Russian trade in goods with Tanzania in Q4 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Tanzania
In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Tanzania was $42,501,315, down 45.82% ($35,936,291) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $36,698,210, down 45.12% ($30,169,198) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $5,803,105, down 49.84% ($5,767,093) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $30,895,105, a 44.13% decrease ($24,402,105) over the 4th quarter of 2020.
Tanzania was Russia’s 115th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 95th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0183% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0484% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Tanzania was Russia’s 103rd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 79th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0244% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0708% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Tanzania was Russia’s 112th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 96th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0071% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0171% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 49.56% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (88.61% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 34.46% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (7.75% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.55% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (1.53% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.25% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (1.41% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.80% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (0.03% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $7,003,261;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,115,563;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $996,812;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $615,151;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $331,391;
- 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 $251,196;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $186,773.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $41,154,670;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $430,444;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $344,725.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 8,554 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 17,273,884 | 47.07 | 58,428,554 | -70.44 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 331,391 | 0.90 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 383,841 | 1.05 | 728,566 | -47.32 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 189,619 | 0.52 | 94,176 | 101.35 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,137,018 | 8.55 | 1,021,455 | 207.11 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 521,113 | 1.42 | 269,917 | 93.06 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 26,136 | 0.07 | 14,574 | 79.33 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 9,457 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 11,878,776 | 32.37 | 4,875,515 | 143.64 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 205,200 | 0.56 | 18,427 | 1,013.58 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,250 | 0.01 | 5,461 | -3.86 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 186 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,547,084 | 4.22 | 931,933 | 66.01 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 14,205 | 0.04 | 10,575 | 34.33 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 48,221 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 127 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 485 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 85,356 | 0.23 | 2,689 | 3,074.27 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,931 | 0.01 | 3,904 | -50.54 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 430,444 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,990 | 0.01 | 6,077 | -67.25 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 8,048 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 999,207 | 2.72 | 2,395 | 41,620.54 |
| 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 | 19,781 | 0.05 | 8,865 | 123.14 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 9,711 | 0.03 | 5,509 | 76.28 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.82% of Russia’s total imports from Tanzania (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $964,610;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $36,667;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $32,462.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $5,115,466;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $1,703,301.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 1,423 | -100.00 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 7,304 | 0.13 | 4,336 | 68.45 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 36,667 | 0.63 | 0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 32,462 | 0.56 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,638,296 | 28.23 | 673,686 | 143.18 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 2,684,455 | 46.26 | 4,387,756 | -38.82 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 7,250 | 0.12 | 998 | 626.45 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,386,162 | 23.89 | 6,501,628 | -78.68 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 99 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 232 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 139 | -100.00 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 10,410 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |