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Russian trade in goods with Algeria in Q1 2019

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Algeria in the first quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Algeria

In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Algeria totaled $726,147,728, up 5.48% ($37,696,299) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $723,325,449, up 5.53% ($37,929,453) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $2,822,279, down 7.63% ($233,154) from the 1st quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $720,503,170, a 5.59% increase ($38,162,607) over the 1st quarter of 2018.

Algeria was Russia’s 39th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.4613% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4367% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Algeria was Russia’s 34th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.6930% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.6653% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Algeria was Russia’s 111th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 114th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0053% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0056% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Algeria

The major share of Russian exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 20.86% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (3.62% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.41% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (12.86% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.38% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (10.59% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.04% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (7.68% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.00% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (0.77% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $126,040,619;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $9,051,147;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,910,242;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $2,845,329;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,395,727.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 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 $22,499,243;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $7,297,833;
  • 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 $4,323,951;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,725,258.
Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 366,160 0.05 75,630384.15
10 Cereals 5,908 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 113,739 0.02 25,300349.56
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 62,973,818 8.71 70,271,651-10.39
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 142,870 0.02 809,062-82.34
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,220,395 0.58 1,375,066206.92
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,000 0.00 34,973-94.28
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,696 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 150,880,783 20.86 24,840,164507.41
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,030,769 0.14 438,480135.08
29 Organic chemicals 2,921,619 0.40 877,090233.10
31 Fertilizers 962,476 0.13 2,378,345-59.53
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,072,235 0.15 1,512,873-29.13
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 3,902 0.00 10,393-62.46
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 5,410 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 191,870 0.03 45,958317.49
39 Plastics and articles thereof 258,485 0.04 79232,536.99
40 Rubber and articles thereof 822,248 0.11 42,3061,843.57
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,013 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,784,384 0.52 1,388,657172.52
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 620 0.00 40,600-98.47
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 578 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 362 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 493 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 88,060 0.01 13,732541.28
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,392 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,623 0.00 1,4968.49
65 Headgear and parts thereof 10,028 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 11,318 0.00 4823,479.17
70 Glass and glassware 209,120 0.03 1,20017,326.67
72 Iron and steel 48,715,939 6.73 52,441,197-7.10
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,853,670 0.26 180,527926.81
74 Copper and articles thereof 16,408 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 102,135 0.01 10,387883.30
80 Tin and articles thereof 684 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 88,776 0.01 51,775,420.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 154,963 0.02 60025,727.17
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 9,435,973 1.30 4,525,731108.50
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 17,649,041 2.44 21,972,992-19.68
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 16,161,783 2.23 38,661,026-58.20
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 32,018,995 4.43 22,967,84839.41
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 26,459 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 49,797 0.01 10,800361.08
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 283 0.00 0
SS Classified 366,958,167 50.73 440 441 067-16.68

Russia’s Imports from Algeria

The major share of Russian imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 74.53% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (92.33% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 16.52% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (0.27% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.94% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (7.36% in the 1st quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $451,278;
  • 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 $24,636;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $18,900.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $708,701;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $12,591;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $10,872.
Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2019
over Q1 2018
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 10,872-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,950,472 69.11 2,659,173-26.65
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 92,524 3.28 105,115-11.98
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18,900 0.67 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 41,640 1.48 43,944-5.24
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 576-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 1,263-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 249,626 8.84 224,99010.95
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,802 0.10 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 1,100-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 11,864 0.42 5,500115.71
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 3,173 0.11 2,9009.41
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 451,278 15.99 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia