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Russian trade with Tanzania in 2011

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Tanzania in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

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 $418,666.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
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 35,055,78737.29
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 416,583 0.41 213,97494.69
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 18,8001,343.61
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 85,022-100.00
31 Fertilizers 27,027,553 26.36 10,596,801155.05
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,468 0.01 3312,156.19
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 20.16 168,14612,196.40
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.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2011 by product groups
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 85,35162.63
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 5,492,95547.92
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 705,767 1.41 442,24459.59
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 40,787,076 81.72 34,790,01017.24
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 272-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,442 0.01 1,161282.60
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
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia