Russian trade in goods with Tanzania in Q1 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Tanzania
In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Tanzania was $24,603,656, down 43.84% ($19,207,806) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $18,729,216, down 54.17% ($22,136,607) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $5,874,440, up 99.43% ($2,928,801) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $12,854,776, a 66.10% decrease ($25,065,408) over the 1st quarter of 2018.
Tanzania was Russia’s 113th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 101st in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0156% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0278% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Tanzania was Russia’s 104th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 86th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0179% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0397% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Tanzania was Russia’s 102nd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 115th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0111% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0054% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 76.62% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (91.88% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.31% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (0.51% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.73% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (4.39% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.14% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (1.71% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.01% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (1.48% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,284,111;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $192,261.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $23,216,250;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $595,951;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $486,241;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $293,351.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 14,134,994 | 75.47 | 37,351,244 | -62.16 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 215,914 | 1.15 | 197,129 | 9.53 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 212,585 | 1.14 | 698,826 | -69.58 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 187,286 | 1.00 | 480,637 | -61.03 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,446,711 | 7.72 | 1,254,450 | 15.33 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 320 | -100.00 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 0 | 0.00 | 7,719 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 200 | 0.00 | 49,284 | -99.59 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 87 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 11,806 | 0.06 | 12,556 | -5.97 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,480,877 | 13.25 | 196,766 | 1,160.83 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 53 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 428 | 0.00 | 458 | -6.55 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,000 | 0.01 | 10,524 | -81.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 595,951 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 26,270 | 0.14 | 3,890 | 575.32 |
| 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 | 10,145 | 0.05 | 5,600 | 81.16 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 295 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.96% of Russia’s total imports from Tanzania (99.92% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $3,035,425;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $95,520.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $131,164;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $99,733.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 9,064 | 0.15 | 7,309 | 24.01 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 455 | 0.01 | 100,188 | -99.55 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 95,520 | 1.63 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,019,898 | 17.36 | 1,151,062 | -11.40 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,391 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 54,165 | 0.92 | 53,974 | 0.35 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 10,194 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 505 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 12,656 | 0.22 | 0 | ∞ |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 947 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 4,666,291 | 79.43 | 1,630,866 | 186.12 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,670 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 211 | 0.00 | 2,240 | -90.58 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 473 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |