Russian trade with Tunisia in 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Tunisia
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Tunisia was $495,392,830, down 24.57% ($161,361,125) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Tunisia in 2020 were $370,526,818, down 28.13% ($145,044,026) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Tunisia in 2020 were $124,866,012, down 11.56% ($16,317,099) from 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tunisia in 2020 was $245,660,806, a 34.38% decrease ($128,726,927) over 2019.
Tunisia was Russia’s 78th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 76th in 2019), accounting for 0.0872% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0985% in 2019).
Tunisia was Russia’s 69th largest export market in 2020 (just as in 2019), accounting for 0.1101% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1219% in 2019).
Tunisia was Russia’s 80th largest supplier in 2020 (up from 81st in 2019), accounting for 0.0540% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0579% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Tunisia
The major share of Russian exports to Tunisia in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 37.58% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (67.15% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 25.41% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (13.81% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 22.79% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (5.77% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.29% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (10.46% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.64% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (2.57% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tunisia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $57,243,629;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $23,069,686;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $1,522,975.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tunisia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $202,677,242;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $9,171,195;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $4,291,253;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $3,984,818;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $3,149,891;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $2,654,817;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $1,370,862.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 212,423 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 73,456,062 | 19.82 | 16,212,433 | 353.08 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 3,024 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 31,110 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 7,903,903 | 2.13 | 11,888,721 | -33.52 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,480,805 | 0.67 | 957,830 | 159.00 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 320,045 | 0.09 | 507,318 | -36.91 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 6,000 | -100.00 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 61,555 | 0.02 | 140,823 | -56.29 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 2,000 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 501,117 | 0.14 | 4,792,370 | -89.54 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 138,728,344 | 37.44 | 341,405,586 | -59.37 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 40,339,798 | 10.89 | 49,510,993 | -18.52 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 3,253,930 | 0.88 | 2,374,377 | 37.04 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 14,485 | 0.00 | 39,001 | -62.86 |
31 | Fertilizers | 842,047 | 0.23 | 762,974 | 10.36 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 279,600 | 0.08 | 425,600 | -34.30 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 18,514 | 0.00 | 24,838 | -25.46 |
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 | 139 | 0.00 | 9,345 | -98.51 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 472,717 | 0.13 | 343,469 | 37.63 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 72,149 | 0.02 | 219,160 | -67.08 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 237,677 | 0.06 | 223,698 | 6.25 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 629,806 | 0.17 | 2,000,668 | -68.52 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 3,441,662 | 0.93 | 6,096,479 | -43.55 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,985,466 | 0.54 | 5,135,357 | -61.34 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,191 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 37,576 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 36,102 | 0.01 | 83,287 | -56.65 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 207 | 0.00 | 50,553 | -99.59 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 42,707 | 0.01 | 28,631 | 49.16 |
72 | Iron and steel | 90,403,731 | 24.40 | 67,334,045 | 34.26 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 85,745 | 0.02 | 79,898 | 7.32 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,172,624 | 0.86 | 3,094,877 | 2.51 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 368,592 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 134,417 | 0.04 | 684,023 | -80.35 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 339 | 0.00 | 2,818 | -87.97 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 133 | 0.00 | 162 | -17.90 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 431,947 | 0.12 | 378,120 | 14.24 |
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 | 153,567 | 0.04 | 173,080 | -11.27 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 315,761 | 0.09 | 334,793 | -5.68 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 122,167 | 0.03 | 178,831 | -31.69 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 1,306 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Tunisia
The major share of Russian imports from Tunisia in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 57.21% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (60.77% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.23% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (13.69% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.69% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (10.96% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.24% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (11.69% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tunisia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $3,735,562;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $801,958;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $643,563;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $543,873.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tunisia in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $5,284,930;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $4,780,413;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $4,323,044;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,957,863;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $1,324,377;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $1,312,926;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $735,783;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $707,253;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $407,750;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $389,514.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,093,120 | 0.88 | 1,800,373 | -39.28 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 4,164 | 0.00 | 61,399 | -93.22 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 21,034 | 0.02 | 8,394 | 150.58 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 3,920,960 | 3.14 | 5,233,886 | -25.09 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 4,850,957 | 3.88 | 6,808,820 | -28.75 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 39,119 | -100.00 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 1,174 | 0.00 | 1,998 | -41.24 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 11,187 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 610,925 | 0.49 | 889,798 | -31.34 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 54,416 | 0.04 | 99,711 | -45.43 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 106,636 | 0.09 | 163,888 | -34.93 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,789,418 | 1.43 | 987,460 | 81.21 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 39,834 | 0.03 | 19,667 | 102.54 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 294,115 | 0.24 | 377,653 | -22.12 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 68,316 | 0.05 | 70,657 | -3.31 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 12,996,720 | 10.41 | 14,321,097 | -9.25 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,287 | 0.00 | 25,992 | -95.05 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 255,126 | 0.20 | 187,077 | 36.37 |
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 | 1,380 | 0.00 | 2,028 | -31.95 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 111,639 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,218,375 | 0.98 | 674,502 | 80.63 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 120,745 | 0.10 | 158,182 | -23.67 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,110,772 | 0.89 | 1,846,555 | -39.85 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,070 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 47,792 | 0.04 | 56,610 | -15.58 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 56,008 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 59,713 | 0.05 | 91,115 | -34.46 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,105 | 0.00 | 1,509 | 39.50 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 209,346 | 0.17 | 150,101 | 39.47 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 21,867 | 0.02 | 15,261 | 43.29 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 355 | 0.00 | 3,098 | -88.54 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 1,623 | 0.00 | 3,937 | -58.78 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 14,882,127 | 11.92 | 19,662,540 | -24.31 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 40,759,855 | 32.64 | 46,044,785 | -11.48 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 110,774 | 0.09 | 149,823 | -26.06 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 15,369,963 | 12.31 | 19,693,007 | -21.95 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 79,560 | 0.06 | 79,117 | 0.56 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 555 | 0.00 | 4,892 | -88.65 |
69 | Ceramic products | 17,472 | 0.01 | 205,015 | -91.48 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 2,050 | -100.00 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2,162 | 0.00 | 6,614 | -67.31 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 164,007 | 0.13 | 279,375 | -41.30 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 651,942 | 0.52 | 8,379 | 7,680.67 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 44,889 | 0.04 | 20,211 | 122.10 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 215 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 58 | 0.00 | 9,241 | -99.37 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,842 | 0.00 | 1,897 | -2.90 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,682,473 | 2.95 | 3,763,101 | -2.14 |
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 | 17,573,540 | 14.07 | 13,837,978 | 26.99 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 540,480 | 0.43 | 929,994 | -41.88 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 967,245 | 0.77 | 799,774 | 20.94 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 55,684 | 0.04 | 86,436 | -35.58 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 6,008 | 0.00 | 22,346 | -73.11 |
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 | 357,687 | 0.29 | 171,317 | 108.79 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 534,294 | 0.43 | 942,044 | -43.28 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 161,112 | 0.13 | 182,169 | -11.56 |