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India's exports to Tanzania

US$ 5.02 bn

in 2025, up 2.4% on 2024. India's 25th largest market, 1.1% of India's exports, 3,184 products.

2021: US$ 1.69 bn

2022: US$ 4.08 bn

2023: US$ 4.13 bn

2024: US$ 4.90 bn

2025: US$ 5.02 bnUS$ 5.02 bn

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What India sells to Tanzania top 15

#	Product (HS 6-digit)	2025	Change
1	2710.19 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not…	US$ 1.42 bn	−20.1%
2	2710.12 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not…	US$ 1.28 bn	+0.4%
3	3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004…	US$ 182 mn	+54.1%
4	8901.20 Tankers	US$ 130 mn	+201.0%
5	1701.14 Sugars; cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading N…	US$ 93.1 mn	−43.5%
6	8711.20 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, inte…	US$ 89.2 mn	+27.8%
7	1006.30 Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed	US$ 44.5 mn	+100.7%
8	7605.11 Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm	US$ 35.4 mn	+1,414.3%
9	1701.99 Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavourin…	US$ 35.1 mn	+67.1%
10	2815.11 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); solid	US$ 28.4 mn	+57.8%
11	8703.21 Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder…	US$ 27.0 mn	+53.5%
12	3004.10 Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for th…	US$ 24.6 mn	+42.1%
13	3004.20 Medicaments; containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or t…	US$ 23.7 mn	+35.9%
14	8429.52 Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders; with a 360 degree revolving…	US$ 22.8 mn	+59.5%
15	3808.91 Insecticides; other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 t…	US$ 22.2 mn	+28.0%

Who else sells to Tanzania Tanzania's imports, 2025

Product (HS 4-digit)	Imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
2710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, n… 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates50% 🇮🇳 India28% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia5.7% 🇰🇼 Kuwait4.8% 🇴🇲 Oman4.1% 🇨🇭 Switzerland0.8%	2.34 bn	28%2nd	United Arab Emirates 50% Saudi Arabia 5.7%
3004 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 o… 🇮🇳 India63% 🇰🇪 Kenya10% 🇨🇳 China7.9% 🇿🇦 South Africa3.3% 🇹🇷 Turkey1.2% 🇳🇱 Netherlands1.2%	321 mn	63%1st	Kenya 10% China 7.9%
8711 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted w… 🇨🇳 China67% 🇮🇳 India32% 🇯🇵 Japan0.3% 🇮🇩 Indonesia0.3% 🇩🇪 Germany0.3% 🇹🇭 Thailand<0.1%	199 mn	32%2nd	China 67% Japan 0.3%
1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in… 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia40% 🇮🇳 India28% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates10% 🇧🇷 Brazil6.7% 🇹🇭 Thailand4.9% 🇵🇱 Poland2.7%	184 mn	28%2nd	Saudi Arabia 40% United Arab Emirates 10%
7605 Aluminium wire 🇮🇳 India53% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates24% 🇧🇭 Bahrain20% 🇨🇳 China1.2% 🇰🇪 Kenya0.4% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong0.1%	68.6 mn	53%1st	United Arab Emirates 24% Bahrain 20%
8704 Vehicles; for the transport of goods 🇨🇳 China35% 🇯🇵 Japan23% 🇿🇦 South Africa14% 🇮🇳 India9.9% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.2% 🇫🇮 Finland2.8%	358 mn	9.9%4th	China 35% Japan 23%
3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides… 🇨🇳 China71% 🇮🇳 India16% 🇹🇷 Turkey3.3% 🇿🇦 South Africa2.3% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1.5% 🇰🇪 Kenya1.0%	215 mn	16%2nd	China 71% Turkey 3.3%
7308 Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof; plat… 🇨🇳 China66% 🇮🇳 India15% 🇹🇷 Turkey6.0% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates3.4% 🇿🇦 South Africa3.3% 🇻🇳 Vietnam2.1%	186 mn	15%2nd	China 66% Turkey 6.0%
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally de… 🇯🇵 Japan74% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom6.2% 🇮🇳 India5.3% 🇿🇦 South Africa4.0% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.8% 🇩🇪 Germany2.7%	479 mn	5.3%3rd	Japan 74% United Kingdom 6.2%
8429 Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledoze… 🇨🇳 China63% 🇮🇳 India11% 🇺🇸 United States7.6% 🇯🇵 Japan5.1% 🇫🇮 Finland3.8% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong2.9%	211 mn	11%2nd	China 63% United States 7.6%
8701 Tractors; (other than tractors of heading no 8709) 🇨🇳 China72% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom9.1% 🇮🇳 India5.0% 🇿🇦 South Africa3.0% 🇹🇭 Thailand2.3% 🇸🇪 Sweden1.9%	444 mn	5.0%3rd	China 72% United Kingdom 9.1%
8702 Vehicles; public transport passenger type 🇨🇳 China66% 🇯🇵 Japan16% 🇮🇳 India13% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong2.1% 🇰🇪 Kenya1.9% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.4%	174 mn	13%3rd	China 66% Japan 16%

What Tanzania buys most where India has under 5% of the market: openings, or where others are stronger.

Product (HS 4-digit)	Imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
7208 Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a… 🇨🇳 China54% 🇯🇵 Japan36% 🇰🇷 South Korea5.3% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.0% 🇧🇪 Belgium0.6% 🇮🇳 India0.6%	398 mn	0.6%6th	China 54% Japan 36%
1001 Wheat and meslin 🇷🇺 Russia46% 🇦🇺 Australia25% 🇱🇹 Lithuania7.3% 🇨🇦 Canada6.1% 🇺🇸 United States5.6% 🇩🇪 Germany3.4%	388 mn	–not sold	Russia 46% Australia 25%
8517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other tel… 🇨🇳 China78% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates5.0% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong3.7% 🇻🇳 Vietnam2.5% 🇮🇳 India1.4% 🇺🇸 United States1.1%	303 mn	1.4%5th	China 78% United Arab Emirates 5.0%
3105 Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3… 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia38% 🇲🇦 Morocco19% 🇿🇲 Zambia18% 🇨🇳 China7.5% 🇷🇺 Russia5.9% 🇳🇱 Netherlands3.5% 🇮🇳 India0.6% · 11th	255 mn	0.6%11th	Saudi Arabia 38% Morocco 19%
8504 Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rect… 🇨🇳 China69% 🇰🇷 South Korea11% 🇮🇳 India4.3% 🇹🇷 Turkey3.3% 🇫🇷 France2.8% 🇮🇹 Italy1.9%	243 mn	4.3%3rd	China 69% South Korea 11%
3907 Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, i… 🇨🇳 China80% 🇩🇪 Germany7.2% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.9% 🇴🇲 Oman2.3% 🇮🇳 India2.1% 🇰🇪 Kenya1.3%	222 mn	2.1%5th	China 80% Germany 7.2%
8716 Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mec… 🇨🇳 China89% 🇿🇦 South Africa3.0% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong2.1% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.9% 🇰🇪 Kenya1.7% 🇹🇷 Turkey0.6% 🇮🇳 India0.4% · 7th	218 mn	0.4%7th	China 89% South Africa 3.0%
3102 Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous 🇷🇺 Russia25% 🇨🇳 China14% 🇹🇷 Turkey14% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia6.8% 🇬🇪 Georgia5.3% 🇲🇬 Madagascar5.2% 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 31st	209 mn	<0.1%31st	Russia 25% China 14%
7305 Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipe… 🇨🇳 China88% 🇬🇷 Greece6.5% 🇮🇳 India4.4% 🇦🇹 Austria0.6% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.4% 🇮🇩 Indonesia0.2%	183 mn	4.4%3rd	China 88% Greece 6.5%
1511 Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined… 🇲🇾 Malaysia86% 🇮🇩 Indonesia12% 🇸🇬 Singapore0.8% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.3% 🇨🇳 China0.3% 🇹🇭 Thailand<0.1%	158 mn	–not sold	Malaysia 86% Indonesia 12%

US$ million. As reported by Tanzania's customs to UN Comtrade for 2025 (imports, usually valued with freight and insurance), so the figures differ from India's own export figures above. Open a product for its six biggest suppliers. Exportsmitra's figures, not ECGC's.

Growing fastest

Product	2025	Change
8901.20 Tankers +US$ 87.0 mn	US$ 130 mn	+201.0%
3004.90 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004… +US$ 63.8 mn	US$ 182 mn	+54.1%
7605.11 Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm +US$ 33.1 mn	US$ 35.4 mn	+1,414.3%
1006.30 Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed +US$ 22.4 mn	US$ 44.5 mn	+100.7%
8711.20 Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, inte… +US$ 19.4 mn	US$ 89.2 mn	+27.8%
1701.99 Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavourin… +US$ 14.1 mn	US$ 35.1 mn	+67.1%
2304.00 Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pell… +US$ 13.3 mn	US$ 20.1 mn	+194.0%
2815.11 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); solid +US$ 10.4 mn	US$ 28.4 mn	+57.8%

By chapter

27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of t…US$ 2.70 bn
84 Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…US$ 295 mn
30 Pharmaceutical productsUS$ 283 mn
87 Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolli…US$ 235 mn
17 Sugars and sugar confectioneryUS$ 153 mn
89 Ships, boats and floating structuresUS$ 130 mn
39 Plastics and articles thereofUS$ 120 mn
73 Iron or steel articlesUS$ 104 mn
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…US$ 99.5 mn
38 Chemical products n.e.c.US$ 75.6 mn

New in 2025

Products India had not sold to Tanzania in the earlier years shown.

8702.40 Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons…US$ 1.2 mn
2306.49 Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or…US$ 179 thousand
8517.14 Telephone sets; other than smartphones, for cellular or oth…US$ 173 thousand
3102.80 Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of…US$ 146 thousand
2301.20 Flours, meals and pellets; of fish or of crustaceans, mollu…US$ 131 thousand
0303.59 Fish; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.5, excluding fillets…US$ 128 thousand
5512.99 Fabrics, woven; of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85%…US$ 72 thousand
8517.13 Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless…US$ 65 thousand

Source: UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division), as reported by India. Values in US$, calendar years. ECGC rating: ECGC Limited's short-term country classification, shown for convenience; Exportsmitra's figures and notes are not from ECGC.