Russian trade in goods with Tanzania in Q3 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Tanzania
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Tanzania was $66,811,666, down 12.20% ($9,281,888) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $59,121,148, up 11.96% ($6,316,458) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $7,690,518, down 66.98% ($15,598,346) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $51,430,630, a 74.25% increase ($21,914,804) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Tanzania was Russia’s 97th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 91st in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0403% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0442% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Tanzania was Russia’s 88th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 90th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0572% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0471% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Tanzania was Russia’s 100th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 86th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0123% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0389% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 86.63% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (90.84% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.86% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (5.44% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.31% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (2.28% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.89% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (1.40% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,963,006;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,386,856;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $614,741;
- 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 $586,827;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $281,574.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $630,528.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 51,032,597 | 86.32 | 47,069,591 | 8.42 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 630,528 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 167,450 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 185,069 | 0.31 | 102,744 | 80.13 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 284,707 | 0.48 | 186,520 | 52.64 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 832,160 | 1.41 | 550,586 | 51.14 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 780,416 | 1.32 | 193,589 | 303.13 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 24,082 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,620 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,267,236 | 5.53 | 2,652,495 | 23.18 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 41 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 19 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 27 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,591 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 171 | 0.00 | 1,134 | -84.92 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 12,002 | 0.02 | 53,414 | -77.53 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,536,595 | 4.29 | 1,149,739 | 120.62 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 27 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 119 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 45 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 136 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 865 | 0.00 | 2,892 | -70.09 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 121 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 68 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 19 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 7,632 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 831 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 49 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 422 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 9,593 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,032 | 0.01 | 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 | 952 | 0.00 | 19,926 | -95.22 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 145,000 | 0.25 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 693 | 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 | 13,149 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 130 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.94% of Russia’s total imports from Tanzania (100.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $160,146.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $15,232,759;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $284,875;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $224,147;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $28,153.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 9,277 | 0.12 | 2,593 | 257.77 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 28,153 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 160,146 | 2.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,609,819 | 20.93 | 1,833,966 | -12.22 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 27,695 | 0.36 | 312,570 | -91.14 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 5,878,823 | 76.44 | 21,111,582 | -72.15 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 4,758 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |