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Russian trade in goods with Tunisia 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 Tunisia in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Tunisia

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Tunisia was $126,141,949, down 6.52% ($8,804,564) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $89,943,602, down 2.66% ($2,457,480) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $36,198,347, down 14.92% ($6,347,084) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $53,745,255, a 7.80% increase ($3,889,604) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Tunisia was Russia’s 79th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0816% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0949% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Tunisia was Russia’s 78th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 70th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0975% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1038% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Tunisia was Russia’s 80th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 75th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0581% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0800% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Tunisia

The major share of Russian exports to Tunisia 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) - 71.59% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (13.68% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.98% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (21.24% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.98% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (16.28% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.73% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (46.41% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.50% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (2.11% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tunisia 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 $44,601,515;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $6,871,321;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $2,491,440;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $428,898;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $352,536;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $305,967;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $275,135.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $38,909,519;
  • 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 $9,681,615;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $7,677,311;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $1,491,140.
Russia’s exports to Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
10 Cereals 54,688,318 60.80 10,086,803442.18
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,730,737 9.71 1,859,416369.54
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 937,018 1.04 584,48260.32
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 37,704 0.04 111,045-66.05
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 776,248 0.86 501,11354.90
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,476,601 3.87 42,386,120-91.80
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,255,660 3.62 12,937,275-74.84
29 Organic chemicals 2,221,649 2.47 1,792,75123.92
30 Pharmaceutical products 311,916 0.35 5,9495,143.17
31 Fertilizers 126,564 0.14 142,080-10.92
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 70,000-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 14,867 0.02 13,9926.25
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 188,282 0.21 56,914230.82
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,110 0.01 14,823-52.03
40 Rubber and articles thereof 155,978 0.17 11,7291,229.85
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 42,820 0.05 1,533,960-97.21
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 408,670 0.45 413,321-1.13
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 4-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 45,230 0.05 36,10225.28
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 11 0.00 135-91.85
70 Glass and glassware 9,028 0.01 1,397546.24
72 Iron and steel 11,486,108 12.77 19,163,419-40.06
73 Articles of iron or steel 477 0.00 72,593-99.34
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,858,935 3.18 367,495677.95
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 29,594 0.03 26,00513.80
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 21 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 3-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 42,381 0.05 57,901-26.80
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 36,496 0.04 84,027-56.57
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 10,382-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 55,179 0.06 58,532-5.73
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0 0.00 8-100.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 1,306-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Tunisia

The major share of Russian imports from Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 60.28% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (66.51% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.71% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (11.62% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.16% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (12.03% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.13% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (8.13% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $2,371,582;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $561,441;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $161,847.

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

  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $3,469,841;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $2,179,958;
  • 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 $1,398,600;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $820,128;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $743,063;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $415,428;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $210,185;
  • 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 $161,156.
Russia’s imports from Tunisia in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 216,467 0.60 292,482-25.99
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 4,164-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 4,085 0.01 2516,240.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,849,506 5.11 2,592,569-28.66
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 924,335 2.55 1,339,763-31.01
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 543 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 273,455 0.76 214,84927.28
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 77,874 0.22 54,10243.94
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2 0.00 48,443-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 324,174 0.90 534,359-39.33
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 8,959 0.02 4,400103.61
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 31,000-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 75,621 0.21 24,414209.74
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,510,920 4.17 2,909,520-48.07
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,206 0.01 1,95312.95
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 528 0.00 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 679,269 1.88 517,42231.28
40 Rubber and articles thereof 27,520 0.08 29,886-7.92
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 201,828 0.56 362,984-44.40
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,459 0.01 7,676-41.91
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 21 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 21,194 0.06 19,5078.65
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 470 0.00 1,481-68.26
54 Man-made filaments 17,313 0.05 53,727-67.78
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,769 0.00 1,16951.33
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 291 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,289 0.00 239439.33
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 4,928,000 13.61 5,748,128-14.27
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 13,142,013 36.31 15,321,971-14.23
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 22,887 0.06 11,61996.98
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,685,069 10.18 7,154,910-48.50
65 Headgear and parts thereof 20,883 0.06 4,130405.64
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,844 0.01 548,870.37
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 305 0.00 2,034-85.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 19,122 0.05 38,857-50.79
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 12,249 0.03 5,417126.12
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 57-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,130 0.01 419408.35
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,470,843 4.06 909,40261.74
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 6,032,775 16.67 3,661,19364.78
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 96,343 0.27 162,029-40.54
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 258,618 0.71 211,62522.21
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 5,060 0.01 32,801-84.57
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 1,633-100.00
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 92,419 0.26 96,927-4.65
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 47,777 0.13 110,291-56.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 38,846 0.11 25,80050.57
SS Classified 94,066 0.26 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia