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Russian trade in goods with Cote d’Ivoire in Q1 2021

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Cote d’Ivoire in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Cote d’Ivoire

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Cote d’Ivoire totaled $81,657,766, up 12.48% ($9,060,790) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Cote d’Ivoire in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $26,879,682, up 20.79% ($4,626,025) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Cote d’Ivoire in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $54,778,084, up 8.81% ($4,434,765) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Cote d’Ivoire in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $27,898,402, a 0.68% decrease ($191,260) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Cote d’Ivoire was Russia’s 93rd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 86th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0528% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0511% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Cote d’Ivoire was Russia’s 98th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 96th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0291% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0250% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Cote d’Ivoire was Russia’s 73rd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 71st in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0879% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0947% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Cote d’Ivoire

The major share of Russian exports to Cote d’Ivoire 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) - 47.57% of Russia’s total exports to Cote d’Ivoire (6.55% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 45.84% of Russia’s total exports to Cote d’Ivoire (82.82% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.13% of Russia’s total exports to Cote d’Ivoire (8.00% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.33% of Russia’s total exports to Cote d’Ivoire (1.36% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.72% of Russia’s total exports to Cote d’Ivoire (1.01% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Cote d’Ivoire in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $7,400,000;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $3,565,682;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $777,618;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $304,463;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $173,232;
  • 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 $83,534.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Cote d’Ivoire in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $6,370,586;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $844,161;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $445,230;
  • 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 $197,581.
Russia’s exports to Cote d’Ivoire in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,565,682 13.27 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 17,543 0.07 19,282-9.02
10 Cereals 7,400,000 27.53 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,176,455 4.38 871,99234.92
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 78,600 0.29 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 547,149 2.04 566,616-3.44
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 357,903 1.33 302,25518.41
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 217,622 0.81 415,203-47.59
29 Organic chemicals 66,203 0.25 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 445,230-100.00
31 Fertilizers 11,186,709 41.62 17,557,295-36.28
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 18,249 0.07 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 789,928 2.94 12,3106,316.96
40 Rubber and articles thereof 43,240 0.16 1,0074,193.94
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 173,232 0.64 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 936,075 3.48 1,780,236-47.42
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 39,567-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 292-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 0 0.00 3-100.00
72 Iron and steel 189,748 0.71 219,123-13.41
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,801 0.02 6,150-21.93
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 276-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 124 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 832 0.00 6,232-86.65
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 83,534 0.31 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 859 0.00 8,691-90.12
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,111 0.02 1,897222.14
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 19,083 0.07 0

Russia’s Imports from Cote d’Ivoire

The major share of Russian imports from Cote d’Ivoire 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) - 94.31% of Russia’s total imports from Cote d’Ivoire (95.62% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.54% of Russia’s total imports from Cote d’Ivoire (3.50% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Cote d’Ivoire in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $3,594,443;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,277,656.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Cote d’Ivoire in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $336,388;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $181,366.
Russia’s imports from Cote d’Ivoire in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 372 0.00 709-47.53
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,319 0.00 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 603,883 1.10 495,30921.92
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 181,366-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 51,053,316 93.20 47,458,8737.57
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,189 0.00 4,747-53.89
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,033,600 5.54 1,755,94472.76
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 77,240 0.14 108,485-28.80
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,165 0.01 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 339-100.00
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 336,388-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 1,159-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia