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Russian trade in goods with Algeria in Q1 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Algeria in the first quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Algeria

In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Algeria totaled $551,602,331, up 23.69% ($105,651,097) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $548,460,603, up 23.63% ($104,836,127) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $3,141,728, up 35.03% ($814,970) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $545,318,875, a 23.57% increase ($104,021,157) over the 1st quarter of 2016.

Algeria was Russia’s 41st largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 40th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.4291% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4594% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Algeria was Russia’s 34th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 29th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.6581% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.7239% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Algeria was Russia’s 113th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 112th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0069% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0065% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Algeria

The major share of Russian exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 23.41% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (50.67% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.61% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (3.84% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.88% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (9.38% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.57% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (13.29% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.38% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (0.38% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $57,387,455;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $38,251,144;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $27,065,857;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $17,780,677;
  • 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) - an increase of $17,194,481;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $13,283,043;
  • 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 $2,469,059;
  • Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $2,093,493.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 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 $184,270,589;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $28,384,712;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $3,991,673.
Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2017
over Q1 2016
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 175,398 0.03 22,540678.16
10 Cereals 5,028,327 0.92 9,020,000-44.25
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 190,243 0.03 18,000956.91
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 23,795 0.00 51,049-53.39
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 59,531,395 10.85 32,465,53883.37
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 30,024-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 156,466 0.03 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 37,476 0.01 4089,085.29
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 64 0.00 624-89.74
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 30,551,659 5.57 58,936,371-48.16
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,808,500 0.51 339,441727.39
29 Organic chemicals 39,674 0.01 15,010164.32
31 Fertilizers 32,500 0.01 544,350-94.03
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 241,738 0.04 64,713273.55
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 112 0.00 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 8,423 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 2,352,493 0.43 259,000808.30
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 335,234 0.06 69,739380.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 676,862 0.12 395,68671.06
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,072,811 0.20 14,6077,244.50
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 175,482 0.03 7,6002,208.97
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,037 0.00 1,1001,630.64
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 351,091 0.06 506,854-30.73
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 48,263 0.01 178,821-73.01
52 Cotton 1,144 0.00 300281.33
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 8-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 14 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 339,330 0.06 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 863 0.00 88880.68
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 40-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 49,261 0.01 8657,180.23
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,555 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 66,930 0.01 6,705898.21
72 Iron and steel 55,008,793 10.03 16,757,649228.26
73 Articles of iron or steel 17,915,222 3.27 134,54513,215.41
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,145 0.00 6,421-51.02
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 880,456 0.16 140,186528.06
80 Tin and articles thereof 664 0.00 106,540.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 15,690 0.00 1,838753.65
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 212,494 0.04 2,9577,086.13
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 605,135 0.11 75080,584.67
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 59,957,412 10.93 2,569,9572,233.01
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 30,518,624 5.56 13,324,143129.05
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 19,281,267 3.52 203,551,856-90.53
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 18,624,033 3.40 5,340,990248.70
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 38,702 0.01 0
SS Classified 241,081,826 43.96 98 844 472143.90

Russia’s Imports from Algeria

The major share of Russian imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.99% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (65.06% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (34.94% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,575,911;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $24,331;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $23,819.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $467,565;
  • 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 $345,360.
Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2017
over Q1 2016
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,022,212 96.20 1,446,301108.96
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 78,102 2.49 54,28343.88
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,481 0.11 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 37,479 1.19 13,148185.05
39 Plastics and articles thereof 72 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 382 0.01 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 101-100.00
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 0.00 345,360-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 467,565-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia