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Russian trade with Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia's foreign trade in goods with Nigeria in the first quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with Nigeria

In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Nigeria was $44,479,143, down 24.99% ($14,817,032) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $43,547,897, down 22.53% ($12,668,288) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $931,246, down 69.76% ($2,148,744) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade surplus with Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $42,616,651, a 19.80% decrease ($10,519,544) over the 1st quarter of 2015.

Nigeria was Russia's 95th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 88th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0457% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.0448% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Nigeria was Russia's 80th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 75th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0710% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0623% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Nigeria was Russia's 124th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 106th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0026% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.0073% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to Nigeria

The major share of Russian exports to Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 83.76% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (66.26% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.95% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (21.44% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.93% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (3.45% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.62% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (4.32% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.61% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (1.65% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.09% of Russia's total exports to Nigeria (2.89% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's exports to Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $10,738,943;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $453,071;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $250,729;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $157,139.

The largest declines in Russia's exports to Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $11,426,185;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $9,025,683;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,496,491;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $949,956;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $807,192;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $763,699.
Russia's exports to Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total export
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 119,846 0.28 -98.96
10 Cereals 36,357,142 83.49 41.92
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 408 0.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 -100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,024,555 6.95 -74.90
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 315,807 0.73 40.86
29 Organic chemicals 411,017 0.94 156.42
30 Pharmaceutical products 202,356 0.46 -82.44
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 -100.00
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 41,100 0.09
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 966 0.00 -98.77
39 Plastics and articles thereof 162,222 0.37 3,091.46
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,572 0.02
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 63,909 0.15
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 320,489 0.74 67.85
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,198,936 5.05 25.95
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 17,952 0.04
72 Iron and steel 19,052 0.04 -98.74
73 Articles of iron or steel 20,899 0.05 -33.29
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 -100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 126,594 0.29 -85.78
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 52,485 0.12 37.03
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 14,825 0.03
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 33,000 0.08
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 37,765 0.09

Russia's Imports from Nigeria

The major share of Russian imports from Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 81.22% of Russia's total imports from Nigeria (82.47% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.20% of Russia's total imports from Nigeria (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.83% of Russia's total imports from Nigeria (17.36% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.20% of Russia's total imports from Nigeria (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's imports from Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $85,638;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $37,829;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $29,821;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $4,135.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $1,820,954;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $482,546;
  • Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $4,829;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $4,562.
Russia's imports from Nigeria in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total import
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,818 0.41 63.72
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 4,908 0.53 42.63
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,665 0.18 24.72
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 77,240 8.29 95.99
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,470 0.27 1.73
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 58,889 6.32 -7.19
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 -100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,392 0.47 1,608.95
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 599,895 64.42 -75.22
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,402 0.15 99.72
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 101 0.01
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 353 0.04
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,249 0.13 34.74
26 Ores, slag and ash 85,638 9.20
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,392 0.26 551.77
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 28 0.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 51,914 5.57 -90.29
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 29,821 3.20
55 Man-made staple fibers 61 0.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 53 0.01
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 4,943 0.53 -4.96
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 14 0.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia