Russian trade with Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2016
February 22, 2017
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Nigeria in the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Nigeria
In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Nigeria totaled $169,047,478, up 80.82% ($75,556,629) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $164,091,455, up 82.88% ($74,366,690) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $4,956,023, up 31.60% ($1,189,939) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $159,135,432, a 85.13% increase ($73,176,751) over the 4th quarter of 2015.
Nigeria was Russia’s 71st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 82nd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1241% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0715% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Nigeria was Russia’s 63rd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 69th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1957% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1088% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Nigeria was Russia’s 107th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 106th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0095% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0078% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Nigeria
The major share of Russian exports to Nigeria 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) - 47.36% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (57.78% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.45% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (11.96% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.83% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (1.06% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.42% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (22.62% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.99% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (4.01% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.16% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (2.56% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $21,398,311;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,434,994;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $4,257,346;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $3,112,037;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,303,233.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $16,597,989;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,292,218;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,855,164.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 4,376,113 | 2.67 | 118,767 | 3,584.62 |
| 10 | Cereals | 73,095,812 | 44.55 | 51,697,501 | 41.39 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 238,584 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,539 | 0.00 | 29,195 | -94.73 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 21,611 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 13,844,126 | 8.44 | 10,732,089 | 29.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 297,802 | 0.18 | 288,434 | 3.25 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 244,926 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,016,097 | 2.45 | 2,712,864 | 48.04 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 215,485 | 0.13 | 16,813,474 | -98.72 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 252,126 | 0.15 | 7,342 | 3,334.02 |
| 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 | 2,020 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 15,012 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 553,387 | 0.34 | 415,844 | 33.08 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 10,801 | 0.01 | 56,996 | -81.05 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 7,847 | 0.00 | 483 | 1,524.64 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 238,336 | 0.15 | 365,901 | -34.86 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,380,561 | 0.84 | 3,235,725 | -57.33 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 536 | 0.00 | 67 | 700.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 458 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 255 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 297 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 7,333 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 49,022 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 13,902 | 0.01 | 13 | 106,838.46 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,091 | 0.00 | 391 | 434.78 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 2,054 | 0.00 | 10 | 20,440.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 2,292,218 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 99,810 | 0.06 | 8,113 | 1,130.25 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,535 | 0.00 | 814 | 211.43 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 464 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 161,389 | 0.10 | 69 | 233,797.10 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6,167,026 | 3.76 | 732,032 | 742.45 |
| 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 | 53,906 | 0.03 | 37,885 | 42.29 |
| 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 | 53,964 | 0.03 | 5,535 | 874.96 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 152,446 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 7,213 | 0.00 | 20,402 | -64.65 |
| 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 | 421 | 0.00 | 155 | 171.61 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 41,891 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 58,614,703 | 35.72 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Nigeria
The major share of Russian imports from Nigeria 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) - 98.34% of Russia’s total imports from Nigeria (99.70% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.53% of Russia’s total imports from Nigeria (0.05% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,010,764;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $130,625;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $71,717.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $21,178.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,888 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 3,807 | 0.08 | 5,546 | -31.36 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 418 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 99,975 | 2.02 | 121,153 | -17.48 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 4,479 | 0.09 | 5,289 | -15.31 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 631,286 | 12.74 | 500,661 | 26.09 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 223 | 0.00 | 515 | -56.70 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 4,129,281 | 83.32 | 3,118,517 | 32.41 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 819 | 0.02 | 1,510 | -45.76 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 787 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 239 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 749 | 0.02 | 1,648 | -54.55 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,921 | 0.08 | 367 | 968.39 |
| 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 | 171 | 0.00 | 93 | 83.87 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,517 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 71,717 | 1.45 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 190 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 342 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 5,462 | 0.11 | 9,253 | -40.97 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 72 | 0.00 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 197 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |