Russian trade in goods with Angola in Q4 2018
February 09, 2019
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 Angola in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Angola
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Angola totaled $47,379,409, up 64.11% ($18,508,208) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Angola in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $17,480,364, down 39.45% ($11,388,428) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Angola in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $29,899,045, up 1,241,039.27% ($29,896,636) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade balance with Angola went from a surplus of $28,866,383 in the 4th quarter of 2017, to a deficit of $12,418,681 in the 4th quarter of 2018.
Angola was Russia’s 106th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 113th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0254% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0173% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Angola was Russia’s 115th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 95th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0140% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0281% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Angola was Russia’s 85th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 184th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0480% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0000% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Angola
The major share of Russian exports to Angola in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 39.52% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (19.98% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.64% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (5.59% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.94% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (1.59% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.34% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (56.73% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.55% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (8.07% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.32% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (2.44% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (3.08% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Angola in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,434,805;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,453,642;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $1,157,572;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $516,918;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $256,200;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $201,712;
- 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 $171,808;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $107,671.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Angola in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $7,389,073;
- 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 $3,992,881;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,589,325;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $1,254,203;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $847,969;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $793,544;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $597,623;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $556,150;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $265,239;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $217,275;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $57,102;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $56,144.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 250,953 | 1.44 | 143,282 | 75.15 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 25,463 | 0.15 | 81,607 | -68.80 |
| 10 | Cereals | 4,824,005 | 27.60 | 1,389,200 | 247.25 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 256,200 | 1.47 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,912,559 | 10.94 | 458,917 | 316.75 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 171,808 | 0.98 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,388 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 715,318 | 4.09 | 198,400 | 260.54 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 14,975 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 8,049 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 3,790 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 203,331 | 1.16 | 1,619 | 12,459.05 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 26,285 | 0.15 | 819,829 | -96.79 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 27,460 | 0.16 | 1,281,663 | -97.86 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 57 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 17,850 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 6,908,360 | 39.52 | 5,750,788 | 20.13 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 34,653 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 894 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 2,347 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 2,045 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 847,969 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 5,000 | 0.03 | 23,437 | -78.67 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 58,068 | 0.33 | 52,296 | 11.04 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 305 | 0.00 | 13,536 | -97.75 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 57,102 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 246,762 | 1.41 | 512,001 | -51.80 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 867 | 0.00 | 593 | 46.21 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,823 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,189 | -100.00 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 10,101 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 8,404 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 141,194 | 0.81 | 92,955 | 51.90 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 15,138 | 0.09 | 17,905 | -15.45 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 635,057 | 3.63 | 8,024,130 | -92.09 |
| 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 | 704,165 | 4.03 | 4,697,046 | -85.01 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 23,375 | 0.13 | 2,612,700 | -99.11 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 556,150 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 270,684 | 1.55 | 487,959 | -44.53 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 3,330 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 14,184 | 0.08 | 611,807 | -97.68 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 786 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 42,000 | 0.24 | 23 043 | 82.27 |
Russia’s Imports from Angola
The major share of Russian imports from Angola in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Angola (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Angola (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Angola in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $29,899,045.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Angola in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 2,409 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 29,899,045 | 100.00 | 0 | ∞ |