Russian trade in goods with Ethiopia in Q4 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ethiopia
In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Ethiopia was $17,515,696, down 10.35% ($2,021,158) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $10,500,085, down 24.06% ($3,326,440) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $7,015,611, up 22.86% ($1,305,282) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $3,484,474, a 57.07% decrease ($4,631,722) over the 4th quarter of 2018.
Ethiopia was Russia’s 121st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 126th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0097% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0105% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 115th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 121st in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0094% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0111% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 105th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 108th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0103% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0092% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Ethiopia
The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 54.92% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (56.34% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 19.55% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (1.15% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.90% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (0.12% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.21% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (0.25% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.79% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (42.14% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,725,283;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,580,484;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $313,435;
- 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 $200,129;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $85,144;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $40,162.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $5,527,622;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,036,601;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $128,526;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $87,800.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
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10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 5,527,622 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 128,526 | -100.00 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 83,220 | 0.79 | 171,020 | -51.34 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 430 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 115,443 | 1.10 | 30,299 | 281.01 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,059 | 0.02 | 1,331 | 54.70 |
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 | 1,924 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 572 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 970 | -100.00 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 7,341 | 0.07 | 983 | 646.80 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 471,829 | 4.49 | 158,394 | 197.88 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 44 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,580,484 | 15.05 | 0 | ∞ |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 32 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 6,502 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 5,753,284 | 54.79 | 7,789,885 | -26.14 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 9,643 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 647 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 3,283 | 0.03 | 272 | 1,106.99 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,730,005 | 16.48 | 4,722 | 36,537.12 |
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 | 201,105 | 1.92 | 976 | 20,505.02 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 46,602 | 0.44 | 6,440 | 623.63 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,419 | 0.06 | 4,513 | 42.23 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 589 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 479,200 | 4.56 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Ethiopia
The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 90.50% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (91.54% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.15% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (7.74% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,271,145;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $211,482;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $102,990;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - an increase of $34,854.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $251,470;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $83,652.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
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06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 282,687 | 4.03 | 293,595 | -3.72 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 646,733 | 9.22 | 898,203 | -28.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 3,610 | -100.00 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 4,986,943 | 71.08 | 3,715,798 | 34.21 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 418,544 | 5.97 | 315,554 | 32.64 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 14,405 | 0.21 | 627 | 2,197.45 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 75,182 | 1.07 | 40,328 | 86.43 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 489,243 | 6.97 | 277,761 | 76.14 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 80,801 | 1.15 | 164,453 | -50.87 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,548 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 393 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | -100.00 |
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 | 19,525 | 0.28 | 0 | ∞ |