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Tanzania chemical trade

Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Tanzania exported and imported, as reported by its trade partners, with its largest HS codes and partner countries.

Suppliers in Tanzania
Exports in 2024
$16.4M
+11.8% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$1.95B
+3.0% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$1.94B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#123
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Tanzania does not publish detailed six digit trade figures. Its figures for 2019 to 2024 are mirror data, built from what the 28 major economies reported about their trade with Tanzania, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

Tanzania's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, partly or fully as reported by its trade partners.

Exports$16.4M in 2024Imports$1.95B in 2024
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Tanzania chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Tanzania chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$5.96M$1.15B
2020$6.75M$1.27B
2021$10.1M$1.69B
2022$24.1M$2.27B
2023$14.7M$1.9B
2024$16.4M$1.95B

By HS chapter

How Tanzania's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

The chemical HS codes Tanzania exported and imported the most in 2024.

Top exports

  1. 13907.69Poly(ethylene terephthalate), otherAt least 5 destinations$7.53M
  2. 23915.90Waste, parings and scrapAt least 6 destinations$4.75M
  3. 33201.20Wattle extractAt least 3 destinations$1.13M
  4. 43907.91UnsaturatedAt least 1 destination$796K
  5. 53907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 3 destinations$522K
  6. 63920.62Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of poly(ethylene terephthalate)…At least 1 destination$493K
  7. 73905.91CopolymersAt least 1 destination$396K
  8. 83301.90Essential oils (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes, resinoids…At least 3 destinations$173K
  9. 93916.90Monofilament, of plastics not elsewhere classified in heading 3916, cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm…At least 1 destination$98.4K
  10. 103824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 1 destination$76.6K
  11. 113926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 11 destinations$58.8K
  12. 123606.90Articles of combustible materials not elsewhere classified in chapter 36At least 1 destination$55.2K

Top imports

  1. 13907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 3 supplying countries$132M
  2. 24011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 14 supplying countries$125M
  3. 33902.10PolypropyleneAt least 8 supplying countries$84.3M
  4. 43926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 23 supplying countries$65.5M
  5. 53002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 6 supplying countries$52.3M
  6. 63808.93Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulatorsAt least 6 supplying countries$51.7M
  7. 73302.10Odoriferous substances and mixtures of a kind used in the food or drink industriesAt least 12 supplying countries$44.6M
  8. 83907.29Polyethers other than polyacetals in primary formsAt least 7 supplying countries$43.3M
  9. 93822.19Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on…At least 20 supplying countries$41.5M
  10. 103105.30Diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)At least 2 supplying countries$36.1M
  11. 113901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 9 supplying countries$35.7M
  12. 122837.11Cyanides and cyanide oxides of sodiumAt least 4 supplying countries$34.3M

Main partner countries

Where Tanzania's chemicals went and came from in 2024, among the 28 major reporting economies. Based on the top 10 partners for each HS code.

Exports to

  1. 1
    China
    $7.39M
    44.9% of exports
  2. 2
    United States
    $2.12M
    12.9% of exports
  3. 3
    Turkey
    $1.73M
    10.5% of exports
  4. 4
    Italy
    $1.17M
    7.1% of exports
  5. 5
    Indonesia
    $1.09M
    6.6% of exports
  6. 6
    Germany
    $800K
    4.9% of exports
  7. 7
    South Africa
    $581K
    3.5% of exports
  8. 8
    Malaysia
    $493K
    3.0% of exports
  9. 9
    Brazil
    $396K
    2.4% of exports
  10. 10
    Egypt
    $211K
    1.3% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $1.22B
    62.7% of imports
  2. 2
    Saudi Arabia
    $149M
    7.6% of imports
  3. 3
    South Africa
    $88.8M
    4.5% of imports
  4. 4
    Belgium
    $69.7M
    3.6% of imports
  5. 5
    Germany
    $59.3M
    3.0% of imports
  6. 6
    South Korea
    $58.8M
    3.0% of imports
  7. 7
    Turkey
    $37.8M
    1.9% of imports
  8. 8
    Thailand
    $33M
    1.7% of imports
  9. 9
    Indonesia
    $32.8M
    1.7% of imports
  10. 10
    Malaysia
    $30.1M
    1.5% of imports

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