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Russian trade in goods with Kenya in Q3 2020

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Kenya in the third quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Kenya

In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Kenya totaled $99,134,177, up 8.65% ($7,893,727) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 totaled $76,675,702, up 5.72% ($4,150,392) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 totaled $22,458,475, up 20.00% ($3,743,335) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $54,217,227, a 0.76% increase ($407,057) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Kenya was Russia’s 81st largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 85th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0726% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0550% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Kenya was Russia’s 73rd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 82nd in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0975% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0702% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Kenya was Russia’s 83rd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 88th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0388% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0299% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Kenya

The major share of Russian exports to Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 64.23% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (80.78% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 18.94% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (6.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.74% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (3.41% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.95% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (6.67% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.93% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (1.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.10% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (1.53% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $9,043,089;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $5,693,142;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $944,815;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $530,068.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $8,927,074;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,936,014;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $924,789;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $305,907.
Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 131,940-100.00
10 Cereals 49,217,584 64.19 58,144,658-15.35
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 30,261 0.04 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 305,907-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,481,428 1.93 951,36055.72
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 166,811 0.22 155,0877.56
29 Organic chemicals 92,891 0.12 45,283105.13
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,800 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 7,960,530 10.38 2,267,388251.09
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 10,046 0.01 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,017 0.00 3,601-43.99
40 Rubber and articles thereof 359 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 900,224 1.17 756,68418.97
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 8,937 0.01 21,800-59.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,120,765 2.77 4,056,779-47.72
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 32,128 0.04 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 13,711 0.02 14,372-4.60
72 Iron and steel 13,579,839 17.71 4,536,750199.33
73 Articles of iron or steel 601 0.00 3,603-83.32
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 944,815 1.23 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 12,993-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 10,410-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 60,474 0.08 985,263-93.86
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 643 0.00 99,788-99.36
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 4,459-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 15,717 0.02 17,185-8.54
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,739 0.00 0
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 31,382 0.04 0

Russia’s Imports from Kenya

The major share of Russian imports from Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.48% of Russia’s total imports from Kenya (99.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $3,604,071;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,822,964.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd 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) - a decrease of $2,779,582.
Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 5,146-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 3,214,460 14.31 5,994,042-46.37
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 186,038 0.83 153,90920.88
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,305,030 19.17 1,482,066190.47
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 14,391,686 64.08 10,787,61533.41
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 52,163 0.23 33,82654.21
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,325 0.01 1651,915.15
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 189,621 0.84 128,87347.14
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,860 0.01 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 19,397 0.09 1,5641,140.22
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 94,895 0.42 127,934-25.83
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia