Tanzania import and export data
In 2024, Tanzania imported goods worth $20.41 billion and exported $11.93 billion, a trade deficit of $8.48 billion. That is 8% more than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 12% a year on average.
Imports 2024
$20.41B
Exports 2024
$11.93B
Trade balance
-$8.48B
Tanzania imports and exports, 2017-2024
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Where Tanzania imports from
The largest suppliers were China (30%), India (23%), United Arab Emirates (8%). Among the main suppliers, South Korea grew fastest (+100% on the year before).
Top supplier countries
- China 30%
- India 23%
- United Arab Emirates 8.2%
- South Korea 3.1%
- Japan 3%
- South Africa 2.7%
- Kenya 2.4%
- United States 2.2%
- Saudi Arabia 1.5%
- Germany 1.5%
Where Tanzania exports to
The largest buyer markets were South Africa (19%), India (15%), Uganda (14%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 49%. Among the main buyer markets, South Africa grew fastest (+98% on the year before).
Top export markets
- South Africa 19%
- India 16%
- Uganda 14%
- China 5.9%
- United Arab Emirates 5.2%
- Zambia 4.4%
- Kenya 3.7%
- Malawi 2.7%
- Vietnam 2.6%
- DR Congo 2.6%
Top Tanzania imports
- 1Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$5.00B25%
- 2Cars · HS 8703$434.4M2.1%
- 3Tractors · HS 8701$433.1M2.1%
- 4Wheat · HS 1001$377.5M1.9%
- 5Trucks · HS 8704$345.2M1.7%
- 6Packaged medicines · HS 3004$293.0M1.4%
- 7Sugar · HS 1701$289.4M1.4%
- 8Hot-rolled steel coils · HS 7208$266.4M1.3%
- 9Palm oil · HS 1511$264.2M1.3%
- 10Petroleum gas · HS 2711$248.9M1.2%
- 11Compound fertilizer · HS 3105$246.2M1.2%
- 12Large diameter steel pipes · HS 7305$234.0M1.2%
Top Tanzania exports
- 1Gold · HS 7108$4.44B37%
- 2Edible nuts · HS 0801$629.1M5.3%
- 3Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$602.0M5%
- 4Tobacco leaf · HS 2401$500.1M4.2%
- 5Dried legumes · HS 0713$450.4M3.8%
- 6Coffee · HS 0901$318.8M2.7%
- 7Rice · HS 1006$281.1M2.4%
- 8Other oil seeds · HS 1207$270.4M2.3%
- 9Precious metal jewelry · HS 7113$259.0M2.2%
- 10Coal · HS 2701$237.6M2%
- 11Copper ore · HS 2603$205.6M1.7%
- 12Copper ingots · HS 7403$160.6M1.4%
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Tanzania trade data by product
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Chapter 01 · Animals; live
Chapter 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other…
Chapter 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey…
Chapter 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and…
Chapter 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
Chapter 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or…
Chapter 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 10 · Cereals
Chapter 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt…
Chapter 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous…
Chapter 13 · Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and…
Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils…
Chapter 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other…
Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk…
Chapter 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or…
Chapter 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof…
Chapter 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes…
Chapter 25 · Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering…
Chapter 26 · Ores, slag and ash
Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of…
Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…
- Tanzania hydrogen gas trade
- Tanzania inorganic acid trade
- Tanzania caustic soda trade
- Tanzania iron oxide trade
- Tanzania chloride trade
- Tanzania sulfide trade
- Tanzania sulfite trade
- Tanzania sulfate trade
- Tanzania phosphate trade
- Tanzania carbonate trade
- Tanzania cyanide trade
- Tanzania silicate trade
- Tanzania hydrogen peroxide trade
Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals
- Tanzania hydrocarbon trade
- Tanzania aromatic hydrocarbon trade
- Tanzania halogenated hydrocarbon trade
- Tanzania alcohol trade
- Tanzania ether trade
- Tanzania aldehyde trade
- Tanzania ketone trade
- Tanzania saturated carboxylic acid trade
- Tanzania unsaturated carboxylic acid trade
- Tanzania polycarboxylic acid trade
- Tanzania oxygenated carboxylic acid trade
- Tanzania amino alcohol trade
- Tanzania quaternary ammonium salt trade
- Tanzania nitrogen compound trade
- Tanzania organosulfur compound trade
- Tanzania heterocyclic oxygen compound trade
- Tanzania heterocyclic nitrogen compound trade
- Tanzania sulfonamide trade
- Tanzania vitamin trade
- Tanzania antibiotic trade
Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 31 · Fertilizers
Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their…
Chapter 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery…
Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing…
Chapter 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches…
Chapter 36 · Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches…
Chapter 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
- Tanzania activated carbon trade
- Tanzania pesticide trade
- Tanzania textile finish trade
- Tanzania fuel additive trade
- Tanzania rubber chemical trade
- Tanzania paint thinner trade
- Tanzania refractory mortar trade
- Tanzania alkylated hydrocarbon trade
- Tanzania diagnostic reagent trade
- Tanzania fatty acid trade
- Tanzania chemical product trade
Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
- Tanzania polyethylene trade
- Tanzania polypropylene trade
- Tanzania polystyrene trade
- Tanzania pvc trade
- Tanzania vinyl polymer trade
- Tanzania acrylic resin trade
- Tanzania engineering plastic trade
- Tanzania polyurethane trade
- Tanzania cellulose trade
- Tanzania plastic waste trade
- Tanzania plastic monofilament trade
- Tanzania plastic hose trade
- Tanzania plastic flooring trade
- Tanzania self-adhesive film trade
- Tanzania plastic sheet trade
- Tanzania plastic film trade
- Tanzania plastic sanitary ware trade
- Tanzania plastic bottle trade
- Tanzania plastic dinnerware trade
- Tanzania plastic building material trade
- Tanzania plastic product trade
Chapter 40 · Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 41 · Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and…
Chapter 42 · Articles of leather; saddlery and harness…
Chapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 47 · Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic…
Chapter 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp…
- Tanzania newsprint trade
- Tanzania uncoated printing paper trade
- Tanzania tissue paper trade
- Tanzania kraft paper trade
- Tanzania uncoated paperboard trade
- Tanzania coated paper trade
- Tanzania specialty coated paper trade
- Tanzania cigarette paper trade
- Tanzania toilet paper and tissues trade
- Tanzania paperboard boxes and cartons trade
- Tanzania paper notebooks and albums trade
- Tanzania paper labels trade
- Tanzania paper articles trade
Chapter 49 · Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other…
Chapter 52 · Cotton
Chapter 53 · Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven…
Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of…
Chapter 55 · Man-made staple fibres
Chapter 56 · Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns…
Chapter 57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 58 · Fabrics; special woven fabrics, tufted textile…
Chapter 59 · Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered…
Chapter 60 · Fabrics; knitted or crocheted
Chapter 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…
- Tanzania men's knit clothing trade
- Tanzania women's knit clothing trade
- Tanzania men's knit shirt trade
- Tanzania women's knit blouse trade
- Tanzania men's knit underwear trade
- Tanzania women's knit underwear trade
- Tanzania t-shirt and vest trade
- Tanzania knit sweater trade
- Tanzania baby knit clothing trade
- Tanzania hosiery trade
- Tanzania knit clothing accessories trade
Chapter 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted…
- Tanzania men's overcoat trade
- Tanzania women's overcoat trade
- Tanzania men's clothing trade
- Tanzania women's clothing trade
- Tanzania men's shirt trade
- Tanzania women's blouse trade
- Tanzania women's underwear trade
- Tanzania baby clothing trade
- Tanzania swimwear and activewear trade
- Tanzania scarf and shawl trade
- Tanzania clothing accessories trade
Chapter 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing…
Chapter 64 · Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such…
Chapter 65 · Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 66 · Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat…
Chapter 67 · Feathers and down, prepared; and articles made…
Chapter 68 · Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or…
Chapter 69 · Ceramic products
Chapter 70 · Glass and glassware
Chapter 71 · Natural, cultured pearls; precious…
Chapter 72 · Iron and steel
- Tanzania ferro-alloys trade
- Tanzania iron and steel scrap trade
- Tanzania steel ingots trade
- Tanzania steel semi-finished products trade
- Tanzania hot-rolled steel coils trade
- Tanzania cold-rolled steel sheets trade
- Tanzania coated steel sheets trade
- Tanzania narrow steel strips trade
- Tanzania coated steel strips trade
- Tanzania hot-rolled steel bars trade
- Tanzania forged and hot-rolled steel bars trade
- Tanzania steel shapes trade
- Tanzania steel wire trade
- Tanzania stainless steel sheet trade
- Tanzania alloy steel sheet trade
- Tanzania alloy steel bars and shapes trade
Chapter 73 · Iron or steel articles
- Tanzania railway track trade
- Tanzania cast iron pipes trade
- Tanzania seamless steel pipes trade
- Tanzania large diameter steel pipes trade
- Tanzania welded steel tubes trade
- Tanzania steel pipe fittings trade
- Tanzania steel structural sections trade
- Tanzania steel storage tanks trade
- Tanzania steel drums trade
- Tanzania gas cylinders trade
- Tanzania steel wire ropes trade
- Tanzania steel wire mesh trade
- Tanzania steel chain trade
- Tanzania steel nails trade
- Tanzania steel fasteners trade
- Tanzania steel springs trade
- Tanzania steel stoves trade
- Tanzania steel cookware trade
- Tanzania steel sanitary ware trade
- Tanzania cast iron articles trade
- Tanzania steel articles trade
Chapter 74 · Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof
- Tanzania aluminium ingots trade
- Tanzania aluminium scrap trade
- Tanzania aluminium rods trade
- Tanzania aluminium wire trade
- Tanzania aluminium sheet trade
- Tanzania aluminium foil trade
- Tanzania aluminium structural sections trade
- Tanzania aluminium drums trade
- Tanzania aluminium cables trade
- Tanzania aluminium cookware trade
- Tanzania aluminium products trade
Chapter 78 · Lead and articles thereof
Chapter 79 · Zinc and articles thereof
Chapter 80 · Tin; articles thereof
Chapter 81 · Metals; n.e.c., cermets and articles thereof
Chapter 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks…
Chapter 83 · Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…
- Tanzania industrial boilers trade
- Tanzania gas generator trade
- Tanzania piston engine trade
- Tanzania diesel engine trade
- Tanzania engine parts trade
- Tanzania water turbine trade
- Tanzania gas turbine trade
- Tanzania pneumatic motor trade
- Tanzania liquid pump trade
- Tanzania air compressor trade
- Tanzania air conditioner trade
- Tanzania furnace burner trade
- Tanzania industrial furnace trade
- Tanzania refrigerator trade
- Tanzania heat treatment machinery trade
- Tanzania centrifuge trade
- Tanzania dishwasher trade
- Tanzania weighing scale trade
- Tanzania spray gun trade
- Tanzania hoist trade
- Tanzania crane trade
- Tanzania forklift trade
- Tanzania conveyor trade
- Tanzania excavator trade
- Tanzania excavation machinery trade
- Tanzania lifting machinery parts trade
- Tanzania soil cultivator trade
- Tanzania harvester trade
- Tanzania poultry incubator trade
- Tanzania grain mill trade
- Tanzania food processing machinery trade
- Tanzania paper cutter trade
- Tanzania printing equipment trade
- Tanzania printing press trade
- Tanzania spinning machine trade
- Tanzania loom trade
- Tanzania knitting machine trade
- Tanzania textile machinery parts trade
- Tanzania washing machine trade
- Tanzania industrial washer trade
- Tanzania sewing machine trade
- Tanzania rolling mill trade
- Tanzania metal press trade
- Tanzania metal shaping machine trade
- Tanzania wood working machine trade
- Tanzania machine tool parts trade
- Tanzania power tool trade
- Tanzania calculator trade
- Tanzania computer trade
- Tanzania office machine trade
- Tanzania computer parts trade
- Tanzania crushing machine trade
- Tanzania glass working machine trade
- Tanzania plastic molding machine trade
- Tanzania tobacco machinery trade
- Tanzania specialized machinery trade
- Tanzania metal mold trade
- Tanzania valve trade
- Tanzania bearing trade
- Tanzania gearbox trade
- Tanzania gasket trade
- Tanzania machinery parts trade
Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…
- Tanzania electric motor trade
- Tanzania generator trade
- Tanzania motor parts trade
- Tanzania transformer trade
- Tanzania battery trade
- Tanzania accumulator trade
- Tanzania electric appliance trade
- Tanzania ignition system trade
- Tanzania automotive lighting trade
- Tanzania flashlight trade
- Tanzania electric furnace trade
- Tanzania electric welding machine trade
- Tanzania electric heater trade
- Tanzania phones and network equipment trade
- Tanzania microphone trade
- Tanzania storage media trade
- Tanzania television camera trade
- Tanzania radar trade
- Tanzania radio receiver trade
- Tanzania monitor trade
- Tanzania electronics parts trade
- Tanzania traffic control equipment trade
- Tanzania alarm system trade
- Tanzania high voltage switch trade
- Tanzania low voltage switch trade
- Tanzania control panel trade
- Tanzania electrical parts trade
- Tanzania light bulbs trade
- Tanzania semiconductors trade
- Tanzania integrated circuits trade
- Tanzania electrical machinery trade
- Tanzania electrical wire and cable trade
- Tanzania electrical insulators trade
Chapter 86 · Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and…
Chapter 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling…
- Tanzania tractors trade
- Tanzania public transit buses trade
- Tanzania cars trade
- Tanzania trucks trade
- Tanzania special purpose vehicles trade
- Tanzania vehicle bodies trade
- Tanzania vehicle parts and accessories trade
- Tanzania industrial trucks trade
- Tanzania motorcycles trade
- Tanzania bicycles trade
- Tanzania motorcycle and bicycle parts trade
- Tanzania trailers trade
Chapter 88 · Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Chapter 89 · Ships, boats and floating structures
Chapter 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic…
- Tanzania optical fibres and lenses trade
- Tanzania navigation instruments trade
- Tanzania surveying instruments trade
- Tanzania drawing and measuring instruments trade
- Tanzania medical instruments trade
- Tanzania therapeutic apparatus trade
- Tanzania orthopaedic appliances trade
- Tanzania x-ray apparatus trade
- Tanzania demonstration apparatus trade
- Tanzania material testing machines trade
- Tanzania pressure and flow meters trade
- Tanzania analytical instruments trade
- Tanzania utility meters trade
- Tanzania electrical measuring instruments trade
- Tanzania measuring instruments trade
- Tanzania control instruments trade
Chapter 91 · Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress…
Chapter 95 · Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and…
Tanzania on EximDataX
Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Values in US dollars.
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Trade data for Tanzania: questions
What does Tanzania import most?
The largest imports by value in 2024 were refined petroleum products ($5.00 billion), cars ($434.4 million) and tractors ($433.1 million). Together they made up 29% of total imports of $20.41 billion. Each product has its own page below with suppliers and prices.
What are the main exports of Tanzania?
The top exports in 2024 were gold ($4.44 billion), edible nuts ($629.1 million) and refined petroleum products ($602.0 million), 48% of exports of $11.93 billion. That left a trade deficit of $8.48 billion.
Who are the biggest trading partners of Tanzania?
The largest suppliers were China (30% of imports), India and the United Arab Emirates. The largest export markets were South Africa (19% of exports), India and Uganda. The maps above show every partner country.
Where can I get shipment-level Tanzania trade data?
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