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

Russia’s Trade with Sudan

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Sudan totaled $510,423,606, up 16.35% ($71,723,404) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Sudan in 2018 totaled $509,348,762, up 16.31% ($71,436,200) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Sudan in 2018 totaled $1,074,844, up 36.46% ($287,204) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Sudan in 2018 was $508,273,918, a 16.28% increase ($71,148,996) over 2017.

Sudan was Russia’s 82nd largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 81st in 2017), accounting for 0.0742% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0751% in 2017).

Sudan was Russia’s 73rd largest export market in 2018 (down from 68th in 2017), accounting for 0.1132% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1226% in 2017).

Sudan was Russia’s 146th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 147th in 2017), accounting for 0.0005% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0003% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Sudan

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 91.84% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (75.30% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.28% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (1.60% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.69% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (0.17% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.38% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (0.66% in 2017).

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $153,613,912;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $7,594,272;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $6,883,850;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $4,102,694;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,558,084.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sudan in 2018 over 2017 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) - a decrease of $16,300,733;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,847,306.
Russia’s exports to Sudan in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 12,437 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 103,126 0.02 135,550-23.92
10 Cereals 417,389,628 81.95 263,775,71658.24
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 46,712 0.01 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 94 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 49,418,519 9.70 65,719,252-24.80
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 52,284 0.01 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,286 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 7,124 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 765,777 0.15 128,729494.88
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 3,393-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,041 0.00 684,372.06
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 7,011,823 1.38 2,909,129141.03
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 320,808 0.06 28,7401,016.24
29 Organic chemicals 99 0.00 42,375.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 7,611,550 1.49 17,27843,953.42
31 Fertilizers 5,753 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 104,448 0.02 19,070447.71
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 634 0.00 0
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 1,213 0.00 15,526-92.19
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,938 0.00 1,417248.48
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 67,747-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 58,663 0.01 31,60185.64
39 Plastics and articles thereof 188,025 0.04 76,083147.13
40 Rubber and articles thereof 308,233 0.06 476,624-35.33
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 43 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 7,700 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 159,592 0.03 140,70813.42
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 895,073 0.18 2,742,379-67.36
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 42,757-100.00
52 Cotton 868 0.00 48080.83
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 10 0.00 814-98.77
54 Man-made filaments 275 0.00 20236.14
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 808 0.00 76963.16
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,023 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 15,026 0.00 14,4903.70
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 104 0.00 10940.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 25-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 67,477 0.01 11,534485.03
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 22 0.00 25-12.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 36-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 65,889 0.01 8717,464.75
69 Ceramic products 147 0.00 45226.67
70 Glass and glassware 77,262 0.02 68,44512.88
72 Iron and steel 46,127 0.01 15,944189.31
73 Articles of iron or steel 620,765 0.12 117,010430.52
74 Copper and articles thereof 11,562 0.00 5,155124.29
75 Nickel and articles thereof 9 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 50,362 0.01 9,596424.82
78 Lead and articles thereof 8 0.00 1,097-99.27
80 Tin and articles thereof 13 0.00 785.71
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 248 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 352,669 0.07 6,2145,575.39
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 12,832 0.00 9,38436.74
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,288,131 0.65 1,730,04790.06
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 1,751,079 0.34 1,586,06810.40
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 28,429 0.01 7643,621.07
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,832,283 0.75 3,505,4719.32
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 716,604 0.14 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 7,082,495 1.39 198,6453,465.40
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 16,378 0.00 0
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 226,346 0.04 142,34759.01
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 6,125 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,800 0.00 436312.84
SS Classified 6,591,963 1.29 94 155 553-93.00

Russia’s Imports from Sudan

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.68% of Russia’s total imports from Sudan (32.57% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.95% of Russia’s total imports from Sudan (17.01% in 2017).

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

  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $7,200.

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

  • Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $57,213;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $29,304;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $28,816;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $24,815;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $20,889;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $20,088;
  • 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 $4,242.
Russia’s imports from Sudan in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
01 Live animals 7,200 0.67 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 29,304-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 1,370-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 27,658 2.57 56,474-51.03
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 112,167 10.44 169,380-33.78
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 42-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 106-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 63,947 5.95 84,035-23.90
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 4,242-100.00
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 20,889-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 24,815-100.00
SS Classified 863,872 80.37 396 983117.61
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia