Russian trade in goods with Zimbabwe in Q1 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Zimbabwe
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Zimbabwe was $7,916,851, down 20.63% ($2,057,975) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $29,260, down 98.08% ($1,495,169) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $7,887,591, down 6.66% ($562,806) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $7,858,331, a 13.46% increase ($932,363) over the 1st quarter of 2019.
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 136th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 135th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0056% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0063% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 179th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 147th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0015% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 98th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 96th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0148% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0159% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 79.12% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 20.88% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (0.42% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (99.58% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $23,151;
- 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 $1,679.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,517,958;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,652;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $389.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 1,517,958 | -100.00 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 23,151 | 79.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,652 | -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 | 1,720 | 5.88 | 41 | 4,095.12 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,389 | 15.00 | 4,778 | -8.14 |
Russia’s Imports from Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian imports from Zimbabwe 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) - 99.59% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (98.04% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (1.54% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe 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 $396,068;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $132,149.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $949,291;
- 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) - a decrease of $129,844.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
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 | 37,659 | 0.48 | 34,330 | 9.70 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 132,149 | 1.68 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 661,596 | 8.39 | 265,528 | 149.16 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 10,500 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,267 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 7,023,667 | 89.05 | 7,972,958 | -11.91 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 28,076 | 0.36 | 35,970 | -21.95 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 785 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,776 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 1,883 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 129,844 | -100.00 |