Russian trade with Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe in 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Zimbabwe
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Zimbabwe was $33,099,868, down 27.80% ($12,744,778) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2019 were $3,215,712, down 66.89% ($6,495,317) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2019 were $29,884,156, down 17.30% ($6,249,461) from 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Zimbabwe in 2019 was $26,668,444, a 0.93% increase ($245,856) over 2018.
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 144th largest trading partner in 2019 (down from 135th in 2018), accounting for 0.0050% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0067% in 2018).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 166th largest export market in 2019 (down from 156th in 2018), accounting for 0.0008% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0022% in 2018).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 101st largest supplier in 2019 (down from 98th in 2018), accounting for 0.0123% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0152% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian exports to Zimbabwe in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 49.46% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (29.03% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 26.34% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (8.62% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.83% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (54.70% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.26% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (7.64% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $148,333;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $82,691;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $54,985;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $34,620;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $17,548.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,937,218;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,257,960;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $453,805;
- 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 $134,591;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $45,141.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
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 | 82,691 | 2.57 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 374,644 | 11.65 | 5,311,862 | -92.95 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 148,333 | 4.61 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 7,862 | 0.24 | 15,138 | -48.06 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,545,618 | 48.06 | 2,803,578 | -44.87 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 34,620 | 1.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,190 | 0.07 | 502 | 336.25 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 76 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 54,985 | 1.71 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 53 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 792,126 | 24.63 | 837,267 | -5.39 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 135 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 129 | 0.00 | 477 | -72.96 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,118 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 148,299 | 4.61 | 602,104 | -75.37 |
| 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 | 2,996 | 0.09 | 137,587 | -97.82 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 0 | 0.00 | 2,216 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 17,837 | 0.55 | 289 | 6,071.97 |
Russia’s Imports from Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian imports from Zimbabwe in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.27% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (99.48% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $129,844.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $3,148,976;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $2,680,321;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $434,538;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $125,000.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 109,160 | 0.37 | 94,259 | 15.81 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 114,348 | 0.38 | 30,447 | 275.56 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 755,191 | 2.53 | 1,189,729 | -36.52 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,556,535 | 5.21 | 4,236,856 | -63.26 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 12,956 | 0.04 | 11,695 | 10.78 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 16,487 | 0.06 | 11,046 | 49.26 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 21,445 | 0.07 | 19,091 | 12.33 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 200,000 | 0.67 | 325,000 | -38.46 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 26,878,726 | 89.94 | 30,027,702 | -10.49 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 88,970 | 0.30 | 137,554 | -35.32 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 6,671 | -100.00 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 42,730 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 129,844 | 0.43 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 826 | -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 | 494 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |