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Russian trade with Kenya in the 2nd 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 Kenya in the second quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with Kenya

In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Kenya was $65,020,813, down 22.28% ($18,636,510) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to Kenya in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $26,251,705, down 41.66% ($18,744,259) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from Kenya in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $38,769,108, up 0.28% ($107,749) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade with Kenya went from a surplus of $6,334,605 in the 2nd quarter of 2015, to a deficit of $12,517,403 in the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Kenya was Russia's 86th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 84th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0597% of Russia's total trade (down from 0.0614% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Kenya was Russia's 90th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 85th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0395% of Russia's total exports (down from 0.0492% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Kenya was Russia's 71st largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 69th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0915% of Russia's total imports (up from 0.0863% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to Kenya

The major share of Russian exports to Kenya in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 40.82% of Russia's total exports to Kenya (29.23% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 29.43% of Russia's total exports to Kenya (37.76% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 12.12% of Russia's total exports to Kenya (8.38% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.91% of Russia's total exports to Kenya (23.12% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.10% of Russia's total exports to Kenya (0.68% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's exports to Kenya in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $4,035,714;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,580,732.

The largest declines in Russia's exports to Kenya in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $9,263,472;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $7,859,794;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $6,464,996;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $493,767;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $263,312;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $87,686.
Russia's exports to Kenya in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
10 Cereals 7,724,883 29.43 16,988,355-54.53
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,042 0.00 408155.39
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 25,608 0.10 47,331-45.90
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,838,002 7.00 257,270614.43
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 444,216 1.69 382,65516.09
29 Organic chemicals 11,929 0.05 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,680 0.01 2,193-23.39
31 Fertilizers 2,129,875 8.11 9,989,669-78.68
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 5,850-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 12,593 0.05 23,960-47.44
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 275,582 1.05 363,268-24.14
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 241,272 0.92 250,703-3.76
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,664,234 10.15 3,158,001-15.64
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 528 0.00 1,000-47.20
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 10,472 0.04 0
72 Iron and steel 5,255,825 20.02 11,720,821-55.16
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,553 0.05 16,289-22.94
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,440,758 20.73 1,405,044287.23
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 5,831 0.02 9,473-38.45
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 17,154 0.07 280,466-93.88
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 1,250 0.00 13,008-90.39
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 121,028 0.46 51,032137.16
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 15,390 0.06 29,168-47.24

Russia's Imports from Kenya

The major share of Russian imports from Kenya in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.72% of Russia's total imports from Kenya (99.94% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's imports from Kenya in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $3,620,600;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $898,607.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from Kenya in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $3,948,573;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $398,429;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $275,562.
Russia's imports from Kenya in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 14,102,897 36.38 10,482,29734.54
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 31,273 0.08 14,636113.67
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,285,005 3.31 386,398232.56
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 22,441,302 57.88 26,389,875-14.96
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 116,098 0.30 8,2001,315.83
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 840 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,020 0.00 2,839-64.07
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 17,083 0.04 415,512-95.89
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 663,252 1.71 938,814-29.35
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 21-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 183-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 24-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 387-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 110,289 0.28 21,724407.68
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 26-100.00
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 42-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 58-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 49 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 63-100.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 260-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia