Countries

Tajikistan: trade by HS code

  • US$2bnExports 2024
  • US$6bnImports 2024
  • 821HS6 · Exports
  • Central AsiaRegion
  • Landlocked developing countryCountry groups
  • Tajikistani Somoni (TJS)Currency

Tajikistan exported goods worth US$2bn and imported US$6bn in 2024, in 821 and 3,382 different six-digit products.

Its main exports were unwrought gold (non-monetary) (7108.12), antimony and articles thereof (8110.10) and unwrought aluminium, not alloyed (7601.10).

Its largest customer was Switzerland and its largest supplier China.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £5.5m from Tajikistan (+980% on the year before), above all fruit, dried, printers (connectable to… and nicotine products for inhalation, and exported £1.7m to it.

Under DCTS Enhanced, 82% of the UK tariff lines are duty-free for goods from Tajikistan that meet the rules of origin.

Tajikistan and the UK

UK imports£5.5m+980% · last 12 months
UK exports£1.7m-32% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the UK82%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: DCTS Enhanced

What the UK imports from Tajikistan

  1. 0813.10Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806: apricots£5m
  2. 8443.32Printers (connectable to computer/network)£173.5k
  3. 2404.12Nicotine products for inhalation (e-liquids)£132.9k
  4. 0806.20Dried grapes (raisins)£45.4k
  5. 8466.93Parts of metal-working machine tools£38.8k
  6. 7112.99Other precious metal waste and scrap£36.4k
  7. 9001.50Spectacle lenses (non-glass)£18.2k
  8. 8443.99Printer and copier parts and accessories£13.6k
  9. 5105.39Fine animal hair, carded or combed: other£7.2k
  10. 2008.50Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise: apricots£5.1k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Tajikistan and the EU

EU imports€335.6m-37% · last 12 months
EU exports€407.6m+21% · last 12 months
Duty-free access to the EU41%share of tariff lines at 0% under a preference

Agreement or scheme: GSP - General arrangements

What the EU imports from Tajikistan

  1. 8110.10Antimony and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: unwrought antimony; powders€234m
  2. 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyed€55m
  3. 2701.19Other coal€16.7m
  4. 6203.42Men's cotton trousers and shorts€9.1m
  5. 0813.10Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806: apricots€6.1m
  6. 7404.00Copper scrap€3.8m
  7. 1212.99Other vegetable products of ch. 12 n.e.s.€3.2m
  8. 2701.11Anthracite€2.2m
  9. 0813.30Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806: apples€867.8k
  10. 5208.12Plain weave, weighing more than 100 g/m2€787.7k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)US$341m
  2. 8110.10Antimony and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: unwrought antimony; powdersUS$240m
  3. 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyedUS$208m
  4. 2616.90Gold and other precious metal oresUS$207m
  5. 2607.00Lead ores and concentratesUS$118m
  6. 2608.00Zinc ores and concentratesUS$95m
  7. 5201.00Raw cotton (not carded or combed)US$53m
  8. 8110.90Antimony and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: otherUS$48m
  9. 7403.11Refined copper cathodesUS$46m
  10. 2617.10Antimony ores and concentratesUS$27m
  11. 2701.19Other coalUS$20m
  12. 7601.20Unwrought aluminium alloysUS$19m
  13. 2716.00ElectricityUS$19m
  14. 2603.00Copper ores and concentratesUS$17m
  15. 3808.91InsecticidesUS$16m
  16. 7604.21Aluminium alloy hollow profilesUS$15m
  17. 6203.42Men's cotton trousers and shortsUS$14m
  18. 2202.10Sweetened or flavoured waters (soft drinks)US$13m
  19. 0813.10Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806: apricotsUS$11m
  20. 7404.00Copper scrapUS$11m

Top imports

  1. 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)US$353m
  2. 1001.99Wheat and meslin (not seed, not durum)US$252m
  3. 8703.80Electric cars (battery only)US$235m
  4. 8708.99Other motor vehicle partsUS$193m
  5. 6402.99Rubber and plastic shoes (not ankle-covering)US$138m
  6. 7214.20Steel rebar (deformed bars)US$128m
  7. 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 ccUS$101m
  8. 6911.10Porcelain tableware and kitchenwareUS$77m
  9. 2818.20Aluminium oxide (alumina)US$68m
  10. 2711.12Liquefied propaneUS$66m
  11. 6405.10With uppers of leather or composition leatherUS$63m
  12. 5516.14Printed artificial staple woven fabricUS$55m
  13. 1512.11Crude sunflower or safflower oilUS$53m
  14. 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail saleUS$53m
  15. 5407.54Printed textured polyester woven fabricUS$52m
  16. 8431.49Parts of excavators, cranes and earthmoversUS$52m
  17. 8704.23Diesel trucks, GVW over 20 tUS$52m
  18. 8517.13SmartphonesUS$49m
  19. 8703.32Diesel cars, 1500-2500 ccUS$49m
  20. 2711.13Liquefied butaneUS$49m

Main buyers from Tajikistan

  1. Switzerland US$342m
  2. China US$341m
  3. Türkiye US$244m
  4. Kazakhstan US$208m
  5. Uzbekistan US$134m
  6. France US$111m
  7. Belgium US$110m
  8. Italy US$62m
  9. Taiwan US$29m
  10. Bulgaria US$17m

Main suppliers of Tajikistan

  1. China US$3bn
  2. Kazakhstan US$934m
  3. Switzerland US$362m
  4. Uzbekistan US$268m
  5. Türkiye US$233m
  6. South Korea US$171m
  7. United States US$43m
  8. India US$33m
  9. Italy US$27m
  10. Pakistan US$15m

Economy, trade and logistics

Key figures on the size of the economy, its place in world trade and how fast goods cross its borders, from the World Bank and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Each value shows the year it refers to.

IndicatorValueYear
Economy
Population10.8m2025
GDP (current US$)US$17.7bn2025
GDP per person (current US$)US$1,6372025
Trade in goods and services, % of GDP59%2024
Trade
Share of world goods exports0.01%2025
Share of world goods imports0.03%2025
Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups)1352025
Export concentration index · 0 = exports spread evenly across products, 1 = a single product0.2922025
Average applied tariff, simple mean, all products5.9%2021
Average applied tariff, trade-weighted, all products2.3%2021
Logistics
Logistics Performance Index (LPI) · score from 1 (low) to 5 (high)2.52022
LPI: efficiency of customs and border clearance2.22022

Time and cost at the border (2019)

For one shipment of the country's typical traded product, as measured by the World Bank's Doing Business survey in its last edition; the survey has since been discontinued.

IndicatorImportExport
Border compliance (hours)106.526.5
Documentary compliance (hours)12666
Border compliance (US$)US$223US$313
Documentary compliance (US$)US$260US$330

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0); UNCTADstat (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

Questions and answers

What does Tajikistan export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was unwrought gold (non-monetary) (HS 7108.12), worth US$341m.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with Tajikistan?

Yes: goods from Tajikistan can enter at preferential rates under DCTS Enhanced, duty-free on 82% of tariff lines, provided they meet the rules of origin and come with proof of origin.