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Russian trade with Zimbabwe in 2011

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Zimbabwe in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Zimbabwe

In 2011, Russia’s trade with Zimbabwe totaled $31,135,751, up 130.86% ($17,648,931) from 2010.

Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2011 totaled $6,907,109, up 636.73% ($5,969,578) from 2010.

Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2011 totaled $24,228,642, up 93.07% ($11,679,353) from 2010.

Russia’s trade deficit with Zimbabwe in 2011 was $17,321,533, a 49.17% increase ($5,709,775) over 2010.

Zimbabwe was Russia’s 138th largest trading partner in 2011 (up from 142nd in 2010), accounting for 0.0038% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0022% in 2010).

Zimbabwe was Russia’s 135th largest export market in 2011 (up from 161st in 2010), accounting for 0.0013% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0002% in 2010).

Zimbabwe was Russia’s 109th largest supplier in 2011 (up from 111th in 2010), accounting for 0.0079% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0055% in 2010).

Russia’s Exports to Zimbabwe

The major share of Russian exports to Zimbabwe in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 68.19% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (1.48% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 22.81% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (20.85% in 2010);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.19% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (77.28% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.27% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (0.25% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $4,709,817;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,337,287;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $110,142;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $85,309;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $42,688;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $36,058.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $326,743.
Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
10 Cereals 4,709,817 68.19 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 13,896-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 174 0.00 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 87,682 1.27 2,3733,594.99
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 238,174 3.45 195,48621.84
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,337,287 19.36 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 37,339 0.54 1,2812,814.83
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 44,214 0.64 370,957-88.08
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 2,116 0.03 15,200-86.08
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 448,480 6.49 338,33832.55
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,826 0.03 0

Russia’s Imports from Zimbabwe

The major share of Russian imports from Zimbabwe in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.23% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (99.78% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $11,187,824;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $420,500;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $113,261.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $143,707.
Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 289,316 1.19 433,023-33.19
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 37,387 0.15 23,12561.67
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 710,251 2.93 669,8476.03
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 16,307 0.07 12,45330.95
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,618 0.01 5,735-54.35
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 620,500 2.56 200,000210.25
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 22,365,280 92.31 11,177,456100.09
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 113,261 0.47 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 92-100.00
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 3,520 0.01 23,035-84.72
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 71 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 627 0.00 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 3,838-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 64,287 0.27 0
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 276-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 50 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 1,527 0.01 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 381-100.00
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 6 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 3,634 0.01 2812,878.57
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia