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Russian trade in goods with the United Arab Emirates in Q4 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 the United Arab Emirates in the fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with the United Arab Emirates

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with the United Arab Emirates totaled $1,595,775,099, up 28.96% ($358,310,901) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $1,550,787,892, up 32.75% ($382,551,217) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $44,987,207, down 35.02% ($24,240,316) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $1,505,800,685, a 37.01% increase ($406,791,533) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

The United Arab Emirates was Russia’s 26th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 28th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.6865% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.7636% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The United Arab Emirates was Russia’s 21st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 20th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.0298% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.2372% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The United Arab Emirates was Russia’s 76th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 69th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0550% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1024% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to the United Arab Emirates

The major share of Russian exports to the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 41.56% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (28.47% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 31.96% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (36.81% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.79% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (1.56% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.30% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (2.66% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.92% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (4.65% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.81% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (4.23% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $196,576,875;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $133,960,880;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $32,884,576;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $16,432,036;
  • 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) - an increase of $10,901,053;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $5,645,296;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $5,599,108.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the United Arab Emirates 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 $38,680,933;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $23,037,850;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $8,172,707;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $6,568,037.
Russia’s exports to the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 0 0.00 8,100-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 3,460,909 0.22 651,673431.08
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 8,454 0.00 3,310155.41
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 9,611 0.00 891,736-98.92
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,053,272 0.39 454,1641,232.84
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 8,500 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 382,404 0.02 42889,246.73
10 Cereals 199,051 0.01 38,879,984-99.49
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 89,961 0.01 111,957-19.65
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 269,288 0.02 51,073427.26
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 157 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 16,432,344 1.06 3085,335,076.62
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 107,780 0.01 29,920260.23
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 49,730 0.00 18,187173.44
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,285,505 0.21 3,820,355-14.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 172,880 0.01 96,55779.04
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 134,824 0.01 127,1256.06
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,378,597 0.22 1,872,95680.39
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,432,730 0.09 1,860,163-22.98
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 115 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 337,284 0.02 596,414-43.45
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 199,022 0.01 46432,556.52
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 529,141,839 34.12 332,564,96459.11
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,038,245 0.20 1,039,597192.25
29 Organic chemicals 603,766 0.04 554,7638.83
30 Pharmaceutical products 134,241,835 8.66 280,95547,680.55
31 Fertilizers 442,044 0.03 1,141,533-61.28
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 98,181 0.01 83,75317.23
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 9,016,698 0.58 3,371,402167.45
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 213,452 0.01 172,46723.76
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 19,312 0.00 3,385470.52
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 239,061-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,200 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 397,333 0.03 8,570,040-95.36
39 Plastics and articles thereof 797,909 0.05 1,505,470-47.00
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,232,289 0.08 1,300,770-5.26
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 14,249 0.00 1,2761,016.69
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,509,888 0.42 3,712,65475.34
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 52 0.00 19173.68
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 891,122 0.06 373,801138.39
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,730,458 0.31 2,231,747111.96
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 43,314 0.00 12,184255.50
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 9,243 0.00 7,32826.13
54 Man-made filaments 5,537,135 0.36 3,925,52541.05
55 Man-made staple fibers 235,033 0.02 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 8,273 0.00 8,908-7.13
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,979 0.00 5211,398.08
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 315 0.00 705-55.32
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 4,937 0.00 5,774-14.50
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,477 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 108,760 0.01 20,348434.50
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 239,253 0.02 295,170-18.94
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 290,738 0.02 49,297489.77
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 141,261 0.01 18,109680.06
65 Headgear and parts thereof 11,064 0.00 8,25134.09
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,893 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,014 0.00 5,786-47.91
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 59,563 0.00 25,162136.72
69 Ceramic products 363,537 0.02 679,076-46.47
70 Glass and glassware 398,705 0.03 252,36357.99
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 407,038,539 26.25 430,076,389-5.36
72 Iron and steel 44,100,989 2.84 50,669,026-12.96
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,377,573 0.28 2,524,64373.39
74 Copper and articles thereof 140,119 0.01 49,259184.45
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,342 0.00 8,617-72.82
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 341,142 0.02 54,789522.65
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 13-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 263,265 0.02 117,457124.14
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 543,848 0.04 813,366-33.14
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 157,997 0.01 29,622433.38
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 39,115,569 2.52 6,230,993527.76
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 27,846,221 1.80 16,945,16864.33
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 7,785,571 0.50 3,319,986134.51
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,799,352 0.18 387,851621.76
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,740,381 0.18 4,207,187-34.86
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 20,422 0.00 3336,032.73
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,962 0.00 3,629-18.38
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 1,195,789 0.08 525,624127.50
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 147,220 0.01 75,25295.64
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 155,515 0.01 62,250149.82
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 19,631 0.00 160,250-87.75
SS Classified 0 0.00 240 038 820-100.00

Russia’s Imports from the United Arab Emirates

The major share of Russian imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 36.74% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (25.64% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 19.90% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (9.26% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.56% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (13.17% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 12.57% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (1.10% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.84% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (10.09% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.34% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (1.13% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.04% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (35.23% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $4,787,808;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,046,611;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,040,395;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $989,971;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $777,852;
  • 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) - an increase of $517,430;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $401,570;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $326,993;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $259,697;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $244,504;
  • 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 $186,892;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $184,353;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $168,314.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $23,929,136;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,736,259;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $2,279,964;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,010,467;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,946,716;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $568,801;
  • Photographic or cinematographic goods (HS code 37) - a decrease of $338,273;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $284,102;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $232,111;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $199,219;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $174,256;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $148,070.
Russia’s imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 0 0.00 751-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 192,542 0.43 24,228694.71
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,700 0.01 872668.35
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 136,289 0.30 28,588376.73
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,839,895 15.20 5,849,92416.92
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 50,929 0.11 0
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 24,811 0.06 38,317-35.25
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 12,877 0.03 6,48098.72
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 28,095 0.06 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 57,175 0.13 12,921342.50
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 13,106 0.03 4,106219.19
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 179,774 0.40 278,588-35.47
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 90,464 0.20 53,28069.79
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 136,618 0.30 107,52627.06
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,048,581 2.33 1,97053,127.46
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 24,992 0.06 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 5,547,211 12.33 759,403630.47
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,511,479 5.58 4,791,443-47.58
29 Organic chemicals 580,882 1.29 697,763-16.75
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 372,030 0.83 546,286-31.90
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,147,155 7.00 2,106,76049.38
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 874,799 1.94 687,90727.17
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 320 0.00 1,356-76.40
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 338,273-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 383,708 0.85 56,715576.55
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,318,584 18.49 8,430,184-1.32
40 Rubber and articles thereof 93,725 0.21 91,9701.91
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,095 0.00 1,154-5.11
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 236 0.00 161,375.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 250,700 0.56 6,1963,946.16
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 15,625 0.03 1,809763.74
52 Cotton 337 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 199,219-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 190,354 0.42 6,0013,072.04
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 1,822-100.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 4,944 0.01 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 80,699 0.18 77,6153.97
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 93,302 0.21 90,8282.72
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 225,803 0.50 373,873-39.60
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 34,940-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 42,211 0.09 611,012-93.09
69 Ceramic products 234,660 0.52 257,719-8.95
70 Glass and glassware 1,704,223 3.79 1,587,1477.38
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 461,981 1.03 24,391,117-98.11
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 3,636-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,664,016 3.70 3,674,483-54.71
74 Copper and articles thereof 365,015 0.81 2,311,731-84.21
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 52,766-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 14,751 0.03 7,94385.71
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 32 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 14,785 0.03 298,887-95.05
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,414,115 3.14 636,263122.25
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,236,986 9.42 7,973,245-46.86
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 1,006,783 2.24 489,353105.74
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 0 0.00 58,898-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 10,211 0.02 242,322-95.79
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 756,901 1.68 355,331113.01
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 7-100.00
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 31,245 0.07 1,5381,931.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 814,659 1.81 554,96246.80
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,296 0.01 10,079-37.53
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia