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Russian trade in goods with Tunisia in Q3 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 Tunisia in the third quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Tunisia

In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Tunisia totaled $142,894,414, up 21.64% ($25,417,329) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Tunisia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $104,858,972, up 22.37% ($19,171,041) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Tunisia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $38,035,442, up 19.65% ($6,246,288) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Tunisia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $66,823,530, a 23.98% increase ($12,924,753) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Tunisia was Russia’s 75th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 77th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0977% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0964% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Tunisia was Russia’s 67th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 70th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1228% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1191% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Tunisia was Russia’s 75th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 76th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0625% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0636% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Tunisia

The major share of Russian exports to Tunisia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 61.61% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (73.70% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 25.68% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (10.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.40% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (12.59% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.57% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (2.23% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tunisia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $8,854,850;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $8,699,231;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,203,906;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $730,567;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $560,593;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $382,566;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $332,287.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tunisia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,667,295.
Russia’s exports to Tunisia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
10 Cereals 18,069,298 17.23 9,370,06792.84
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,854,850 8.44 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,227,058 8.80 8,023,15215.01
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 55,373,117 52.81 55,130,5220.44
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 0 0.00 42,977-100.00
29 Organic chemicals 513,269 0.49 180,982183.60
31 Fertilizers 17,175 0.02 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 32,631-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 74,897 0.07 6,870990.20
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,148 0.01 90,679-93.22
40 Rubber and articles thereof 31,967 0.03 26,56020.36
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 655,809 0.63 95,216588.76
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,042,109 1.95 1,659,54323.05
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 108 0.00 158,987-99.93
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 60 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 8,593,907 8.20 10,261,202-16.25
73 Articles of iron or steel 432 0.00 667-35.23
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,258,860 1.20 528,293138.29
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 505 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 100,085 0.10 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 39,014 0.04 3,3481,065.29
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 12,070-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 181 0.00 3,488-94.81
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 123 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 60 677-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Tunisia

The major share of Russian imports from Tunisia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 65.15% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (70.91% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.85% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (18.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.57% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (6.97% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.69% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (0.52% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tunisia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $1,726,984;
  • 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 $1,615,618;
  • 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 $1,257,357;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $516,879;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $237,508;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $212,739;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $211,703;
  • Zinc and articles thereof (HS code 79) - an increase of $182,639;
  • Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $137,789;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $131,489;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $115,207.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tunisia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - a decrease of $177,424.
Russia’s imports from Tunisia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 864,146 2.27 652,44332.45
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 99,119 0.26 113,508-12.68
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 116,725 0.31 1,5187,589.39
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,588,943 4.18 1,376,20415.46
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 1,764-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 73,888 0.19 21,273247.33
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,214 0.01 19,802-78.72
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 53,323 0.14 12,056342.29
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 60,536 0.16 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,807 0.00 427323.19
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 17,396 0.05 16,6614.41
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 186 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 18,456 0.05 3,453434.49
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,615,618 4.25 0
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 445-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,997 0.01 4081,124.75
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 18,744 0.05 29,586-36.65
39 Plastics and articles thereof 109,747 0.29 121,855-9.94
40 Rubber and articles thereof 33,660 0.09 13,147156.03
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 449,920 1.18 312,13144.14
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 2,108-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 14,894 0.04 9,16962.44
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 37 0.00 9,708-99.62
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,318 0.00 3,063-56.97
52 Cotton 403 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 23,209 0.06 3,560551.94
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,111 0.00 1,272-12.66
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 20,963 0.06 198,387-89.43
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,699,891 9.73 3,462,3836.86
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 9,952,142 26.17 9,435,2635.48
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 52,772 0.14 99,657-47.05
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 10,987,463 28.89 9,260,47918.65
65 Headgear and parts thereof 41,772 0.11 79,810-47.66
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 775 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 157 0.00 337-53.41
69 Ceramic products 47,246 0.12 83,583-43.47
70 Glass and glassware 315 0.00 350-10.00
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 327 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 26,742 0.07 56,227-52.44
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,309 0.02 1,180434.66
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,133 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 182,639 0.48 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 38-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 510 0.00 1,726-70.45
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 680,241 1.79 647,3995.07
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 5,835,771 15.34 4,578,41427.46
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 0 0.00 1,636-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 367,646 0.97 384,900-4.48
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 284,498 0.75 202,63040.40
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 13,306 0.03 10,23330.03
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 93,817 0.25 120,863-22.38
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 515,526 1.36 384,03734.24
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 51,084 0.13 54,061-5.51
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia