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

Russia’s Trade with Mozambique

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Mozambique totaled $120,718,887, up 31.28% ($28,760,191) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2020 totaled $88,397,101, up 28.67% ($19,695,283) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2020 totaled $32,321,786, up 38.98% ($9,064,908) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mozambique in 2020 was $56,075,315, a 23.39% increase ($10,630,375) over 2019.

Mozambique was Russia’s 116th largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 118th in 2019), accounting for 0.0213% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0138% in 2019).

Mozambique was Russia’s 106th largest export market in 2020 (up from 110th in 2019), accounting for 0.0263% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0163% in 2019).

Mozambique was Russia’s 102nd largest supplier in 2020 (up from 108th in 2019), accounting for 0.0140% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0095% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Mozambique

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 86.78% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (77.26% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.10% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (19.24% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.09% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (3.18% in 2019).

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $24,194,425;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $453,431.

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,887,529;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $612,755.
Russia’s exports to Mozambique in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
02 Meat and edible meat offal 156,449 0.18 290,188-46.09
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 50,194-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 612,755-100.00
10 Cereals 76,257,470 86.27 52,063,04546.47
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 297,432 0.34 62,849373.25
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 197,625-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,851,774 2.09 1,985,114-6.72
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 298,548 0.34 263,79413.17
29 Organic chemicals 476,531 0.54 23,1001,962.90
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 16,640-100.00
31 Fertilizers 9,027,795 10.21 12,915,324-30.10
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 134 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,111 0.01 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,117-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 18,617-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,318 0.00 49,457-95.31
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 4,296-100.00
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 10,065-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 51,974-100.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 140-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 6,232-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 850-100.00
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 5,137-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,019 0.01 23,445-48.74
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 40,660-100.00
SS Classified 7,520 0.01 8 200-8.29

Russia’s Imports from Mozambique

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.82% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (98.26% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.12% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (1.74% in 2019).

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

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $10,200,483;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $356,186.

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

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,144,482;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $363,802.
Russia’s imports from Mozambique in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 759,721 2.35 1,904,203-60.10
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 356,186 1.10 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 31,147,538 96.37 20,947,05548.70
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 39,950 0.12 403,752-90.11
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 502 0.00 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,589 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 229 0.00 0
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 14,070 0.04 8001,658.75
73 Articles of iron or steel 53 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 19 0.00 1,068-98.22
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 1,929 0.01 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia