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

Russia’s Trade with Kenya

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Kenya totaled $171,693,456, up 73.19% ($72,559,279) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $138,823,372, up 81.05% ($62,147,670) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $32,870,084, up 46.36% ($10,411,609) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $105,953,288, a 95.42% increase ($51,736,061) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Kenya was Russia’s 78th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 81st in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0824% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0726% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Kenya was Russia’s 70th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 73rd in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1041% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0975% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Kenya was Russia’s 82nd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 83rd in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0438% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0388% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Kenya

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

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 61.67% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (18.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 31.81% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (64.23% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.65% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (3.95% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.98% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (1.93% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.61% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (10.74% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

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

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $84,661,926;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,513,160.

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $13,579,599;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $7,719,674;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $5,556,911.
Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 10,348 0.01 0
10 Cereals 43,660,673 31.45 49,217,584-11.29
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 393,972 0.28 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 98,441 0.07 30,261225.31
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,358,805 0.98 1,481,428-8.28
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 347,139 0.25 166,811108.10
29 Organic chemicals 199,032 0.14 92,891114.26
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 1,800-100.00
31 Fertilizers 240,856 0.17 7,960,530-96.97
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 7,018 0.01 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,711 0.00 10,046-73.01
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 1,677 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 26,336 0.02 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 21,136 0.02 2,017947.89
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 359-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 818,112 0.59 900,224-9.12
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 8,937-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,633,925 4.06 2,120,765165.66
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,640 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 32,128-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,458 0.00 13,711-52.90
72 Iron and steel 240 0.00 13,579,839-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,542 0.00 601156.57
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 85,606,741 61.67 944,8158,960.69
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 370 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 26,064 0.02 60,474-56.90
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 12,442 0.01 6431,834.99
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 960 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 20,072 0.01 15,71727.71
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 2,739-100.00
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 645 0.00 31,382-97.94
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,762 0.00 0
SS Classified 321,255 0.23 0

Russia’s Imports from Kenya

The major share of Russian imports from Kenya 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) - 98.99% of Russia’s total imports from Kenya (99.48% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

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

  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $8,304,626;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $3,018,012;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $113,221;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $103,533;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $99,256.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kenya 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) - a decrease of $1,236,063.
Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 11,519,086 35.04 3,214,460258.35
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 299,259 0.91 186,03860.86
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,068,967 9.34 4,305,030-28.71
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 17,409,698 52.97 14,391,68620.97
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 68,646 0.21 52,16331.60
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 15,628 0.05 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,215 0.01 3,325-3.31
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 153,864 0.47 189,621-18.86
39 Plastics and articles thereof 201 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,110 0.00 1,860-40.32
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 10,230 0.03 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 118,653 0.36 19,397511.71
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 198,428 0.60 94,895109.10
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 186 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,713 0.01 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,100 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 100 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia