Russian trade in goods with Zimbabwe in Q4 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Zimbabwe
In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Zimbabwe totaled $10,976,501, up 28.37% ($2,425,760) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $2,134,224, up 32.10% ($518,598) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $8,842,277, up 27.50% ($1,907,162) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $6,708,053, a 26.10% increase ($1,388,564) over the 4th quarter of 2019.
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 134th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 132nd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0068% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0048% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 144th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 142nd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0023% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0014% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 104th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 106th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0131% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0102% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian exports to Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 97.19% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (4.07% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.91% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (9.39% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (49.03% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (37.49% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,800,231;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $207,788;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $12,910.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $792,126;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $374,644;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $148,333;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $143,242;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $82,691.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
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 | 82,691 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 374,644 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 148,333 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,107 | 0.10 | 1,201 | 75.44 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,827,891 | 85.65 | 27,660 | 6,508.43 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 242,408 | 11.36 | 34,620 | 600.20 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,818 | 0.09 | 2,190 | -16.99 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 22 | 0.00 | 76 | -71.05 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 53 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 792,126 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 135 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 79 | 0.00 | 129 | -38.76 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 759 | 0.04 | 144,001 | -99.47 |
| 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 | 2,001 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 18,676 | 0.88 | 5,766 | 223.90 |
| SS | Classified | 40,464 | 1.90 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian imports from Zimbabwe 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) - 99.95% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (100.00% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe 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 $1,832,471;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $65,228.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2020 over Q4 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 20,245 | 0.23 | 36,147 | -43.99 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 6,340 | 0.07 | 2,066 | 206.87 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 387,500 | 4.38 | 322,272 | 20.24 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 622,344 | 7.04 | 596,711 | 4.30 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 8,008 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,163 | 0.01 | 1,288 | -9.70 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 802 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 7,800,292 | 88.22 | 5,967,821 | 30.71 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 4,369 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 24 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |