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Russian trade with South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia's foreign trade in goods with South Africa in the first quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with South Africa

In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with South Africa was $112,752,194, down 26.81% ($41,297,938) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $31,880,702, up 6.59% ($1,970,523) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $80,871,492, down 34.85% ($43,268,461) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade deficit with South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $48,990,790, a 48.01% decrease ($45,238,984) over the 1st quarter of 2015.

South Africa was Russia's 72nd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 71st in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1159% of Russia's total trade (down from 0.1164% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

South Africa was Russia's 90th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 92nd in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0520% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0331% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

South Africa was Russia's 55th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 47th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.2250% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.2953% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to South Africa

The major share of Russian exports to South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 38.52% of Russia's total exports to South Africa (44.81% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 25.19% of Russia's total exports to South Africa (14.92% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.81% of Russia's total exports to South Africa (9.14% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.09% of Russia's total exports to South Africa (14.29% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.93% of Russia's total exports to South Africa (4.17% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.81% of Russia's total exports to South Africa (9.63% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.57% of Russia's total exports to South Africa (0.29% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's exports to South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $5,256,632;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,767,001;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $564,677;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $463,610;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $433,982;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $379,950;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $300,043;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $244,913;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $197,089.

The largest declines in Russia's exports to South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,701,966;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $1,603,826;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $1,579,392;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,359,013;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $734,989;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $675,037;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $666,540;
  • Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $129,394;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $107,175.
Russia's exports to South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total export
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 -100.00
10 Cereals 11,571,476 36.30 -12.82
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 25 0.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 131,557 0.41 46.63
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 12,657 0.04 -1.85
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 564,677 1.77
26 Ores, slag and ash 912,183 2.86 49.02
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,304,346 7.23 -37.10
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 563,376 1.77 335.40
29 Organic chemicals 41,125 0.13 -42.66
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,575 0.02
31 Fertilizers 5,271,132 16.53 36,252.63
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 20,840 0.07 7,618.52
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 189,275 0.59 -79.52
39 Plastics and articles thereof 216,846 0.68 997.57
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,723,805 5.41 -47.81
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 187,625 0.59 5.43
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 486,632 1.53 -76.72
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 856,398 2.69 40.05
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,707 0.01 351.59
54 Man-made filaments 34,449 0.11 -55.81
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 464,503 1.46 51,916.01
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 -100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,597 0.01 -46.87
70 Glass and glassware 943 0.00 -86.16
72 Iron and steel 1,575,891 4.94 -29.72
73 Articles of iron or steel 11,170 0.04 -31.07
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,953,237 9.26 1,485.75
78 Lead and articles thereof 30 0.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 179,764 0.56 -37.35
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 132,585 0.42 126.85
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 375,741 1.18 -25.62
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,062,754 3.33 55.65
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 4,587 0.01 767.11
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 54 0.00 -99.99
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 -100.00
SS Classified 21,140 0.07 -76.27

Russia's Imports from South Africa

The major share of Russian imports from South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 32.55% of Russia's total imports from South Africa (34.27% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.38% of Russia's total imports from South Africa (24.80% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 16.54% of Russia's total imports from South Africa (8.26% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.18% of Russia's total imports from South Africa (26.67% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.68% of Russia's total imports from South Africa (5.70% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's imports from South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,467,815;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,836,775;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $590,623;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $530,564;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $509,229;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $440,783;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $411,754;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $298,568.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $23,024,876;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $18,004,472;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $7,325,925;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,828,101;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $318,170.
Russia's imports from South Africa in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total import
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
01 Live animals 0 0.00 -100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 -100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 109,200 0.14
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 194,527 0.24 115.25
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 11,270 0.01 -23.07
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 17,866,082 22.09 -29.08
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 25,892 0.03 -16.56
10 Cereals 440,783 0.55
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 142,323 0.18 -16.41
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 7,698 0.01 465.20
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,757 0.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,528 0.00 32.29
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 428 0.00 -91.34
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,920,474 2.37 27.29
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 20,346 0.03 -88.59
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,662,328 4.53 5.32
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 20,787 0.03
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 146,623 0.18
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,943,839 2.40 1,715.59
26 Ores, slag and ash 24,270,943 30.01 -42.59
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 109,886 0.14 -32.19
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,077,450 6.28 11.15
29 Organic chemicals 551,832 0.68 117.89
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 -100.00
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 -100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 77,924 0.10 238.77
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 68,243 0.08 -26.82
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 28,206 0.03 0.42
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 6,238 0.01 -84.06
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 118,336 0.15 -72.89
39 Plastics and articles thereof 439,293 0.54 -32.78
40 Rubber and articles thereof 654,346 0.81 -26.41
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 5,122 0.01 -15.24
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 9,049 0.01 -71.57
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,746 0.01 65.06
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 -100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 -100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 22,985 0.03 -50.28
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 13 0.00 -99.92
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 -100.00
54 Man-made filaments 69,102 0.09 23.36
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 -100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 -100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 18,400 0.02 14.24
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,217 0.00 -86.61
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 118 0.00 -91.97
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 -100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 23,228 0.03 22,021.90
69 Ceramic products 26,393 0.03
70 Glass and glassware 16,656 0.02 -61.55
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 8,668 0.01 -79.25
72 Iron and steel 10,789,645 13.34 29.65
73 Articles of iron or steel 961,770 1.19 159.13
74 Copper and articles thereof 202 0.00 -97.35
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 901,782 1.12 -11.48
79 Zinc and articles thereof 84,773 0.10 -29.06
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 370,079 0.46 65.69
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 266,499 0.33 40.92
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,002 0.00 -48.48
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,036,945 3.76 -37.58
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 837,604 1.04 17.32
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 187,356 0.23 361.82
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,328,724 5.35 -84.17
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 -100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 649,832 0.80 444.85
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 -100.00
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 5,931 0.01 -10.99
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 11,699 0.01 387.26
SS Classified 309,370 0.38
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia