Russian trade with Zimbabwe in 2012
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Zimbabwe
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Zimbabwe totaled $38,260,223, up 22.88% ($7,124,472) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2012 were $3,919,558, down 43.25% ($2,987,551) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2012 totaled $34,340,665, up 41.74% ($10,112,023) from 2011.
Russia’s trade deficit with Zimbabwe in 2012 was $30,421,107, a 75.63% increase ($13,099,574) over 2011.
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 133rd largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 138th in 2011), accounting for 0.0045% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0038% in 2011).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 147th largest export market in 2012 (down from 135th in 2011), accounting for 0.0007% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0013% in 2011).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 100th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 109th in 2011), accounting for 0.0108% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0079% in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian exports to Zimbabwe in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 62.84% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (68.19% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 32.91% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (7.19% in 2011);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.33% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (22.81% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.78% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (1.27% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $754,295;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $153,291;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $150,446.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,397,250;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,337,287;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $120,004;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $107,828;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $57,448;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $31,629.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 2,312,567 | 59.00 | 4,709,817 | -50.90 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 150,446 | 3.84 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 452 | 0.01 | 174 | 159.77 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 30,234 | 0.77 | 87,682 | -65.52 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 130,346 | 3.33 | 238,174 | -45.27 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 1,337,287 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,710 | 0.15 | 37,339 | -84.71 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 197,505 | 5.04 | 44,214 | 346.70 |
| 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 | 7,701 | 0.20 | 2,116 | 263.94 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 328,476 | 8.38 | 448,480 | -26.76 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 756,121 | 19.29 | 1,826 | 41,308.60 |
Russia’s Imports from Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian imports from Zimbabwe in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.95% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (99.23% in 2011);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.70% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (0.00% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $8,762,532;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $839,221;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $582,859.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 272,315 | 0.79 | 289,316 | -5.88 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 30,005 | 0.09 | 37,387 | -19.74 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,549,472 | 4.51 | 710,251 | 118.16 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 16,307 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 6,227 | 0.02 | 2,618 | 137.85 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 650,000 | 1.89 | 620,500 | 4.75 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 31,127,812 | 90.64 | 22,365,280 | 39.18 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 100,605 | 0.29 | 113,261 | -11.17 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,407 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 3,520 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 71 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 627 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,000 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 6,785 | 0.02 | 64,287 | -89.45 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 582,859 | 1.70 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 8,856 | 0.03 | 1,527 | 479.96 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 3,322 | 0.01 | 3,634 | -8.59 |