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Russian trade with Mozambique in 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 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Mozambique

In 2019, Russia’s trade with Mozambique was $91,958,696, down 19.90% ($22,842,117) from 2018.

Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2019 were $68,701,818, down 27.96% ($26,663,039) from 2018.

Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2019 totaled $23,256,878, up 19.66% ($3,820,922) from 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mozambique in 2019 was $45,444,940, a 40.15% decrease ($30,483,961) over 2018.

Mozambique was Russia’s 118th largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 120th in 2018), accounting for 0.0138% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0167% in 2018).

Mozambique was Russia’s 110th largest export market in 2019 (down from 106th in 2018), accounting for 0.0163% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0212% in 2018).

Mozambique was Russia’s 108th largest supplier in 2019 (down from 107th in 2018), accounting for 0.0095% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0082% in 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Mozambique

The major share of Russian exports to Mozambique in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 77.26% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (71.25% in 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.24% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (21.91% in 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.18% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (5.67% in 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2019 over 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 $245,379.

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $15,452,653;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $7,953,485;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $3,348,154;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $717,862;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $228,884.
Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
02 Meat and edible meat offal 290,188 0.42 402,917-27.98
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 50,194 0.07 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 612,755 0.89 0
10 Cereals 52,063,045 75.78 67,515,698-22.89
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 62,849 0.09 31,47099.71
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 197,625 0.29 73,115170.29
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,985,114 2.89 5,333,268-62.78
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 263,794 0.38 18,4151,332.50
29 Organic chemicals 23,100 0.03 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 16,640 0.02 2,061707.38
31 Fertilizers 12,915,324 18.80 20,868,809-38.11
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,080-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,117 0.00 3,990-46.94
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 18,617 0.03 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 228,884-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 49,457 0.07 21,821126.65
70 Glass and glassware 4,296 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 10,065 0.01 27,034-62.77
73 Articles of iron or steel 51,974 0.08 34,89848.93
74 Copper and articles thereof 140 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 6,232 0.01 22,904-72.79
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 850 0.00 718,712-99.88
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 5,137 0.01 6,346-19.05
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 23,445 0.03 46,664-49.76
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 40,660 0.06 0
SS Classified 8,200 0.01 0

Russia’s Imports from Mozambique

The major share of Russian imports from Mozambique in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 98.26% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (98.79% in 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.74% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (1.11% in 2018).

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

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $4,421,563;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $187,244.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $656,426;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $114,917.
Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 114,917-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 50-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,904,203 8.19 2,560,629-25.64
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 20,947,055 90.07 16,525,49226.76
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 403,752 1.74 216,50886.48
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 800 0.00 50060.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 2,712-100.00
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 1,068 0.00 3,001-64.41
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