Russian trade with Sudan in 2017
February 15, 2018
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Sudan in 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Sudan
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Sudan totaled $438,700,202, up 89.15% ($206,766,115) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Sudan in 2017 totaled $437,912,562, up 89.09% ($206,326,875) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Sudan in 2017 totaled $787,640, up 126.07% ($439,240) from 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Sudan in 2017 was $437,124,922, a 89.04% increase ($205,887,635) over 2016.
Sudan was Russia’s 81st largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 93rd in 2016), accounting for 0.0751% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0496% in 2016).
Sudan was Russia’s 68th largest export market in 2017 (up from 75th in 2016), accounting for 0.1226% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0811% in 2016).
Sudan was Russia’s 147th largest supplier in 2017 (up from 153rd in 2016), accounting for 0.0003% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0002% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Sudan
The major share of Russian exports to Sudan in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 75.30% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (79.19% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.60% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (0.67% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sudan in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $115,949,849;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $30,203,937;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $3,461,017;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,564,374;
- 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 $1,484,593.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sudan in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 135,550 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 263,775,716 | 60.23 | 147,825,867 | 78.44 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 65,719,252 | 15.01 | 35,515,315 | 85.04 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 128,729 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,393 | 0.00 | 41,126 | -91.75 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 68 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,909,129 | 0.66 | 1,344,755 | 116.33 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 28,740 | 0.01 | 495 | 5,706.06 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 4 | 0.00 | 44,525 | -99.99 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 17,278 | 0.00 | 10,209 | 69.24 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 19,070 | 0.00 | 77 | 24,666.23 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 615 | -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 | 15,526 | 0.00 | 13,294 | 16.79 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1,417 | 0.00 | 1,324 | 7.02 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 67,747 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 31,601 | 0.01 | 135,995 | -76.76 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 76,083 | 0.02 | 17,640 | 331.31 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 476,624 | 0.11 | 251,976 | 89.15 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 2,000 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 140,708 | 0.03 | 126 | 111,573.02 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,742,379 | 0.63 | 1,858,672 | 47.55 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 42,757 | 0.01 | 44,435 | -3.78 |
| 52 | Cotton | 480 | 0.00 | 405 | 18.52 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 814 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 202 | 0.00 | 136 | 48.53 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 76 | 0.00 | 200 | -62.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 14,490 | 0.00 | 534 | 2,613.48 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 25 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 11,534 | 0.00 | 3,020 | 281.92 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 25 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 36 | 0.00 | 40 | -10.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 871 | 0.00 | 129 | 575.19 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 45 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 68,445 | 0.02 | 11,634 | 488.32 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 15,944 | 0.00 | 15,566 | 2.43 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 117,010 | 0.03 | 22,693 | 415.62 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 5,155 | 0.00 | 5,446 | -5.34 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 9,596 | 0.00 | 5,306 | 80.85 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 1,097 | 0.00 | 8 | 13,612.50 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 7 | 0.00 | 6 | 16.67 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 6,214 | 0.00 | 510 | 1,118.43 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 9,384 | 0.00 | 16,924 | -44.55 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,730,047 | 0.40 | 1,346,473 | 28.49 |
| 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 | 1,586,068 | 0.36 | 101,475 | 1,463.01 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 764 | 0.00 | 500 | 52.80 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,505,471 | 0.80 | 44,454 | 7,785.61 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 1,000 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 198,645 | 0.05 | 48,430 | 310.17 |
| 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 | 142,347 | 0.03 | 12,121 | 1,074.38 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 436 | 0.00 | 130 | 235.38 |
| SS | Classified | 94,155,553 | 21.50 | 42 840 101 | 119.78 |
Russia’s Imports from Sudan
The major share of Russian imports from Sudan in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 32.57% of Russia’s total imports from Sudan (85.44% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 17.01% of Russia’s total imports from Sudan (12.71% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sudan in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $48,071;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $29,304;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $24,593;
- Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds (HS code 86) - an increase of $20,889;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - an increase of $3,722.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Sudan in 2017 over 2016 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 $75,526;
- 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 $3,860.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 29,304 | 3.72 | 0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,370 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 56,474 | 7.17 | 132,000 | -57.22 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 169,380 | 21.50 | 165,658 | 2.25 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 140 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 30 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 30 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 150 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 133 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 180 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 42 | 0.01 | 240 | -82.50 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 200 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 106 | 0.01 | 520 | -79.62 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 84,035 | 10.67 | 35,964 | 133.66 |
| 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 | 4,242 | 0.54 | 8,102 | -47.64 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 20,889 | 2.65 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 24,815 | 3.15 | 222 | 11,077.93 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 60 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 450 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 396,983 | 50.40 | 4 221 | 9,304.95 |