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Russian trade with Egypt in 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 Egypt in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Egypt

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Egypt was $4,535,024,440, down 27.40% ($1,711,398,878) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Egypt in 2020 were $4,019,451,132, down 30.29% ($1,746,188,776) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Egypt in 2020 totaled $515,573,308, up 7.24% ($34,789,898) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Egypt in 2020 was $3,503,877,824, a 33.70% decrease ($1,780,978,674) over 2019.

Egypt was Russia’s 26th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 21st in 2019), accounting for 0.7987% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.9371% in 2019).

Egypt was Russia’s 19th largest export market in 2020 (down from 18th in 2019), accounting for 1.1949% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.3638% in 2019).

Egypt was Russia’s 54th largest supplier in 2020 (up from 56th in 2019), accounting for 0.2228% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1972% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Egypt

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 48.64% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (25.49% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.05% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (13.02% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.26% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (8.69% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.22% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (5.99% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.35% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (5.93% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.68% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (0.97% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Egypt in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $521,648,117;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $120,337,904;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $88,134,184;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $18,701,523;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $13,977,911.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Egypt in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $288,502,704;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $146,490,845;
  • 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) - a decrease of $100,664,325;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $80,950,400;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $45,378,199;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $33,647,558;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $32,312,937;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $27,457,152;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $26,790,890.
Russia’s exports to Egypt in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
02 Meat and edible meat offal 151,158 0.00 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 2,400-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 22,812-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 3,858,557 0.10 7,105,127-45.69
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 635,875-100.00
10 Cereals 1,796,954,469 44.71 1,275,306,35240.90
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 6,296 0.00 51,342-87.74
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,881,000 0.12 5,141,781-5.07
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 63,108 0.00 65,381-3.48
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 143,062,483 3.56 176,710,041-19.04
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 160,255 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,546,680 0.04 3,080,409-49.79
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 62,633 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 4,786-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,533,272 0.04 304,878402.91
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,100 0.00 1422,083.10
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,754,386 0.07 958,917187.24
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 6,015,603 0.15 5,118,39717.53
26 Ores, slag and ash 46,378,320 1.15 27,676,79767.57
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 162,503,661 4.04 308,994,506-47.41
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 10,851,788 0.27 17,087,084-36.49
29 Organic chemicals 7,552,303 0.19 16,285,609-53.63
30 Pharmaceutical products 687,847 0.02 922,281-25.42
31 Fertilizers 1,213,607 0.03 280,835332.14
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 58,458 0.00 161,336-63.77
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 130,566 0.00 125,3314.18
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 202,360 0.01 102,27497.86
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 57,749 0.00 63,573-9.16
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,005,124 0.03 760,03032.25
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 23,119,048 0.58 15,627,38447.94
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,068,393 0.15 1,631,643271.92
40 Rubber and articles thereof 16,767,803 0.42 2,789,892501.02
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 728,503 0.02 3,19422,708.48
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 262,664,345 6.53 308,042,544-14.73
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 1,031,681-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 27,201,381 0.68 29,712,692-8.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 279,591 0.01 6,773,465-95.87
50 Silk 1,526 0.00 0
52 Cotton 16 0.00 61-73.77
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,956 0.00 99,192-95.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 79 0.00 5,102-98.45
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3 0.00 104-97.12
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 6,561 0.00 49,781-86.82
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 59-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 240 0.00 425-43.53
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 11,244 0.00 171,260-93.43
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,432 0.00 1,80334.89
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 7,766-100.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 23-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 12,862-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 42,552 0.00 79,863-46.72
69 Ceramic products 38,583 0.00 70,035-44.91
70 Glass and glassware 1,027,491 0.03 178,998474.02
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 843-100.00
72 Iron and steel 184,683,356 4.59 473,186,060-60.97
73 Articles of iron or steel 28,197,328 0.70 54,988,218-48.72
74 Copper and articles thereof 309,305,219 7.70 221,171,03539.85
75 Nickel and articles thereof 32,663 0.00 25,22229.50
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 412,288 0.01 647,528-36.33
78 Lead and articles thereof 39 0.00 3030.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 195-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 46,122 0.00 27,33668.72
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,296,936 0.03 352,343268.09
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 459,494 0.01 255,87879.58
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 13,842,659 0.34 94,793,059-85.40
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 114,143,697 2.84 214,808,022-46.86
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 120,338,654 2.99 75016,045,053.87
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 112,709,907 2.80 145,022,844-22.28
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 7,513,967-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 11,284,900 0.28 38,742,052-70.87
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 3,034 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 394,645 0.01 1,055,193-62.60
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 43,409 0.00 79,326-45.28
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 958 0.00 6,404-85.04
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,269 0.00 0
SS Classified 592,595,025 14.74 2 299 705 478-74.23

Russia’s Imports from Egypt

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 81.41% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (79.79% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.52% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (4.98% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.56% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (6.92% in 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.32% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (6.25% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.09% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (0.75% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Egypt in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $22,041,857;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $20,978,229;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,536,214;
  • 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 $3,395,251;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,106,610;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,937,153;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,733,254.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Egypt in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $10,579,222;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $7,809,015;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $3,262,796;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - a decrease of $2,119,708;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $1,990,466;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $1,669,819.
Russia’s imports from Egypt in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 214,615 0.04 157,58836.19
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 85 0.00 4973.47
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 142,200,187 27.58 121,221,95817.31
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 264,987,108 51.40 242,945,2519.07
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 712,394 0.14 594,96519.74
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 6,203,617 1.20 5,065,23922.47
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 1,755-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 645 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 215,404 0.04 163,76731.53
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,405 0.00 2,335-39.83
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,024 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,094,487 0.21 2,764,306-60.41
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,770,174 0.34 9,579,189-81.52
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,031,808 0.39 1,021,36198.93
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 18,038 0.00 32,129-43.86
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,632 0.00 403,980.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 267,986 0.05 61,605335.01
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 4,310,675 0.84 2,373,52281.62
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,311,980 0.25 1,229,0496.75
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 15,600 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,092,667 0.79 14,671,889-72.11
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 410,343 0.08 469,130-12.53
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 426,492 0.08 399,7476.69
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 6,271,628 1.22 6,352,933-1.28
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 918,834 0.18 45,8421,904.35
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,341,059 0.45 1,012,953131.11
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,200,576 1.59 6,467,32226.80
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,976,173 1.16 3,869,56354.44
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 870 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 14 0.00 3366.67
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 25,035 0.00 84,206-70.27
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 392 0.00 108262.96
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 139,677 0.03 0
52 Cotton 341,634 0.07 191,06678.80
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 180,503 0.04 206,759-12.70
54 Man-made filaments 905,689 0.18 1,197,367-24.36
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 46,226-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 22,674 0.00 41,521-45.39
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,419,110 0.47 4,538,818-46.70
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,258 0.00 31,659-86.55
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 26,249 0.01 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 4,161,480 0.81 6,151,946-32.36
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 13,952,188 2.71 17,214,984-18.95
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 97,542 0.02 428,653-77.24
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 401 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,653 0.00 4,805-44.79
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 336,777 0.07 343,622-1.99
69 Ceramic products 2,741,712 0.53 3,376,056-18.79
70 Glass and glassware 1,927,788 0.37 1,328,89645.07
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 202 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 136-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 116,076 0.02 406,396-71.44
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 721 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 80 0.00 213-62.44
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 877 0.00 243,750.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 71 0.00 326-78.22
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,043,789 1.17 507,5751,090.72
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 26,645,122 5.17 23,249,87114.60
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 84,478 0.02 95,708-11.73
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 858,306 0.17 80,945960.36
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 612 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 220,840 0.04 324,375-31.92
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 318,852 0.06 52,316509.47
SS Classified 0 0.00 375 365-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia