Russian trade with South Africa in 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with South Africa
In 2018, Russia’s trade with South Africa totaled $1,068,799,374, up 28.46% ($236,769,490) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2018 totaled $285,733,192, up 40.16% ($81,866,099) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from South Africa in 2018 totaled $783,066,182, up 24.66% ($154,903,391) from 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with South Africa in 2018 was $497,332,990, a 17.21% increase ($73,037,292) over 2017.
South Africa was Russia’s 67th largest trading partner in 2018 (up from 68th in 2017), accounting for 0.1553% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1425% in 2017).
South Africa was Russia’s 85th largest export market in 2018 (up from 86th in 2017), accounting for 0.0635% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0571% in 2017).
South Africa was Russia’s 44th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 48th in 2017), accounting for 0.3288% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2768% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to South Africa
The major share of Russian exports to South Africa in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 54.48% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (44.61% in 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 19.73% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (11.37% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.37% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (21.73% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.23% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (10.94% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.76% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (4.61% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.02% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (6.41% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $62,931,313;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $25,990,353;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $5,825,279;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $5,055,365;
- 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 $4,340,624;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,040,903;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,737,192;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,383,107;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,090,525;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,025,629.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $20,295,433;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $3,596,014;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,981,417;
- 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 $1,788,972;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,775,586;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $983,257.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,090,525 | 0.38 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 270,585 | 0.09 | 171,310 | 57.95 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 534,270 | 0.19 | 210,917 | 153.31 |
10 | Cereals | 152,678,436 | 53.43 | 89,747,123 | 70.12 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 70,065 | 0.02 | 15,939 | 339.58 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 209 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 100 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 992,263 | 0.35 | 738,961 | 34.28 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 35,493 | 0.01 | 59,599 | -40.45 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,422 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 22 | 0.00 | 983,279 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 26,376,703 | 9.23 | 21,321,338 | 23.71 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 9,966,146 | 3.49 | 5,625,522 | 77.16 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 142,544 | 0.05 | 252,013 | -43.44 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 8,600 | 0.00 | 5,795 | 48.40 |
31 | Fertilizers | 6,205,209 | 2.17 | 26,500,642 | -76.58 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 4,677 | 0.00 | 6,419 | -27.14 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 59,984 | 0.02 | 29,264 | 104.98 |
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 | 4,506 | 0.00 | 8,318 | -45.83 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 7 | 0.00 | 52 | -86.54 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 93,378 | 0.03 | 25,367 | 268.11 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 15 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,328,142 | 0.81 | 2,011,252 | 15.76 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,554,463 | 0.89 | 817,271 | 212.56 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 5,418,290 | 1.90 | 9,014,304 | -39.89 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 267,045 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 6,144 | 0.00 | 2,109 | 191.32 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,515,768 | 1.23 | 2,132,661 | 64.85 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 15,972,576 | 5.59 | 10,147,297 | 57.41 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 36,865,194 | 12.90 | 10,874,841 | 239.00 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 13,685 | 0.00 | 20,924 | -34.60 |
52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 77 | -100.00 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 89 | 0.00 | 94 | -5.32 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 135,210 | 0.05 | 108,608 | 24.49 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 210,866 | 0.07 | 99,925 | 111.02 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 73 | 0.00 | 50 | 46.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 5,100 | 0.00 | 437 | 1,067.05 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 5,459 | 0.00 | 2,435 | 124.19 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 42,772 | 0.01 | 10,932 | 291.26 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 8,418 | 0.00 | 22,433 | -62.47 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 21,646 | 0.01 | 32,952 | -34.31 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,896 | 0.00 | 286 | 562.94 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 33,076 | 0.01 | 11,394 | 190.29 |
69 | Ceramic products | 38,058 | 0.01 | 549 | 6,832.24 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 39,535 | 0.01 | 19,593 | 101.78 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 875 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 7,127,881 | 2.49 | 9,109,298 | -21.75 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 159,698 | 0.06 | 185,871 | -14.08 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 5,114 | 0.00 | 7,507 | -31.88 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 649,926 | 0.23 | 2,425,512 | -73.20 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 671,323 | 0.23 | 1,327,753 | -49.44 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 5,660 | 0.00 | 5,095 | 11.09 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,307,621 | 0.81 | 1,281,992 | 80.00 |
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 | 2,684,869 | 0.94 | 4,473,841 | -39.99 |
86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 2,278 | 0.00 | 20,195 | -88.72 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,909,746 | 1.02 | 868,843 | 234.90 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,852,517 | 1.00 | 2,761,442 | 3.30 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 900 | 0.00 | 310 | 190.32 |
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 | 5,901 | 0.00 | 5,887 | 0.24 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 23,068 | 0.01 | 12,633 | 82.60 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 66,902 | 0.02 | 131,089 | -48.96 |
SS | Classified | 240,249 | 0.08 | 217 541 | 10.44 |
Russia’s Imports from South Africa
The major share of Russian imports from South Africa in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 36.52% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (41.86% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 31.19% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (23.97% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.32% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (9.46% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.81% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (15.73% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.25% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (8.63% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Africa in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $93,039,982;
- 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 $56,698,590;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $16,781,573;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $7,802,571;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $5,243,994;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $4,117,456.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Africa in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $10,667,947;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $9,673,143;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $3,051,742;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $2,739,391.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 8,188 | 0.00 | 26,881 | -69.54 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 17,415 | 0.00 | 21,115 | -17.52 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 483,205 | 0.06 | 848,848 | -43.08 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 771,662 | 0.10 | 399,784 | 93.02 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 231,252,404 | 29.53 | 214,470,831 | 7.82 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 42,182 | 0.01 | 38,503 | 9.56 |
10 | Cereals | 1,211,387 | 0.15 | 316,660 | 282.55 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 3,777 | 0.00 | 4,613 | -18.12 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,281,347 | 0.16 | 1,049,310 | 22.11 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 9,028 | 0.00 | 7,441 | 21.33 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 130,076 | 0.02 | 151,990 | -14.42 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 8,518 | 0.00 | 11,880 | -28.30 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 350 | 0.00 | 939 | -62.73 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 22,129,081 | 2.83 | 14,326,510 | 54.46 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 168,366 | 0.02 | 150,027 | 12.22 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 28,281,032 | 3.61 | 31,020,423 | -8.83 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 58,310 | 0.01 | 85,321 | -31.66 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 84,250 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 4,009,198 | 0.51 | 3,234,762 | 23.94 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 239,678,748 | 30.61 | 146,638,766 | 63.45 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 584,004 | 0.07 | 676,009 | -13.61 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 100,883,478 | 12.88 | 44,184,888 | 128.32 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 4,757,622 | 0.61 | 5,654,403 | -15.86 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 75,566 | 0.01 | 93,678 | -19.33 |
31 | Fertilizers | 86,924 | 0.01 | 14,471 | 500.68 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 823,422 | 0.11 | 862,431 | -4.52 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 649,424 | 0.08 | 510,224 | 27.28 |
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 | 1,080,560 | 0.14 | 171,826 | 528.87 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 265,742 | 0.03 | 81,441 | 226.30 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 6,935,065 | 0.89 | 2,817,609 | 146.13 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,705,988 | 0.22 | 766,164 | 122.67 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,723,298 | 0.35 | 4,248,134 | -35.89 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 17,828 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 55,290 | 0.01 | 73,995 | -25.28 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 44,217 | 0.01 | 31,859 | 38.79 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 100.00 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 31 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 17,472 | 0.00 | 15,725 | 11.11 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 63,869 | 0.01 | 33,871 | 88.57 |
50 | Silk | 954 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 32,469 | 0.00 | 29,304 | 10.80 |
52 | Cotton | 183 | 0.00 | 156 | 17.31 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 694,280 | 0.09 | 562,827 | 23.36 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 489,624 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,159 | -100.00 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 3,803 | -100.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 32,694 | 0.00 | 9,834 | 232.46 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 39,876 | 0.01 | 107,533 | -62.92 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 9,767 | 0.00 | 30,288 | -67.75 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 7,500 | 0.00 | 10,503 | -28.59 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 21,695 | 0.00 | 9,264 | 134.19 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 111,422 | 0.01 | 312 | 35,612.18 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 9,107 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 19,993 | 0.00 | 29,732 | -32.76 |
69 | Ceramic products | 33,521 | 0.00 | 104,548 | -67.94 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 128,649 | 0.02 | 65,244 | 97.18 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 5,507,170 | 0.70 | 263,176 | 1,992.58 |
72 | Iron and steel | 34,470,317 | 4.40 | 45,138,264 | -23.63 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,829,836 | 0.23 | 3,287,424 | -44.34 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 544,917 | 0.07 | 42,605 | 1,179.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,191,425 | 0.28 | 3,399,933 | -35.55 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | -100.00 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 549,323 | 0.07 | 778,663 | -29.45 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 717,077 | 0.09 | 479,008 | 49.70 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 760,560 | 0.10 | 1,069,165 | -28.86 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 70,603 | 0.01 | 15,648 | 351.20 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 18,674,152 | 2.38 | 28,347,295 | -34.12 |
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 | 4,315,609 | 0.55 | 6,049,678 | -28.66 |
86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 819,045 | 0.10 | 2,345,947 | -65.09 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 58,320,223 | 7.45 | 61,371,965 | -4.97 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,533,748 | 0.32 | 717,226 | 253.27 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 200 | 0.00 | 1,783 | -88.78 |
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 | 74,825 | 0.01 | 119,051 | -37.15 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 8,930 | 0.00 | 6,747 | 32.36 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 107,981 | 0.01 | 75,271 | 43.46 |
SS | Classified | 38,912 | 0.00 | 149 342 | -73.94 |