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Russian trade in goods with Angola in Q3 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Angola in the third quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Angola

In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Angola was $26,299,345, down 76.82% ($87,142,926) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Angola in the 3rd quarter of 2017 were $26,291,290, down 76.82% ($87,144,904) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Angola in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $8,055, up 32.55% ($1,978) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Angola in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $26,283,235, a 76.83% decrease ($87,146,882) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Angola was Russia’s 110th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 78th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0180% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0930% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Angola was Russia’s 96th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 67th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0308% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1577% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Angola was Russia’s 174th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 170th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Angola

The major share of Russian exports to Angola in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 30.91% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (0.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.17% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (31.59% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.35% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (0.98% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.46% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (0.69% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.50% of Russia’s total exports to Angola (0.18% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Angola in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $8,110,530;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,994,948;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,771,273;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $654,049;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $606,300;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $312,181;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $183,952.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Angola in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $17,107,882;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $12,043,160;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $1,880,661;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $1,664,985;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,228,580;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $152,804.
Russia’s exports to Angola in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 91,652 0.35 116,021-21.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 41,813 0.16 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,435,367 5.46 781,31883.71
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 461,753 1.76 149,572208.72
29 Organic chemicals 9,077 0.03 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,476,436 13.22 481,488622.02
31 Fertilizers 951,400 3.62 345,100175.69
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 210-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 149,899 0.57 91,76863.35
39 Plastics and articles thereof 16,449 0.06 19,005-13.45
40 Rubber and articles thereof 22,252 0.08 21,9201.51
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 58 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 394 0.00 153,198-99.74
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 8,126,122 30.91 15,59252,017.25
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 20,458 0.08 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 59,664 0.23 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,910 0.01 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 15,992 0.06 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 416 0.00 8,693-95.21
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 10,413 0.04 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,330 0.02 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,239 0.01 5,200-56.94
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 2,250-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 6,056 0.02 3201,766.67
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 18-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 377,656 1.44 193,70494.97
74 Copper and articles thereof 157 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,170-100.00
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 10-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 14,822 0.06 9,55655.11
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 595 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,922,612 11.12 1,151,339153.84
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 396,923 1.51 17,504,805-97.73
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 603,274 2.29 12,646,434-95.23
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,639 0.01 1,666,624-99.90
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,640,467 6.24 2,869,047-42.82
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 0 0.00 1,880,661-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 878 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 10-100.00
SS Classified 5,425,117 20.63 73 321 478-92.60

Russia’s Imports from Angola

The major share of Russian imports from Angola in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 88.94% of Russia’s total imports from Angola (100.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.06% of Russia’s total imports from Angola (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Angola in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,087;
  • 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 $891.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Angola in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Angola in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 7,164 88.94 6,07717.89
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 891 11.06 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia