Russian trade with Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2016
July 28, 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 Tunisia in the first quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia's Trade with Tunisia
In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Tunisia was $106,983,241, down 7.92% ($9,197,347) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $79,306,284, down 10.68% ($9,485,603) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $27,676,957, up 1.05% ($288,256) from the 1st quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade surplus with Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $51,629,327, a 15.92% decrease ($9,773,859) over the 1st quarter of 2015.
Tunisia was Russia's 74th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 81st in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1099% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.0878% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Tunisia was Russia's 67th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 70th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1292% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0984% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Tunisia was Russia's 73th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0770% of Russia's total imports (up from 0.0652% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Tunisia
The major share of Russian exports to Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 44.20% of Russia's total exports to Tunisia (19.87% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.77% of Russia's total exports to Tunisia (0.55% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 19.52% of Russia's total exports to Tunisia (42.32% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.15% of Russia's total exports to Tunisia (36.09% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.43% of Russia's total exports to Tunisia (1.06% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $13,070,583;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $12,502,144;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $4,910,479;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,993,869;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $767,020;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $615,186.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $22,170,207;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $14,715,114;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $6,667,228.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export in Q1 2016 |
Percent change in Q1 2016 over Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 4,812,500 | 6.07 | -58.08 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 5,615,900 | 7.08 | -72.38 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 16,847,698 | 21.24 | 287.70 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 18,206,967 | 22.96 | 36.93 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,083,869 | 2.63 | 2,215.41 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,813 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 13,356,956 | 16.84 | 4,564.18 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 162,707 | 0.21 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 65,974 | 0.08 | 4.94 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 8,377 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 230,193 | 0.29 | 3,131.23 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,699,234 | 2.14 | 82.28 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 15,097,463 | 19.04 | -59.49 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 10,358 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,207 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 372,988 | 0.47 | 32.01 |
| 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 | 706,566 | 0.89 | 673.22 |
| 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 | 19,440 | 0.02 | 241.23 |
| 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 | 3,355 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,719 | 0.00 | 37.96 |
Russia's Imports from Tunisia
The major share of Russian imports from Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 67.86% of Russia's total imports from Tunisia (71.48% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 17.03% of Russia's total imports from Tunisia (14.28% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.15% of Russia's total imports from Tunisia (11.32% in the 1st quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $991,551;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $548,537;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $301,641;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $220,004;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - an increase of $161,465;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $147,466.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $1,576,271;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $291,910;
- 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 $224,110;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $102,932.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
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 | 700,744 | 2.53 | -7.56 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 378,140 | 1.37 | 394.31 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 192 | 0.00 | -74.93 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,186,093 | 7.90 | 3.54 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,374,989 | 4.97 | 66.37 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 49,005 | 0.18 | ∞ |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 7,286 | 0.03 | -93.39 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 16,961 | 0.06 | 23.01 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 288 | 0.00 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 5,309 | 0.02 | ∞ |
| 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 | 10,221 | 0.04 | 2,811.97 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 107,348 | 0.39 | -31.47 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 15,751 | 0.06 | 496.40 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 472,763 | 1.71 | 51.87 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,185 | 0.02 | -4.21 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 10,365 | 0.04 | -7.66 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,118 | 0.01 | -30.92 |
| 52 | Cotton | 4,159 | 0.02 | ∞ |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 26,533 | 0.10 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 2,374 | 0.01 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,921,531 | 10.56 | -9.08 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 8,749,533 | 31.61 | -15.27 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 65,584 | 0.24 | 343.40 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 7,011,160 | 25.33 | 16.47 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,194 | 0.00 | -32.92 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 20,847 | 0.08 | 135.69 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 42,865 | 0.15 | -48.50 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,406 | 0.01 | 17,475.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 1,490 | 0.01 | 2,880.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 157,391 | 0.57 | 1,485.80 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 5,703 | 0.02 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 74 | 0.00 | -98.14 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 23 | 0.00 | -25.81 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 496 | 0.00 | -71.90 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 433,064 | 1.56 | 0.63 |
| 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 | 2,294,332 | 8.29 | -8.90 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 243,870 | 0.88 | 921.83 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 114,285 | 0.41 | -11.25 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 11,581 | 0.04 | -44.97 |
| 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 | 45,259 | 0.16 | 80.56 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 130,451 | 0.47 | 26.75 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 49,994 | 0.18 | 34.83 |