Russian trade in goods with Tanzania in Q4 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Tanzania
In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Tanzania totaled $78,437,606, up 51.84% ($26,778,429) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $66,867,408, up 44.77% ($20,677,929) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $11,570,198, up 111.53% ($6,100,500) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $55,297,210, a 35.80% increase ($14,577,429) over the 4th quarter of 2019.
Tanzania was Russia’s 95th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 101st in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0484% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0287% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Tanzania was Russia’s 79th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 86th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0708% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0413% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Tanzania was Russia’s 96th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 109th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0171% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0080% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 88.61% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (85.67% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.75% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (5.82% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.53% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (2.54% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.41% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (5.61% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $18,858,637;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $3,014,292;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $728,566;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $429,757.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 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 $1,649,538;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $294,621;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $210,858.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2020 over Q4 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 58,428,554 | 87.38 | 39,569,917 | 47.66 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 728,566 | 1.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 94,176 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,021,455 | 1.53 | 1,173,565 | -12.96 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 269,917 | 0.40 | 480,775 | -43.86 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 14,574 | 0.02 | 309,195 | -95.29 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 36,575 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 4,875,515 | 7.29 | 1,861,223 | 161.95 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 18,427 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,461 | 0.01 | 52 | 10,401.92 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 114 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 186 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 11,801 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 931,933 | 1.39 | 2,581,471 | -63.90 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 10,575 | 0.02 | 118 | 8,861.86 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 127 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 721 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,689 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,904 | 0.01 | 3,320 | 17.59 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 179 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 430,444 | 0.64 | 687 | 62,555.60 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 6,077 | 0.01 | 974 | 523.92 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 8,048 | 0.01 | 15 | 53,553.33 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,395 | 0.00 | 71,742 | -96.66 |
| 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 | 8,865 | 0.01 | 20,874 | -57.53 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 51,096 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 5,509 | 0.01 | 15,034 | -63.36 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 11 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) 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 (99.99% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $3,276,507;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $2,761,688;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $68,362.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2020 over Q4 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,423 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 4,336 | 0.04 | 10,383 | -58.24 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 2,244 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 673,686 | 5.82 | 605,324 | 11.29 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 4,387,756 | 37.92 | 1,626,068 | 169.84 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 998 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 6,501,628 | 56.19 | 3,225,121 | 101.59 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 232 | 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 | 139 | 0.00 | 558 | -75.09 |