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Russian trade in goods with Mozambique in Q4 2021

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Mozambique in the fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Mozambique

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Mozambique totaled $44,812,180, up 4.05% ($1,743,571) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $16,893,734, down 47.83% ($15,488,947) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $27,918,446, up 161.26% ($17,232,518) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade balance with Mozambique went from a surplus of $21,696,753 in the 4th quarter of 2020, to a deficit of $11,024,712 in the 4th quarter of 2021.

Mozambique was Russia’s 114th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 106th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0193% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0266% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Mozambique was Russia’s 124th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 98th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0112% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0343% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Mozambique was Russia’s 89th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 99th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0341% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0158% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Mozambique

The major share of Russian exports to Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 62.70% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (10.65% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 33.66% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (86.53% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.46% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (2.80% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,582,186;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $2,100,494;
  • 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 $108,088.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $25,650,619;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $472,000;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $317,063;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $216,648;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $66,793.
Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 31,995 0.19 98,788-67.61
10 Cereals 1,974,897 11.69 27,625,516-92.85
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 31,680 0.19 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,100,494 12.43 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 80,784 0.48 297,432-72.84
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 433,150 2.56 905,150-52.15
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 259,063 1.53 150,97571.59
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 317,063-100.00
31 Fertilizers 7,563,427 44.77 2,981,241153.70
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 0.00 134-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 37,602 0.22 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 224 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 997 0.01 295237.97
73 Articles of iron or steel 15 0.00 0
74 Copper and articles thereof 122 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,457 0.01 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 179 0.00 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 7,523 0.04 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,158 0.07 6,08799.74

Russia’s Imports from Mozambique

The major share of Russian imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 62.66% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 37.28% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (99.85% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $17,350,851;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $125,406.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $180,950.
Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 180,950-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 76,124-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 10,396,737 37.24 10,413,194-0.16
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 125,406 0.45 0
26 Ores, slag and ash 17,350,851 62.15 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,589-100.00
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 16,043 0.06 14,07114.01
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia