Russian trade in goods with Zimbabwe in Q2 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Zimbabwe
In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Zimbabwe was $8,175,152, down 26.44% ($2,937,866) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 2nd quarter of 2021 were $477,871, down 40.17% ($320,868) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 2nd quarter of 2021 were $7,697,281, down 25.37% ($2,616,998) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Zimbabwe in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $7,219,410, a 24.13% decrease ($2,296,130) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 142nd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 125th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0043% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0091% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 162nd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 150th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0004% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0011% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 109th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 95th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0104% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0198% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian exports to Zimbabwe 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) - 54.63% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (73.47% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 23.67% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (23.66% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 21.57% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (2.88% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $252,688;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $103,092;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $26,791;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $7,655;
- 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $3,537.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $586,796;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $105,019;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $22,965.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 103,092 | 21.57 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 252,688 | 52.88 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 586,796 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 7,655 | 1.60 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 728 | 0.15 | 6 | 12,033.33 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 91 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 22,965 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 27 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 472 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 74,321 | 15.55 | 179,340 | -58.56 |
| 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 | 525 | 0.11 | 1,688 | -68.90 |
| 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 | 3,537 | 0.74 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 34,735 | 7.27 | 7,944 | 337.25 |
Russia’s Imports from Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian imports from Zimbabwe in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (100.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $522,442;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $436,267.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $3,588,717.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 41,761 | 0.54 | 26,916 | 55.15 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 5,300 | 0.07 | 7,099 | -25.34 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 652,723 | 8.48 | 130,281 | 401.01 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 987,672 | 12.83 | 551,405 | 79.12 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 162 | 0.00 | 122 | 32.79 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 6,009,631 | 78.07 | 9,598,348 | -37.39 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 32 | 0.00 | 108 | -70.37 |