Russian trade in goods with Algeria in Q3 2019
November 13, 2019
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Algeria in the third quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Algeria
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Algeria was $288,745,262, down 72.66% ($767,454,007) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $287,259,852, down 72.78% ($768,121,852) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $1,485,410, up 81.69% ($667,845) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Algeria in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $285,774,442, a 72.90% decrease ($768,789,697) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Algeria was Russia’s 65th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 35th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1741% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.6138% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Algeria was Russia’s 50th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 27th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2780% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.9407% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Algeria was Russia’s 128th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 130th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0024% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0014% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Algeria
The major share of Russian exports to Algeria in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 45.00% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (4.65% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 40.22% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (60.34% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.49% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (3.10% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.44% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (0.83% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.77% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (1.95% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd 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 $79,888,486;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $9,476,848;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $1,240,137;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,092,114.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $470,548,326;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $24,624,610;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $20,133,151;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $18,235,889;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $9,604,442;
- 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 $5,365,802;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $5,301,924;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,897,646;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,532,563;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $1,592,900;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $1,033,609.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,114,114 | 0.39 | 22,000 | 4,964.15 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 4,897,646 | -100.00 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 155,583 | 0.05 | 89,700 | 73.45 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 43,509 | 0.02 | 12,600 | 245.31 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,614,922 | 1.26 | 13,219,364 | -72.65 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,018,798 | 1.05 | 2,296,632 | 31.44 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 34,973 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 307,313 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 128,962,688 | 44.89 | 49,074,202 | 162.79 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 52,002 | 0.02 | 1,085,611 | -95.21 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 167,764 | 0.06 | 5,469,688 | -96.93 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,663 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 984,965 | 0.34 | 1,154,720 | -14.70 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,372,742 | 0.48 | 132,605 | 935.21 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 9,097 | 0.00 | 205,124 | -95.57 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 45,322 | 0.02 | 74,758 | -39.38 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 10,105,809 | 3.52 | 628,961 | 1,506.75 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,921 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 147,335 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 422,136 | 0.15 | 1,216,389 | -65.30 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,592,900 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 19,284 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 4,851 | 0.00 | 318 | 1,425.47 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,530 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,185 | 0.00 | 94,176 | -97.68 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 17,647 | 0.01 | 259,074 | -93.19 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 12,407,809 | 4.32 | 32,540,960 | -61.87 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 312,565 | 0.11 | 65,467 | 377.44 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 10,517 | 0.00 | 1,777 | 491.84 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,795 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 45,168 | 0.02 | 2,483 | 1,719.09 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 6,175 | 0.00 | 120,293 | -94.87 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 127,914 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 64,188,691 | 22.35 | 88,813,301 | -27.73 |
| 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 | 7,212,818 | 2.51 | 12,578,620 | -42.66 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 39,628,664 | 13.80 | 42,161,227 | -6.01 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 470,548,326 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,502,349 | 1.57 | 22,738,238 | -80.20 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 4,866 | 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 | 8,891 | 0.00 | 18,491 | -51.92 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 378 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 8,225,072 | 2.86 | 304 231 080 | -97.30 |
Russia’s Imports from Algeria
The major share of Russian imports from Algeria in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 65.32% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (72.78% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 34.59% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (27.19% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $498,383;
- 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 $291,317;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $217,404.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $272,000;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $39,482;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $29,027.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 645,318 | 43.44 | 146,935 | 339.19 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 86,896 | 5.85 | 115,923 | -25.04 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 272,000 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 20,625 | 1.39 | 60,107 | -65.69 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 217,404 | 14.64 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 35 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 513,613 | 34.58 | 222,296 | 131.05 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 125 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 269 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,429 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |