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Russian trade with Mozambique in 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 Mozambique in 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Mozambique

In 2017, Russia’s trade with Mozambique totaled $92,312,118, up 22.88% ($17,189,463) from 2016.

Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2017 totaled $70,925,571, up 72.25% ($29,749,197) from 2016.

Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2017 were $21,386,547, down 37.00% ($12,559,734) from 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mozambique in 2017 was $49,539,024, a 585.18% increase ($42,308,931) over 2016.

Mozambique was Russia’s 114th largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 116th in 2016), accounting for 0.0158% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0161% in 2016).

Mozambique was Russia’s 106th largest export market in 2017 (up from 118th in 2016), accounting for 0.0199% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0144% in 2016).

Mozambique was Russia’s 104th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 97th in 2016), accounting for 0.0094% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0186% in 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Mozambique

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 70.84% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (88.45% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 24.52% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (8.42% in 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.44% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (3.02% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $13,959,585;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $13,903,871;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,906,350.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 72,344-100.00
10 Cereals 50,242,836 70.84 36,338,96538.26
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 204 0.00 10,773-98.11
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,150,015 4.44 1,243,665153.28
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 9,956-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,128 0.01 0
31 Fertilizers 17,321,402 24.42 3,361,817415.24
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 93,323-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 62,799 0.09 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 4,940-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 8,141 0.01 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 136-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 33,350-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 134,011 0.19 7,1051,786.15
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 35 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Mozambique

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.96% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (100.00% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $881,950.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $13,295,809;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $154,269.
Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,060,279 4.96 178,329494.56
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 244,907 1.15 399,176-38.65
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 20,072,299 93.85 33,368,108-39.85
26 Ores, slag and ash 107 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 644-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 3,434 0.02 0
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 4,389 0.02 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 24-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,132 0.01 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia