Russian trade with Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia's Trade with Sudan
In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Sudan totaled $50,496,295, up 42.10% ($14,959,952) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $50,389,470, up 43.84% ($15,357,935) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $106,825, down 78.84% ($397,983) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade surplus with Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $50,282,645, a 45.63% increase ($15,755,918) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Sudan was Russia's 92nd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 104th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0464% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.0261% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Sudan was Russia's 78th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 90th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0758% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0383% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Sudan was Russia's 149th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 132nd in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0003% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.0011% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Sudan
The major share of Russian exports to Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 96.31% of Russia's total exports to Sudan (57.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.30% of Russia's total exports to Sudan (1.39% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.90% of Russia's total exports to Sudan (3.10% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $30,161,998;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $671,875.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $1,790,680;
- 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 $382,440;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $159,592.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 35,947,998 | 71.34 | 5,786,000 | 521.29 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 12,584,050 | 24.97 | 14,474,730 | -12.46 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 150,137 | 0.30 | 89,280 | 68.16 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 46,050 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 2,098 | -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 | 8,118 | 0.02 | 120 | 6,665.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 17,552 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,523 | 0.01 | 3,275 | 68.64 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 61,070 | 0.12 | 9,963 | 512.97 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,000 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,158,554 | 2.30 | 486,679 | 138.05 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 200 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 55 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,169 | 0.00 | 226 | 859.73 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 355 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 510 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 390,662 | 0.78 | 550,254 | -29.00 |
| 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 | 14,359 | 0.03 | 396,799 | -96.38 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 44,454 | 0.09 | 99,993 | -55.54 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,049 | 0.00 | 38,719 | -94.71 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 13,146,994 | -100.00 |
Russia's Imports from Sudan
The major share of Russian imports from Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 78.91% of Russia's total imports from Sudan (100.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.09% of Russia's total imports from Sudan (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $22,526.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $369,151;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $51,358.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 79,200 | 74.14 | 448,351 | -82.34 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 5,099 | 4.77 | 56,457 | -90.97 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 22,526 | 21.09 | 0 | ∞ |