Russian trade with Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ethiopia
In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Ethiopia totaled $174,106,500, up 913.18% ($156,922,292) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $167,389,987, up 1,770.10% ($158,439,143) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $6,716,513, down 18.42% ($1,516,851) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $160,673,474, a 22,294.14% increase ($159,955,994) over the 4th quarter of 2015.
Ethiopia was Russia’s 70th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 122nd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1278% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0131% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 62nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 124th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1997% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0109% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 99th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 100th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0128% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0170% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Ethiopia
The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.72% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (1.44% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.84% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (1.55% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.11% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (4.95% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.05% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (90.53% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $9,506,000;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,283,271;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,097,606.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $8,075,381.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 8,075,381 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 27,901 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 83,700 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3,500 | 0.00 | 31,400 | -88.85 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 11,192 | 0.01 | 84,000 | -86.68 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 9,506,000 | 5.68 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,800 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,540 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 27,939 | 0.02 | 2,554 | 993.93 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 22,220 | 0.01 | 11,004 | 101.93 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 191,568 | 0.11 | 435,984 | -56.06 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 6,745 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 571 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,784 | 0.00 | 1,075 | 65.95 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 52 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,255 | 0.00 | 35,147 | -90.74 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 162,181 | 0.10 | 18,356 | 783.53 |
| 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 | 132,149 | 0.08 | 43,934 | 200.79 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,149,606 | 1.28 | 52,000 | 4,033.86 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,307,414 | 1.38 | 24,143 | 9,457.28 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 280 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 152,782,236 | 91.27 | 101 220 | 150,840.76 |
Russia’s Imports from Ethiopia
The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.89% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (99.83% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.68% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (0.17% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th 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 $288,488;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $60,566;
- Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn (HS code 53) - an increase of $33,201;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - an increase of $27,519;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $26,415.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,756,566;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $168,259;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $35,772.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 777,940 | 11.58 | 489,452 | 58.94 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,002,794 | 14.93 | 2,759,360 | -63.66 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 958 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 4,553,987 | 67.80 | 4,722,246 | -3.56 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 228,989 | 3.41 | 202,574 | 13.04 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 10,221 | 0.15 | 45,993 | -77.78 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 27,519 | 0.41 | 0 | ∞ |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 33,201 | 0.49 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 72,101 | 1.07 | 11,535 | 525.06 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5,950 | 0.09 | 2,153 | 176.36 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,838 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 3 | 0.00 | 51 | -94.12 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,008 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |