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Russian trade with Tanzania in 2017

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 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Tanzania

In 2017, Russia’s trade with Tanzania totaled $197,999,114, up 55.05% ($70,302,446) from 2016.

Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2017 totaled $149,831,188, up 89.31% ($70,683,572) from 2016.

Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2017 were $48,167,926, down 0.79% ($381,126) from 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in 2017 was $101,663,262, a 232.25% increase ($71,064,698) over 2016.

Tanzania was Russia’s 101st largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 108th in 2016), accounting for 0.0339% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0273% in 2016).

Tanzania was Russia’s 90th largest export market in 2017 (up from 96th in 2016), accounting for 0.0420% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0277% in 2016).

Tanzania was Russia’s 93rd largest supplier in 2017 (down from 92nd in 2016), accounting for 0.0212% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0266% in 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Tanzania

The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 82.40% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (81.39% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.16% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (7.19% in 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.55% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (1.96% in 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.39% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (0.36% in 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.21% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (6.60% in 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.27% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (2.48% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $59,630,697;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $13,673,679;
  • 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 (HS code 85) - an increase of $1,491,164;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $585,732.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2017 over 2016 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 $3,371,264;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,135,676;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $649,615.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 74,928 0.05 313,850-76.13
10 Cereals 122,510,381 81.77 62,879,68494.83
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 192,341 0.13 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,509 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 107,813 0.07 1,7106,204.85
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 573,891 0.38 1,223,506-53.09
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 245,622 0.16 59,083315.72
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,080,364 1.39 1,494,63239.19
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 801,955 0.54 562,55342.56
29 Organic chemicals 43,759 0.03 14,596199.80
31 Fertilizers 18,766,829 12.53 5,093,150268.47
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 2,733-100.00
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 3,174 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 39,067 0.03 4097,567.50
39 Plastics and articles thereof 59,196 0.04 14,712302.37
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,280 0.00 1,160441.38
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 79,715 0.05 122,723-35.04
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,727,507 1.15 5,098,771-66.12
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 40 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 1,611-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,594 0.00 1,07648.14
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,072 0.00 66062.42
65 Headgear and parts thereof 688 0.00 62010.97
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 429,823-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 51,730 0.03 30,77968.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 358,583 0.24 1,494,259-76.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 36-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 856 0.00 8,176-89.53
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 37-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 240,362 0.16 135,02578.01
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 1,541,921 1.03 50,7572,937.85
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 97,535-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 302,656 0.20 3,0339,878.77
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 88 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 16,267 0.01 11,10446.50
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 182-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Tanzania

The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Tanzania (99.95% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2017 over 2016 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 $1,480,486.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,817,453.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
01 Live animals 0 0.00 1,217-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 29,221 0.06 25,54614.39
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,330 0.00 1001,230.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 431,895 0.90 487,661-11.44
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 10,527,521 21.86 10,499,8060.26
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,599,489 7.47 2,119,00369.87
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 33,576,337 69.71 35,393,790-5.13
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 14,871-100.00
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,380 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 697-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 5,869-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 159 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 0 0.00 492-100.00
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 594 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia