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Russian trade in goods with Yemen in Q4 2018

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 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Yemen

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Yemen totaled $115,086,902, up 32.54% ($28,255,996) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $115,086,583, up 32.54% ($28,255,680) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $319, up 10,533.33% ($316) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $115,086,264, a 32.54% increase ($28,255,364) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Yemen was Russia’s 85th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 86th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0616% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0519% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Yemen was Russia’s 78th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 74th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0924% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0844% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Yemen was Russia’s 200th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 205th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Yemen

The major share of Russian exports to Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 86.90% of Russia’s total exports to Yemen (83.42% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 11.54% of Russia’s total exports to Yemen (16.12% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.04% of Russia’s total exports to Yemen (0.25% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Yemen 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 $27,701,489;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $977,558;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $399,374.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 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) - a decrease of $800,065.
Russia’s exports to Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 16,464 0.01 27,645-40.44
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 30,317 0.03 144,794-79.06
10 Cereals 99,960,491 86.86 72,259,00238.34
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,191,166 1.04 213,608457.64
30 Pharmaceutical products 175,853 0.15 40,921329.74
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 26,255-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 30,515 0.03 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 8,452-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 107,013 0.09 10,625907.18
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 13,175,258 11.45 13,975,323-5.72
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 132 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 87,286-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 25,788-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 399,374 0.35 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 4,585-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 6,619-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Yemen

The major share of Russian imports from Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Yemen (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Yemen (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $319.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $3.
Russia’s imports from Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
73 Articles of iron or steel 319 100.00 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 0 0.00 3-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia