Russian trade in goods with Ethiopia in Q1 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ethiopia
In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Ethiopia was $27,368,801, down 1.33% ($370,236) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $20,403,376, down 11.03% ($2,529,851) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $6,965,425, up 44.94% ($2,159,615) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2018 was $13,437,951, a 25.87% decrease ($4,689,466) over the 1st quarter of 2017.
Ethiopia was Russia’s 115th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 109th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0174% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0216% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 104th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 95th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0198% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0275% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 99th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2018 (up from 103rd in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0128% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0106% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Ethiopia
The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 66.38% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (1.08% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 31.50% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (97.49% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.07% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (1.28% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $13,414,568;
- 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 $4,664,044;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $129,319.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 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 $20,652,921;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $117,789.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2018 over Q1 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 13,414,568 | 65.75 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 129,209 | 0.63 | 246,998 | -47.69 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 144 | 0.00 | 31,900 | -99.55 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 35 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,689 | 0.03 | 1,459 | 289.92 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,315 | 0.01 | 58 | 3,891.38 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 800 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 423,333 | 2.07 | 294,014 | 43.98 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 103 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 80,000 | 0.39 | 22,434 | 256.60 |
| 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 | 4,696,035 | 23.02 | 31,991 | 14,579.24 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,650,569 | 8.09 | 22,303,490 | -92.60 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 714 | 0.00 | 745 | -4.16 |
Russia’s Imports from Ethiopia
The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 95.06% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (97.84% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.94% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (2.16% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,053,232;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $960,447;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $135,306;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $70,793;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $38,445.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 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 $120,138.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2018 over Q1 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 598,901 | 8.60 | 719,039 | -16.71 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 3,269,419 | 46.94 | 2,216,187 | 47.52 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 15,463 | 0.22 | 8,773 | 76.26 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,474,200 | 35.52 | 1,513,753 | 63.45 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 217,819 | 3.13 | 216,389 | 0.66 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 45,226 | 0.65 | 27,934 | 61.90 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 135,832 | 1.95 | 97,387 | 39.48 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 137,709 | 1.98 | 2,403 | 5,630.71 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 70,793 | 1.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 57 | 0.00 | 3,931 | -98.55 |
| 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 | 6 | 0.00 | 2 | 200.00 |