Russian trade in goods with Ethiopia in Q2 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ethiopia
In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Ethiopia was $7,068,262, down 49.67% ($6,976,131) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $1,878,959, down 74.44% ($5,470,879) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $5,189,303, down 22.48% ($1,505,252) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade balance with Ethiopia went from a surplus of $655,283 in the 2nd quarter of 2019, to a deficit of $3,310,344 in the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Ethiopia was Russia’s 132nd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 131st in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0058% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0088% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 137th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 126th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0027% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0073% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Ethiopia was Russia’s 105th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 104th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0100% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0113% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Ethiopia
The major share of Russian exports to Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 40.70% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (0.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 35.26% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (0.67% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.04% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (11.22% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.67% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (1.75% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.33% of Russia’s total exports to Ethiopia (85.66% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $750,990;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $489,721;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $181,725;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $110,193;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $82,065;
- 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 $35,821;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $21,626.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $6,295,791;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $689,867;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $128,263;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $19,864;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $13,391.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 181,725 | 9.67 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 32 | 0.00 | 128,295 | -99.98 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,960 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 646 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 758,055 | 40.34 | 7,065 | 10,629.72 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 1,509 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 390 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 22 | 0.00 | 13,413 | -99.84 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 6,646 | 0.35 | 26,510 | -74.93 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 245,025 | 13.04 | 134,832 | 81.73 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 689,867 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 6,295,791 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 21,626 | 1.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 217 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 3,136 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 489,721 | 26.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 83,761 | 4.46 | 47,940 | 74.72 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 82,065 | 4.37 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,928 | 0.37 | 1,610 | 330.31 |
| 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 | 10 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Ethiopia
The major share of Russian imports from Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 94.17% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (92.61% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.82% of Russia’s total imports from Ethiopia (7.37% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $16,825.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ethiopia in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $1,016,990;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $213,451;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $105,256;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $86,736;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $69,391;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $30,181.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 259,053 | 4.99 | 242,228 | 6.95 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,111,934 | 21.43 | 1,181,325 | -5.87 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 3,388,952 | 65.31 | 4,405,942 | -23.08 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 126,700 | 2.44 | 340,151 | -62.75 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 30,181 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,000 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 197,537 | 3.81 | 284,273 | -30.51 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 104,172 | 2.01 | 209,428 | -50.26 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 491 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 461 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |