Russian trade with South Africa in 2015
May 02, 2016
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with South Africa in 2015: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with South Africa
In 2015, Russia’s trade with South Africa was $837,809,920, down 14.16% ($138,184,734) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2015 were $271,043,899, down 4.91% ($13,998,380) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from South Africa in 2015 were $566,766,021, down 17.97% ($124,186,354) from 2014.
Russia’s trade deficit with South Africa in 2015 was $295,722,122, a 27.15% decrease ($110,187,974) over 2014.
South Africa was Russia’s 67th largest trading partner in 2015 (just as in 2014), accounting for 0.1592% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1247% in 2014).
South Africa was Russia’s 76th largest export market in 2015 (up from 80th in 2014), accounting for 0.0789% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0574% in 2014).
South Africa was Russia’s 47th largest supplier in 2015 (just as in 2014), accounting for 0.3103% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2416% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to South Africa
The major share of Russian exports to South Africa in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 63.93% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (70.27% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.23% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (8.16% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.06% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (12.55% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.85% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (2.40% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.48% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (1.83% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.89% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (3.97% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $27,382,492;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,159,919;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,920,995;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $2,040,490;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,428,807;
- 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) - an increase of $1,098,474.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $27,530,778;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $21,358,331;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,087,804;
- 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 $1,309,189.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 73,280 | 0.03 | 130,600 | -43.89 |
| 10 | Cereals | 171,763,791 | 63.37 | 199,294,569 | -13.81 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 766,000 | 0.28 | 602,415 | 27.15 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 26,186 | 0.01 | 73,220 | -64.24 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 641,171 | 0.24 | 206,341 | 210.73 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 43,702 | -100.00 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 2,065,950 | 0.76 | 25,460 | 8,014.49 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 14,356,039 | 5.30 | 35,714,370 | -59.80 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 826,353 | 0.30 | 795,425 | 3.89 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 300,688 | 0.11 | 546,324 | -44.96 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 540 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 38,968,473 | 14.38 | 11,585,981 | 236.34 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 5,805 | 0.00 | 3,540 | 63.98 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 15,540 | 0.01 | 12,802 | 21.39 |
| 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 | 2,969 | 0.00 | 2,857 | 3.92 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 2,746 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,389,116 | 0.88 | 960,309 | 148.79 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 440,315 | 0.16 | 180,792 | 143.55 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 9,175,655 | 3.39 | 9,168,588 | 0.08 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 120 | 0.00 | 461 | -73.97 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 948,044 | 0.35 | 685,996 | 38.20 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 3,604,265 | 1.33 | 2,821,537 | 27.74 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,863,678 | 1.79 | 1,703,759 | 185.47 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,389 | 0.00 | 10,586 | -67.99 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 219,229 | 0.08 | 118,628 | 84.80 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 209,290 | 0.08 | 997 | 20,891.98 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 114 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,517 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 20 | 0.00 | 1,907 | -98.95 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 300 | 0.00 | 1,198 | -74.96 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 33,602 | 0.01 | 18,660 | 80.08 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 189 | -100.00 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 55,816 | 0.02 | 19,471 | 186.66 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 2,800 | 0.00 | 10,306 | -72.83 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 11,649 | 0.00 | 126,680 | -90.80 |
| 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 | 1,309,189 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,296,264 | 1.22 | 6,384,068 | -48.37 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 21,975 | 0.01 | 141,612 | -84.48 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 12,718 | 0.00 | 6,075 | 109.35 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,132,199 | 1.16 | 3,338,359 | -6.18 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 15 | 0.00 | 30 | -50.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,369,753 | 0.51 | 1,452,352 | -5.69 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 4,878 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,327,346 | 0.49 | 1,782,089 | -25.52 |
| 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 | 2,651,907 | 0.98 | 1,553,433 | 70.71 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 67,782 | 0.03 | 2,240 | 2,925.98 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 39,761 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,379,188 | 2.35 | 3,458,193 | 84.47 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 150 | -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 | 42,433 | 0.02 | 112,466 | -62.27 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 49,886 | 0.02 | 2,702 | 1,746.26 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 807,354 | 0.30 | 246,137 | 228.01 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 960 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 111,840 | 0.04 | 338 654 | -66.98 |
Russia’s Imports from South Africa
The major share of Russian imports from South Africa in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 42.20% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (40.09% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 23.08% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (23.12% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.71% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (25.63% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.34% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (6.20% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.26% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (4.64% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Africa in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $5,369,600;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,797,859;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $2,504,859.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Africa in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $44,957,310;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $32,120,048;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $23,884,624;
- 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 $9,983,497;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $9,755,268;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $4,915,902;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,887,431;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $2,477,609;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,159,733.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 47,072 | 0.01 | 21,366 | 120.31 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 109,524 | 0.02 | 91,200 | 20.09 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 59,400 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 17,735 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 633,299 | 0.11 | 726,602 | -12.84 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 113,979 | 0.02 | 866,674 | -86.85 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 197,975,714 | 34.93 | 230,095,762 | -13.96 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 172,893 | 0.03 | 255,133 | -32.23 |
| 10 | Cereals | 60,414 | 0.01 | 788,032 | -92.33 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 575,716 | 0.10 | 750,538 | -23.29 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 37,208 | 0.01 | 52,483 | -29.10 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,990 | 0.00 | 9,228 | -78.44 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 2,205 | 0.00 | 7,972 | -72.34 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 72,574 | 0.01 | 49,574 | 46.40 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 18,971,898 | 3.35 | 13,602,298 | 39.48 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 249,473 | 0.04 | 359,240 | -30.56 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 19,574,951 | 3.45 | 29,330,219 | -33.26 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 14,801 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 474,167 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 10,152,813 | 1.79 | 15,068,715 | -32.62 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 119,862,847 | 21.15 | 143,747,471 | -16.62 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 782,914 | 0.14 | 916,748 | -14.60 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 16,961,996 | 2.99 | 19,439,605 | -12.75 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,885,654 | 0.51 | 3,452,170 | -16.41 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 21,451 | 0.00 | 69,174 | -68.99 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 83,221 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 245,815 | 0.04 | 263,957 | -6.87 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 376,970 | 0.07 | 360,187 | 4.66 |
| 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 | 116,301 | 0.02 | 42,682 | 172.48 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 100,583 | 0.02 | 233,837 | -56.99 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 5,496,007 | 0.97 | 2,991,148 | 83.74 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,731,878 | 0.31 | 3,891,611 | -55.50 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,785,722 | 0.32 | 1,324,285 | 34.84 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 15,692 | 0.00 | 27,991 | -43.94 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 93,817 | 0.02 | 75,554 | 24.17 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 75,641 | 0.01 | 196,200 | -61.45 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 17,404 | 0.00 | 26,169 | -33.49 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 106 | 0.00 | 22 | 381.82 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 6 | 0.00 | 3 | 100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 178,288 | 0.03 | 348,146 | -48.79 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 23,050 | 0.00 | 20,763 | 11.01 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 71,714 | 0.01 | 42,229 | 69.82 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 153,598 | 0.03 | 48,033 | 219.78 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 59,384 | 0.01 | 13,776 | 331.07 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 5,442 | 0.00 | 69 | 7,786.96 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 17 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 180 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 22,504 | 0.00 | 10,008 | 124.86 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 16,616 | 0.00 | 18,434 | -9.86 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,610 | 0.00 | 10,256 | -84.30 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 3,595 | 0.00 | 10,638 | -66.21 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 238 | 0.00 | 19,226 | -98.76 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 657 | -100.00 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0 | 0.00 | 5,449 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 127,530 | 0.02 | 36,833 | 246.24 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 218,006 | 0.04 | 40,280 | 441.23 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 138,133 | 0.02 | 257,104 | -46.27 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 690,754 | 0.12 | 686,116 | 0.68 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 33,743,529 | 5.95 | 36,630,960 | -7.88 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,167,741 | 0.38 | 1,568,922 | 38.17 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 14,378 | 0.00 | 60,066 | -76.06 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 8,897 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,485,698 | 0.62 | 2,736,395 | 27.38 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 573,762 | 0.10 | 616,060 | -6.87 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,009,709 | 0.18 | 19,703 | 5,024.65 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 562,591 | 0.10 | 1,129,224 | -50.18 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 18,272 | 0.00 | 40,227 | -54.58 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 20,502,785 | 3.62 | 17,704,926 | 15.80 |
| 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 | 5,508,357 | 0.97 | 15,491,854 | -64.44 |
| 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 | 500,550 | 0.09 | 2,121,807 | -76.41 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 96,265,742 | 16.99 | 141,223,052 | -31.83 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 20,889 | 0.00 | 6,155 | 239.38 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 260,063 | 0.05 | 513,844 | -49.39 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 592 | 0.00 | 4,750 | -87.54 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 1,184 | 0.00 | 1,295 | -8.57 |
| 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 | 56,845 | 0.01 | 202,250 | -71.89 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 559 | 0.00 | 9,027 | -93.81 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 88,145 | 0.02 | 131,548 | -32.99 |
| SS | Classified | 302,120 | 0.05 | 29 546 | 922.54 |