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

Russia’s Trade with Yemen

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Yemen was $33,854,237, down 70.58% ($81,232,665) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $33,847,709, down 70.59% ($81,238,874) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $6,528, up 1,946.39% ($6,209) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $33,841,181, a 70.59% decrease ($81,245,083) over the 4th quarter of 2018.

Yemen was Russia’s 110th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 85th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0188% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0616% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Yemen was Russia’s 93rd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 78th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0303% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0924% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Yemen was Russia’s 178th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 200th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Yemen

The major share of Russian exports to Yemen 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) - 93.91% of Russia’s total exports to Yemen (86.90% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.05% of Russia’s total exports to Yemen (1.04% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.22% of Russia’s total exports to Yemen (11.54% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $645,532;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $172,399;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $121,428.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Yemen 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 $68,598,195;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $13,175,138;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $399,374;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $158,879.
Russia’s exports to Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 11,250 0.03 16,464-31.67
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 88,679 0.26 30,317192.51
10 Cereals 31,362,296 92.66 99,960,491-68.63
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,082 0.02 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 23,543 0.07 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 172,399 0.51 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 121,428 0.36 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,032,287 3.05 1,191,166-13.34
30 Pharmaceutical products 221,762 0.66 175,85326.11
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 27,304 0.08 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 6,255 0.02 30,515-79.50
39 Plastics and articles thereof 10,787 0.03 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 752,545 2.22 107,013603.23
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 120 0.00 13,175,258-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 9,259 0.03 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 46 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 132-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 40 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 399,374-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 570 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 33 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 24 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Yemen

The major share of Russian imports from Yemen 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) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Yemen (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

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

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $6,476.

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $267.
Russia’s imports from Yemen in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
73 Articles of iron or steel 52 0.80 319-83.70
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,476 99.20 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia