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Kenya (KEN) to Tanzania (TZA) machinery: vacuum moulding and other thermoforming machines for rubber or plastics (HS6 847740)

A country-to-country view of reported machinery: vacuum moulding and other thermoforming machines for rubber or plastics trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter Kenya (KEN)Importer Tanzania (TZA)HS6 847740One-way tradeCoverage 2011-2013Stable
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3-year buyer projection

$1.1MCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

+1.9%Full available history

Suppliers in market

5Latest reported count

Observed history

3 yearsLast year: 2013

Reported observations

What this machinery: vacuum moulding and other thermoforming machines for rubber or plastics lane shows for HS 847740

Core values for Kenya (KEN) → Tanzania (TZA) in HS 847740.

Buyer market

Latest imports$745.1K
Five-year projection$1.3M
Buyer CAGR+12.2%
Latest annual change+8.5%

Exporter position

Latest exports$633.0
Market share0.1%
Share change-0.1 pp
Best observed share98.3%

Market structure

Reported suppliers5
Concentration index9,672.3
Share gap+98.3 pp
SignalStable

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$745.1KTanzania (TZA)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$633.0Kenya (KEN)'s exports to Tanzania (TZA)
Exporter market share0.1%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+12.2%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR+1.9%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$1.1MCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$1.3MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$321.0KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$1.4MHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$519.4Average reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$633.0Highest reported lane exports
Share change-0.1 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers5Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$67.8BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$1.1KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population61,498.4 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate31.2%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education20.8%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance677 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time29.5 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemYesCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTAYesReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility0.2Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown20.4%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history3 yearsCoverage through 2013

Research reading

Machinery: vacuum moulding and other thermoforming machines for rubber or plastics demand and the Kenya (KEN) to Tanzania (TZA) lane

Tanzania (TZA) reported $745.1K of machinery: vacuum moulding and other thermoforming machines for rubber or plastics imports in 2013. Kenya (KEN) accounted for 0.1% of the observed market and reported $633.0 in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +12.2% buyer growth and +1.9% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 847740 include?

HS 847740 covers Machinery: vacuum moulding and other thermoforming machines for rubber or plastics. This page studies the six-digit Harmonized System classification rather than a company, brand, retail category, or individual shipment.

The classification sits in HS chapter 84 and heading 8477. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a high price range classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 847740 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Tanzania (TZA), the exporter position of Kenya (KEN), and the observed conditions of their trade lane. A large buyer market does not by itself show that every exporter has equal access, and a positive growth rate does not remove the need to examine volatility and historical coverage.

Use the reported imports and exports to understand scale, market share to understand position, projections to understand the calculated forward view, and lane history to understand how much evidence supports the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about Kenya (KEN) to Tanzania (TZA) machinery: vacuum moulding and other thermoforming machines for rubber or plastics trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 847740, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Tanzania (TZA) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for machinery: vacuum moulding and other thermoforming machines for rubber or plastics.

How strong is Kenya (KEN) in this market?

Exporter performance is shown through lane exports, market share, share change, growth, and the number of reported suppliers.

What should be checked before entering this market?

Review market scale, competition, access indicators, volatility, drawdown, and the available history together rather than relying on one signal.

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Definitions and coverage

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated HS6 classification. They are not company-level sales or shipment records.

Calculated indicators

Growth, projections, concentration, volatility, and share-gap figures are calculated from the reported observations and should be interpreted with their coverage period.

Coverage

This sample covers 3 observed years through 2013. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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