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Russian trade with Morocco in 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 Morocco in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Morocco

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Morocco totaled $1,475,882,264, up 0.99% ($14,529,901) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Morocco in 2018 totaled $929,078,754, up 3.82% ($34,196,820) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Morocco in 2018 were $546,803,510, down 3.47% ($19,666,919) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Morocco in 2018 was $382,275,244, a 16.40% increase ($53,863,739) over 2017.

Morocco was Russia’s 57th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 55th in 2017), accounting for 0.2145% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2502% in 2017).

Morocco was Russia’s 55th largest export market in 2018 (down from 51st in 2017), accounting for 0.2065% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2506% in 2017).

Morocco was Russia’s 51st largest supplier in 2018 (down from 50th in 2017), accounting for 0.2296% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2496% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Morocco

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 62.62% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (78.20% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.46% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (5.46% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.41% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (5.88% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.32% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (3.72% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Morocco in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $151,427,034;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $56,356,510;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $19,261,871;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,532,167;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,472,875;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $3,145,922.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Morocco in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $61,127,799;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $56,907,709;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $21,099,753;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $8,789,704;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $3,301,452.
Russia’s exports to Morocco in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
01 Live animals 500 0.00 8,000-93.75
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 49,600-100.00
10 Cereals 103,762,098 11.17 47,405,588118.88
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 13,600-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 19,261,871 2.07 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 460,978 0.05 383,67820.15
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 158,895 0.02 72,371119.56
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 670,958 0.07 864,927-22.43
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 192,869 0.02 415,963-53.63
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 70,475 0.01 73,977-4.73
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 3,301,452-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,704,735 0.61 62,612,444-90.89
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 576,053,250 62.00 637,181,049-9.59
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 166,783,186 17.95 15,356,152986.10
29 Organic chemicals 821,491 0.09 458,69179.09
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,634,150 0.61 1,161,275385.17
31 Fertilizers 18,766,912 2.02 27,556,616-31.90
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 544,966 0.06 588,674-7.42
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 124,323 0.01 52,471136.94
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 4,033 0.00 3,44916.93
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 194 0.00 270-28.15
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 457,276 0.05 81,775459.19
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,086,721 0.66 2,940,799106.98
40 Rubber and articles thereof 153,460 0.02 686,348-77.64
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 456 0.00 48,568-99.06
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 5,221-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,024,374 0.11 789,02329.83
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 729,290 0.08 355,277105.27
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,136,193 0.66 1,604,026282.55
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,688 0.00 4,400-61.64
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 1,155-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 25 0.00 28,326-99.91
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 44,801-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 59 0.00 3190.32
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 100 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,288 0.00 5211,992.31
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 21 0.00 226-90.71
65 Headgear and parts thereof 29 0.00 2420.83
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 123 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 35 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,513 0.00 3226,503.13
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 1,021-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 17,804 0.00 110,119-83.83
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 16,377 0.00 14,07616.35
72 Iron and steel 11,912,285 1.28 33,012,038-63.92
73 Articles of iron or steel 255,935 0.03 61,288317.59
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,048 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 10,066 0.00 172,657-94.17
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 107,769 0.01 22,237384.64
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,477 0.00 890178.31
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 764 0.00 207269.08
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 480,956 0.05 367,46830.88
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 1,718,333 0.18 2,463,311-30.24
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 523,802 0.06 390134,208.21
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 126,203 0.01 225,171-43.95
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 13,015 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 8,561 0.00 37,393-77.11
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 250,284 0.03 129,82992.78
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 11,477 0.00 5,482109.36
SS Classified 63 0.00 54 108 026-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Morocco

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 64.06% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (68.47% in 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 22.03% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (20.80% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.74% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (2.62% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.35% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (1.63% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Morocco 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) - an increase of $14,512,392;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $10,780,333;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $5,394,099;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $3,802,308;
  • 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 $1,848,244.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Morocco in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $15,242,070;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $9,841,043;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $7,435,235;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $6,647,679;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $5,549,385;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,283,920.
Russia’s imports from Morocco in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 12,266,626 2.24 17,816,011-31.15
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 112,875 0.02 108,7383.80
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 910-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 133,915,021 24.49 143,756,064-6.85
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 192,954,423 35.29 208,196,493-7.32
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 159,450 0.03 127,51525.04
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 335 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 429,248 0.08 309,55638.67
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 806,506 0.15 1,018,767-20.84
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 360,189 0.07 342,3935.20
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 195,876 0.04 83,904133.45
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 49,691 0.01 43,86013.29
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,652,396 0.30 1,295,44427.55
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 290,503 0.05 270,8387.26
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 15,273 0.00 5,787163.92
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 19,492 0.00 6,629194.04
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 7,034,249 1.29 14,469,484-51.39
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,173,840 0.21 39,0492,906.07
26 Ores, slag and ash 332,342 0.06 1,534,578-78.34
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 56 0.00 0
29 Organic chemicals 207 0.00 619-66.56
30 Pharmaceutical products 19 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,969,562 0.36 2,092,334-5.87
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 4,751 0.00 2,204115.56
39 Plastics and articles thereof 902,897 0.17 671,93634.37
40 Rubber and articles thereof 934,614 0.17 1,190,875-21.52
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 502,352 0.09 573,554-12.41
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 3,002-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 48,847 0.01 16,024204.84
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 20,789 0.00 4,217392.98
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 86,148 0.02 57,29250.37
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,734 0.00 4,162-58.34
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 62,463-100.00
52 Cotton 2,735 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 4,133 0.00 32,414-87.25
55 Man-made staple fibers 7,130 0.00 1,198495.16
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 206,309 0.04 185,09011.46
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 71,599 0.01 14,712386.67
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 82,020 0.01 3,6502,147.12
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 23,367,418 4.27 19,565,11019.43
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 76,533,681 14.00 71,139,5827.58
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 154,541 0.03 185,035-16.48
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 19,958,875 3.65 26,606,554-24.99
65 Headgear and parts thereof 68,515 0.01 34,63797.81
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 132,563 0.02 147,655-10.22
69 Ceramic products 1,379,425 0.25 1,154,46419.49
70 Glass and glassware 6,346 0.00 4,40843.97
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 15,452 0.00 56,176-72.49
72 Iron and steel 462,439 0.08 4,06511,276.11
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,560,356 1.02 7,844,276-29.12
74 Copper and articles thereof 12,139,795 2.22 1,359,462792.99
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 16,934 0.00 1918,765.97
78 Lead and articles thereof 19 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 247-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 21,159 0.00 41,092-48.51
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 987-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 113,741 0.02 1,6426,826.98
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 559,728 0.10 385,51445.19
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 8,767,968 1.60 6,919,72426.71
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 22,025,538 4.03 7,513,146193.16
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 9,165 0.00 23,829-61.54
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 21,375 0.00 1,8641,046.73
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 905,916 0.17 568,12959.46
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,475 0.00 12,796-65.03
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 8,130 0.00 3,014169.74
SS Classified 17,955,719 3.28 28 555 064-37.12
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia