Russian trade in goods with Zimbabwe in Q1 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Zimbabwe
In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Zimbabwe was $9,974,826, down 14.13% ($1,641,917) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2019 totaled $1,524,429, up 41,212.44% ($1,520,739) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $8,450,397, down 27.23% ($3,162,656) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $6,925,968, a 40.34% decrease ($4,683,395) over the 1st quarter of 2018.
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 135th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 130th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0063% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0074% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 147th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (up from 187th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0015% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0000% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 96th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 93rd in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0159% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0213% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 99.58% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (100.00% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,517,958;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $4,778.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 3,690 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,517,958 | 99.58 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,652 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 41 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,778 | 0.31 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian imports from Zimbabwe 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) - 98.04% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (99.85% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.54% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $129,844.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,236,655;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $977,245;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $100,000.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 34,330 | 0.41 | 37,198 | -7.71 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 265,528 | 3.14 | 1,242,773 | -78.63 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 10,500 | 0.12 | 1,826 | 475.03 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,267 | 0.01 | 3,764 | -66.34 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 100,000 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 7,972,958 | 94.35 | 10,209,613 | -21.91 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 35,970 | 0.43 | 17,879 | 101.19 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 129,844 | 1.54 | 0 | ∞ |