Russian trade in goods with Ethiopia in Q3 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ethiopia
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Ethiopia was $18,037,675, down 42.47% ($13,316,315) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $9,605,327, down 62.96% ($16,329,159) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $8,432,348, up 55.59% ($3,012,844) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $1,172,979, a 94.28% decrease ($19,342,003) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Ethiopia was Russia’s 133rd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 114th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0109% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0182% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 126th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 102nd in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0093% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0231% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 99th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 104th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0135% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0091% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Ethiopia
The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia 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) - 91.32% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (36.28% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.43% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (8.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.41% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (42.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.58% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (0.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.04% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (10.86% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (1.62% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $198,797;
- 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) - an increase of $47,455;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $44,623;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $39,370.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $11,098,822;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,814,973;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,589,796;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $590,687;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $419,800;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $103,517;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $45,990.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 8,688,128 | 90.45 | 9,278,815 | -6.37 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 83,220 | 0.87 | 129,210 | -35.59 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 419,800 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 15,580 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 10,509 | 0.11 | 3,360 | 212.77 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 11,098,822 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 756 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 325 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 13,429 | 0.14 | 91 | 14,657.14 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 206,468 | 2.15 | 7,671 | 2,591.54 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 425,866 | 4.43 | 529,383 | -19.55 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 1,589,796 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 16,033 | 0.17 | 874 | 1,734.44 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 173 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 2,814,973 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,985 | 0.02 | 510 | 289.22 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 79 | 0.00 | 32 | 146.88 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,116 | 0.02 | 320 | 561.25 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 43,155 | 0.45 | 3,785 | 1,040.16 |
| 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 | 54,641 | 0.57 | 7,186 | 660.38 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 9,380 | 0.10 | 32,222 | -70.89 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 44,723 | 0.47 | 100 | 44,623.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,956 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 4,341 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Ethiopia
The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia 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) - 91.96% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (90.74% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.03% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (8.63% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,489,708;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,294,281;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $189,231;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $54,007.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $34,009.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 295,924 | 3.51 | 281,664 | 5.06 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 2,063,731 | 24.47 | 769,450 | 168.21 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 5,160,943 | 61.20 | 3,671,235 | 40.58 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 208,771 | 2.48 | 154,764 | 34.90 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 24,795 | 0.29 | 40,478 | -38.74 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | -100.00 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 34,009 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 317,282 | 3.76 | 128,051 | 147.78 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 360,228 | 4.27 | 336,570 | 7.03 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 3,272 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 113 | 0.00 | 8 | 1,312.50 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 156 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 405 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |