South Korea exports to Tanzania
탄자니아 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $16.2 million of goods to Tanzania, up 23.0% from September 2026 and up 7.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Tanzania totalled $180.1 million, down 23.5% from the 12 months before ($235.3 million).
Tanzania ranked 102nd of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 87th in the 12 months before.
The largest chapter was inorganic chemicals (HS 28), with $24.4 million or 13.6% of exports to Tanzania.
Imports from Tanzania in October 2026 were $7.3 million (up 221.6% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $8.9 million for the month.
Last 24 months
What South Korea exports to Tanzania: chapters
Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 64.
Largest 4-digit headings
The 30 largest of 254 headings exported to Tanzania in the same 12 months.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2837 | Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides | $23.3M | 13.0% | +22.2% | $953K |
| 8703 | Passenger cars | $14.6M | 8.1% | +26.9% | $1.6M |
| 2929 | Compounds with other nitrogen function | $12.1M | 6.7% | +8.4% | $1.8M |
| 7208 | Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled | $10.2M | 5.6% | -22.9% | $0 |
| 7901 | Unwrought zinc | $9.5M | 5.3% | -15.7% | $879K |
| 6309 | Worn clothing and other worn articles | $8.8M | 4.9% | -3.4% | $693K |
| 3822 | Diagnostic and laboratory reagents (including test kits) | $8.3M | 4.6% | -9.2% | $1.8M |
| 5501 | Synthetic filament tow | $7.4M | 4.1% | +9.1% | $603K |
| 3907 | Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms | $7.3M | 4.1% | +380.6% | $1.7M |
| 3002 | Blood products, vaccines and immunological products | $6.8M | 3.8% | -13.4% | $41K |
| 7601 | Unwrought aluminium | $5.8M | 3.2% | -30.4% | $0 |
| 3304 | Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations | $3.9M | 2.2% | +81.8% | $324K |
| 8415 | Air conditioners | $3.5M | 1.9% | -1.0% | $242K |
| 9027 | Instruments for physical or chemical analysis | $3.2M | 1.8% | -10.1% | $11K |
| 3902 | Polymers of propylene, in primary forms | $3.2M | 1.8% | +18.0% | $202K |
| 3906 | Acrylic polymers in primary forms | $3.1M | 1.7% | +2.5% | $375K |
| 3904 | Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms | $2.9M | 1.6% | +155.9% | $919K |
| 8479 | Machines and mechanical appliances with individual functions | $2.8M | 1.6% | +461.7% | $615K |
| 3102 | Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous | $2.7M | 1.5% | +24.1% | $0 |
| 3402 | Surfactants, detergents and cleaning preparations | $2.4M | 1.3% | +574.3% | $0 |
| 9022 | X-ray and radiation apparatus | $2.3M | 1.3% | +105.5% | $2,000 |
| 4707 | Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard | $2.3M | 1.3% | -11.2% | $177K |
| 8543 | Electrical machines and apparatus with individual functions | $2.3M | 1.3% | +3,843% | $405 |
| 8472 | Other office machines, etc. | $2.2M | 1.2% | +1.1% | $9,300 |
| 8537 | Electrical control and distribution boards | $1.8M | 1.0% | +915.3% | $6,467 |
| 3901 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $1.8M | 1.0% | -39.0% | $130K |
| 8701 | Tractors | $1.7M | 0.9% | -1.8% | $238K |
| 2503 | Sulphur (other than sublimed, precipitated or colloidal) | $1.2M | 0.7% | +122.6% | $273K |
| 8704 | Motor vehicles for the transport of goods | $1.2M | 0.7% | +23.1% | $173K |
| 8430 | Other earth-moving, boring and pile-driving machinery | $1.1M | 0.6% | +71.1% | $973K |
A chapter is linked when exports to Tanzania reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to Tanzania.
Featured industry: cosmetics exports to Tanzania, by 6-digit product.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $16.2M | +7.1% | 7,079 t | $2.29 | $7.3M | 1,113 t |
| September 2026 | $13.2M | -19.0% | 6,196 t | $2.12 | $3.4M | 728 t |
| August 2026 | $10.8M | -20.1% | 4,706 t | $2.30 | $959K | 234 t |
| July 2026 | $11.8M | -33.9% | 6,132 t | $1.92 | $1.6M | 265 t |
| June 2026 | $14.3M | -62.0% | 5,321 t | $2.69 | $1.9M | 391 t |
| May 2026 | $16.4M | +4.0% | 5,261 t | $3.13 | $9.7M | 1,241 t |
| April 2026 | $17.4M | +33.1% | 7,158 t | $2.43 | $13.4M | 1,742 t |
| March 2026 | $14.1M | -17.8% | 6,131 t | $2.31 | $2.7M | 506 t |
| February 2026 | $22.7M | +36.9% | 32,596 t | $0.70 | $4.1M | 1,095 t |
| January 2026 | $16.1M | +40.7% | 5,394 t | $2.99 | $5.8M | 954 t |
| December 2025 | $12.5M | -75.1% | 7,486 t | $1.66 | $13.8M | 3,113 t |
| November 2025 | $14.5M | +35.3% | 6,469 t | $2.24 | $4.4M | 662 t |
| October 2025 | $15.1M | -69.6% | 6,040 t | $2.50 | $2.3M | 715 t |
| September 2025 | $16.2M | +25.3% | 6,486 t | $2.51 | $3.3M | 581 t |
| August 2025 | $13.6M | +18.4% | 6,520 t | $2.08 | $1.8M | 313 t |
| July 2025 | $17.8M | -73.4% | 24,827 t | $0.72 | $313K | 35.0 t |
| June 2025 | $37.7M | +295.5% | 5,861 t | $6.44 | $38K | 4.2 t |
| May 2025 | $15.8M | -83.1% | 7,072 t | $2.24 | $3.2M | 498 t |
| April 2025 | $13.1M | -8.4% | 6,005 t | $2.18 | $7.6M | 1,075 t |
| March 2025 | $17.2M | +7.0% | 6,375 t | $2.70 | $3.6M | 1,078 t |
| February 2025 | $16.6M | -72.5% | 15,952 t | $1.04 | $4.7M | 1,087 t |
| January 2025 | $11.5M | +0.7% | 5,164 t | $2.22 | $8.2M | 1,250 t |
| December 2024 | $49.9M | +342.5% | 8,749 t | $5.71 | $2.6M | 1,060 t |
| November 2024 | $10.7M | -60.5% | 5,936 t | $1.81 | $3.7M | 1,941 t |
Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.