Russian trade in goods with Ethiopia in Q3 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ethiopia
In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Ethiopia totaled $16,585,957, up 18.94% ($2,640,757) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $9,211,846, up 40.00% ($2,631,982) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $7,374,111, up 0.12% ($8,775) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade balance with Ethiopia went from a deficit of $785,472 in the 3rd quarter of 2016, to a surplus of $1,837,735 in the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Ethiopia was Russia’s 126th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 131st in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0113% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0114% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 118th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 125th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0108% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0091% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 99th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 100th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0121% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0147% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Ethiopia
The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 72.90% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (92.26% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 15.16% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (4.52% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.08% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (2.62% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.01% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (0.21% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia 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) - an increase of $1,934,687;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,164,755;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $683,820;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $81,000;
- Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use (HS code 59) - an increase of $58,910;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $38,782.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,191,949;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $94,241;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $65,493.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 683,820 | 7.42 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 81,000 | 0.88 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 163,855 | 1.78 | 172,364 | -4.94 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 98 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 377 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 6,317 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 222 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 7,119 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 650 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 27,232 | 0.30 | 1,421 | 1,816.40 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 50,944 | 0.55 | 12,162 | 318.88 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 232,037 | 2.52 | 297,530 | -22.01 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,164,755 | 12.64 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 58,910 | 0.64 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 180 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 7,707 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 199 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,621 | 0.02 | 474 | 241.98 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 15,187 | 0.16 | 6,036 | 151.61 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,296 | 0.01 | 2,232 | -41.94 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,702 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 993 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 3,149 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 95,535 | 1.04 | 189,776 | -49.66 |
| 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 | 2,106,860 | 22.87 | 172,173 | 1,123.69 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,508,445 | 48.94 | 5,700,394 | -20.91 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,194 | 0.05 | 8,450 | -50.37 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,294 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Ethiopia
The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.29% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (99.20% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $567,064;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - an increase of $43,297.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $399,008;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $203,605;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $32,429.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 437,602 | 5.93 | 836,610 | -47.69 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,982,866 | 26.89 | 2,186,471 | -9.31 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 4,683,592 | 63.51 | 4,116,528 | 13.78 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 159,068 | 2.16 | 151,136 | 5.25 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 58,935 | 0.80 | 15,638 | 276.87 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 32,429 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 48,274 | 0.65 | 26,492 | 82.22 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3,774 | 0.05 | 32 | 11,693.75 |