Russian trade in goods with Zimbabwe in Q4 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Zimbabwe
In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Zimbabwe totaled $18,209,812, up 65.90% ($7,233,311) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $3,448,417, up 61.58% ($1,314,193) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $14,761,395, up 66.94% ($5,919,118) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $11,312,978, a 68.65% increase ($4,604,925) over the 4th quarter of 2020.
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 138th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 134th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0078% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0068% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 144th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0023% of Russia’s total exports (just as in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Zimbabwe was Russia’s 95th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 104th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0180% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0131% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian exports to Zimbabwe 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) - 97.02% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (97.19% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.98% of Russia’s total exports to Zimbabwe (0.91% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,389,835;
- 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 $55,912;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $21,254.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $242,408.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 2,107 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,217,726 | 93.31 | 1,827,891 | 76.03 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 242,408 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,818 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 29 | 0.00 | 79 | -63.29 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 479 | 0.01 | 759 | -36.89 |
| 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 | 55,912 | 1.62 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,531 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 39,930 | 1.16 | 18,676 | 113.80 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 40 464 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Zimbabwe
The major share of Russian imports from Zimbabwe 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) - 99.83% of Russia’s total imports from Zimbabwe (99.95% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $4,267,487;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,779,197.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Zimbabwe in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $220,943.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 19,548 | 0.13 | 20,245 | -3.44 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 6,340 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,166,697 | 14.68 | 387,500 | 459.15 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 401,401 | 2.72 | 622,344 | -35.50 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 8,728 | 0.06 | 1,163 | 650.47 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 25,013 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 12,067,779 | 81.75 | 7,800,292 | 54.71 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 24,648 | 0.17 | 4,369 | 464.16 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 468 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | -100.00 |