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Russian trade in goods with the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates in the fourth quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with the United Arab Emirates

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with the United Arab Emirates totaled $1,237,464,198, up 101.17% ($622,344,043) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $1,168,236,675, up 107.96% ($606,483,418) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $69,227,523, up 29.72% ($15,860,625) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $1,099,009,152, a 116.18% increase ($590,622,793) over the 4th quarter of 2019.

The United Arab Emirates was Russia’s 28th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 48th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.7636% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3420% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The United Arab Emirates was Russia’s 20th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 42nd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 1.2372% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5023% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The United Arab Emirates was Russia’s 69th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 76th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1024% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0784% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to the United Arab Emirates

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

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 36.81% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (14.98% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 28.47% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (28.36% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.65% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (1.09% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.23% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (13.79% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.66% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (9.19% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.56% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (4.49% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.54% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (1.19% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $345,945,846;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $173,306,735;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $47,512,526;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $7,859,042;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $3,924,605.

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $18,221,975;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $16,054,065;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $15,142,011.
Russia’s exports to the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 8,100 0.00 2,178271.90
02 Meat and edible meat offal 651,673 0.06 1,888,868-65.50
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,310 0.00 58,223-94.31
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 891,736 0.08 418,320113.17
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 11-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 454,164 0.04 1,757,194-74.15
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 3,450-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 428 0.00 76,112-99.44
10 Cereals 38,879,984 3.33 57,101,959-31.91
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 111,957 0.01 36,741204.72
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 51,073 0.00 103,060-50.44
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 308 0.00 1,739,778-99.98
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 29,920 0.00 28,7763.98
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 18,187 0.00 11,70555.38
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,820,355 0.33 7,105,942-46.24
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 96,557 0.01 67,74942.52
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 127,125 0.01 102,77723.69
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,872,956 0.16 4,061,427-53.88
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,860,163 0.16 1,792,0563.80
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 596,414 0.05 1,090,545-45.31
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 46 0.00 42,314-99.89
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 332,564,964 28.47 159,258,229108.82
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,039,597 0.09 1,657,046-37.26
29 Organic chemicals 554,763 0.05 230,632140.54
30 Pharmaceutical products 280,955 0.02 668,573-57.98
31 Fertilizers 1,141,533 0.10 17,195,598-93.36
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 83,753 0.01 334,949-75.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,371,402 0.29 2,426,55238.94
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 172,467 0.01 158,8688.56
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,385 0.00 263,699-98.72
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 239,061 0.02 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 8,570,040 0.73 710,9981,105.35
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,505,470 0.13 270,176457.22
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,300,770 0.11 1,278,7541.72
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,276 0.00 5,441-76.55
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,712,654 0.32 1,806,955105.46
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 19 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 373,801 0.03 525,567-28.88
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,231,747 0.19 4,334,989-48.52
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 12,184 0.00 15,216-19.93
50 Silk 0 0.00 7,907-100.00
52 Cotton 0 0.00 13,181-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 7,328 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 3,925,525 0.34 920426,587.50
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 8,908 0.00 4192,026.01
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 52 0.00 489-89.37
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 705 0.00 972-27.47
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 5,774 0.00 64,788-91.09
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 18,261-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 20,348 0.00 16,62322.41
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 295,170 0.03 282,7124.41
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 49,297 0.00 129,359-61.89
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 18,109 0.00 89,189-79.70
65 Headgear and parts thereof 8,251 0.00 2,398244.08
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 390-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 5,786 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 25,162 0.00 641,779-96.08
69 Ceramic products 679,076 0.06 593,71114.38
70 Glass and glassware 252,363 0.02 566,067-55.42
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 430,076,389 36.81 84,130,543411.20
72 Iron and steel 50,669,026 4.34 3,156,5001,505.23
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,524,643 0.22 1,943,34329.91
74 Copper and articles thereof 49,259 0.00 36,91333.45
75 Nickel and articles thereof 8,617 0.00 3,891121.46
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 54,789 0.00 41,71931.33
78 Lead and articles thereof 13 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 117,457 0.01 125,961-6.75
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 813,366 0.07 722,48612.58
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 29,622 0.00 81,810-63.79
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,230,993 0.53 6,514,100-4.35
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 16,945,168 1.45 20,294,337-16.50
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,319,986 0.28 5,471,156-39.32
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 387,851 0.03 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,207,187 0.36 19,349,198-78.26
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 333 0.00 50,126-99.34
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 3,629 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 525,624 0.04 339,43954.85
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 75,252 0.01 53,07141.79
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 62,250 0.01 15,274307.56
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 160,250 0.01 0
SS Classified 240,038,820 20.55 148 362 79861.79

Russia’s Imports from the United Arab Emirates

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

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 35.23% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (0.44% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 25.64% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (33.13% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.17% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (24.17% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.09% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (23.22% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.26% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (10.66% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.13% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (2.60% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.10% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (0.65% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

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

  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $24,154,778;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $2,879,440;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $2,292,061;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $1,345,060;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $696,442;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $610,275;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $511,978;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $370,593;
  • Photographic or cinematographic goods (HS code 37) - an increase of $338,273;
  • 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 $328,016;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $322,807;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $266,977.

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $7,840,900;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,827,116;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,620,386;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,008,472;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $441,626;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $226,425;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $209,296.
Russia’s imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 751 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 24,228 0.03 149,618-83.81
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 872 0.00 1,983-56.03
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 28,588 0.04 23,76120.31
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 5,849,924 8.45 2,970,48496.94
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 38,317 0.06 18,338108.95
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 6,480 0.01 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 12,921 0.02 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,106 0.01 109,045-96.23
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 278,588 0.40 311,138-10.46
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 53,280 0.08 51,9542.55
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 107,526 0.16 40,426165.98
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,970 0.00 2,010,442-99.90
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 97,220-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 759,403 1.10 247,425206.92
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,791,443 6.92 3,446,38339.03
29 Organic chemicals 697,763 1.01 1,32152,720.82
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 546,286 0.79 175,693210.93
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,106,760 3.04 1,981,2506.33
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 687,907 0.99 872,730-21.18
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,356 0.00 172688.37
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 338,273 0.49 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 56,715 0.08 20,376178.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,430,184 12.18 11,050,570-23.71
40 Rubber and articles thereof 91,970 0.13 131,657-30.14
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,154 0.00 69,171-98.33
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 16 0.00 6,448-99.75
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,196 0.01 14,193-56.34
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,809 0.00 17,734-89.80
54 Man-made filaments 199,219 0.29 325,832-38.86
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 6,001 0.01 1,513296.63
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 17,896-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,822 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 77,615 0.11 181,243-57.18
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 90,828 0.13 300,124-69.74
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 373,873 0.54 559,665-33.20
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 276-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 35-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 34,940 0.05 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 611,012 0.88 73782,805.29
69 Ceramic products 257,719 0.37 484,144-46.77
70 Glass and glassware 1,587,147 2.29 1,320,17020.22
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 24,391,117 35.23 236,33910,220.39
72 Iron and steel 3,636 0.01 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,674,483 5.31 11,515,383-68.09
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,311,731 3.34 19,67011,652.57
75 Nickel and articles thereof 52,766 0.08 2,4762,031.10
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,943 0.01 20,979-62.14
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 298,887 0.43 216,58438.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 636,263 0.92 615,0693.45
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,973,245 11.52 11,800,361-32.43
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 489,353 0.71 161,337203.31
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 58,898 0.09 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 242,322 0.35 142,17670.44
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 355,331 0.51 796,957-55.41
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 7 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 1,538 0.00 12,740-87.93
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 554,962 0.80 232,155139.05
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10,079 0.01 9,6983.93
SS Classified 0 0.00 573 807-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia