Top Import Products of Tanzania

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

Tanzania
 

As the Tanzania import data reveals, the nation's top import products for 2023 were prominently characterized by:

> Machinery: 20%

> Vehicles: 15%

> Petroleum Products: 14%

> Electrical Equipment: 10%

> Pharmaceuticals: 8%

> Plastics: 7%

> Iron and Steel: 6%

> Organic Chemicals: 5%

> Cereals: 4%

> Textiles: 3%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 92% of Tanzania's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Tanzania's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 1.8 billion), Vehicles (USD 1.35 billion), and Petroleum Products (USD 1.26 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Machinery, Vehicles, Pharmaceuticals, as well as Plastics.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Tanzania’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of tanzania

Top Import Products of Tanzania

YOY comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Tanzania

MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Tanzania

Import Products of Tanzania
100
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, With or without side-cars;

HSN Code:  87112090   87119000   87111090  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 4,110
Tanzania Importers Shipment 1,657,353 		Value $292,297,179.05 $501,606,963.89 redDownArrow -41.73% 0.37%
Shipment 432,214 790,576 redDownArrow -45.33% 13.24%
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), Including station wagons and racing cars

HSN Code:  87032290   87032391   87032399  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 14,900
Tanzania Importers Shipment 765,770 		Value $1,500,761,736.04 $1,538,713,667.1 redDownArrow -2.47% 1.92%
Shipment 236,588 302,139 redDownArrow -21.70% 7.25%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900   87083000   87088000  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 11,878
Tanzania Importers Shipment 359,802 		Value $147,848,411.1 $226,545,315.65 redDownArrow -34.74% 0.19%
Shipment 105,380 144,624 redDownArrow -27.14% 3.23%
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

HSN Code:  87042190   87043190   87042290  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 8,006
Tanzania Importers Shipment 250,766 		Value $977,354,217.59 $1,764,784,336.32 redDownArrow -44.62% 1.25%
Shipment 69,771 112,301 redDownArrow -37.87% 2.14%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For

HSN Code:  85365000   85366900   85369000  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 11,873
Tanzania Importers Shipment 162,868 		Value $56,305,898.37 $89,074,706.32 redDownArrow -36.79% 0.07%
Shipment 50,237 64,336 redDownArrow -21.91% 1.54%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles :

HSN Code:  73181500   73182900   73181600  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 11,295
Tanzania Importers Shipment 162,569 		Value $58,738,193.12 $89,675,098.83 redDownArrow -34.50% 0.08%
Shipment 46,483 67,070 redDownArrow -30.69% 1.42%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers:

HSN Code:  84212300   84213100   84219900  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 10,903
Tanzania Importers Shipment 155,407 		Value $129,918,479.53 $186,419,231.84 redDownArrow -30.31% 0.17%
Shipment 46,909 62,540 redDownArrow -24.99% 1.44%
Refined copper and copper alloys, Unwrought - refined copper :

HSN Code:  74031100  74031900  74032200  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 2,169
Tanzania Importers Shipment 154,578 		Value $28,543,771,159.14 $47,160,464,943.87 redDownArrow -39.48% 36.50%
Shipment 49,667 45,491 greenUpArrow 9.18% 1.52%
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713

HSN Code:  87149900   87141090   87141000  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 3,480
Tanzania Importers Shipment 143,244 		Value $44,908,505.58 $70,232,051.86 redDownArrow -36.06% 0.06%
Shipment 41,229 50,813 redDownArrow -18.86% 1.26%
Other furniture and parts thereof

HSN Code:  94036000   94032000   94038900  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 11,108
Tanzania Importers Shipment 137,895 		Value $166,079,659.19 $123,518,667.51 greenUpArrow 34.46% 0.21%
Shipment 39,350 53,488 redDownArrow -26.43% 1.21%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber

HSN Code:  40169300   40169900   40169100  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 10,911
Tanzania Importers Shipment 128,942 		Value $25,663,308.88 $45,222,018.41 redDownArrow -43.25% 0.03%
Shipment 37,178 53,891 redDownArrow -31.01% 1.14%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914

HSN Code:  39269090   39261000   39264000  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 13,439
Tanzania Importers Shipment 126,087 		Value $67,254,078.8 $138,030,261.51 redDownArrow -51.28% 0.09%
Shipment 35,139 51,850 redDownArrow -32.23% 1.08%
Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709)

HSN Code:  87012190   87012090   87011000  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 3,514
Tanzania Importers Shipment 122,530 		Value $1,081,959,902.54 $1,666,661,486.29 redDownArrow -35.08% 1.38%
Shipment 38,521 50,488 redDownArrow -23.70% 1.18%
Taps, Cocks, Valves and similar appliances for pipes, Boiler shells, Tanks, Vats or the like, Including pressure-reducing valves and the rmostatically controlled valves

HSN Code:  84818000   84819000   84812000  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 10,465
Tanzania Importers Shipment 106,597 		Value $82,780,255.36 $106,574,658.27 redDownArrow -22.33% 0.11%
Shipment 33,451 41,634 redDownArrow -19.65% 1.02%
Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, Including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, Including

HSN Code:  84831000   84839000   84834000  
Importers : Tanzania Importers 8,442
Tanzania Importers Shipment 102,147 		Value $59,640,202.79 $90,328,440.71 redDownArrow -33.97% 0.08%
Shipment 30,228 40,122 redDownArrow -24.66% 0.93%

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