Russian trade with Tunisia in 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Tunisia
In 2021, Russia’s trade with Tunisia was $478,929,430, down 3.32% ($16,463,400) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to Tunisia in 2021 were $333,024,988, down 10.12% ($37,501,830) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from Tunisia in 2021 totaled $145,904,442, up 16.85% ($21,038,430) from 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tunisia in 2021 was $187,120,546, a 23.83% decrease ($58,540,260) over 2020.
Tunisia was Russia’s 83rd largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 78th in 2020), accounting for 0.0610% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0872% in 2020).
Tunisia was Russia’s 80th largest export market in 2021 (down from 69th in 2020), accounting for 0.0677% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1101% in 2020).
Tunisia was Russia’s 80th largest supplier in 2021 (just as in 2020), accounting for 0.0497% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0540% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Tunisia
The major share of Russian exports to Tunisia in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 46.53% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (22.79% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 26.05% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (12.29% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.56% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (25.41% in 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.94% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (37.58% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.70% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (1.64% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tunisia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $47,545,680;
- 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 $17,586,006;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $10,615,657;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $7,391,209;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $7,113,461;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,995,234;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $4,192,998;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $3,492,963;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,317,402;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,401,901.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tunisia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $128,413,032;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $42,135,910.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 212,423 | -100.00 |
10 | Cereals | 121,001,742 | 36.33 | 73,456,062 | 64.73 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 12,237 | 0.00 | 3,024 | 304.66 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 18,519,560 | 5.56 | 7,903,903 | 134.31 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,817,407 | 0.85 | 2,480,805 | 13.57 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 285,696 | 0.09 | 320,045 | -10.73 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 7,831 | 0.00 | 61,555 | -87.28 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 7,892,326 | 2.37 | 501,117 | 1,474.95 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 10,315,312 | 3.10 | 138,728,344 | -92.56 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 57,925,804 | 17.39 | 40,339,798 | 43.59 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 6,746,893 | 2.03 | 3,253,930 | 107.35 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,009,719 | 1.50 | 14,485 | 34,485.56 |
31 | Fertilizers | 7,955,508 | 2.39 | 842,047 | 844.78 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 76,200 | 0.02 | 279,600 | -72.75 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 36,279 | 0.01 | 18,514 | 95.95 |
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 | 139 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 936,142 | 0.28 | 472,717 | 98.03 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 484,719 | 0.15 | 72,149 | 571.83 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 686,799 | 0.21 | 237,677 | 188.96 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 13 | 0.00 | 6 | 116.67 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,031,707 | 0.61 | 629,806 | 222.59 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 7,634,660 | 2.29 | 3,441,662 | 121.83 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,686,955 | 0.51 | 1,985,466 | -15.03 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 2,191 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 45,230 | 0.01 | 36,102 | 25.28 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 17,472 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 140 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 66,923 | 0.02 | 207 | 32,229.95 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 9,273 | 0.00 | 42,707 | -78.29 |
72 | Iron and steel | 48,267,821 | 14.49 | 90,403,731 | -46.61 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 908 | 0.00 | 85,745 | -98.94 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 5,490,026 | 1.65 | 3,172,624 | 73.04 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 368,592 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 68,999 | 0.02 | 134,417 | -48.67 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 22,541 | 0.01 | 339 | 6,549.26 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 15 | 0.00 | 133 | -88.72 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 131,660 | 0.04 | 431,947 | -69.52 |
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 | 110,324 | 0.03 | 153,567 | -28.16 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 157,439 | 0.05 | 315,761 | -50.14 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 139,707 | 0.04 | 122,167 | 14.36 |
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 | 879 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 100 | 0.00 | 8 | 1,150.00 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 1,306 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Tunisia
The major share of Russian imports from Tunisia in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 55.87% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (57.21% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 22.86% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (18.23% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.36% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (11.69% in 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.95% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (10.24% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tunisia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $7,632,795;
- 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) - an increase of $6,944,787;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $5,548,540;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $4,612,710;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,881,356;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $499,873;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $466,191.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tunisia in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $5,589,810;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,141,143;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $867,986;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $648,095;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $473,055.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,592,993 | 1.09 | 1,093,120 | 45.73 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 4,164 | -100.00 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 5,684 | 0.00 | 21,034 | -72.98 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,779,817 | 1.91 | 3,920,960 | -29.10 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 3,982,971 | 2.73 | 4,850,957 | -17.89 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 1,281 | 0.00 | 1,174 | 9.11 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 913,962 | 0.63 | 610,925 | 49.60 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 122,488 | 0.08 | 54,416 | 125.10 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 45,821 | 0.03 | 106,636 | -57.03 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,850,663 | 1.27 | 1,789,418 | 3.42 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 99,200 | 0.07 | 39,834 | 149.03 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 170,016 | 0.12 | 294,115 | -42.19 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 126,242 | 0.09 | 68,316 | 84.79 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 7,406,910 | 5.08 | 12,996,720 | -43.01 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 626 | 0.00 | 1,287 | -51.36 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 135,921 | 0.09 | 255,126 | -46.72 |
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 | 13,963 | 0.01 | 1,380 | 911.81 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 8,851,170 | 6.07 | 1,218,375 | 626.47 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 124,128 | 0.09 | 120,745 | 2.80 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,108,534 | 0.76 | 1,110,772 | -0.20 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 63,152 | 0.04 | 47,792 | 32.14 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 21 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 233,393 | 0.16 | 59,713 | 290.86 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 4,253 | 0.00 | 2,105 | 102.04 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 147,072 | 0.10 | 209,346 | -29.75 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 6,030 | 0.00 | 21,867 | -72.42 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 864 | 0.00 | 355 | 143.38 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 3,565 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 3,739 | 0.00 | 1,623 | 130.38 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 19,494,837 | 13.36 | 14,882,127 | 30.99 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 46,308,395 | 31.74 | 40,759,855 | 13.61 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 125,525 | 0.09 | 110,774 | 13.32 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 14,896,908 | 10.21 | 15,369,963 | -3.08 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 315,330 | 0.22 | 79,560 | 296.34 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 19,817 | 0.01 | 555 | 3,470.63 |
69 | Ceramic products | 37,503 | 0.03 | 17,472 | 114.65 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 3,371 | 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 | 1,126 | 0.00 | 2,162 | -47.92 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 48,416 | 0.03 | 164,007 | -70.48 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,847 | 0.00 | 651,942 | -99.41 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 7,339 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 46,907 | 0.03 | 44,889 | 4.50 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 58 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 5,619 | 0.00 | 1,842 | 205.05 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6,563,829 | 4.50 | 3,682,473 | 78.25 |
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 | 24,518,327 | 16.80 | 17,573,540 | 39.52 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 728,557 | 0.50 | 540,480 | 34.80 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 18,975 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,433,436 | 0.98 | 967,245 | 48.20 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 30,527 | 0.02 | 55,684 | -45.18 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 22,235 | 0.02 | 6,008 | 270.09 |
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 | 365,651 | 0.25 | 357,687 | 2.23 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 478,798 | 0.33 | 534,294 | -10.39 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 259,889 | 0.18 | 161,112 | 61.31 |