Russian trade in goods with Zimbabwe in Q1 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Zimbabwe
In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Zimbabwe was $11,616,743, down 8.53% ($1,083,910) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $3,690, down 97.30% ($132,985) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $11,613,053, down 7.57% ($950,925) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2018 was $11,609,363, a 6.58% decrease ($817,940) over the 1st quarter of 2017.
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 130th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 124th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0074% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0099% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 187th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 165th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0002% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 93rd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 90th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0213% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0278% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 100.00% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (1.93% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (98.07% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,049.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 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) - a decrease of $134,034.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2018 over Q1 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,690 | 100.00 | 2,641 | 39.72 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 134,034 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian imports from Zimbabwe 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) - 99.85% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (100.00% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $443,333;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $100,000.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,495,234.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
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 | 37,198 | 0.32 | 46,294 | -19.65 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 12,736 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,242,773 | 10.70 | 799,440 | 55.46 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,826 | 0.02 | 661 | 176.25 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,764 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 100,000 | 0.86 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 10,209,613 | 87.91 | 11,704,847 | -12.77 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 17,879 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |