Russian trade with Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Mozambique
In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Mozambique was $12,715,194, down 55.88% ($16,104,314) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $4,756,796, down 74.29% ($13,746,004) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $7,958,398, down 22.86% ($2,358,310) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade balance with Mozambique went from a surplus of $8,186,092 in the 4th quarter of 2015, to a deficit of $3,201,602 in the 4th quarter of 2016.
Mozambique was Russia’s 126th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 114th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0093% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0220% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Mozambique was Russia’s 125th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 106th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0057% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0224% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Mozambique was Russia’s 98th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 95th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0152% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0213% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Mozambique
The major share of Russian exports to Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 76.67% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (84.80% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 16.50% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (13.77% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.97% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (1.19% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $64,000;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $33,350;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $22,710.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $12,066,840;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,762,705;
- 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 $23,224;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $20,400.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 31,229 | 0.66 | 8,519 | 266.58 |
| 10 | Cereals | 3,615,912 | 76.02 | 15,682,752 | -76.94 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 284,200 | 5.97 | 220,200 | 29.06 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 785,000 | 16.50 | 2,547,705 | -69.19 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 20,400 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 33,350 | 0.70 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 7,105 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 23,224 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Mozambique
The major share of Russian imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.99% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,160,701;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $137,237;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $60,918.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,358 | 0.03 | 139,595 | -98.31 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 38,061 | 0.48 | 98,979 | -61.55 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 7,917,433 | 99.49 | 10,078,134 | -21.44 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 546 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |