Russian trade in goods with Morocco in Q4 2020
February 14, 2021
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 fourth quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Morocco
In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Morocco was $299,736,791, down 8.81% ($28,958,590) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Morocco in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $170,181,453, down 17.81% ($36,868,611) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Morocco in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $129,555,338, up 6.50% ($7,910,021) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Morocco in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $40,626,115, a 52.43% decrease ($44,778,632) over the 4th quarter of 2019.
Morocco was Russia’s 63rd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 64th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1850% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1827% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Morocco was Russia’s 59th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 61st in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1802% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1851% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Morocco was Russia’s 56th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 60th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1916% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1788% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Morocco
The major share of Russian exports to Morocco in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 67.26% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (68.04% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 26.48% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (26.85% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.38% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (0.99% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.00% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (1.07% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.19% of Russia’s total exports to Morocco (2.95% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Morocco in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,203,702;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $3,442,862;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,976,275.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Morocco in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $28,392,950;
- 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 $14,658,637;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $5,548,700;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $766,426.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
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 | 21,900 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 171,352 | -100.00 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 33,250 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 18,200 | 0.01 | 23,199 | -21.55 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 5,548,700 | -100.00 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 174,989 | 0.10 | 246,827 | -29.10 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 26,150 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 89,744 | 0.05 | 49,745 | 80.41 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 13,179 | 0.01 | 15,907 | -17.15 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 16,541,721 | 9.72 | 44,934,671 | -63.19 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 97,914,878 | 57.54 | 95,938,603 | 2.06 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 29,019,202 | 17.05 | 43,677,839 | -33.56 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 239,742 | 0.14 | 65,646 | 265.20 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,186,107 | 1.28 | 1,683,526 | 29.85 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 12,119,793 | 7.12 | 8,676,931 | 39.68 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 116,468 | 0.07 | 37,390 | 211.50 |
| 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 | 3,371 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 166,693 | 0.10 | 101,636 | 64.01 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,218,261 | 0.72 | 1,214,186 | 0.34 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 137,800 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 804,276 | 0.47 | 1,099,492 | -26.85 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 889,173 | 0.52 | 1,121,778 | -20.74 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,403 | 0.00 | 5 | 67,960.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 13,140 | 0.01 | 12,727 | 3.25 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 6,381 | 0.00 | 6,621 | -3.62 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 7,884 | 0.00 | 2,281 | 245.64 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 7,165,227 | 4.21 | 961,525 | 645.19 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 37 | 0.00 | 766,463 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 292,152 | 0.17 | 137,271 | 112.83 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 142,131 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 382 | 0.00 | 35,090 | -98.91 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 344,229 | 0.20 | 70,821 | 386.05 |
| 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 | 490,353 | 0.29 | 7,179 | 6,730.38 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 241,695 | 0.14 | 56,612 | 326.93 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 139 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 10,270 | 0.01 | 15,432 | -33.45 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 64,353 | 0.04 | 35,364 | 81.97 |
Russia’s Imports from Morocco
The major share of Russian imports from Morocco 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) - 66.13% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (67.35% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 22.24% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (21.55% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.51% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (7.62% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.96% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (0.01% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.03% of Russia’s total imports from Morocco (1.74% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Morocco in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $24,649,972;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $2,525,849;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $2,116,311;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $1,336,385;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $1,299,929;
- 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 $1,006,666;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $699,911;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $424,998.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Morocco in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $23,433,427;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $4,806,180;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,478,500.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2020 over Q4 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 6,901,164 | 5.33 | 4,784,853 | 44.23 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,692,594 | 1.31 | 25,126,021 | -93.26 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 75,973,503 | 58.64 | 51,323,531 | 48.03 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 19,661 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 295,032 | 0.23 | 134,407 | 119.51 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 344,728 | 0.27 | 161,169 | 113.89 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 102,191 | 0.08 | 74,652 | 36.89 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 54,362 | 0.04 | 51,570 | 5.41 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 27,565 | 0.02 | 25,436 | 8.37 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 137,269 | 0.11 | 20,697 | 563.23 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 148,875 | 0.11 | 124,682 | 19.40 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,692 | 0.00 | 7,347 | -76.97 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 72,800 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 2,534,463 | 1.96 | 8,614 | 29,322.60 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 4,520 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 805,813 | 0.62 | 640,901 | 25.73 |
| 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 | 812 | 0.00 | 1,873 | -56.65 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 411,962 | 0.32 | 116,949 | 252.26 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 36,280 | 0.03 | 19,472 | 86.32 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 141,362 | 0.11 | 130,262 | 8.52 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 849 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 403 | 0.00 | 11,367 | -96.45 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 162 | 0.00 | 469 | -65.46 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 26,653 | 0.02 | 13,696 | 94.60 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,539 | -100.00 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 15,646 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 74 | 0.00 | 3,634 | -97.96 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 73,106 | -100.00 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 247 | 0.00 | 1,136 | -78.26 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 60,485 | 0.05 | 110,734 | -45.38 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 1,249 | 0.00 | 2,800 | -55.39 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 63,463 | 0.05 | 38,124 | 66.46 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 11,600 | 0.01 | 7,932 | 46.24 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 5,632,124 | 4.35 | 5,596,318 | 0.64 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 17,982,211 | 13.88 | 16,645,826 | 8.03 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 62,860 | 0.05 | 21,423 | 193.42 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 4,983,936 | 3.85 | 3,684,007 | 35.29 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 10,333 | 0.01 | 9,387 | 10.08 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 42,622 | 0.03 | 22,042 | 93.37 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 595,598 | 0.46 | 324,811 | 83.37 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 4,979 | 0.00 | 5,750 | -13.41 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,334,563 | 1.03 | 634,652 | 110.28 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,478,500 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 230 | 0.00 | 90 | 155.56 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 3,837 | 0.00 | 4,264 | -10.01 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 802 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 372 | 0.00 | 3,863 | -90.37 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 983,597 | 0.76 | 558,599 | 76.08 |
| 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 | 3,991,885 | 3.08 | 2,985,219 | 33.72 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 860,479 | 0.66 | 5,666,659 | -84.82 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,725 | 0.00 | 53,381 | -94.90 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 270 | 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 | 2,004 | 0.00 | 3,026 | -33.77 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,003 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 805 | 0.00 | 773 | 4.14 |
| SS | Classified | 3,280,536 | 2.53 | 819 822 | 300.15 |