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Russian trade with Ethiopia in 2014

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Ethiopia in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Ethiopia

In 2014, Russia’s trade with Ethiopia totaled $77,012,281, up 12.21% ($8,380,440) from 2013.

Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in 2014 were $43,850,810, down 5.07% ($2,340,355) from 2013.

Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in 2014 totaled $33,161,471, up 47.77% ($10,720,795) from 2013.

Russia’s trade surplus with Ethiopia in 2014 was $10,689,339, a 54.99% decrease ($13,061,150) over 2013.

Ethiopia was Russia’s 118th largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 119th in 2013), accounting for 0.0098% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0081% in 2013).

Ethiopia was Russia’s 120th largest export market in 2014 (down from 117th in 2013), accounting for 0.0088% of Russia’s total exports (just as in 2013).

Ethiopia was Russia’s 99th largest supplier in 2014 (up from 106th in 2013), accounting for 0.0116% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0071% in 2013).

Russia’s Exports to Ethiopia

The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 35.07% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (37.73% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 31.16% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (12.53% in 2013);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 19.41% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (4.73% in 2013);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.62% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (3.63% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.35% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (36.03% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $8,550,544;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $8,104,811;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $722,762;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $423,329;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $279,460;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $250,219.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $15,433,735;
  • 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) - a decrease of $2,446,745;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $1,766,391;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $612,411;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $578,805;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $481,484.
Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
10 Cereals 8,104,811 18.48 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 1,766,391-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 24,510 0.06 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 55,157 0.13 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 327,147 0.75 417,485-21.64
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 37,524-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 279,460 0.64 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,726 0.00 1,7021.41
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 66-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 67,200 0.15 19,870238.20
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 15,433,735-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 5,460 0.01 37,903-85.59
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 11-100.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 98 0.00 4,335-97.74
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 58,273-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,940 0.01 40,094-92.67
39 Plastics and articles thereof 70,013 0.16 119,939-41.63
40 Rubber and articles thereof 445,772 1.02 927,256-51.93
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 956-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 862,270 1.97 438,94196.44
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,144,946 2.61 1,107,8703.35
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 18,389 0.04 130,423-85.90
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 627-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,998 0.00 24,180-91.74
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 97-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,255 0.01 320604.69
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 51,092 0.12 114,850-55.51
70 Glass and glassware 44,481 0.10 9,215382.70
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,210 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 13,024,046 29.70 4,473,502191.14
73 Articles of iron or steel 394,597 0.90 1,007,008-60.81
74 Copper and articles thereof 11,007 0.03 19,428-43.34
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 161,115 0.37 235,593-31.61
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 37,868 0.09 30,29525.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 34,172 0.08 20,05470.40
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8,056,053 18.37 8,634,858-6.70
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 3,296,597 7.52 5,743,342-42.60
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,992,725 4.54 1,742,50614.36
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,031,719 4.63 1,308,95755.22
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 81,408-100.00
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 32,104 0.07 76,238-57.89
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 820 0.00 411,900.00
SS Classified 3,265,047 7.45 2 125 87253.59

Russia’s Imports from Ethiopia

The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.84% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (99.89% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $6,421,139;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $4,839,921;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $202,372.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in 2014 over 2013 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 $728,351.
Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,218,240 6.69 2,946,591-24.72
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 16,098,504 48.55 9,677,36566.35
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 88,511 0.27 128,181-30.95
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 14,122,054 42.59 9,282,13352.14
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 472,899 1.43 270,52774.81
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 109,799 0.33 112,149-2.10
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 5,453-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 35,911 0.11 6,105488.22
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 12,579 0.04 10,62618.38
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,040 0.00 90115.43
73 Articles of iron or steel 16 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 220-100.00
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 1,912 0.01 1631,073.01
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 262-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia