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Tanzania — Trade & Compliance

Tanzania's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

6
cargo treaties
13.84%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLower middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Tanzania beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1South Africa19.2%
  2. 2India15.3%
  3. 3Uganda14.3%
  4. 4United Arab Emirates5.2%
  5. 5China5.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China29.6%
  2. 2India23.0%
  3. 3United Arab Emirates8.1%
  4. 4Rep. of Korea3.0%
  5. 5Japan2.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Pearls, precious stones & metals42.4%
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils8.3%
  3. 3Fruits & nuts5.9%
  4. 4Tobacco5.3%
  5. 5Vegetables4.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils25.8%
  2. 2Vehicles9.3%
  3. 3Machinery & mechanical appliances9.3%
  4. 4Electrical machinery5.8%
  5. 5Plastics4.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Uganda+11.10pp
  2. 2South Africa+9.88pp
  3. 3Zambia+3.76pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1India−12.37pp
  2. 2United Arab Emirates−5.72pp
  3. 3Switzerland−1.56pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Pearls, precious stones & metals+8.21pp
  2. 2Mineral fuels & oils+4.32pp
  3. 3Tobacco+2.57pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Copper−15.00pp
  2. 2Ores, slag, ash−2.07pp
  3. 3Cereals−0.77pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1974176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196290 ratifications
  • Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196487 ratifications
  • Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196480 ratifications
  • International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
    Party · 196265 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 6 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
TZS
Tanzanian Shilling
ISO numeric 8342 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
13.84%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the EU list
3
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeAl Tanzani, Ahmadšejk Hassan

3 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top mineral output
coal
3.3M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 17 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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