Russian trade with Tanzania in 2014
April 02, 2016
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Tanzania in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Tanzania
In 2014, Russia’s trade with Tanzania was $154,317,757, down 8.29% ($13,945,786) from 2013.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2014 totaled $103,945,940, up 3.89% ($3,896,466) from 2013.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2014 were $50,371,817, down 26.16% ($17,842,252) from 2013.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in 2014 was $53,574,123, a 68.28% increase ($21,738,718) over 2013.
Tanzania was Russia’s 105th largest trading partner in 2014 (down from 102nd in 2013), accounting for 0.0197% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0200% in 2013).
Tanzania was Russia’s 96th largest export market in 2014 (up from 97th in 2013), accounting for 0.0209% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0190% in 2013).
Tanzania was Russia’s 92nd largest supplier in 2014 (down from 88th in 2013), accounting for 0.0176% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0217% in 2013).
Russia’s Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 84.97% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (64.63% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.27% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (30.52% in 2013);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.35% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (2.68% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.26% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (1.55% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $23,196,267;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,875,081;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $984,304;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $859,801;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $482,248.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $25,365,089.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 591,724 | 0.57 | 609,180 | -2.87 |
| 10 | Cereals | 86,697,640 | 83.41 | 63,501,373 | 36.53 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,036,242 | 1.00 | 553,994 | 87.05 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 2,012,600 | 1.94 | 1,028,296 | 95.72 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,512,792 | 2.42 | 1,652,991 | 52.01 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 711,323 | 0.68 | 405,037 | 75.62 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 4,760,489 | 4.58 | 30,125,578 | -84.20 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,063 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 20 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,428,264 | 4.26 | 1,553,183 | 185.11 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 18 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,023 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 79,016 | 0.08 | 16,962 | 365.84 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 245 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 49,850 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 44 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 256,065 | 0.25 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 746 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 109 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 747,051 | 0.72 | 441,402 | 69.25 |
| 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 | 29,179 | 0.03 | 84,089 | -65.30 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 0 | 0.00 | 19,859 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,036 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 41,599 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 17,028 | 0.02 | 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 | 875 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 7,521 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 21 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 15 887 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.89% of Russia’s total imports from Tanzania (99.97% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $1,337,408.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $17,575,848;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $1,116,067;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $605,723.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 17,295 | 0.03 | 4,287 | 303.43 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 24,295 | 0.05 | 20,185 | 20.36 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 86,319 | 0.17 | 15,825 | 445.46 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 413,050 | 0.82 | 1,018,773 | -59.46 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 10,131,780 | 20.11 | 11,247,847 | -9.92 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 2,060,252 | 4.09 | 722,844 | 185.02 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 1,621 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 37,584,867 | 74.61 | 55,160,715 | -31.86 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0 | 0.00 | 8,069 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 7,466 | 0.01 | 13,643 | -45.28 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 1,126 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,771 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 260 | -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 | 21,852 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 330 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 21,289 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 124 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |