Russian trade with Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia's Trade with Tanzania
In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Tanzania totaled $40,786,678, up 6.04% ($2,323,806) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $32,964,335, up 6.23% ($1,932,530) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $7,822,343, up 5.27% ($391,276) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade surplus with Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $25,141,992, a 6.53% increase ($1,541,254) over the 1st quarter of 2015.
Tanzania was Russia's 100th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 99th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0419% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.0291% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Tanzania was Russia's 89th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 91st in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0537% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0344% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Tanzania was Russia's 94th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 98th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0218% of Russia's total imports (up from 0.0177% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 76.31% of Russia's total exports to Tanzania (81.16% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.85% of Russia's total exports to Tanzania (5.69% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.84% of Russia's total exports to Tanzania (8.58% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.54% of Russia's total exports to Tanzania (1.91% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.33% of Russia's total exports to Tanzania (2.45% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $3,048,372;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $678,866;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $508,408.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,237,425;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $592,472;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $368,723;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $113,097.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export in Q1 2016 |
Percent change in Q1 2016 over Q1 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Cereals | 25,093,192 | 76.12 | 0.33 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,710 | 0.01 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 61,690 | 0.19 | -64.71 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 508,408 | 1.54 | ∞ |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
31 | Fertilizers | 3,243,952 | 9.84 | 26.47 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 43 | 0.00 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 75,183 | 0.23 | 188.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 364,074 | 1.10 | -50.32 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 506 | 0.00 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,576,095 | 10.85 | 577.65 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 33,778 | 0.10 | ∞ |
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 | 5,704 | 0.02 | -77.85 |
Russia's Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) 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 (100.00% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,349,388.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Tanzania in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $635,684;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $350,736.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import in Q1 2016 |
Percent change in Q1 2016 over Q1 2015 |
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01 | Live animals | 1,217 | 0.02 | ∞ |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 9,668 | 0.12 | 94.41 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,453 | 0.03 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,651,875 | 21.12 | -27.79 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 53,056 | 0.68 | -86.86 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 6,082,637 | 77.76 | 28.51 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 14,871 | 0.19 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 697 | 0.01 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 5,869 | 0.08 | ∞ |