Russian trade with Tanzania in 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Tanzania
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Tanzania was $127,696,668, down 8.01% ($11,112,842) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2016 were $79,147,616, down 13.42% ($12,268,924) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2016 totaled $48,549,052, up 2.44% ($1,156,082) from 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in 2016 was $30,598,564, a 30.50% decrease ($13,425,006) over 2015.
Tanzania was Russia’s 108th largest trading partner in 2016 (down from 106th in 2015), accounting for 0.0273% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0264% in 2015).
Tanzania was Russia’s 96th largest export market in 2016 (up from 101st in 2015), accounting for 0.0277% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0266% in 2015).
Tanzania was Russia’s 92nd largest supplier in 2016 (up from 94th in 2015), accounting for 0.0266% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0259% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 81.39% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (74.31% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.19% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (7.84% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.60% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (5.06% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.48% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (5.95% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.96% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (2.80% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.36% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (3.82% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2016 over 2015 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 $630,748;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $466,535;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $313,850.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $3,844,885;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,621,531;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,319,265;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,965,792;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $807,602;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $629,295;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $595,417;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $405,978;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $266,300.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 313,850 | 0.40 | 0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 62,879,684 | 79.45 | 66,724,569 | -5.76 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 48,504 | -100.00 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,710 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,223,506 | 1.55 | 1,162,911 | 5.21 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 59,083 | 0.07 | 654,500 | -90.97 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,494,632 | 1.89 | 1,900,610 | -21.36 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 562,553 | 0.71 | 96,018 | 485.88 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 14,596 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
31 | Fertilizers | 5,093,150 | 6.44 | 7,058,942 | -27.85 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,733 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 40 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 14,712 | 0.02 | 13,004 | 13.13 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,160 | 0.00 | 23 | 4,943.48 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 122,723 | 0.16 | 155,333 | -20.99 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,098,771 | 6.44 | 4,468,023 | 14.12 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 2,430 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 1,611 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,076 | 0.00 | 2,160 | -50.19 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 660 | 0.00 | 174,652 | -99.62 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 620 | 0.00 | 1,323 | -53.14 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 373 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 24,780 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 429,823 | 0.54 | 1,237,425 | -65.26 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 30,779 | 0.04 | 3,567 | 762.88 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,494,259 | 1.89 | 4,115,790 | -63.69 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 36 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 81,444 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 8,176 | 0.01 | 384 | 2,029.17 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 37 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 135,025 | 0.17 | 401,325 | -66.36 |
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 | 50,757 | 0.06 | 38,809 | 30.79 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 97,535 | 0.12 | 2,416,800 | -95.96 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,033 | 0.00 | 632,328 | -99.52 |
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 | 11,104 | 0.01 | 352 | 3,054.55 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 182 | 0.00 | 161 | 13.04 |
Russia’s Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.95% of Russia’s total imports from Tanzania (99.95% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,945,235;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $173,769.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $815,600.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 1,217 | 0.00 | 11,039 | -88.98 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 25,546 | 0.05 | 23,105 | 10.56 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 100 | 0.00 | 1,652 | -93.95 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 487,661 | 1.00 | 623,606 | -21.80 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 10,499,806 | 21.63 | 11,315,406 | -7.21 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 2,119,003 | 4.36 | 1,945,234 | 8.93 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 35,393,790 | 72.90 | 33,448,555 | 5.82 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 10,343 | -100.00 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 14,871 | 0.03 | 9,212 | 61.43 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 697 | 0.00 | 4,709 | -85.20 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 5,869 | 0.01 | 109 | 5,284.40 |
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 | 492 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |