Russian trade in goods with Nigeria 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 Nigeria in the fourth quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Nigeria
In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Nigeria was $119,427,904, down 0.72% ($867,246) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $110,538,784, up 10.46% ($10,465,387) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $8,889,120, down 56.04% ($11,332,633) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $101,649,664, a 27.30% increase ($21,798,020) over the 4th quarter of 2019.
Nigeria was Russia’s 84th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 81st in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0737% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0669% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Nigeria was Russia’s 71st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1171% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0895% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Nigeria was Russia’s 103rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 89th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0131% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0297% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Nigeria
The major share of Russian exports to Nigeria 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) - 62.76% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (58.47% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.42% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (6.64% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.84% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (16.82% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.70% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (13.99% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.27% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (2.67% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.11% of Russia’s total exports to Nigeria (1.13% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $6,867,697;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,969,926;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $4,030,250;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,760,036;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $3,249,908;
- 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 $820,130.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Nigeria 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) - a decrease of $10,622,213;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $9,904,928;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $2,298,264;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $1,005,989.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2020 over Q4 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 9,682,690 | 8.76 | 5,652,440 | 71.30 |
| 10 | Cereals | 56,410,740 | 51.03 | 52,650,704 | 7.14 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,249,908 | 2.94 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 23,200 | 0.02 | 55,340 | -58.08 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,809 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 10,106 | 0.01 | 137,007 | -92.62 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 15,886 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,091,209 | 3.70 | 13,996,137 | -70.77 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 991,424 | 0.90 | 705,948 | 40.44 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 126,178 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 11,002,516 | 9.95 | 4,134,819 | 166.09 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 6,197,223 | 5.61 | 1,227,297 | 404.95 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 701,324 | 0.63 | 394,704 | 77.68 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 58,403 | 0.05 | 3,300 | 1,669.79 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 177,976 | 0.16 | 150,671 | 18.12 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,732 | 0.00 | 12,237 | -69.50 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 12,483 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 616 | 0.00 | 39 | 1,479.49 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 45,559 | -100.00 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 208,786 | 0.19 | 235,153 | -11.21 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 92,213 | 0.08 | 2,390,477 | -96.14 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 92 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 117,907 | 0.11 | 1,123,896 | -89.51 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 137 | 0.00 | 1,691 | -91.90 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 822 | 0.00 | 325 | 152.92 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 6,154,793 | 5.57 | 16,777,006 | -63.31 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 26,010 | 0.02 | 53,971 | -51.81 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 616 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 276,077 | 0.25 | 227 | 121,519.82 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,699 | 0.00 | 4,276 | -36.88 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 403 | 0.00 | 88 | 357.95 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 32,866 | 0.03 | 63,046 | -47.87 |
| 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 | 853,620 | 0.77 | 33,490 | 2,448.88 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 511 | 0.00 | 29,871 | -98.29 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 37,840 | 0.03 | 125,249 | -69.79 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 940 | 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 | 205,124 | 0.19 | 39,341 | 421.40 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 12,397 | 0.01 | 11 | 112,600.00 |
| SS | Classified | 9,785,585 | 8.85 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Nigeria
The major share of Russian imports from Nigeria 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) - 99.02% of Russia’s total imports from Nigeria (98.95% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Nigeria 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) - an increase of $127,681;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $36,949.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Nigeria in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $10,048,238;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $845,185;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $465,216;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $98,948;
- 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $35,928.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 4,968 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 27,579 | 0.31 | 9,992 | 176.01 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 8,865 | 0.10 | 854,050 | -98.96 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 192,575 | 2.17 | 64,894 | 196.75 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 9,406 | 0.11 | 9,398 | 0.09 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 856,642 | 9.64 | 1,321,858 | -35.19 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 7,525 | 0.08 | 1,886 | 298.99 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 7,684,488 | 86.45 | 17,732,726 | -56.66 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 7,871 | 0.09 | 3,754 | 109.67 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 4,497 | 0.05 | 5,121 | -12.19 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 557 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,275 | 0.03 | 673 | 238.04 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 111 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3,023 | 0.03 | 4,713 | -35.86 |
| 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 | 446 | 0.01 | 36,374 | -98.77 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 73,181 | 0.82 | 36,232 | 101.98 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 25,846 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 720 | -100.00 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 9,996 | 0.11 | 7,052 | 41.75 |
| 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 | 2,500 | -100.00 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 98,948 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 83 | 0.00 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | -100.00 |