India to Tanzania: Erythromycin Export Trade Route

The India to Tanzania Erythromycin corridor is one of India's established pharmaceutical export routes, with 83 shipments documented worth a combined $3.1M USD. The route is dominated by MEDOPHARM PRIVATE LIMITED, which alone accounts for roughly 37% of all export value, reflecting the consolidated nature of India's erythromycin manufacturing sector.

Across 25 active suppliers, the average shipment value stands at $37.1K USD — a figure that reflects both bulk commercial orders from large pharmaceutical companies and smaller specialty shipments. Sea freight dominates at 81% of all shipments, consistent with erythromycin's non-urgent bulk-order profile.

Shipment activity peaks during April–June, with an average transit time of 31 days port-to-port. The route has recorded an annual growth rate of 16.0%, placing it at rank #2 among India's top erythromycin export destinations globally.

On the import side, key buyers of Indian erythromycin in Tanzania include MEDICAL STORES DEPARTMENT., TO THE ORDER, CENTRALE D ACHAT DE and 17 others. MEDICAL STORES DEPARTMENT. is the single largest importer with 5 shipments valued at $1.1M USD.

India's erythromycin exports to Tanzania are driven primarily by a handful of large-scale manufacturers. MEDOPHARM PRIVATE LIMITED with 5 shipments leads the pack, a pattern common in generic pharmaceutical corridors where manufacturing scale creates significant cost advantages. The presence of 25 active exporters signals a competitive but concentrated market — buyers in Tanzania benefit from supplier diversity while the top tier handles the majority of volume.

The top 3 suppliers — MEDOPHARM PRIVATE LIMITED, ZEST PHARMA, ZEE LABORATORIES LIMITED — together account for 60% of total trade value on this route. The average shipment value of $37.1K USD reflects a mix of bulk commercial orders and smaller specialty shipments.

Beyond the primary product category, shipments on this route include closely related formulations such as erythromycin stearate 500mg tableterythromycin stearate bp 500 mg b/n-te3359 to te3381 pk=100's x 10 blister and harmless medicine-erythromycin stearate, suggesting that buyers in Tanzania tend to consolidate orders across related product lines from the same Indian supplier.

On the buying side, MEDICAL STORES DEPARTMENT. is the largest importer with 5 shipments worth $1.1M USD — representing 37% of all erythromycin imports from India on this route. A total of 20 buyers are active on this corridor.