IMPORTS
The value of basic products’ imports during the year 2022 amounted to approximately 318 million dollars, compared to 208 million dollars during the year 2021: an increase of approximately 53%, due to the rise of international prices, particularly of sugar and coffee, as well as the continued rise in sea freight costs of rice.
The imports’ value of basic products in Tunisian dinars recorded an increase of 71%, reaching during the year 2022 the level of 1001 million dinars (cost and freight) compared to 585 million dinars during of the year 2021 (cost and freight), due to the deterioration of the Tunisian dinar‘s value against the US dollar.
| Products | Quantity in Tons | Average Price in USD (C+F) | Average Price in TND (C+F) | Global Value in USD (C+F) | Global Value in TND (C+F) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Products | 318 316 338 | 1 000 983 536 | |||
| White Sugar | 204 399 | 641,310 | 2031,551 | 131 083 469 | 415 247 030 |
| Raw Sugar | 132 788 | 512,580 | 1 607,943 | 68 064 711 | 213 515 493 |
| Total Sugar | 337 187 | 199 148 180 | 628 762 523 | ||
| Arabica Coffee | 9 879 | 4388,860 | 13650,133 | 43 359 444 | 134 855 504 |
| Robusta Coffee | 15 122 | 2595,900 | 8 158,093 | 39 254 168 | 123 363 287 |
| Total Coffee | 25 001 | - | 82 613 612 | 258 218 791 | |
| Ceylon Black Tea | 415 | 4 371,520 | 13 388,796 | 1 813 088 | 5 553 003 |
| Indian Black Tea Extra | 1 423 | 1916,240 | 5 938,727 | 2 726 929 | 8 451 189 |
| Indian Black Tea Extra plus | 1 855 | 1 920,330 | 6 012,407 | 3 563 016 | 11 155 527 |
| Total Black Tea | 3 693 | - | 8 103 032 | 25 159 720 | |
| Green Tea Super | 2 329 | 1 797,140 | 5 677,077 | 4 184 952 | 13 220 055 |
| Green Tea Bourgeon | 309 | 2 150,000 | 6 662,460 | 663 705 | 2 056 701 |
| Total Green Tea | 2 637 | - | 4 848 657 | 15 276 756 | |
| Thai Parboiled Rice | 24 854 | 811,450 | 2 518,886 | 20 167 790 | 62 604 387 |
| White Rice | 4 551 | 614,860 | 1 960,305 | 2 798 228 | 8 921 349 |
| Basmati Rice | 630 | 1 010,860 | 3 238,112 | 636 840 | 2 040 010 |
| Total Rice | 30 035 | - | 23 602 858 | 73 565 747 | |
| Grand Total | 318 316 338 | 1 000 983 536 | |||