# Kenya exports to United Rep. of Tanzania: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Kenya to United Rep. of Tanzania, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/KEN-TZA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Kenya reported $279.0M in goods exports to United Rep. of Tanzania. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $279.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 67.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 25 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 31.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271019 | Not reported | $2.1B | 46.8% | High attention |
| 2 | 340119 | Soap 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 | $35.7M | 37.4% | High attention |
| 3 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $189.4M | 51.9% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $114.8M | 10.4% | High attention |
| 5 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $37.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 340111 | Soap 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, for toilet use (including medicated products) | $25.3M | 3.4% | Watch |
| 7 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $14.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $10.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $337.8M | 57.5% | High attention |
| 10 | 283620 | Carbonates: disodium carbonate | $41.0M | 0% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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