# United Rep. of Tanzania Import Opportunities

Explore United Rep. of Tanzania's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $22.7B
- Import CAGR: +11.9%
- Trade openness: 46.5%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $1.9B | +19.1% | 8 | 9930 |
| 2 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $2.1B | +18.2% | 69 | 3821 |
| 3 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $1.7B | +27.8% | 37 | 4092 |
| 4 | HS 740319 | Copper: refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1 | $434.1M | +39.9% | 5 | 10000 |
| 5 | HS 860310 | Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks: self-propelled, powered from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604) | $212.8M | +64.1% | 1 | 10000 |
| 6 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $337.8M | +15.9% | 38 | 5495 |
| 7 | HS 730511 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm | $211.7M | +78.1% | 6 | 7771 |
| 8 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $350.9M | +11.8% | 12 | 4521 |
| 9 | HS 880230 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $185.5M | +19.7% | 5 | 9392 |
| 10 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $275.0M | +9.1% | 12 | 5573 |
| 11 | HS 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $126.5M | +29.0% | 11 | 8802 |
| 12 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $267.4M | +18.1% | 58 | 3940 |
| 13 | HS 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $197.0M | +16.7% | 9 | 5497 |
| 14 | HS 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $106.0M | +21.7% | 12 | 9402 |
| 15 | HS 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $136.5M | +11.3% | 33 | 9678 |
| 16 | HS 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $137.8M | +13.7% | 42 | 8362 |
| 17 | HS 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $101.6M | +22.6% | 23 | 8907 |
| 18 | HS 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $98.7M | +19.3% | 7 | 9742 |
| 19 | HS 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $159.4M | +11.3% | 12 | 6029 |
| 20 | HS 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 | +8.8% | 69 | 4410 |
| 21 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $149.4M | +7.5% | 47 | 6902 |
| 22 | HS 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $166.5M | +12.4% | 32 | 5281 |
| 23 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $111.0M | +12.1% | 36 | 8676 |
| 24 | HS 282200 | Cobalt oxides and hydroxides: commercial cobalt oxides | $69.9M | +42.6% | 4 | 9924 |
| 25 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $114.8M | +18.0% | 11 | 5288 |
| 26 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $65.9M | +20.6% | 58 | 8595 |
| 27 | HS 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) | $81.8M | +12.2% | 29 | 7582 |
| 28 | HS 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $81.9M | +9.1% | 24 | 8088 |
| 29 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $50.3M | +22.2% | 16 | 9900 |
| 30 | HS 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $85.0M | +16.1% | 17 | 4849 |
| 31 | HS 890120 | Tankers | $43.3M | +45.5% | 3 | 9992 |
| 32 | HS 620342 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $67.1M | +9.2% | 41 | 9338 |
| 33 | HS 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $61.5M | +17.8% | 70 | 7094 |
| 34 | HS 851821 | Loudspeakers: single, mounted in their enclosures | $39.7M | +27.0% | 35 | 9882 |
| 35 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $73.2M | +13.3% | 27 | 5479 |
| 36 | HS 940390 | Furniture: parts | $39.0M | +24.9% | 48 | 9613 |
| 37 | HS 420212 | Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials | $50.9M | +13.4% | 35 | 9862 |
| 38 | HS 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $53.5M | +32.2% | 18 | 5195 |
| 39 | HS 380893 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $66.3M | +10.5% | 21 | 6735 |
| 40 | HS 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $87.3M | +14.7% | 6 | 5054 |
| 41 | HS 620462 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $42.4M | +20.0% | 28 | 9750 |
| 42 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $85.6M | +10.2% | 59 | 3909 |
| 43 | HS 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $103.6M | +19.1% | 26 | 2840 |
| 44 | HS 381119 | Anti-knock preparations: other than those based on lead compounds | $35.3M | +36.9% | 8 | 9973 |
| 45 | HS 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $71.6M | +16.6% | 31 | 3824 |
| 46 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $165.9M | +9.4% | 21 | 2128 |
| 47 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $79.5M | +4.1% | 35 | 5513 |
| 48 | HS 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $33.3M | +31.3% | 5 | 9998 |
| 49 | HS 260800 | Zinc ores and concentrates | $32.4M | +38.0% | 1 | 10000 |
| 50 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $55.8M | +11.9% | 96 | 6093 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.