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Russian trade with Angola in 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 Angola in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Angola

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Angola was $79,472,085, down 33.60% ($40,212,681) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Angola in 2018 were $49,469,283, down 58.66% ($70,195,097) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Angola in 2018 totaled $30,002,802, up 147,073.56% ($29,982,416) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Angola in 2018 was $19,466,481, a 83.73% decrease ($100,177,513) over 2017.

Angola was Russia’s 127th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 110th in 2017), accounting for 0.0115% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0205% in 2017).

Angola was Russia’s 120th largest export market in 2018 (down from 95th in 2017), accounting for 0.0110% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0335% in 2017).

Angola was Russia’s 101st largest supplier in 2018 (up from 185th in 2017), accounting for 0.0126% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0000% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Angola

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

  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 28.99% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (24.11% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 26.00% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (1.68% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 19.94% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (49.85% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.11% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (7.64% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.41% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (3.61% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.02% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (3.66% in 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.23% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (1.97% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Angola in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $8,320,016;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,637,542;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,400,595;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $1,185,150;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $815,866;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $592,084.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Angola in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $17,601,445;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $17,066,491;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $14,486,924;
  • 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 $8,877,801;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $5,657,711;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,697,824;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,981,293;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $1,107,121;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $961,375;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $919,324;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $872,554;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $849,327;
  • 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 $810,620;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $557,789;
  • Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $537,417;
  • Headgear and parts thereof (HS code 65) - a decrease of $365,893;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $195,306;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $182,389.
Russia’s exports to Angola in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,597,332 3.23 412,182287.53
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 152,822 0.31 188,336-18.86
10 Cereals 9,709,216 19.63 1,389,200598.91
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 21,330-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,400,595 2.83 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 22,380 0.05 6,880225.29
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 5,125,548 10.36 4,309,68218.93
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 462,167 0.93 536,499-13.86
29 Organic chemicals 32,182 0.07 12,400159.53
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 3,697,824-100.00
31 Fertilizers 3,163,300 6.39 1,525,758107.33
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 25,811-100.00
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 18,033-100.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 4,560-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,244,730 2.52 652,64690.72
39 Plastics and articles thereof 127,687 0.26 1,089,062-88.28
40 Rubber and articles thereof 466,737 0.94 1,573,858-70.34
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 537,417-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 18,941-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 753-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 14,340,569 28.99 28,827,493-50.25
52 Cotton 0 0.00 249-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 60,573-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 894-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 106,366 0.22 127,009-16.25
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 20 0.00 11,303-99.82
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 919,324-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 8,000 0.02 857,327-99.07
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 10,413-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 365,893-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,481 0.01 32,164-82.96
69 Ceramic products 63,162 0.13 92,596-31.79
70 Glass and glassware 124,337 0.25 113,7769.28
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,388 0.01 619770.44
72 Iron and steel 53,813 0.11 83,328-35.42
73 Articles of iron or steel 639,650 1.29 2,620,943-75.59
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,008 0.00 183,397-99.45
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,823 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 872,554-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 10,101-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 42,134 0.09 62,384-32.46
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 245,599 0.50 440,905-44.30
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 15,893 0.03 102,780-84.54
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,252,362 6.57 20,853,807-84.40
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 1,649,056 3.33 10,526,857-84.33
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 27,280-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,417,465 4.89 19,483,956-87.59
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 557,789-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,545,085 5.14 8,202,796-68.97
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 255-100.00
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 70,412 0.14 881,032-92.01
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 878-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 1,773-100.00
SS Classified 376,964 0.76 7 307 430-94.84

Russia’s Imports from Angola

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

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 99.65% of Russia’s total imports from Angola (0.00% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.22% of Russia’s total imports from Angola (53.04% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Angola (46.96% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Angola in 2018 over 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 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Angola in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
01 Live animals 21,855 0.07 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 13,662 0.05 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 9,573-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 81 0.00 0
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 99.65 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,312 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 31,123 0.10 9,922213.68
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 26,460 0.09 8912,869.70
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 9,202 0.03 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 51 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 11 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia