Russian trade in goods with Mozambique in Q1 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Mozambique
In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Mozambique was $12,186,379, down 17.20% ($2,531,034) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $4,231,233, down 38.20% ($2,615,575) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $7,955,146, up 1.07% ($84,541) from the 1st quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Mozambique in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $3,723,913, a 263.74% increase ($2,700,116) over the 1st quarter of 2020.
Mozambique was Russia’s 130th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 121st in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0079% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0104% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Mozambique was Russia’s 138th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 123rd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0046% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0077% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Mozambique was Russia’s 102nd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 99th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0128% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0148% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Mozambique
The major share of Russian exports to Mozambique in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 74.68% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (5.33% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.41% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (10.06% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.55% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (84.61% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.73% of Russia’s total exports to Mozambique (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,519,236;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $404,124;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $326,493;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $191,704;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $26,064.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mozambique in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $5,792,825;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $248,302;
- 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 $46,013.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2021 over Q1 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 404,124 | 9.55 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 5,792,825 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 440,636 | 10.41 | 688,938 | -36.04 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 36,582 | 0.86 | 82,595 | -55.71 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 326,493 | 7.72 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,796,940 | 66.10 | 277,704 | 907.17 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 4,746 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 26,064 | 0.62 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 228 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 191,704 | 4.53 | 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 | 84 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,378 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Mozambique
The major share of Russian imports from Mozambique 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) - 99.68% of Russia’s total imports from Mozambique (99.49% in the 1st quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $209,503;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $25,339.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mozambique in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $57,754;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $52,368;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $39,950.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2021, US dollars ($) |
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 | 175,594 | 2.21 | 227,962 | -22.97 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 45,905 | 0.58 | 103,659 | -55.72 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 7,708,308 | 96.90 | 7,498,805 | 2.79 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 39,950 | -100.00 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 229 | -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 | 25,339 | 0.32 | 0 | ∞ |