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Russian trade in goods with Mozambique in Q4 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 fourth quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Mozambique

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Mozambique was $29,549,502, down 27.62% ($11,275,463) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $23,320,463, down 32.30% ($11,127,970) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $6,229,039, down 2.31% ($147,493) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $17,091,424, a 39.12% decrease ($10,980,477) over the 4th quarter of 2018.

Mozambique was Russia’s 111th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 110th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0164% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0219% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Mozambique was Russia’s 100th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 96th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0209% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0277% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Mozambique was Russia’s 108th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 104th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0092% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0102% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Mozambique

The major share of Russian exports to Mozambique 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) - 70.49% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (70.89% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 24.92% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (20.55% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.28% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (8.21% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mozambique 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) - an increase of $612,755;
  • 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 $169,860.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mozambique 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 $8,315,540;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,827,839;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,461,156;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $279,451.
Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 279,451-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 612,755 2.63 0
10 Cereals 15,826,371 67.86 24,141,911-34.44
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 999,206 4.28 2,827,045-64.66
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 169,860 0.73 0
29 Organic chemicals 23,100 0.10 0
31 Fertilizers 5,618,397 24.09 7,079,553-20.64
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 38,876 0.17 9,757298.44
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 27,034-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 34,898-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 4,534-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 9,006-100.00
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 6,240-100.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 6,771-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 11,238 0.05 22,233-49.45
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 20,660 0.09 0

Russia’s Imports from Mozambique

The major share of Russian imports from Mozambique 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) - 98.07% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (96.87% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.93% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (2.91% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $143,947.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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 $211,634;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $65,294.
Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 725,266 11.64 936,900-22.59
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 5,383,742 86.43 5,239,7952.75
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 120,031 1.93 185,325-35.23
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 1,950-100.00
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 0.00 415-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 12,147-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia