United Rep. of Tanzania

United Rep. of Tanzania Imports 2023

Complete list of United Rep. of Tanzania's 186 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$20.96B
Total imports (2023)
#85
Global import rank
186
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

United Rep. of Tanzania imported $20.96 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #85 largest importer. Goods came from 186 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 77.2% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $4.60 billion 22.0% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

186 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$6.77B32.32%
2India$4.06B19.36%
3United Arab Emirates$1.49B7.09%
4Saudi Arabia$923.76M4.41%
5Japan$691.48M3.30%
6South Africa$605.35M2.89%
7Kenya$486.78M2.32%
8Malaysia$425.89M2.03%
9Russian Federation$384.39M1.83%
10Türkiye$345.78M1.65%
11USA$334.00M1.59%
12Rep. of Korea$262.69M1.25%
13Indonesia$232.97M1.11%
14Singapore$225.88M1.08%
15Germany$223.42M1.07%
16United Kingdom$223.02M1.06%
17Pakistan$191.61M0.91%
18Italy$178.13M0.85%
19Thailand$175.03M0.84%
20Uganda$166.66M0.80%
21Zambia$152.20M0.73%
22Netherlands$152.05M0.73%
23Oman$140.37M0.67%
24Belgium$101.13M0.48%
25Kuwait$98.81M0.47%
26Malawi$90.81M0.43%
27Morocco$88.99M0.42%
28Switzerland$88.58M0.42%
29Spain$87.64M0.42%
30Finland$84.98M0.41%
31China, Hong Kong SAR$79.63M0.38%
32Bahrain$78.51M0.37%
33Canada$76.62M0.37%
34Brazil$76.22M0.36%
35Australia$73.79M0.35%
36France$69.90M0.33%
37Marshall Isds$68.19M0.33%
38Egypt$64.58M0.31%
39Sweden$64.01M0.31%
40Qatar$63.38M0.30%
41Poland$61.52M0.29%
42Viet Nam$60.11M0.29%
43Austria$44.05M0.21%
44Latvia$42.62M0.20%
45Liberia$38.03M0.18%
46Eswatini$36.25M0.17%
47Ireland$29.92M0.14%
48Other Asia, nes$29.72M0.14%
49Denmark$28.54M0.14%
50Mexico$25.20M0.12%
51Ukraine$24.52M0.12%
52Mauritius$21.06M0.10%
53Czechia$19.10M0.09%
54Lithuania$16.32M0.08%
55Norway$16.20M0.08%
56Luxembourg$16.03M0.08%
57Jordan$13.74M0.07%
58Panama$13.52M0.06%
59Malta$13.29M0.06%
60Israel$13.17M0.06%
61Georgia$11.50M0.05%
62Bulgaria$11.09M0.05%
63Chile$10.67M0.05%
64Zimbabwe$10.55M0.05%
65Sri Lanka$10.36M0.05%
66Lebanon$10.32M0.05%
67Greece$9.74M0.05%
68Namibia$7.90M0.04%
69Iran$7.55M0.04%
70Hungary$7.02M0.03%
71Bangladesh$6.88M0.03%
72Algeria$6.49M0.03%
73Romania$6.22M0.03%
74Congo$5.64M0.03%
75Philippines$4.69M0.02%
76Mozambique$4.37M0.02%
77New Zealand$4.24M0.02%
78Côte d'Ivoire$4.23M0.02%
79Slovakia$3.69M0.02%
80Cyprus$3.55M0.02%
81Slovenia$3.30M0.02%
82Madagascar$3.20M0.02%
83Burundi$3.06M0.01%
84Dem. Rep. of the Congo$2.91M0.01%
85Portugal$2.90M0.01%
86Nigeria$2.79M0.01%
87Ghana$2.30M0.01%
88Djibouti$2.18M0.01%
89Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$2.05M0.01%
90Croatia$1.99M0.01%
91Tunisia$1.87M0.01%
92American Samoa$1.81M0.01%
93Cambodia$1.78M0.01%
94Seychelles$1.65M0.01%
95Bahamas$1.38M0.01%
96Rwanda$1.38M0.01%
97Botswana$1.38M0.01%
98Serbia$1.25M0.01%
99Senegal$1.22M0.01%
100Angola$1.10M0.01%
101Argentina$1.06M0.01%
102Estonia$967,7940.00%
103Benin$901,5720.00%
104Colombia$750,2080.00%
105Bosnia Herzegovina$667,8850.00%
106Albania$649,3990.00%
107Peru$636,0500.00%
108Gabon$435,8520.00%
109Costa Rica$405,7630.00%
110Mali$398,4950.00%
111Togo$360,3360.00%
112Gibraltar$352,8560.00%
113Venezuela$336,4100.00%
114Ethiopia$321,5580.00%
115Lesotho$320,5380.00%
116Azerbaijan$299,7620.00%
117Cayman Isds$263,0260.00%
118Kazakhstan$195,7850.00%
119Ecuador$184,6690.00%
120Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$181,8430.00%
121North Macedonia$164,9460.00%
122San Marino$148,9360.00%
123Niger$135,9650.00%
124Pitcairn$134,6550.00%
125Paraguay$124,5450.00%
126Nicaragua$119,6740.00%
127Antigua and Barbuda$116,0250.00%
128Tokelau$108,1400.00%
129Sudan$107,1500.00%
130Suriname$89,6740.00%
131Iraq$78,0560.00%
132Andorra$67,9420.00%
133Somalia$63,8540.00%
134Br. Virgin Isds$61,8150.00%
135Guatemala$61,5440.00%
136Dominican Rep.$58,9270.00%
137Uzbekistan$54,3960.00%
138Yemen$52,2620.00%
139Cuba$50,2660.00%
140Curaçao$48,6280.00%
141Nauru$44,5820.00%
142Guyana$38,4790.00%
143Burkina Faso$38,3660.00%
144Bermuda$37,0670.00%
145Nepal$34,5210.00%
146Mauritania$29,9140.00%
147Belarus$29,7710.00%
148Syria$29,6090.00%
149Brunei Darussalam$27,1900.00%
150Barbados$24,7720.00%
151South Sudan$24,2560.00%
152Guinea$19,8480.00%
153Gambia$17,8290.00%
154Jamaica$13,8170.00%
155Lao People's Dem. Rep.$13,5400.00%
156Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$13,3750.00%
157Saint Helena$12,6400.00%
158Cameroon$11,6880.00%
159Dominica$11,5760.00%
160Rep. of Moldova$8,9050.00%
161Myanmar$8,2490.00%
162Honduras$6,7330.00%
163French Polynesia$5,7080.00%
164Trinidad and Tobago$5,0660.00%
165Sierra Leone$4,7040.00%
166El Salvador$4,3820.00%
167Papua New Guinea$4,3640.00%
168Comoros$4,2630.00%
169Niue$3,6050.00%
170China, Macao SAR$3,2120.00%
171Iceland$3,0230.00%
172Christmas Isds$2,8150.00%
173Afghanistan$1,6770.00%
174Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$1,5000.00%
175Kyrgyzstan$1,4370.00%
176Eritrea$9470.00%
177Haiti$8810.00%
178Montenegro$4340.00%
179Turkmenistan$3880.00%
180Belize$3070.00%
181Libya$2050.00%
182Fiji$1960.00%
183Armenia$1890.00%
184Chad$1270.00%
185Maldives$1000.00%
186Cocos Isds$620.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$4.60B21.97%
2100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$432.16M2.06%
3151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$407.70M1.95%
4870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$346.14M1.65%
5300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$259.99M1.24%
6720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$234.16M1.12%
7100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$216.19M1.03%
8871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars$158.62M0.76%
9271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$152.61M0.73%
10870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$151.78M0.72%
11640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$134.14M0.64%
12170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$133.86M0.64%
13401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$118.49M0.57%
14721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics$116.66M0.56%
15871639Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type)$113.92M0.54%
16870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$109.48M0.52%
17730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$107.35M0.51%
18842959Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50$106.94M0.51%
19390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher$105.82M0.50%
20870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$105.12M0.50%
21630900Clothing: worn, and other worn articles$95.70M0.46%
22390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$92.34M0.44%
23870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$89.02M0.42%
24310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium$87.95M0.42%
25310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$86.19M0.41%
26310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$82.89M0.40%
27390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$80.74M0.39%
28300220Vaccines: for human medicine$79.79M0.38%
29520852Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2$75.82M0.36%
30620342Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$74.36M0.35%
31382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$72.54M0.35%
32540752Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed$72.47M0.35%
33842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$71.04M0.34%
34851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$70.68M0.34%
35870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$70.21M0.33%
36870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used$70.06M0.33%
37310260Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate$68.79M0.33%
38760511Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm$66.87M0.32%
39330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$66.43M0.32%
40871410Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories$66.28M0.32%
41852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$65.35M0.31%
42720719Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section$64.68M0.31%
43870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$63.20M0.30%
44847529Machines: for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, not for making optical fibres and preforms thereof$62.44M0.30%
45380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$62.29M0.30%
46940690Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood$61.81M0.29%
47170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$59.95M0.29%
48730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm$58.74M0.28%
49851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$58.65M0.28%
50220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher$56.29M0.27%
51851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$54.24M0.26%
52271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711$54.06M0.26%
53690722Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10%$53.72M0.26%
54850300Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502$53.60M0.26%
55870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$52.47M0.25%
56721391Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter$51.71M0.25%
57850440Electrical static converters$51.63M0.25%
58940540Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405$50.28M0.24%
59871631Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers$50.13M0.24%
60848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$49.26M0.24%
61390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$49.21M0.23%
62540754Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed$48.35M0.23%
63392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$48.01M0.23%
64843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41$47.41M0.23%
65847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts$47.38M0.23%
66853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$45.53M0.22%
67721041Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, corrugated, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$44.75M0.21%
68283711Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium$44.21M0.21%
69732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$43.87M0.21%
70730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: rails$43.83M0.21%
71841780Furnaces and ovens: including incinerators, non-electric, for industrial or laboratory use, n.e.c. in heading no. 8417$43.52M0.21%
72340119Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use$43.39M0.21%
73210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$42.67M0.20%
74721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling$41.54M0.20%
75380892Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$41.27M0.20%
76852352Semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37$40.92M0.20%
77843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$40.71M0.19%
78901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$39.43M0.19%
79300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$39.40M0.19%
80310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: n.e.c. in heading no. 3105$39.09M0.19%
81854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$38.90M0.19%
82310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution$38.90M0.19%
83380891Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$38.52M0.18%
84847420Machines: for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances$38.49M0.18%
85841090Turbines: parts of hydraulic turbines and water wheels, including regulators$37.98M0.18%
86842230Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages$37.76M0.18%
87390720Polyethers: in primary forms, excluding polyacetals$37.65M0.18%
88620462Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$36.28M0.17%
89850610Cells and batteries: primary, manganese dioxide$36.16M0.17%
90740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm$35.74M0.17%
91420212Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials$35.71M0.17%
92850720Electric accumulators: lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$35.01M0.17%
93720827Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$34.71M0.17%
94381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902$33.37M0.16%
95230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$33.17M0.16%
96390230Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary forms$32.77M0.16%
97110710Malt: not roasted$32.50M0.16%
98961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$32.48M0.15%
99842951Front-end shovel loaders$32.33M0.15%
100151219Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$32.24M0.15%