Russian trade in goods with Tunisia in Q4 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Tunisia
In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Tunisia was $87,898,499, down 46.77% ($77,227,139) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Tunisia in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $56,867,221, down 56.77% ($74,673,632) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Tunisia in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $31,031,278, down 7.60% ($2,553,507) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tunisia in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $25,835,943, a 73.62% decrease ($72,120,125) over the 4th quarter of 2020.
Tunisia was Russia’s 96th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 76th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0378% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1019% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Tunisia was Russia’s 94th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 67th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0378% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1393% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Tunisia was Russia’s 86th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 84th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0379% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0497% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Tunisia
The major share of Russian exports to Tunisia 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) - 62.98% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (9.43% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 16.98% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (34.65% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 9.23% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (1.58% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.93% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (31.67% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.60% of Russia’s total exports to Tunisia (22.36% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tunisia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $14,030,062;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $6,934,072;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $2,997,450;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,392,157;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $712,473.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tunisia 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 $36,399,052;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $35,419,350;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $28,496,544;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $761,794;
- Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $368,592;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $298,570.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 87,593 | -100.00 |
10 | Cereals | 8,242,228 | 14.49 | 44,641,280 | -81.54 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 12,237 | 0.02 | 3,024 | 304.66 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 712,473 | 1.25 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 602,715 | 1.06 | 734,943 | -17.99 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 87,665 | 0.15 | 44,508 | 96.96 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 61,555 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 912,147 | 1.60 | 29,408,691 | -96.90 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 25,040,592 | 44.03 | 11,010,530 | 127.42 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 526,082 | 0.93 | 426,452 | 23.36 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,400,693 | 4.22 | 8,536 | 28,024.33 |
31 | Fertilizers | 7,276,987 | 12.80 | 342,915 | 2,022.10 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 69,400 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,020 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 139 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 448,475 | 0.79 | 340,354 | 31.77 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 12,651 | 0.02 | 30,937 | -59.11 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 107,782 | 0.19 | 176,444 | -38.91 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 13 | 0.00 | 6 | 116.67 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 679,426 | 1.19 | 629,806 | 7.88 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 4,247,739 | 7.47 | 1,250,289 | 239.74 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 319,610 | 0.56 | 193,246 | 65.39 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 2,187 | -100.00 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 17,472 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 66,877 | 0.12 | 72 | 92,784.72 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 245 | 0.00 | 909 | -73.05 |
72 | Iron and steel | 4,987,899 | 8.77 | 40,407,249 | -87.66 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 431 | 0.00 | 86 | 401.16 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 90,082 | 0.16 | 851,876 | -89.43 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 368,592 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 32,306 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 15 | 0.00 | 85 | -82.35 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 37,084 | 0.07 | 28,882 | 28.40 |
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 | 13,921 | 0.02 | 51,218 | -72.82 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 6,512 | 0.01 | 305,082 | -97.87 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 16,148 | 0.03 | 31,657 | -48.99 |
Russia’s Imports from Tunisia
The major share of Russian imports from Tunisia in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 56.34% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (53.11% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 24.99% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (23.72% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.91% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (10.74% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.09% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (8.12% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.05% of Russia’s total imports from Tunisia (2.15% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tunisia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,764,599;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $747,372;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $417,622.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tunisia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $3,281,310;
- 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 $1,116,943;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $651,543;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $600,671;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $568,914;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $312,702;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $175,853.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 233,519 | 0.75 | 409,372 | -42.96 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 994 | 0.00 | 296 | 235.81 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 173,987 | 0.56 | 742,901 | -76.58 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 731,784 | 2.36 | 773,671 | -5.41 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 738 | 0.00 | 796 | -7.29 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 226,537 | 0.73 | 253,926 | -10.79 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 44,614 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 24,924 | -100.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 359,646 | 1.16 | 397,336 | -9.49 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 64,302 | 0.21 | 6,097 | 954.65 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 37,006 | 0.12 | 117,646 | -68.54 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 25,223 | 0.08 | 23,244 | 8.51 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 3,281,310 | -100.00 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 102 | 0.00 | 439 | -76.77 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 44,396 | 0.14 | 92,887 | -52.20 |
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 | 6,292 | 0.02 | 860 | 631.63 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,973,151 | 9.58 | 208,552 | 1,325.62 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 23,237 | 0.07 | 24,384 | -4.70 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 299,634 | 0.97 | 326,127 | -8.12 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 32,749 | 0.11 | 24,268 | 34.95 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 108,997 | 0.35 | 20,204 | 439.48 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 550 | 0.00 | 603 | -8.79 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 50,392 | 0.16 | 43,273 | 16.45 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,096 | 0.00 | 19,364 | -94.34 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 355 | -100.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,934 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 494 | 0.00 | 588 | -15.99 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 4,260,510 | 13.73 | 3,842,888 | 10.87 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 9,596,968 | 30.93 | 9,909,670 | -3.16 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 34,777 | 0.11 | 60,680 | -42.69 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3,336,133 | 10.75 | 3,936,804 | -15.26 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 42,734 | 0.14 | 23,568 | 81.32 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 14,745 | 0.05 | 16 | 92,056.25 |
69 | Ceramic products | 31,275 | 0.10 | 961 | 3,154.42 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 611 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 255 | 0.00 | 129 | 97.67 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,279 | 0.02 | 48,312 | -84.93 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 258 | 0.00 | 651,801 | -99.96 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 5,652 | 0.02 | 22,917 | -75.34 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,541 | 0.00 | 330 | 366.97 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,763,770 | 5.68 | 1,016,398 | 73.53 |
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 | 5,341,714 | 17.21 | 6,458,657 | -17.29 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 167,234 | 0.54 | 117,627 | 42.17 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 18,975 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 391,559 | 1.26 | 372,906 | 5.00 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 12,002 | 0.04 | 5,188 | 131.34 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 7,473 | 0.02 | 2,180 | 242.80 |
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 | 88,771 | 0.29 | 103,796 | -14.48 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 163,670 | 0.53 | 192,717 | -15.07 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 21,265 | 0.07 | 23,817 | -10.72 |