Russian trade with Sudan in 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Sudan
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Sudan totaled $510,423,606, up 16.35% ($71,723,404) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Sudan in 2018 totaled $509,348,762, up 16.31% ($71,436,200) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Sudan in 2018 totaled $1,074,844, up 36.46% ($287,204) from 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Sudan in 2018 was $508,273,918, a 16.28% increase ($71,148,996) over 2017.
Sudan was Russia’s 82nd largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 81st in 2017), accounting for 0.0742% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0751% in 2017).
Sudan was Russia’s 73rd largest export market in 2018 (down from 68th in 2017), accounting for 0.1132% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1226% in 2017).
Sudan was Russia’s 146th largest supplier in 2018 (up from 147th in 2017), accounting for 0.0005% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0003% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Sudan
The major share of Russian exports to Sudan in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 91.84% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (75.30% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.28% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (1.60% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.69% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (0.17% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.38% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (0.66% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sudan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $153,613,912;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $7,594,272;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $6,883,850;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $4,102,694;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,558,084.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sudan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $16,300,733;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,847,306.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 12,437 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 103,126 | 0.02 | 135,550 | -23.92 |
10 | Cereals | 417,389,628 | 81.95 | 263,775,716 | 58.24 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 46,712 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 94 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 49,418,519 | 9.70 | 65,719,252 | -24.80 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 52,284 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 6,286 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 7,124 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 765,777 | 0.15 | 128,729 | 494.88 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 3,393 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3,041 | 0.00 | 68 | 4,372.06 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 7,011,823 | 1.38 | 2,909,129 | 141.03 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 320,808 | 0.06 | 28,740 | 1,016.24 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 99 | 0.00 | 4 | 2,375.00 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 7,611,550 | 1.49 | 17,278 | 43,953.42 |
31 | Fertilizers | 5,753 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 104,448 | 0.02 | 19,070 | 447.71 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 634 | 0.00 | 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 | 1,213 | 0.00 | 15,526 | -92.19 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 4,938 | 0.00 | 1,417 | 248.48 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 67,747 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 58,663 | 0.01 | 31,601 | 85.64 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 188,025 | 0.04 | 76,083 | 147.13 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 308,233 | 0.06 | 476,624 | -35.33 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 43 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 7,700 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 159,592 | 0.03 | 140,708 | 13.42 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 895,073 | 0.18 | 2,742,379 | -67.36 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 42,757 | -100.00 |
52 | Cotton | 868 | 0.00 | 480 | 80.83 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 10 | 0.00 | 814 | -98.77 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 275 | 0.00 | 202 | 36.14 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 808 | 0.00 | 76 | 963.16 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 1,023 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 15,026 | 0.00 | 14,490 | 3.70 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 104 | 0.00 | 10 | 940.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 67,477 | 0.01 | 11,534 | 485.03 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 22 | 0.00 | 25 | -12.00 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 36 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 65,889 | 0.01 | 871 | 7,464.75 |
69 | Ceramic products | 147 | 0.00 | 45 | 226.67 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 77,262 | 0.02 | 68,445 | 12.88 |
72 | Iron and steel | 46,127 | 0.01 | 15,944 | 189.31 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 620,765 | 0.12 | 117,010 | 430.52 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 11,562 | 0.00 | 5,155 | 124.29 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 9 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 50,362 | 0.01 | 9,596 | 424.82 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 8 | 0.00 | 1,097 | -99.27 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 13 | 0.00 | 7 | 85.71 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 248 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 352,669 | 0.07 | 6,214 | 5,575.39 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 12,832 | 0.00 | 9,384 | 36.74 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,288,131 | 0.65 | 1,730,047 | 90.06 |
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 | 1,751,079 | 0.34 | 1,586,068 | 10.40 |
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 | 28,429 | 0.01 | 764 | 3,621.07 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,832,283 | 0.75 | 3,505,471 | 9.32 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 716,604 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 7,082,495 | 1.39 | 198,645 | 3,465.40 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 16,378 | 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 | 226,346 | 0.04 | 142,347 | 59.01 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 6,125 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,800 | 0.00 | 436 | 312.84 |
SS | Classified | 6,591,963 | 1.29 | 94 155 553 | -93.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Sudan
The major share of Russian imports from Sudan in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.68% of Russia’s total imports from Sudan (32.57% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.95% of Russia’s total imports from Sudan (17.01% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sudan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $7,200.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Sudan in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $57,213;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $29,304;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $28,816;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $24,815;
- 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $20,889;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $20,088;
- 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 $4,242.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
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01 | Live animals | 7,200 | 0.67 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 29,304 | -100.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 1,370 | -100.00 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 27,658 | 2.57 | 56,474 | -51.03 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 112,167 | 10.44 | 169,380 | -33.78 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 42 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 106 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 63,947 | 5.95 | 84,035 | -23.90 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 4,242 | -100.00 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 20,889 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 24,815 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 863,872 | 80.37 | 396 983 | 117.61 |