Russian trade in goods with Algeria in Q1 2021
May 17, 2021
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Algeria in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Algeria
In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Algeria was $241,357,961, down 28.83% ($97,771,510) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $238,308,047, down 29.03% ($97,484,378) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $3,049,914, down 8.60% ($287,132) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $235,258,133, a 29.24% decrease ($97,197,246) over the 1st quarter of 2020.
Algeria was Russia’s 64th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 56th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1562% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2386% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Algeria was Russia’s 50th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 44th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2583% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3774% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Algeria was Russia’s 115th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 113th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0049% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0063% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Algeria
The major share of Russian exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 36.69% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (15.05% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.22% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (13.08% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.15% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (20.05% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.69% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (1.17% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.22% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (10.68% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.56% of Russia’s total exports to Algeria (7.12% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $25,551,288;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $20,676,997;
- 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 $10,394,003;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $4,769,026;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $2,227,839;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - an increase of $1,234,565;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,091,429;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,055,104;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $857,579;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $769,651.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $46,652,676;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $34,046,623;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $21,064,123;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $16,869,038;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $13,878,411;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $2,829,920;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,494,606;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $774,525.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 106,800 | 0.04 | 265,761 | -59.81 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 43,169 | -100.00 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 111,707 | 0.05 | 97,805 | 14.21 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 66,108 | 0.03 | 32,197 | 105.32 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 26,682,171 | 11.20 | 40,560,582 | -34.22 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 2,145,630 | 0.90 | 2,920,155 | -26.52 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,100 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 1,513 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,091,429 | 0.46 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,816,771 | 0.76 | 35,863,394 | -94.93 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 302,784 | 0.13 | 901,253 | -66.40 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 692,232 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 857,579 | 0.36 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 980,382 | 0.41 | 1,442,709 | -32.05 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,418,380 | 0.60 | 648,729 | 118.64 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 351 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 28,904 | 0.01 | 7,478 | 286.52 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,966 | -100.00 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 1,234,565 | 0.52 | 0 | ∞ |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 142 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 58,052 | 0.02 | 67,546 | -14.06 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,113,997 | 0.47 | 58,893 | 1,791.56 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 422,110 | 0.18 | 93,654 | 350.71 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 74,738 | 0.03 | 122 | 61,160.66 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 23,405 | 0.01 | 27,389 | -14.55 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 214,082 | 0.09 | 1,708,688 | -87.47 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,103,087 | 0.46 | 22,167,210 | -95.02 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 32 | 0.00 | 805 | -96.02 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 810 | 0.00 | 37,705 | -97.85 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 594 | 0.00 | 30 | 1,880.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 88,960 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 106,356 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 543,304 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,554 | 0.00 | 465 | 449.25 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 593,750 | 0.25 | 358,493 | 65.62 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 20,245,223 | 8.50 | 66,897,899 | -69.74 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,020,716 | 2.11 | 251,690 | 1,894.80 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 8,881 | 0.00 | 753 | 1,079.42 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 708,617 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 505,828 | 0.21 | 42,876 | 1,079.75 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 88,132 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,358,353 | 0.99 | 130,514 | 1,706.97 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 12,858 | 0.01 | 18,373 | -30.02 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 28,986,309 | 12.16 | 3,435,021 | 743.85 |
| 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 | 15,966,119 | 6.70 | 5,572,116 | 186.54 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 16,580 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 15,997,498 | 6.71 | 32,866,536 | -51.33 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 2,829,920 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 26,480,871 | 11.11 | 5,803,874 | 356.26 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 328 | 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 | 224,315 | 0.09 | 11,932 | 1,779.94 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 19,162 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,087 | 0.00 | 204 | 432.84 |
| SS | Classified | 80,491,258 | 33.78 | 109 914 052 | -26.77 |
Russia’s Imports from Algeria
The major share of Russian imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 74.85% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (88.12% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 24.86% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.29% of Russia’s total imports from Algeria (11.88% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $758,132;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $156,134;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $63,716.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Algeria in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $881,256;
- 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 $241,159;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $71,729;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $57,439;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $17,187.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,995,699 | 65.43 | 2,876,955 | -30.63 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 206,382 | 6.77 | 50,248 | 310.73 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,803 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 77,104 | 2.53 | 13,388 | 475.92 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 758,132 | 24.86 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 120 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,764 | 0.12 | 75,493 | -95.01 |
| 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 | 3,141 | 0.10 | 244,300 | -98.71 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,889 | 0.06 | 59,328 | -96.82 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 17,187 | -100.00 |