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Russian trade with Yemen in the 4th 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 Yemen in the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Yemen

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Yemen was $37,881,741, down 43.57% ($29,254,228) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $37,753,983, down 43.75% ($29,367,719) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $127,758, up 795.48% ($113,491) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $37,626,225, a 43.93% decrease ($29,481,210) over the 4th quarter of 2015.

Yemen was Russia’s 105th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 89th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0278% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0513% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Yemen was Russia’s 90th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 74th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0450% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0814% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Yemen was Russia’s 148th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 166th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0002% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0000% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Yemen

The major share of Russian exports to Yemen 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) - 94.90% of Russia’s total exports to Yemen (99.28% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.32% of Russia’s total exports to Yemen (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.73% of Russia’s total exports to Yemen (0.72% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $1,252,587;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $159,187;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $146,281.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Yemen 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 $30,986,235.
Russia’s exports to Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 146,281 0.39 0
10 Cereals 35,651,007 94.43 66,637,242-46.50
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 30,015 0.08 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 10,678 0.03 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 643,647 1.70 484,46032.86
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 10,394 0.03 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 9,369 0.02 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4 0.00 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,252,587 3.32 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Yemen

The major share of Russian imports from Yemen 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) - 99.98% of Russia’s total imports from Yemen (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Yemen (71.35% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Yemen (28.65% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Yemen 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) - an increase of $127,732.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $10,180;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $4,087.
Russia’s imports from Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 127,732 99.98 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 4,087-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 22 0.02 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 4 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 10,180-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia