Tanzania Customs Status & U.S. Trade Treatment
Last updated: August 2026 dataTanzania has no free trade agreement with the United States. In August 2026, U.S. imports from Tanzania carried $148K of duty, an average duty rate of 0.36%.
At a glance
- U.S. trade agreement
- None
- Average duty rate, August 2026
- 0.36%
- Duty on U.S. imports
- $148K
- U.S. imports / exports
- $41.4M / $50.6M a month
Agreements per the U.S. Trade Representative; customs territory per the European Commission. Duty is what the Census Bureau calculates for the month, not what was paid; a product's rate can differ widely from the country average.
Top U.S. imports from Tanzania
These 5 make up 88% of U.S. imports from Tanzania in the latest month.
- Photovoltaic Cells, Not Assembled into Modules or Panels HS 854142$29.0M
- Men's & Boys' Cotton Trousers, Overalls, Breeches & Shorts (Woven) HS 620342$3.6M
- Knit T-Shirts, Singlets & Tank Tops of Other Textile Materials HS 610990$1.6M
- US-Origin Articles Exported & Returned Without Advancement HS 980100$1.2M
- Green (Unroasted), Non-Decaffeinated Coffee HS 090111$1.1M
Top U.S. exports to Tanzania
These 5 make up 87% of U.S. exports to Tanzania in the latest month.
- Sulfur (Crude, Refined, and All Kinds Except Sublimed, Precipitated, or Colloidal) HS 250300$39.6M
- High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) in Primary Forms HS 390120$1.5M
- Low-Value Export Shipments & Canadian Estimated Late Receipts HS 988000$1.1M
- Civilian Aircraft, Engines, Equipment, and Parts HS 880000$880K
- Photovoltaic DC Generators, Output Exceeding 50 W HS 850172$823K
Trade overview
Tanzania supplies the United States with a range of agricultural and natural-resource commodities, including specialty coffee and tea, cashew nuts, spices such as cloves and vanilla, and gemstones — most notably tanzanite, a blue-violet variety of zoisite found exclusively in a small mining area near Mount Kilimanjaro. Tanzanite's unique single-source geography makes supply concentration a real risk factor for US jewelry importers. Agricultural exports are subject to standard FDA or USDA admissibility procedures depending on the commodity, while gemstone imports require accurate HTS classification to ensure correct duty treatment.
Trade and duty figures: U.S. Census Bureau monthly foreign trade data.