Russian trade with Zimbabwe in 2013
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Zimbabwe
In 2013, Russia’s trade with Zimbabwe was $24,579,190, down 35.76% ($13,681,033) from 2012.
Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2013 totaled $4,638,939, up 18.35% ($719,381) from 2012.
Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2013 were $19,940,251, down 41.93% ($14,400,414) from 2012.
Russia’s trade deficit with Zimbabwe in 2013 was $15,301,312, a 49.70% decrease ($15,119,795) over 2012.
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 141st largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 133rd in 2012), accounting for 0.0029% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0045% in 2012).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 152nd largest export market in 2013 (down from 147th in 2012), accounting for 0.0009% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0007% in 2012).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 108th largest supplier in 2013 (down from 100th in 2012), accounting for 0.0063% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0108% in 2012).
Russia’s Exports to Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian exports to Zimbabwe in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 58.76% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (0.78% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 22.44% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (32.91% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.78% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (62.84% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (3.33% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,722,491;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $582,909.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,441,367;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $508,655;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $316,023;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $150,446;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $130,346;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $28,380.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 871,200 | 18.78 | 2,312,567 | -62.33 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 150,446 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,722,491 | 58.69 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,425 | 0.03 | 452 | 215.27 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,854 | 0.04 | 30,234 | -93.87 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 130,346 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 836 | 0.02 | 5,710 | -85.36 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 780,414 | 16.82 | 197,505 | 295.14 |
| 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 | 800 | 0.02 | 7,701 | -89.61 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 12,453 | 0.27 | 328,476 | -96.21 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 247,466 | 5.33 | 756,121 | -67.27 |
Russia’s Imports from Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian imports from Zimbabwe in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 97.90% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (97.95% in 2012);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.01% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (0.29% in 2012);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (1.70% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $194,250;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $105,892.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $13,248,319;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $650,000;
- 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) - a decrease of $582,859;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $261,050.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 261,653 | 1.31 | 272,315 | -3.92 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 30,571 | 0.15 | 30,005 | 1.89 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,288,422 | 6.46 | 1,549,472 | -16.85 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 53,519 | 0.27 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 7,384 | 0.04 | 6,227 | 18.58 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 650,000 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 17,879,493 | 89.67 | 31,127,812 | -42.56 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 206,497 | 1.04 | 100,605 | 105.26 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 194,250 | 0.97 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,407 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 4,886 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,878 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 9,917 | 0.05 | 1,000 | 891.70 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 625 | 0.00 | 6,785 | -90.79 |
| 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 | 582,859 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 343 | 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 | 171 | 0.00 | 8,856 | -98.07 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 642 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 3,322 | -100.00 |