Russian trade in goods with Tanzania in Q3 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Tanzania
In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Tanzania totaled $166,958,747, up 212.65% ($113,557,796) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $157,815,958, up 253.72% ($113,199,841) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $9,142,789, up 4.07% ($357,955) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $148,673,169, a 314.93% increase ($112,841,886) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.
Tanzania was Russia’s 79th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 98th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0801% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0391% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Tanzania was Russia’s 68th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 82nd in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1183% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0567% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Tanzania was Russia’s 104th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 98th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0122% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0152% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 53.63% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (1.75% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 35.35% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (90.58% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.52% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (3.76% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.05% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (2.18% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.31% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (1.70% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $83,861,496;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $15,734,188;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $7,116,636;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $677,642.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 54,905,458 | 34.79 | 39,171,270 | 40.17 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 58,712 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 652,530 | 0.41 | 1,092,849 | -40.29 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 167,647 | 0.11 | 148,711 | 12.73 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 9,583 | 0.01 | 14,282 | -32.90 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 477,352 | 0.30 | 745,150 | -35.94 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 195,549 | 0.12 | 345,300 | -43.37 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 48,366 | 0.03 | 160,316 | -69.83 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 8,290,793 | 5.25 | 1,174,157 | 606.11 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 138,208 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,000 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 29,637 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,649,456 | 1.05 | 971,814 | 69.73 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 756 | 0.00 | 114 | 563.16 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 231 | 0.00 | 358 | -35.47 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 24,104 | 0.02 | 4,463 | 440.09 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 84,603,589 | 53.61 | 742,093 | 11,300.67 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 12,388 | 0.01 | 32,076 | -61.38 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 43,993 | 0.03 | 3,344 | 1,215.58 |
| 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 | 18,930 | 0.01 | 6,348 | 198.20 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 10,460 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 55,714 | 0.04 | 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 | 30,423 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 6,388,079 | 4.05 | 3 472 | 183,888.45 |
Russia’s Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) 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 (100.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 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 $2,546,388;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $299,689;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $125,755.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,225,860;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $394,730.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2021 over Q3 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 6,318 | 0.07 | 6,361 | -0.68 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 147,854 | 1.62 | 22,099 | 569.05 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 565,795 | 6.19 | 266,106 | 112.62 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,074,345 | 22.69 | 2,469,075 | -15.99 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,283,113 | 35.91 | 736,725 | 345.64 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 2,719 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 3,058,496 | 33.45 | 5,284,356 | -42.12 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 67 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 957 | 0.01 | 64 | 1,395.31 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 3,125 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |