Russian trade in goods with Kenya in Q4 2021
February 13, 2022
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Kenya in the fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Kenya
In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Kenya was $47,080,747, down 55.19% ($57,981,771) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $11,388,972, down 86.67% ($74,031,316) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $35,691,775, up 81.71% ($16,049,545) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade balance with Kenya went from a surplus of $65,778,058 in the 4th quarter of 2020, to a deficit of $24,302,803 in the 4th quarter of 2021.
Kenya was Russia’s 111th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 86th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0203% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0648% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Kenya was Russia’s 129th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 77th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0076% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0905% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Kenya was Russia’s 83rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 91st in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0436% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0290% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Kenya
The major share of Russian exports to Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 69.52% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (3.72% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 22.74% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (25.45% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.91% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (54.92% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.59% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (0.84% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.06% of Russia’s total exports to Kenya (14.25% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,719,345;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $435,291;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $179,586;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $131,570;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $125,149;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $115,651;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $76,800;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $71,724;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $43,459.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $46,870,316;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $19,289,616;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $10,749,492;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,418,347;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $720,712;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $609,891;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $158,296;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $94,188;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $56,659;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $35,000.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 46,870,316 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 435,291 | 3.82 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 120,451 | 1.06 | 43,651 | 175.94 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 179,586 | 1.58 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 720,712 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 270,991 | 2.38 | 155,340 | 74.45 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 80,590 | 0.71 | 174,778 | -53.89 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 145,609 | 1.28 | 14,039 | 937.18 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,998,400 | 17.55 | 21,288,016 | -90.61 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 35,000 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 9,009 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 71,724 | 0.63 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,295 | 0.05 | 4,568 | 15.92 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 56,659 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 854,587 | 7.50 | 1,012,883 | -15.63 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 163,561 | 1.44 | 38,412 | 325.81 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 6,848,303 | 60.13 | 2,128,958 | 221.67 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 5,583 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 29,387 | 0.26 | 13,328 | 120.49 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 11,122 | 0.10 | 478 | 2,226.78 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 10,749,492 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 240 | 0.00 | 1,129 | -78.74 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,418,347 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 6,685 | 0.06 | 2,677 | 149.72 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 26,681 | 0.23 | 636,572 | -95.81 |
| 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 | 7,885 | 0.07 | 270 | 2,820.37 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 43,459 | 0.38 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 13,019 | 0.11 | 22,998 | -43.39 |
| 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 | 1,950 | 0.02 | 12,692 | -84.64 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,381 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Kenya
The major share of Russian imports from Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.01% of Russia’s total imports from Kenya (98.50% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.93% of Russia’s total imports from Kenya (1.47% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $10,877,267;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $5,706,992;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $307,774;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $161,146.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kenya in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $889,298;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $288,381.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 519 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 3,768 | 0.01 | 2,715 | 38.78 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 13,919,856 | 39.00 | 3,042,589 | 357.50 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 445,513 | 1.25 | 383,412 | 16.20 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 810,054 | 2.27 | 1,699,352 | -52.33 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 19,121,733 | 53.57 | 13,414,741 | 42.54 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 433,258 | 1.21 | 125,484 | 245.27 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 15,678 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,724 | 0.00 | 4,433 | -61.11 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 220,591 | 0.62 | 508,972 | -56.66 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 327,356 | 0.92 | 166,210 | 96.95 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 2,543 | -100.00 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 3,619 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 116,944 | 0.33 | 93,187 | 25.49 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 216,098 | 0.61 | 176,838 | 22.20 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 18,135 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,114 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 17,389 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 45 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 47 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |