Russian trade with Tanzania in 2011
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Tanzania
In 2011, Russia’s trade with Tanzania totaled $152,457,448, up 69.09% ($62,296,046) from 2010.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2011 totaled $102,548,216, up 109.38% ($53,571,895) from 2010.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2011 totaled $49,909,232, up 21.18% ($8,724,151) from 2010.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in 2011 was $52,638,984, a 575.62% increase ($44,847,744) over 2010.
Tanzania was Russia’s 107th largest trading partner in 2011 (up from 112th in 2010), accounting for 0.0185% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0144% in 2010).
Tanzania was Russia’s 95th largest export market in 2011 (up from 103rd in 2010), accounting for 0.0198% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0123% in 2010).
Tanzania was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in 2011 (down from 93rd in 2010), accounting for 0.0163% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0180% in 2010).
Russia’s Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 47.34% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (72.01% in 2010);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 26.67% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (21.85% in 2010);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 20.19% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (0.34% in 2010);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.16% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (0.04% in 2010);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.25% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (5.57% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $20,507,752;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $16,430,752;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $13,073,214;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,660,728;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $574,649;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $389,142.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $418,666.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Cereals | 48,129,001 | 46.93 | 35,055,787 | 37.29 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 416,583 | 0.41 | 213,974 | 94.69 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 389,142 | 0.38 | 0 | ∞ |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 271,399 | 0.26 | 18,800 | 1,343.61 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 85,022 | -100.00 |
31 | Fertilizers | 27,027,553 | 26.36 | 10,596,801 | 155.05 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 7,468 | 0.01 | 331 | 2,156.19 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 44,059 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 288 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,311,002 | 2.25 | 2,729,668 | -15.34 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 119 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 603 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 701 | -100.00 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 217 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 4 | 0.00 | 6,321 | -99.94 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 446 | 0.00 | 812 | -45.07 |
72 | Iron and steel | 2,660,728 | 2.59 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,512 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 574,649 | 0.56 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 18,019 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 20,675,898 | 20.16 | 168,146 | 12,196.40 |
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 | 6,180 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,548 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 23,752 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 81,000 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 4,004 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.73% of Russia’s total imports from Tanzania (99.39% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $5,997,066;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $2,632,230;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $263,523.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 3,060 | 0.01 | 8,661 | -64.67 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 8,769 | 0.02 | 9,934 | -11.73 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 138,808 | 0.28 | 85,351 | 62.63 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 3,343 | 0.01 | 103,353 | -96.77 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 8,125,185 | 16.28 | 5,492,955 | 47.92 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 705,767 | 1.41 | 442,244 | 59.59 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 40,787,076 | 81.72 | 34,790,010 | 17.24 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 272 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,442 | 0.01 | 1,161 | 282.60 |
52 | Cotton | 160 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,670 | -100.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 945 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
69 | Ceramic products | 227 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 122,036 | 0.24 | 249,186 | -51.03 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 4,769 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 284 | -100.00 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 586 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 4,059 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |