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Russian trade in goods with Kenya in Q4 2018

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Kenya in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Kenya

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Kenya was $72,707,242, down 10.29% ($8,342,513) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $53,034,853, up 3.03% ($1,558,980) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $19,672,389, down 33.48% ($9,901,493) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $33,362,464, a 52.33% increase ($11,460,473) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Kenya was Russia’s 95th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 89th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0389% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0485% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Kenya was Russia’s 88th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 86th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0426% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0500% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Kenya was Russia’s 91st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 81st in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0316% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0460% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Kenya

The major share of Russian exports to Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 77.72% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (79.38% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 11.03% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (4.82% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.74% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (10.96% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.35% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (3.74% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.71% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (0.80% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,144,969;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $519,588;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $467,145;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $354,996;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $276,386;
  • 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 $197,441.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,947,254.
Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 1,084-100.00
10 Cereals 41,211,855 77.71 40,744,7101.15
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,308 0.01 113,808-95.34
26 Ores, slag and ash 4,318 0.01 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,774,649 3.35 1,923,262-7.73
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 252,295 0.48 325,282-22.44
29 Organic chemicals 134,768 0.25 61,520119.06
31 Fertilizers 519,588 0.98 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 416 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 24,707-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 88 0.00 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 598 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 520,709 0.98 244,323113.12
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 94,768 0.18 145,410-34.83
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,236,300 9.87 2,091,331150.38
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,261 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,968 0.00 5,038-60.94
72 Iron and steel 3,043,965 5.74 2,688,96913.20
73 Articles of iron or steel 506 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,947,254-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 6,150-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 15,025 0.03 0
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 206,581 0.39 9,1402,160.19
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 137,666-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 9,887 0.02 0
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 1,304-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 4 915-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Kenya

The major share of Russian imports from Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.20% of Russia’s total imports from Kenya (99.40% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 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) - an increase of $223,241;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $80,500.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $6,973,658;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $2,478,533;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $553,794;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $211,398.
Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 1,040 0.01 69350.07
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 6,935 0.04 639985.29
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 8,399,800 42.70 10,878,333-22.78
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 138,212 0.70 57,712139.49
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 43,369 0.22 254,767-82.98
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 10,504,691 53.40 17,478,349-39.90
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 266,982 1.36 43,741510.37
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,636 0.01 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 50,929 0.26 604,723-91.58
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 101,178 0.51 77,54530.48
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 749 0.00 43871.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 416-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 60-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 20,183 0.10 3655,963.89
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 135,685 0.69 159,402-14.88
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 9-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 1,124-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 7-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 15,878-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 10-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia