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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, United Rep. of Tanzania reported $601.4M in goods exports to China. 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 | $601.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 61.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 28 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 26% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 120740 | Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $1.8B | 5.2% | Watch |
| 2 | 740200 | Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining | $6.8B | 42.2% | High attention |
| 3 | 030572 | Fish: edible offal, fish heads, tails and maws | $125.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 261690 | Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) | $7.3B | 89.9% | High attention |
| 5 | 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $30.3B | 57.3% | Critical attention |
| 6 | 260400 | Nickel ores and concentrates | $2.2B | 27.4% | High attention |
| 7 | 530500 | Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres n.e.c., raw or processed but not spun: tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | $161.2M | 48.8% | High attention |
| 8 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $718.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 440729 | Wood, tropical: (as specified in subheading note 1, chapter 44, customs tariff), n.e.c. in item no. 4407.2, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, thicker than 6mm | $1.8B | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 250490 | Graphite: natural, in other forms, excluding powder or flakes | $11.9M | 0% | High attention |

## 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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