Countries

Tanzania: trade by HS code

  • US$12bnExports 2024
  • US$20.5bnImports 2024
  • 3,263HS6 · Exports

Tanzania exported goods worth US$12bn and imported US$20.5bn in 2024, in 3,263 and 4,789 different six-digit products.

Its largest customer was South Africa and its largest supplier China.

Top exports

  1. 7108.12Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in: non-monetary, other unwrought formsUS$4.3bn
  2. 0801.31Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried: cashew nuts, in shellUS$602m
  3. 2401.20Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/strippedUS$558.8m
  4. 0901.11Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated: coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinatedUS$333m
  5. 1006.30Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazedUS$265.6m
  6. 0713.60Pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan)US$264.5m
  7. 1207.40Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken: sesamum seedsUS$263.7m
  8. 7113.19Of other precious metal, whether or not plated or clad with precious metalUS$256.4m
  9. 2603.00Copper ores and concentratesUS$210.3m
  10. 7108.13Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in: non-monetary, other semi-manufactured formsUS$192.9m
  11. 7403.11Cathodes and sections of cathodesUS$157.1m
  12. 2701.19Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: other coalUS$147.5m
  13. 0713.20Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not: chickpeas (garbanzos)US$108m
  14. 1005.90Maize (corn), otherUS$102.8m
  15. 1801.00Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roastedUS$96m
  16. 7102.31Unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or brutedUS$86.1m
  17. 7112.91Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metalsUS$85.8m
  18. 0305.72Fish heads, tails and mawsUS$85.5m
  19. 5201.00Cotton, not carded or combedUS$84.1m
  20. 2701.12Coal, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated: bituminous coalUS$82.2m

Top imports

  1. 8701.21With only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)US$374.8m
  2. 1001.99Wheat and meslin, other, otherUS$369.7m
  3. 1511.90Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not: otherUS$347.9m
  4. 8603.10Powered from an external source of electricityUS$227.6m
  5. 7305.11Longitudinally submerged arc weldedUS$212.2m
  6. 8602.10Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders: diesel-electric locomotivesUS$206.7m
  7. 3004.90Medicaments: otherUS$203.6m
  8. 7208.39Of a thickness of less than 3 mmUS$193.5m
  9. 1701.99Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid: other, otherUS$170.3m
  10. 8711.20With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cm3 but not exceeding 250 cm3US$169.9m
  11. 8703.23Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1500 cm3 but not exceeding 3000 cm3US$144.6m
  12. 2711.13Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanesUS$128.1m
  13. 8702.10With only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)US$127.6m
  14. 8704.21Of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5 tonnesUS$126.5m
  15. 3907.61Having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherUS$123m
  16. 2711.19Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, otherUS$120.7m
  17. 8703.33Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 2500 cm3US$119.3m
  18. 5407.52Other woven fabrics, containing 85 % or more by weight of: dyedUS$114.8m
  19. 1701.14Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring: other cane sugarUS$114.5m
  20. 3902.10Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms: polypropyleneUS$114.2m

Main buyers from Tanzania

  1. South Africa US$2.3bn
  2. India US$1.8bn
  3. Uganda US$1.6bn
  4. United Arab Emirates US$605.7m
  5. China US$576.8m
  6. Kenya US$395.7m
  7. Vietnam US$309.6m
  8. Belgium US$288.6m
  9. Congo - Kinshasa US$265m
  10. Switzerland US$241.8m

Main suppliers of Tanzania

  1. China US$5.6bn
  2. India US$1.4bn
  3. South Korea US$593.1m
  4. Japan US$567.5m
  5. South Africa US$387.2m
  6. United States US$363.2m
  7. United Arab Emirates US$340.4m
  8. Kenya US$325.8m
  9. Russia US$294.7m
  10. Indonesia US$272.1m

Questions and answers

What does Tanzania export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in: non-monetary… (HS 7108.12), worth US$4.3bn.