Tanzania

U.S. Trade with Tanzania in 2023

Export Market Rank
#96 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$36.76 Million
3-Year Average
$17.52 Million
Compound Average Growth
-1.29% (2014-2023)
Total Export Value 2014 - 2023
Export Value by Commodity 2023

Top 10 Exports to Tanzania in 2023

Commodity Total Value (USD) Total Volume (Metric Tons) 10-Year Average Value (USD) 10-Year Growth
Wheat $25.08 Million 65,500 $11.7 Million 160%
Food Preparations $3.91 Million 1,289 $2.3 Million -12%
Poultry Meat & Prods. (excl. eggs) $2.61 Million 2,250 $2.95 Million -16%
Other Intermediate Products $2.21 Million 1,197 $1.4 Million 99%
Condiments & Sauces $1.39 Million 603 $1.59 Million -33%
Rice $553,154 830 $1.52 Million ---
Pulses $508,599 657 $3.23 Million -76%
Vegetable Oils (excl. soybean) $130,009 41 $2.88 Million -88%
Planting Seeds $99,416 0.53 $115,514 -38%
Dog & Cat Food $48,600 33 $27,021 386%

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Data and Analysis

Attaché Report (GAIN)

Tanzania: Grain and Feed Annual

FAS Dar es Salaam anticipates corn production will decline 6 percent in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 as farmers switch to alternative crops due to low corn prices. MY 2024/25 wheat imports are anticipated to reach 1.3 million metric tons (MT) as rising incomes and growth in the tourism and hospitality sectors increase demand for wheat products.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Tanzania: FAIRS Export Certificate Report Annual

This report complements the FAIRS Annual Country Report for Tanzania and provides information on required certificates for exporting food and agricultural products to the Tanzania mainland.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Tanzania: FAIRS Annual Country Report

This report describes the import requirements and regulations for food and agricultural commodities required by mainland Tanzania. The report outlines Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) rules and other regulations for U.S. exports.

News and Features

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is accepting fiscal year 2024 applications for the Food for Progress Program. This Program supports agricultural development activities in countries and emerging democracies that are committed to introducing and expanding free enterprise in the agricultural sector.
USDA and USAID will deploy $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funding to purchase U.S.-grown commodities to provide emergency food assistance to people in need throughout the world.
FAS has designated Benin, Cambodia, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Tunisia as priority countries for the Food for Progress program in FY 2024.