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Russian trade in goods with Saudi Arabia in Q2 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 Saudi Arabia in the second quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Saudi Arabia

In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Saudi Arabia was $459,562,225, down 2.64% ($12,464,818) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 were $379,836,180, down 10.23% ($43,290,788) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $79,726,045, up 63.04% ($30,825,970) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Saudi Arabia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $300,110,135, a 19.81% decrease ($74,116,758) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.

Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 56th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 44th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.2428% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3869% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 47th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 34th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3302% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.6052% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 67th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 72nd in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1074% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0939% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Saudi Arabia

The major share of Russian exports to Saudi Arabia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 57.50% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (13.54% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 32.01% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (32.75% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.11% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (2.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.90% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (6.15% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.23% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (5.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.89% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (3.03% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd 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) - an increase of $161,116,783;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $11,265,889;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,931,056;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,834,520;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,242,155.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $26,276,001;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $14,852,206;
  • 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 $11,633,469;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $5,774,765;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $4,093,193;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $3,972,447;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,241,260.
Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 18,046,957 4.75 6,781,068166.14
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 433,062 0.11 460,186-5.89
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 416 0.00 0
10 Cereals 91,615,591 24.12 117,891,592-22.29
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 1-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 17,318 0.00 58,101-70.19
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 137 0.00 4,093,330-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 70,190 0.02 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,942,469 2.62 8,823,90012.68
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 77,138 0.02 369,450-79.12
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 18,120 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,346,781 0.35 104,6261,187.23
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 28,219 0.01 27,6312.13
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 218,360,213 57.49 57,243,430281.46
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 746,154 0.20 602,41823.86
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 15,455-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 25,407 0.01 3,266,667-99.22
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,025 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 369,480 0.10 95,658286.25
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 557,448 0.15 84,672558.36
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 580 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,052,338 0.54 7,827,103-73.78
39 Plastics and articles thereof 172,535 0.05 598,510-71.17
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,249,570 0.86 318,514920.23
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 193 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,159,649 1.36 3,325,12955.17
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 524,249 0.14 595,865-12.02
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,119,532 1.61 5,268,99516.14
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 24,317 0.01 6405,183.33
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 39,496-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 6 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 32,858 0.01 297,852-88.97
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 5,121 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 60,209 0.02 12,311389.07
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,727 0.00 6,953-46.40
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 3,009-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,807 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 269,151 0.07 28,037859.99
72 Iron and steel 10,840,487 2.85 25,692,693-57.81
73 Articles of iron or steel 107,270 0.03 268,422-60.04
74 Copper and articles thereof 342 0.00 47627.66
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 16,652-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 597-100.00
78 Lead and articles thereof 3,595 0.00 1831,864.48
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 528 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 65,551 0.02 52,66424.47
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 7,138 0.00 5,43331.38
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 656,500 0.17 624,2355.17
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 6,566,374 1.73 18,199,843-63.92
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 77,154 0.02 143,074-46.07
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,187,833 0.31 5,160,280-76.98
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 12,795 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 832-100.00
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 28,792 0.01 7523,728.72
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 200,670 0.05 3,8005,180.79
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 747,184 0.20 123,730503.88
SS Classified 0 0.00 154 593 766-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Saudi Arabia

The major share of Russian imports from Saudi Arabia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 81.36% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (78.37% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.91% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (14.64% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.27% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (3.68% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.33% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (0.87% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.10% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (1.11% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.03% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (1.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $21,065,073;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $6,779,177;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $4,220,135;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,401,966;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $1,326,025;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $625,115;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $554,270;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $493,733;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $275,532.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $5,845,302;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $619,261;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $286,352;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $263,227.
Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in the 2nd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2021
over Q2 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 554,270 0.70 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 210,855 0.26 497,207-57.59
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 173 0.00 1,360-87.28
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 860-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,362 0.00 8,126-58.63
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 8,603 0.01 12,782-32.69
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,158 0.01 8,631-40.24
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,848 0.00 14,482-87.24
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 91,419 0.11 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,085 0.01 0
29 Organic chemicals 16,183,439 20.30 11,963,30435.28
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,695 0.01 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,009,986 2.52 683,961193.87
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 48,680 0.06 44,4929.41
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 275,532 0.35 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 28,655 0.04 291,882-90.18
39 Plastics and articles thereof 45,962,470 57.65 24,897,39784.61
40 Rubber and articles thereof 344,257 0.43 443,090-22.31
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 25,736 0.03 644,997-96.01
54 Man-made filaments 1,045,449 1.31 420,334148.72
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 13,409 0.02 4,313210.90
69 Ceramic products 98 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 26,341 0.03 2839,207.77
74 Copper and articles thereof 719,219 0.90 6,564,521-89.04
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 6,782,290 8.51 3,113217,769.90
79 Zinc and articles thereof 90,530 0.11 70,03029.27
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 61,200 0.08 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,016,873 1.28 523,14094.38
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,203,411 5.27 1,801,445133.34
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 2 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 325-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia