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Russian trade in goods with Malawi in Q4 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 Malawi in the fourth quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Malawi

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Malawi totaled $24,302,457, up 60.25% ($9,136,679) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $9,385,803, up 1,767.90% ($8,883,323) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $14,916,654, up 1.73% ($253,356) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade deficit with Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $5,530,851, a 60.94% decrease ($8,629,967) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

Malawi was Russia’s 122nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 125th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0150% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0084% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Malawi was Russia’s 122nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 158th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0099% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0004% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Malawi was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0221% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0216% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Malawi

The major share of Russian exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 100.00% of Russia’s total exports to Malawi (99.55% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $9,385,803.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $350,418;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $149,781.
Russia’s exports to Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 149,781-100.00
10 Cereals 9,385,803 100.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 350,418-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,080-100.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 40-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 122-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 39-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Malawi

The major share of Russian imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.91% of Russia’s total imports from Malawi (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $305,561.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $64,688.
Russia’s imports from Malawi in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 245 0.00 64,933-99.62
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 14,903,431 99.91 14,597,8702.09
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,736 0.05 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 617 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 30 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 49 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,554 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 73 0.00 495-85.25
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 3,919 0.03 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia