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Russian trade in goods with Ethiopia in Q4 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 Ethiopia in the fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Ethiopia

In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Ethiopia was $36,990,322, down 78.75% ($137,116,178) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2017 were $28,158,902, down 83.18% ($139,231,085) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $8,831,420, up 31.49% ($2,114,907) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2017 was $19,327,482, a 87.97% decrease ($141,345,992) over the 4th quarter of 2016.

Ethiopia was Russia’s 107th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 70th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0221% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1278% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Ethiopia was Russia’s 96th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 62nd in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0274% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1997% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Ethiopia was Russia’s 98th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 99th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0137% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0128% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Ethiopia

The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 70.53% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (2.84% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 27.67% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (0.05% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.62% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (5.72% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th 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) - an increase of $13,246,816;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $7,320,920;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,013,428;
  • 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 $1,935,308;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $343,980.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $9,506,000;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,086,547.
Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
10 Cereals 7,320,920 26.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 343,980 1.22 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 127,380 0.45 83,70052.19
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 0 0.00 3,500-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 11,192-100.00
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 9,506,000-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 2,800-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 1,540-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 67,683 0.24 27,939142.25
40 Rubber and articles thereof 105,594 0.37 22,220375.22
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 274,078 0.97 191,56843.07
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 50 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 2,853 0.01 571399.65
72 Iron and steel 15,082 0.05 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 24,698 0.09 1,7841,284.42
74 Copper and articles thereof 10,621 0.04 5220,325.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,379 0.00 3,255-57.63
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 155 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,250 0.01 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,175,609 7.73 162,1811,241.47
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 2,067,457 7.34 132,1491,464.49
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 15,396,422 54.68 2,149,606616.24
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 220,867 0.78 2,307,414-90.43
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 284 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,540 0.01 280450.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 152 782 236-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Ethiopia

The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.35% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (97.89% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.65% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (1.68% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,825,978;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $675,318;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $124,781;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $31,091.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 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) - a decrease of $487,638;
  • Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn (HS code 53) - a decrease of $33,201;
  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $27,519.
Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 290,302 3.29 777,940-62.68
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,678,112 19.00 1,002,79467.34
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 13,589 0.15 9581,318.48
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,379,965 72.24 4,553,98740.10
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 224,035 2.54 228,989-2.16
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 11,460 0.13 10,22112.12
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 4-100.00
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 27,519-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 33,201-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 103,192 1.17 72,10143.12
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 130,731 1.48 5,9502,097.16
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,838-100.00
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 34 0.00 31,033.33
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 1,008-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia