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Russian trade in goods with Mozambique in Q3 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 Mozambique in the third quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Mozambique

In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Mozambique was $30,156,854, down 39.18% ($19,428,552) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $26,642,800, down 43.18% ($20,250,693) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 3rd quarter of 2019 totaled $3,514,054, up 30.54% ($822,141) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mozambique in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $23,128,746, a 47.67% decrease ($21,072,834) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.

Mozambique was Russia’s 116th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 102nd in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0182% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0288% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Mozambique was Russia’s 106th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 93rd in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0258% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0418% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Mozambique was Russia’s 114th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (up from 115th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0056% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0045% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Mozambique

The major share of Russian exports to Mozambique 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) - 79.10% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (74.77% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.53% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (20.84% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.23% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (3.86% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $93,935.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $14,030,252;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $4,945,682;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,145,384;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $228,883.
Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 18,671-100.00
10 Cereals 21,011,266 78.86 35,041,518-40.04
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 62,849 0.24 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 73,115-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 592,958 2.23 1,738,342-65.89
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 93,935 0.35 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 16,640 0.06 0
31 Fertilizers 4,825,211 18.11 9,770,893-50.62
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 228,883-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 848 0.00 11,208-92.43
70 Glass and glassware 4,114 0.02 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,138 0.01 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 6,232 0.02 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 1,990-100.00
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 137 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,472 0.02 8,873-27.06
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 20,000 0.08 0

Russia’s Imports from Mozambique

The major share of Russian imports from Mozambique 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) - 98.76% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (99.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.23% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,020,595;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $43,313.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mozambique 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) - a decrease of $125,352;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $114,917.
Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 3rd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2019
over Q3 2018
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 114,917-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 450,198 12.81 575,550-21.78
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,020,310 85.95 1,999,71551.04
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 43,313 1.23 0
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 500-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 762-100.00
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 233 0.01 469-50.32
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia