granted after filing applications; they are
available for 20-year periods and are renewable for similar periods. Trademarks
may be cancelled if they are not used within three years after initial
application. International franchises operate comfortably in Congo within the
protection granted by the state. Both Congo and the United States are members of
the Bern convention for the protection of literary and artistic works which
guarantees equal protection to copyright holders from other Bern convention
countries. A national society of editors, composers, and authors (Soneca)
oversees copyright protection due to artists under Congolese law, but it is a
private organization without official powers. Industrial property issues are
handled by the ministry for national economy; intellectual property by the
ministry of information and culture.
Congo’s collapsed economy and low industrial base minimizes
the scope for pirating most intellectual property. However, the potential is
there in the medium-term for the pirating of books, sound recordings, and visual
media. Privately owned television stations in Kinshasa routinely broadcast U.S.
films apparently without securing exhibition rights from the owners. Congo’s
legal system and public administration are ill-equipped to enforce intellectual
property regulations.
The government is also unable to prevent most pirated goods
from being imported into the country or their subsequent distribution and
sale.
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Additional information on how to prepare for and select an international trade
show can be found at http://www.exportmichigan.biz/.
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http://www.tscentral.com/
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This site provides an extensive trade show directory with
detailed information on 30,000 international and domestic trade shows, conferences and
seminars. You can search by show name, show type, industry, city, country, and start &
end dates of the show. Some events have the option to have more information sent to the
user and have on-line event registration. |
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http://www.techweb.com/calendar
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Techweb’s calendar is focused on information technology
and provides access to information on 2,000 plus technology related events which may be
searched by key word or by industry. There is detailed information on each event.
Additional information concerning computer related trade shows can be found here. |
Computers & Peripherals
|
HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
847330
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS
THEREOF, MAGNETIC OR OPTICAL READERS, TRANSCRIBING MACHINES, ETC., NESOI |
69,164 |
184,126 |
278,058 |
51.0% |
847150
PROCESSING UNITS OTHER THAN THOSE OF 8471.41 AND 8471.49, N.E.S.O.I. |
714,394 |
31,149 |
247,605 |
694.9% |
847130
PORTABLE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES, WEIGHT NOT MORE THAN 10 KG,
CONSISTING OF AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, KEYBOARD & A DISPLAY |
19,690 |
39,576 |
172,910 |
336.9% |
847180
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
1,944,430 |
60,191 |
130,693 |
117.1% |
847141
ADP MACHINES COMPRISING IN SAME HOUSING AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING
UNIT AND AN INPUT AND OUTPUT UNIT, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED, N.E.S.O.I. |
47,621 |
31,358 |
77,584 |
147.4% |
847149
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF PRESENTED IN THE
FORM OF SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
328,904 |
265,478 |
73,648 |
-72.3% |
847190
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNTS THEREOF; MAGNETIC/OPTICAL READERS, MACH
FOR TRANSCRIBING DATA TO DATA MEDIA IN CODED FORM & MACH FOR PROC DATA,
NESOI |
2,520 |
12,045 |
49,245 |
308.8% |
847170
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING STORAGE UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
0 |
19,250 |
45,000 |
133.8% |
847160
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INPUT OR OUTPUT UNITS, WHETHER OR NOT
CONTAINING STORAGE UNITS IN THE SAME HOUSING, N.E.S.O.I. |
124,273 |
15,504 |
30,685 |
97.9% |
847110
ANALOG OR HYBRID AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES |
47,300 |
2,716 |
0 |
-100.0% |
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3,298,296 |
661,393 |
1,105,428 |
67.1% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
Telecommunications Equipment
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HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
851769
OTHER APPARATUS FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR
REGENERATION OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
1,072,159 |
N/A |
851762
MACHINES FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR REGENERATION
OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, INCLUDING SWITCHING AND ROUTING
APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
612,484 |
N/A |
851718
TELEPHONE SETS, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
392,840 |
N/A |
851770
PARTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
24,305 |
N/A |
851761
BASE STATIONS |
0 |
0 |
23,445 |
N/A |
851721
FACSIMILE MACHINES |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
851711
LINE TELEPHONE SETS WITH CORDLESS HANDSETS |
0 |
3,450 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851790
PARTS OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR LINE TELEPHONY OR TELEGRAPHY,
INCLUDING PARTS OF SUCH APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS |
0 |
345,763 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851730
TELEPHONIC OR TELEGRAPHIC SWITCHING APPARATUS |
93,990 |
422,285 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851719
VIDEOPHONES & OTHER TELEPHONE SETS, N.E.S.O.I. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
851780
ELECTRICAL TELEPHONIC AND TELEGRAPHIC LINE APPARATUS, N.E.S.O.I. |
0 |
14,005 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851750
ELECTRICAL TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS
OR FOR DIGITAL LINE SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
550,897 |
884,971 |
0 |
-100.0% |
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644,887 |
1,670,474 |
2,125,233 |
27.2% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
http://www.intracen.org/
Source: The International Trade Centre is the joint agency of the World Trade
Organization and the United Nations.
Revised:
November 08, 2008
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