Russian trade in goods with Sudan in Q2 2020
August 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 Sudan in the second quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Sudan
In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Sudan totaled $47,585,868, up 33.30% ($11,888,010) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2020 totaled $47,578,778, up 33.66% ($11,981,505) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $7,090, down 92.95% ($93,495) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2020 was $47,571,688, a 34.02% increase ($12,075,000) over the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Sudan was Russia’s 97th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 103rd in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0390% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0223% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Sudan was Russia’s 81st largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 92nd in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0680% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0353% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Sudan was Russia’s 164th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 154th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0002% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Sudan
The major share of Russian exports to Sudan 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) - 90.86% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (65.31% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.70% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (3.64% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.70% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (9.87% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.52% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (0.93% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.09% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (1.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.27% of Russia’s total exports to Sudan (17.85% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $15,305,086;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $4,702,708;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $712,086;
- 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 $312,493;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $255,798.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $6,130,594;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $2,627,328;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $299,343;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $280,524;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $196,464;
- Headgear and parts thereof (HS code 65) - a decrease of $142,815.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 2,939 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 134 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 31,535,774 | 66.28 | 16,230,688 | 94.30 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 2,043 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 11,694,571 | 24.58 | 6,991,863 | 67.26 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 16,580 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 2,880 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 281 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 431 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 516,719 | 1.09 | 457,818 | 12.87 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 36,884 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,352 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 6,130,594 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 37,000 | 0.08 | 80,000 | -53.75 |
| 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 | 236 | 0.00 | 25,600 | -99.08 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 35,444 | 0.07 | 6,941 | 410.65 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 13,379 | 0.03 | 25,060 | -46.61 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,444 | 0.00 | 84,287 | -98.29 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 807,304 | 1.70 | 886,871 | -8.97 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 2,627,328 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 56 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 10 | 0.00 | 60 | -83.33 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 142,815 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 5,179 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 990 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 238 | 0.00 | 2,303 | -89.67 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 110 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 365 | 0.00 | 120,795 | -99.70 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 4,714 | 0.01 | 201,178 | -97.66 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 720,141 | 1.51 | 8,055 | 8,840.30 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 143 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 665,046 | 1.40 | 945,570 | -29.67 |
| 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 | 330,220 | 0.69 | 17,727 | 1,762.81 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 24,144 | 0.05 | 323,487 | -92.54 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 263,208 | 0.55 | 7,410 | 3,452.06 |
| 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 | 24,315 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 864,961 | 1.82 | 249 365 | 246.87 |
Russia’s Imports from Sudan
The major share of Russian imports from Sudan 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) - 95.64% of Russia’s total imports from Sudan (60.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.32% of Russia’s total imports from Sudan (36.42% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.04% of Russia’s total imports from Sudan (1.12% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Sudan in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $54,402;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $36,193;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $1,604;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $1,123;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $110;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $34;
- 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 $28.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 6,781 | 95.64 | 61,183 | -88.92 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 34 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 1,604 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,123 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 153 | 2.16 | 36,346 | -99.58 |
| 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 | 153 | 2.16 | 181 | -15.47 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 110 | -100.00 |