Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show United Rep. of Tanzania's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

United Rep. of Tanzania

30 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China8201Tools, hand; spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks, rakes; axes, bill hooks etc; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools used in agriculture, horticulture, forestry202499.22%13,972,815
2Türkiye1103Cereal groats; meal and pellets202499.13%15,795,521
3China5209Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200g/m2202498.24%11,634,034
4Peru8001Tin; unwrought202498.15%11,382,596
5China3207Pigments, prepared; opacifiers, colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres etc as used in the ceramic enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and powder, granules or flakes202497.98%54,701,988
6Rep. of Korea8602Rail locomotives; (other than those of heading no. 8601), locomotive tenders202497.66%200,200,018
7Kenya1517Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16202496.97%11,034,580
8Malaysia1511Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202495.52%166,857,478
9China7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated202495.17%17,375,733
10China8541Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals202494.48%36,652,586
11China9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor202493.24%35,301,822
12China5603Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated202493.16%11,870,909
13China6006Fabrics; knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04202492.04%13,118,957
14China8518Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, combined or not with a microphone, and sets of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency and electric sound amplifiers and sets202491.98%13,329,440
15China5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404202491.35%55,543,847
16China6402Footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excluding waterproof footwear)202491.08%45,329,755
17China4202Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery, cutlery cases; travel, tool, similar bags; wholly or mainly covered by leather, composition leather, plastic sheeting, textile materials, vulcanised fibre, paperboard202490.86%18,915,329
18China7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202490.38%36,366,838
19China7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections202489.91%17,750,942
20China7309Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers; for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat insulated202488.78%38,209,689
21China8528Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus202486.77%63,483,094
22China8535Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for making connections to or in electrical circuits; for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts202486.39%17,117,367
23South Africa7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202486.38%24,654,288
24China8451Machinery (not of heading no. 8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarn, fabrics or made up articles202486.33%12,634,643
25China8529Transmission apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528202485.78%14,303,249
26China3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms202484.05%165,556,558
27China8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof202483.48%28,618,517
28China8716Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof202483.07%105,957,625
29China8506Cells and batteries; primary202482.96%10,611,522
30China8714Vehicles; parts and accessories of heading no. 8711 to 8713202482.06%26,721,032

Partner frequency summary:

China: 24 occurrences

Kenya: 1 occurrence

Malaysia: 1 occurrence

Peru: 1 occurrence

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

South Africa: 1 occurrence

Türkiye: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.