Russian trade in goods with Morocco in Q3 2020
November 13, 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 Morocco in the third quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Morocco
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Morocco was $265,932,051, down 8.17% ($23,675,248) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Morocco in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $213,939,073, down 4.04% ($8,997,504) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Morocco in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $51,992,978, down 22.02% ($14,677,744) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Morocco in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $161,946,095, a 3.63% increase ($5,680,240) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Morocco was Russia’s 63rd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 64th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1947% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1746% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Morocco was Russia’s 50th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 59th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.2720% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2158% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Morocco was Russia’s 74th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 68th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0898% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1066% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Morocco
The major share of Russian exports to Morocco in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 73.28% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (74.47% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.06% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (17.32% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.81% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (4.06% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.67% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (3.36% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Morocco in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $11,475,959;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $4,835,735;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $3,308,292;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $847,335;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $809,047.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Morocco in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $10,488,223;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $8,423,806;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $4,306,831;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $3,790,500;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,009,314;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $813,103;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $726,833;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $707,653.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 16,494,929 | 7.71 | 5,018,970 | 228.65 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1 | 0.00 | 39,170 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 31,796 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 3,790,500 | -100.00 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 138,832 | 0.06 | 135,590 | 2.39 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 26,881 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 38,245 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 21,366 | 0.01 | 38,149 | -43.99 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 25,806,597 | 12.06 | 26,619,700 | -3.05 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 130,967,234 | 61.22 | 139,391,040 | -6.04 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 20,997,290 | 9.81 | 31,485,513 | -33.31 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 5,037,054 | 2.35 | 201,319 | 2,402.03 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,295,422 | 1.54 | 4,003,075 | -17.68 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,666,015 | 1.25 | 1,818,680 | 46.59 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 121,947 | 0.06 | 39,077 | 212.07 |
| 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 | 1,827 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 69,016 | 0.03 | 23,800 | 189.98 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,312,193 | 2.02 | 1,003,901 | 329.54 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 39,157 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 37 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 114,557 | 0.05 | 297,776 | -61.53 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,355,537 | 0.63 | 546,490 | 148.04 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 8,145 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 11,783 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 6,242 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 5,736 | 0.00 | 2,254 | 154.48 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 630,315 | 0.29 | 1,639,629 | -61.56 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 726,833 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 799,606 | 0.37 | 5,106,437 | -84.34 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 7,010 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 192,245 | 0.09 | 245,257 | -21.61 |
| 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 | 187,046 | 0.09 | 70,543 | 165.15 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 450,870 | 0.21 | 565,232 | -20.23 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 191,541 | 0.09 | 15,647 | 1,124.14 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 2,520 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 731 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,559 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 19,782 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Morocco
The major share of Russian imports from Morocco in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 68.89% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (60.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.96% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (11.84% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.75% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (10.89% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.08% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (1.39% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.92% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (4.84% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.60% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (4.08% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Morocco in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $2,591,766;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,380,327;
- 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 $639,371;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $224,839;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $223,119.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Morocco in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $7,244,973;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $4,170,810;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $2,410,886;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,547,652;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,202,710;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,083,591;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $453,185;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $325,387;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $299,932;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $219,286;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $188,183.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
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 | 4,044,168 | 7.78 | 3,819,329 | 5.89 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 8,353 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 537,339 | 1.03 | 314,220 | 71.01 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 260,551 | 0.50 | 1,344,142 | -80.62 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 19,779 | 0.04 | 47,879 | -58.69 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 114,450 | 0.22 | 71,000 | 61.20 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 325,387 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 42,757 | 0.08 | 42,386 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 34,181 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 59,790 | 0.11 | 279,076 | -78.58 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 68,992 | 0.13 | 147,951 | -53.37 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 405,595 | 0.78 | 858,780 | -52.77 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 310,925 | 0.60 | 2,721,811 | -88.58 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 57 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 82 | 0.00 | 10 | 720.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 413,254 | 0.79 | 713,186 | -42.06 |
| 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 | 1,818 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 75 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 119,070 | 0.23 | 196,614 | -39.44 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 26,160 | 0.05 | 19,467 | 34.38 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 119,380 | 0.23 | 69,388 | 72.05 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 1,021 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 111,330 | 0.21 | 130 | 85,538.46 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 9,401 | 0.02 | 534 | 1,660.49 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 58,642 | 0.11 | 9,973 | 488.01 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 28 | 0.00 | 2,042 | -98.63 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 9,219 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 444 | 0.00 | 795 | -44.15 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 31,191 | 0.06 | 9,436 | 230.55 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 670 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 49,212 | 0.09 | 28,674 | 71.63 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 5,940 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 6,547,073 | 12.59 | 6,735,256 | -2.79 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 25,993,309 | 49.99 | 23,401,543 | 11.08 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 38,069 | 0.07 | 24,332 | 56.46 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3,137,259 | 6.03 | 10,382,232 | -69.78 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 6,210 | 0.01 | 20,066 | -69.05 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 81,062 | 0.16 | 26,373 | 207.37 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 265,891 | 0.51 | 407,934 | -34.82 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 7,824 | 0.02 | 4,349 | 79.90 |
| 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 | 135 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 464,779 | 0.89 | 1,667,489 | -72.13 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,547,652 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 6,351 | 0.01 | 6,806 | -6.69 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 78 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,919 | 0.00 | 3,842 | -50.05 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 4,630 | 0.01 | 792 | 484.60 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,939,952 | 5.65 | 559,625 | 425.34 |
| 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 | 3,381,398 | 6.50 | 2,742,027 | 23.32 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 412,161 | 0.79 | 4,582,971 | -91.01 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,808 | 0.01 | 7,897 | -64.44 |
| 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 | 1,216 | 0.00 | 1,695 | -28.26 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 784 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,140 | 0.00 | 550 | 107.27 |
| SS | Classified | 1,844,385 | 3.55 | 3 515 752 | -47.54 |