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Russian trade in goods with Egypt in Q3 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 Egypt in the third quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Egypt

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Egypt totaled $952,969,353, up 17.97% ($145,175,710) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Egypt in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $890,276,848, up 18.10% ($136,414,160) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Egypt in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $62,692,505, up 16.25% ($8,761,550) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Egypt in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $827,584,343, a 18.24% increase ($127,652,610) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Egypt was Russia’s 38th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 29th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.4571% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5915% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Egypt was Russia’s 33rd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 22nd in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.6674% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.9585% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Egypt was Russia’s 70th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 73rd in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0835% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0931% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Egypt

The major share of Russian exports to Egypt in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 49.86% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (59.72% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 19.22% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (16.69% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 16.75% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (9.85% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.77% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (2.47% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.54% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (8.74% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.61% of Russia’s total exports to Egypt (2.46% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Egypt in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $61,054,004;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $42,328,080;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $26,109,925;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $24,324,193;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $16,408,128;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $13,599,144;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $7,700,792;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $6,163,180;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $4,247,568.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Egypt in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $51,555,261;
  • 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 $14,839,012;
  • 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) - a decrease of $3,078,302.
Russia’s exports to Egypt in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 8,494 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 102,458 0.01 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,926,104 0.22 302,391536.96
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,076,185 0.12 0
10 Cereals 383,705,269 43.10 435,260,530-11.84
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 7,422 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 440,054 0.05 513,467-14.30
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 25,768 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 55,378,450 6.22 13,050,370324.34
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 480,505 0.05 70,100585.46
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 307,050 0.03 249,75622.94
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 417,514 0.05 46,059806.48
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 25,700 0.00 699,992-96.33
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,130,225 0.35 2,694,05716.19
26 Ores, slag and ash 26,109,925 2.93 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 22,118,213 2.48 15,955,03338.63
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,903,448 0.21 3,950,532-51.82
29 Organic chemicals 3,219,187 0.36 1,329,796142.08
30 Pharmaceutical products 219,464 0.02 370,169-40.71
31 Fertilizers 126,422 0.01 481,440-73.74
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 36,661 0.00 9,104302.69
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 28,413 0.00 17,47162.63
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 159,174 0.02 154,4383.07
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 32,968 0.00 7324,403.83
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 51,938 0.01 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 77 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 13,485,661 1.51 5,784,869133.12
39 Plastics and articles thereof 972,437 0.11 2,055,649-52.69
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,992,208 0.34 4,358,867-31.35
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 640 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 238,400 0.03 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 128,759,413 14.46 67,705,40990.18
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 172,591 0.02 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 20,164,724 2.26 6,565,580207.13
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 24,612 0.00 5,729329.60
50 Silk 1,149 0.00 0
52 Cotton 1,151 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 231 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,429 0.00 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 362 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 24,432 0.00 5,071381.80
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 114,440 0.01 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 668,230 0.08 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,937 0.00 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 147,376 0.02 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 420,112 0.05 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 38,127 0.00 7165,225.00
69 Ceramic products 41,773 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 68,236 0.01 44,19454.40
72 Iron and steel 56,589,390 6.36 40,181,26240.84
73 Articles of iron or steel 8,846,228 0.99 4,598,66092.37
74 Copper and articles thereof 104,694,386 11.76 80,370,19330.27
75 Nickel and articles thereof 15,691 0.00 11,19540.16
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 656,518 0.07 141,902362.66
78 Lead and articles thereof 161 0.00 27,950.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 132 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 29,517 0.00 14,96197.29
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 170,988 0.02 435,907-60.77
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 68,922 0.01 66,4023.80
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,479,941 0.28 2,565,661-3.34
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 2,678,840 0.30 17,517,852-84.71
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 40,261,723 4.52 43,340,025-7.10
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,971,930 0.22 933,295111.29
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,961,683 0.22 1,516,75929.33
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 713 0.00 61216.50
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 244,501 0.03 76,027221.60
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 68,879 0.01 43,40958.67
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,359 0.00 0
SS Classified 153,587 0.02 367 043-58.16

Russia’s Imports from Egypt

The major share of Russian imports from Egypt in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 58.24% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (54.41% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 12.37% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (12.96% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.65% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (13.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.67% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (13.86% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.69% of Russia’s total imports from Egypt (3.23% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Egypt in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd 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 $3,857,608;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $1,307,978;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,270,342;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $793,115;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $781,160;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $730,015;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $725,747;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $608,696;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $455,510;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $401,951;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $399,107;
  • Carpets and other textile floor coverings (HS code 57) - an increase of $340,906;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $276,629;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $194,146.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Egypt in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,280,033;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $691,156;
  • 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) - a decrease of $617,576;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $498,257;
  • 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 $282,009;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $220,673.
Russia’s imports from Egypt in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 455,510 0.73 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 66,052-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 3,978,890 6.35 3,248,87522.47
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 26,932,147 42.96 23,074,53916.72
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 261,046 0.42 178,31846.39
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,442,352 3.90 1,661,19247.02
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 7,871 0.01 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 68,856 0.11 30,113128.66
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 781,566 1.25 172,870352.11
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 887,787 1.42 488,68081.67
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 698,391 1.11 421,76265.59
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 0 0.00 774-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,325,748 2.11 1,264,4434.85
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 361,340 0.58 479,327-24.62
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 115,649 0.18 0
29 Organic chemicals 38 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,126,949 1.80 333,834237.58
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 79,503 0.13 132,209-39.87
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 87,882 0.14 39,922120.13
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 1,314,999 2.10 1,932,575-31.96
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 300,760 0.48 454,755-33.86
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 55,875 0.09 747,031-92.52
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,000,078 4.79 1,729,73673.44
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,221,301 1.95 1,719,558-28.98
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 8,902 0.01 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 334 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 120 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,126 0.01 6,291-18.52
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6,476 0.01 2323,700.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 139,677-100.00
52 Cotton 25,368 0.04 35,813-29.17
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 79,498 0.13 50,60657.09
54 Man-made filaments 19,876 0.03 240,549-91.74
55 Man-made staple fibers 138 0.00 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,023,185 1.63 682,27949.97
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 2,008-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,350,306 2.15 1,341,7590.64
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,190,726 8.28 4,464,97916.25
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 63,312 0.10 32,75293.31
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 67 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,273 0.00 1,718-25.90
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 289,323 0.46 95,177203.98
69 Ceramic products 937,542 1.50 535,59175.05
70 Glass and glassware 1,842,409 2.94 534,431244.74
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,030 0.00 202409.90
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,580 0.02 38,064-66.95
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 30-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 365 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 608 0.00 160,700.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 247,852 0.40 1,527,885-83.78
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 5,638,039 8.99 5,920,048-4.76
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 144,540 0.23 24,884480.86
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 34,002 0.05 4,263697.61
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 150 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 612-100.00
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 56,796 0.09 66,949-15.17
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 12,595 0.02 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 192,580 0.31 7,8202,362.66
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,849 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia