Russian trade with Tanzania in 2019
February 14, 2020
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Tanzania in 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Tanzania
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Tanzania was $167,866,330, down 24.19% ($53,577,407) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2019 were $131,105,195, down 26.84% ($48,101,026) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2019 were $36,761,135, down 12.97% ($5,476,381) from 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in 2019 was $94,344,060, a 31.12% decrease ($42,624,645) over 2018.
Tanzania was Russia’s 104th largest trading partner in 2019 (down from 98th in 2018), accounting for 0.0252% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0322% in 2018).
Tanzania was Russia’s 96th largest export market in 2019 (down from 92nd in 2018), accounting for 0.0310% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0398% in 2018).
Tanzania was Russia’s 98th largest supplier in 2019 (down from 96th in 2018), accounting for 0.0151% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0177% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 80.56% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (86.21% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.45% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (8.68% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.42% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (2.66% in 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.26% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (2.09% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2019 over 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 $4,977,334;
- 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 $543,407.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $46,791,966;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,962,360;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $2,184,740;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $652,235;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $466,172.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 104,737,506 | 79.89 | 151,529,472 | -30.88 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 2,184,740 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 107,314 | 0.08 | 167,450 | -35.91 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 771,121 | 0.59 | 618,445 | 24.69 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 284,707 | 0.22 | 416,598 | -31.66 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,682,059 | 2.05 | 3,334,294 | -19.56 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,768,798 | 1.35 | 1,225,391 | 44.35 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 324,915 | 0.25 | 24,082 | 1,249.20 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 41,195 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 10,255,832 | 7.82 | 14,218,192 | -27.87 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 41 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 31 | 0.00 | 7,719 | -99.60 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 27 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,856 | 0.00 | 49,564 | -96.26 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 285 | 0.00 | 34,060 | -99.16 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 7 | 0.00 | 87 | -91.95 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 64,934 | 0.05 | 89,315 | -27.30 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 9,657,218 | 7.37 | 4,679,884 | 106.36 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 118 | 0.00 | 5 | 2,260.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 27 | 0.00 | 53 | -49.06 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 120 | 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 | 4,482 | 0.00 | 3,867 | 15.90 |
| 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 | 7,650 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 6,151 | 0.00 | 10,524 | -41.55 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 186 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 736 | 0.00 | 466,908 | -99.84 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,396 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 9,608 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 102,044 | 0.08 | 98,964 | 3.11 |
| 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 | 49,030 | 0.04 | 44,603 | 9.93 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 196,096 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 15,962 | 0.01 | 1,360 | 1,073.68 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 75 | 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 | 0.01 | 295 | 4,357.29 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 130 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.98% of Russia’s total imports from Tanzania (99.99% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2019 over 2018 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 $2,435,113;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $319,469.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $7,519,217;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $581,766;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $175,692.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 6,615 | -100.00 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 37,066 | 0.10 | 17,288 | 114.40 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,699 | 0.01 | 178,391 | -98.49 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 419,763 | 1.14 | 100,294 | 318.53 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 4,902,810 | 13.34 | 5,484,576 | -10.61 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,391 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,229,728 | 8.79 | 794,615 | 306.45 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 10,194 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,008 | 0.00 | 960 | 5.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 12,656 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 947 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 28,133,320 | 76.53 | 35,652,537 | -21.09 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,670 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,094 | 0.00 | 2,240 | -51.16 |
| 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 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 473 | 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 | 558 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |