Russian trade with Tunisia in 2019
February 14, 2020
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Tunisia in 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Tunisia
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Tunisia was $656,753,955, down 19.88% ($162,931,617) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Tunisia in 2019 were $515,570,844, down 24.52% ($167,485,862) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Tunisia in 2019 totaled $141,183,111, up 3.33% ($4,554,245) from 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tunisia in 2019 was $374,387,733, a 31.48% decrease ($172,040,107) over 2018.
Tunisia was Russia’s 76th largest trading partner in 2019 (down from 71st in 2018), accounting for 0.0985% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1191% in 2018).
Tunisia was Russia’s 69th largest export market in 2019 (down from 66th in 2018), accounting for 0.1219% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1518% in 2018).
Tunisia was Russia’s 81st largest supplier in 2019 (down from 80th in 2018), accounting for 0.0579% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0574% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Tunisia
The major share of Russian exports to Tunisia in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 67.15% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (57.76% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.81% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (21.76% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.46% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (9.36% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.77% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (8.31% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.57% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (2.52% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tunisia in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tunisia in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $74,342,950;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $41,579,713;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $26,008,083;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $11,025,978;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $6,731,991;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $4,264,878;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $3,171,498.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 111,249 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 30,030 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 16,212,433 | 3.14 | 42,220,516 | -61.60 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 8,375 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 31,110 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 11,888,721 | 2.31 | 13,108,382 | -9.30 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 957,830 | 0.19 | 823,521 | 16.31 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 507,318 | 0.10 | 401,579 | 26.33 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 6,000 | 0.00 | 29,679 | -79.78 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 140,823 | 0.03 | 52,609 | 167.68 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,000 | 0.00 | 1,539 | 29.95 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 4,792,370 | 0.93 | 11,524,361 | -58.42 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 341,405,586 | 66.22 | 382,985,299 | -10.86 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 49,510,993 | 9.60 | 60,536,971 | -18.21 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,374,377 | 0.46 | 1,963,623 | 20.92 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 39,001 | 0.01 | 41,810 | -6.72 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 762,974 | 0.15 | 164,700 | 363.25 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 425,600 | 0.08 | 362,806 | 17.31 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 24,838 | 0.00 | 9,847 | 152.24 |
| 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 | 9,345 | 0.00 | 3,331 | 180.55 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 343,469 | 0.07 | 319,653 | 7.45 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 219,160 | 0.04 | 232,057 | -5.56 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 223,698 | 0.04 | 319,208 | -29.92 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 30 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,000,668 | 0.39 | 2,828,671 | -29.27 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 6,096,479 | 1.18 | 10,361,357 | -41.16 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,135,357 | 1.00 | 3,996,016 | 28.51 |
| 52 | Cotton | 37,576 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 83,287 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 50,553 | 0.01 | 27 | 187,133.33 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 28,631 | 0.01 | 37,825 | -24.31 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 67,334,045 | 13.06 | 141,676,995 | -52.47 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 79,898 | 0.02 | 2,718 | 2,839.59 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,094,877 | 0.60 | 6,266,375 | -50.61 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 684,023 | 0.13 | 694,898 | -1.56 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,818 | 0.00 | 1,574 | 79.03 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 162 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 378,120 | 0.07 | 324,994 | 16.35 |
| 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 | 173,080 | 0.03 | 304,195 | -43.10 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 334,793 | 0.06 | 1,282,524 | -73.90 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 178,831 | 0.03 | 22,765 | 685.55 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 100 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,300 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,197 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Tunisia
The major share of Russian imports from Tunisia in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 60.77% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (59.55% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.69% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (18.03% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.69% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (12.98% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.96% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (6.43% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tunisia in 2019 over 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 $7,213,077;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $3,285,752;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $1,996,645;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $686,183;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $673,464.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tunisia in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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) - a decrease of $5,500,477;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $1,777,236;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $604,671;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $534,127;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $506,847.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
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 | 1,800,373 | 1.28 | 3,577,609 | -49.68 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 61,399 | 0.04 | 180,113 | -65.91 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 8,394 | 0.01 | 26 | 32,184.62 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 5,233,886 | 3.71 | 5,838,557 | -10.36 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 6,808,820 | 4.82 | 6,735,717 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 39,119 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 1,998 | 0.00 | 8,250 | -75.78 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 11,187 | 0.01 | 1,491 | 650.30 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 889,798 | 0.63 | 520,836 | 70.84 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 99,711 | 0.07 | 122,410 | -18.54 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 163,888 | 0.12 | 184,479 | -11.16 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 987,460 | 0.70 | 313,996 | 214.48 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 19,667 | 0.01 | 43,491 | -54.78 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 377,653 | 0.27 | 133,241 | 183.44 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 68,880 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 70,657 | 0.05 | 56,574 | 24.89 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 14,321,097 | 10.14 | 7,108,020 | 101.48 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 25,992 | 0.02 | 27,637 | -5.95 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 187,077 | 0.13 | 87,176 | 114.60 |
| 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 | 2,028 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 111,639 | 0.08 | 158,424 | -29.53 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 674,502 | 0.48 | 1,208,629 | -44.19 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 158,182 | 0.11 | 200,706 | -21.19 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,846,555 | 1.31 | 1,820,253 | 1.44 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 2,070 | 0.00 | 1,821 | 13.67 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 56,610 | 0.04 | 118,609 | -52.27 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 56,008 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 571 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 91,115 | 0.06 | 35,990 | 153.17 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,509 | 0.00 | 2,817 | -46.43 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 150,101 | 0.11 | 145,060 | 3.48 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 15,261 | 0.01 | 7,430 | 105.40 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 3,098 | 0.00 | 7 | 44,157.14 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 3,937 | 0.00 | 370,139 | -98.94 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 19,662,540 | 13.93 | 17,665,895 | 11.30 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 46,044,785 | 32.61 | 42,759,033 | 7.68 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 149,823 | 0.11 | 159,156 | -5.86 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 19,693,007 | 13.95 | 20,199,854 | -2.51 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 79,117 | 0.06 | 54,744 | 44.52 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 4,892 | 0.00 | 18,913 | -74.13 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 205,015 | 0.15 | 419,626 | -51.14 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 2,050 | 0.00 | 4,355 | -52.93 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 6,614 | 0.00 | 9,092 | -27.25 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 279,375 | 0.20 | 262,672 | 6.36 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 8,379 | 0.01 | 42,766 | -80.41 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 20,211 | 0.01 | 93,327 | -78.34 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 215 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 9,241 | 0.01 | 3,151 | 193.27 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,897 | 0.00 | 1,154 | 64.38 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,763,101 | 2.67 | 3,076,918 | 22.30 |
| 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 | 13,837,978 | 9.80 | 19,338,455 | -28.44 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 929,994 | 0.66 | 1,132,817 | -17.90 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 799,774 | 0.57 | 1,081,171 | -26.03 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 86,436 | 0.06 | 95,478 | -9.47 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 22,346 | 0.02 | 4,871 | 358.76 |
| 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 | 171,317 | 0.12 | 154,366 | 10.98 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 942,044 | 0.67 | 798,530 | 17.97 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 182,169 | 0.13 | 173,563 | 4.96 |