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Russian trade with Tanzania in 2020

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 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Tanzania

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Tanzania totaled $216,832,838, up 29.17% ($48,966,508) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2020 totaled $177,780,410, up 35.60% ($46,675,215) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2020 totaled $39,052,428, up 6.23% ($2,291,293) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in 2020 was $138,727,982, a 47.04% increase ($44,383,922) over 2019.

Tanzania was Russia’s 99th largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 104th in 2019), accounting for 0.0382% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0252% in 2019).

Tanzania was Russia’s 90th largest export market in 2020 (up from 96th in 2019), accounting for 0.0528% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0310% in 2019).

Tanzania was Russia’s 97th largest supplier in 2020 (up from 98th in 2019), accounting for 0.0169% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0151% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Tanzania

The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 88.65% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (80.56% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.81% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (9.45% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.16% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (7.42% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.66% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (2.26% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.64% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (0.01% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $50,141,217;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,820,177;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,333,380.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2020 over 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 $5,825,030;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,729,564;
  • 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 $790,617.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
02 Meat and edible meat offal 35,934 0.02 0
10 Cereals 154,878,723 87.12 104,737,50647.87
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,440,694 1.37 107,3142,174.35
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 242,887 0.14 771,121-68.50
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 21,881 0.01 284,707-92.31
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,934,472 1.65 2,682,0599.41
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 978,181 0.55 1,768,798-44.70
29 Organic chemicals 778,446 0.44 324,915139.58
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 41,195-100.00
31 Fertilizers 8,526,268 4.80 10,255,832-16.86
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,101 0.00 419,902.44
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 31-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 27,740 0.02 27102,640.74
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,135 0.00 1,856230.55
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 285-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 186 0.00 72,557.14
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 64,934-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,832,188 2.16 9,657,218-60.32
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 10,689 0.01 1188,958.47
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 27-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 120-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 127 0.00 45182.22
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 136-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 9,168 0.01 4,482104.55
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 121-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 68-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 0 0.00 19-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 7,650-100.00
72 Iron and steel 2,689 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 35,046 0.02 6,151469.76
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 186-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,820,913 1.59 736383,176.22
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 40,028 0.02 1,3962,767.34
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 8,048 0.00 9,608-16.24
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 84,121 0.05 102,044-17.56
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 48,201 0.03 49,030-1.69
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 196,096-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 10,061 0.01 15,962-36.97
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 75-100.00
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 0 0.00 13,149-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 11 0.00 130-91.54
SS Classified 3,472 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Tanzania

The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in 2020 (and in 2019) 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 (99.98% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2020 over 2019 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 $4,734,890;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,820,841;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $298,656;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $145,418.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $4,638,614.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,423 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 23,048 0.06 37,066-37.82
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 301,355 0.77 2,69911,065.43
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 366,323 0.94 419,763-12.73
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,723,651 17.22 4,902,81037.14
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 2,391-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,964,618 20.39 3,229,728146.60
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 10,194-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 998 0.00 1,008-0.99
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 158,074 0.40 12,6561,149.00
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 947-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 23,494,706 60.16 28,133,320-16.49
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 1,670-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,744 0.00 1,09459.41
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 4,758-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 48 0.00 473-89.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,616 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 6,865 0.02 5581,130.29
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,959 0.02 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia