Russian trade with Mozambique in 2012
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Mozambique
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Mozambique totaled $85,832,112, up 3.49% ($2,891,433) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2012 were $19,676,800, down 40.75% ($13,535,774) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2012 totaled $66,155,312, up 33.03% ($16,427,207) from 2011.
Russia’s trade deficit with Mozambique in 2012 was $46,478,512, a 181.42% increase ($29,962,981) over 2011.
Mozambique was Russia’s 119th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 120th in 2011), accounting for 0.0102% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0101% in 2011).
Mozambique was Russia’s 124th largest export market in 2012 (down from 121st in 2011), accounting for 0.0037% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0064% in 2011).
Mozambique was Russia’s 90th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 96th in 2011), accounting for 0.0209% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0163% in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Mozambique
The major share of Russian exports to Mozambique in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 83.39% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (84.03% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.69% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (15.61% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $11,435,158;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,093,847;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $66,276.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 16,408,047 | 83.39 | 27,843,205 | -41.07 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 66,276 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,087,286 | 15.69 | 5,181,133 | -40.41 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 212 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 21 | 0.00 | 3,067 | -99.32 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 82 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 635 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 4,285 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 16,561 | 0.08 | 27,087 | -38.86 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 5,141 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,786 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 79,013 | 0.40 | 66,524 | 18.77 |
| 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 | 38,599 | 0.20 | 1,425 | 2,608.70 |
| 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 | 42,791 | 0.22 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 16,083 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 115 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Mozambique
The major share of Russian imports from Mozambique in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 72.51% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (84.24% in 2011);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 27.48% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (15.58% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $10,434,625;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $5,870,621;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $205,106.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 270,643 | 0.41 | 65,537 | 312.96 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 47,696,055 | 72.10 | 41,825,434 | 14.04 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 18,179,882 | 27.48 | 7,745,257 | 134.72 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 89,805 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,125 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,607 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 236 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 181 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 7,607 | 0.01 | 48 | 15,747.92 |