Russian trade with Egypt in 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Egypt
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Egypt totaled $7,663,628,658, up 14.01% ($941,757,257) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Egypt in 2018 totaled $7,137,179,691, up 14.80% ($919,903,467) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Egypt in 2018 totaled $526,448,967, up 4.33% ($21,853,790) from 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Egypt in 2018 was $6,610,730,724, a 15.72% increase ($898,049,677) over 2017.
Egypt was Russia’s 19th largest trading partner in 2018 (just as in 2017), accounting for 1.1137% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.1509% in 2017).
Egypt was Russia’s 18th largest export market in 2018 (down from 17th in 2017), accounting for 1.5862% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.7411% in 2017).
Egypt was Russia’s 55th largest supplier in 2018 (just as in 2017), accounting for 0.2211% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2223% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Egypt
The major share of Russian exports to Egypt in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.09% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (28.63% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.35% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (11.34% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 11.63% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (7.10% in 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.89% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (5.05% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.25% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (10.68% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.19% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (1.01% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Egypt in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $461,945,999;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $357,000,311;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $193,878,549;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $134,426,353;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $99,585,922;
- 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 $98,902,229;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $67,864,098;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $61,200,748;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $48,086,354;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $44,348,903.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Egypt in 2018 over 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 $367,128,484;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $50,642,645;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $24,069,980.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 565,664 | -100.00 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 5,500 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 3,709,899 | 0.05 | 12,168,214 | -69.51 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 99,712 | 0.00 | 279,998 | -64.39 |
10 | Cereals | 1,896,615,134 | 26.57 | 1,434,669,135 | 32.20 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 8,540 | 0.00 | 6,759 | 26.35 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,179,107 | 0.04 | 3,343,241 | -4.91 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 79,131 | 0.00 | 128,614 | -38.47 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 234,362,498 | 3.28 | 285,005,143 | -17.77 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 1,832,532 | -100.00 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 2,733,709 | 0.04 | 1,309,475 | 108.76 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 334 | 0.00 | 77 | 333.77 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,000 | 0.00 | 5,500 | -63.64 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 2,471,032 | 0.03 | 12,370,866 | -80.03 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 4,179,569 | 0.06 | 28,249,549 | -85.20 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 5,964,336 | 0.08 | 18,823,349 | -68.31 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 59,917,454 | 0.84 | 15,568,551 | 284.86 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 764,300,311 | 10.71 | 407,300,000 | 87.65 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 17,875,192 | 0.25 | 11,033,614 | 62.01 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 28,418,397 | 0.40 | 24,024,763 | 18.29 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 413,793 | 0.01 | 562,554 | -26.44 |
31 | Fertilizers | 1,514,103 | 0.02 | 137,663 | 999.86 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 12,042 | 0.00 | 223,522 | -94.61 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 92,505 | 0.00 | 203,695 | -54.59 |
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 | 41,956 | 0.00 | 9,157 | 358.18 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 204,947 | 0.00 | 46,821 | 337.72 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 7,016,247 | 0.10 | 6,841,106 | 2.56 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 343 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 23,169,803 | 0.32 | 11,355,668 | 104.04 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,378,158 | 0.05 | 2,948,085 | 14.59 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3,002,793 | 0.04 | 5,209,694 | -42.36 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 294 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 69,522 | 0.00 | 3,682 | 1,788.16 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 381,653,548 | 5.35 | 282,067,626 | 35.31 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 775,428 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 37,358,670 | 0.52 | 27,775,340 | 34.50 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 71,964,835 | 1.01 | 4,100,737 | 1,654.92 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 345 | 0.00 | 982 | -64.87 |
52 | Cotton | 1,199 | 0.00 | 42 | 2,754.76 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 264 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 724 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 8,245 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,384 | 0.00 | 491 | 181.87 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 332 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 755 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 62,518 | 0.00 | 4,597 | 1,259.97 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,438 | 0.00 | 752 | 91.22 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 335,046 | 0.00 | 572,512 | -41.48 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 737,642 | 0.01 | 674,364 | 9.38 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,441 | 0.00 | 1,492 | -3.42 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 762,688 | 0.01 | 761,368 | 0.17 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 245 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 1,383 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 137,496 | 0.00 | 65,894 | 108.66 |
69 | Ceramic products | 255,011 | 0.00 | 845,304 | -69.83 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 313,667 | 0.00 | 363,252 | -13.65 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 747,649,580 | 10.48 | 613,223,227 | 21.92 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 83,697,034 | 1.17 | 22,496,286 | 272.05 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 261,098,082 | 3.66 | 67,219,533 | 288.43 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 5,511 | 0.00 | 11,365 | -51.51 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 831,629 | 0.01 | 57,281 | 1,351.84 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 118 | 0.00 | 2 | 5,800.00 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 471 | -100.00 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 421 | 0.00 | 33 | 1,175.76 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 34,382 | 0.00 | 10,138 | 239.14 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,705,727 | 0.02 | 2,286,547 | -25.40 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 651,976 | 0.01 | 34,883 | 1,769.04 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 111,260,722 | 1.56 | 63,174,368 | 76.12 |
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 | 175,624,257 | 2.46 | 76,722,028 | 128.91 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 70,619,462 | 0.99 | 437,747,946 | -83.87 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 2,080,010 | 0.03 | 4,051,289 | -48.66 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 86,205,112 | 1.21 | 82,063,558 | 5.05 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 72,364 | 0.00 | 660 | 10,864.24 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 300 | 0.00 | 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 | 875,191 | 0.01 | 366,411 | 138.86 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 12,332 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,785 | 0.00 | 591 | 371.24 |
SS | Classified | 2,037,548,246 | 28.55 | 2 246 339 918 | -9.29 |
Russia’s Imports from Egypt
The major share of Russian imports from Egypt in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 79.89% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (79.86% in 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.71% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (8.47% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.98% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (4.13% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.98% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (5.86% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.02% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (1.10% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Egypt in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $27,558,952;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,673,179;
- 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $2,875,001;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,879,330.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Egypt in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $8,655,598;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $7,243,755;
- 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 $2,806,997.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 214,750 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 21 | 0.00 | 39 | -46.15 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 171,030,102 | 32.49 | 179,685,700 | -4.82 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 236,281,853 | 44.88 | 208,722,901 | 13.20 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 924,988 | 0.18 | 1,271,806 | -27.27 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 4,385,423 | 0.83 | 5,604,119 | -21.75 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 15 | 0.00 | 12,653 | -99.88 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 2,679 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 296,857 | 0.06 | 416,710 | -28.76 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 30,110 | 0.01 | 54,812 | -45.07 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 2,458 | 0.00 | 22,029 | -88.84 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 2,630,195 | 0.50 | 2,913,771 | -9.73 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3,158,861 | 0.60 | 1,279,531 | 146.88 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,512,695 | 0.29 | 2,835,374 | -46.65 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 46,757 | 0.01 | 54,441 | -14.11 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 40 | 0.00 | 450 | -91.11 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 87,220 | 0.02 | 110,280 | -20.91 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3,700,436 | 0.70 | 4,040,425 | -8.41 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,666,012 | 0.32 | 1,512,995 | 10.11 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,183 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 394,935 | 0.08 | 621,457 | -36.45 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 15,200,541 | 2.89 | 10,527,362 | 44.39 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 638,005 | 0.12 | 627,122 | 1.74 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,476,471 | 0.28 | 919,492 | 60.57 |
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 | 6,690,252 | 1.27 | 3,815,251 | 75.36 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,213,982 | 0.42 | 958,506 | 130.98 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,734,770 | 0.52 | 2,129,731 | 28.41 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,149,690 | 0.41 | 1,256,470 | 71.09 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 11,523 | -100.00 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 18,340 | 0.00 | 1,867 | 882.32 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 6,906 | 0.00 | 1,179 | 485.75 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 170 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 168,693 | 0.03 | 130,260 | 29.50 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,326 | 0.00 | 3,812 | -65.22 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 806 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
52 | Cotton | 169,175 | 0.03 | 140,400 | 20.50 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 31,851 | 0.01 | 130,667 | -75.62 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 709,968 | 0.13 | 390,464 | 81.83 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 111,127 | 0.02 | 397,676 | -72.06 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 30,617 | 0.01 | 16,888 | 81.29 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 3,529,962 | 0.67 | 4,113,902 | -14.19 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 82,900 | 0.02 | 3,785 | 2,090.22 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 8,737,365 | 1.66 | 8,460,699 | 3.27 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 19,707,732 | 3.74 | 26,951,487 | -26.88 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,078,988 | 0.39 | 2,067,589 | 0.55 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 104,585 | 0.02 | 28,704 | 264.36 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 12,466 | 0.00 | 32,821 | -62.02 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 189 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 321,536 | 0.06 | 400,217 | -19.66 |
69 | Ceramic products | 2,274,829 | 0.43 | 1,186,514 | 91.72 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 1,213,335 | 0.23 | 279,556 | 334.02 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 208 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 2,465 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 851,694 | 0.16 | 200,670 | 324.43 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 795 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,666 | 0.00 | 1,424 | 87.22 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 14,870 | 0.00 | 3,722 | 299.52 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 35,579 | 0.01 | 54,616 | -34.86 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 124 | 0.00 | 396 | -68.69 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 179,040 | 0.03 | 725,564 | -75.32 |
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 | 25,518,575 | 4.85 | 28,325,572 | -9.91 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 275,294 | 0.05 | 512,671 | -46.30 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 218,903 | 0.04 | 24,078 | 809.14 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 392 | -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 | 162,172 | 0.03 | 217,893 | -25.57 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 261 | 0.00 | 173 | 50.87 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 125,046 | 0.02 | 381,493 | -67.22 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 2,000 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 2,278,184 | 0.43 | 0 | ∞ |