Russian trade in goods with Ethiopia in Q1 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ethiopia
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Ethiopia was $7,960,986, down 56.45% ($10,319,994) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $3,720,932, down 73.81% ($10,484,032) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $4,240,054, up 4.02% ($164,038) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade balance with Ethiopia went from a surplus of $10,128,948 in the 1st quarter of 2019, to a deficit of $519,122 in the 1st quarter of 2020.
Ethiopia was Russia’s 135th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 122nd in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0056% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0116% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 132nd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 112th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0042% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0136% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 106th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 108th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0080% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0077% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Ethiopia
The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 75.38% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (29.61% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 20.08% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (1.72% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.39% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (0.06% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.13% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (66.72% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (1.90% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $289,746;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $213,153;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $98,563;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $34,989;
- 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) - an increase of $14,275.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $9,476,953;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,226,024;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $269,845;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $175,200.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 175,200 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 2,804,890 | 75.38 | 4,030,914 | -30.42 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 269,845 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 45 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 34,989 | 0.94 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 533,921 | 14.35 | 244,175 | 118.66 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 213,153 | 5.73 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 2,883 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 9,476,953 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,823 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,912 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 7,833 | 0.21 | 4,557 | 71.89 |
| 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 | 17,595 | 0.47 | 3,320 | 429.97 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 98,563 | 2.65 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,299 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Ethiopia
The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 87.55% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (88.76% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 12.43% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (11.23% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $267,459;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $162,323;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $52,619;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - an increase of $39,789;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $38,850;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $35,161.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $300,988;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $131,545.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 447,257 | 10.55 | 394,638 | 13.33 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 282,296 | 6.66 | 583,284 | -51.60 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,530,759 | 59.69 | 2,263,300 | 11.82 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 412,013 | 9.72 | 376,852 | 9.33 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 39,789 | 0.94 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 400,718 | 9.45 | 238,395 | 68.09 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 126,446 | 2.98 | 87,596 | 44.35 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 131,545 | -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 | 776 | 0.02 | 406 | 91.13 |