Russian trade with South Africa in 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with South Africa
In 2021, Russia’s trade with South Africa totaled $1,138,522,578, up 15.97% ($156,756,229) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2021 totaled $342,222,010, up 18.67% ($53,837,144) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from South Africa in 2021 totaled $796,300,568, up 14.84% ($102,919,085) from 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with South Africa in 2021 was $454,078,558, a 12.12% increase ($49,081,941) over 2020.
South Africa was Russia’s 67th largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 64th in 2020), accounting for 0.1450% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1729% in 2020).
South Africa was Russia’s 79th largest export market in 2021 (down from 73rd in 2020), accounting for 0.0696% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0857% in 2020).
South Africa was Russia’s 47th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 46th in 2020), accounting for 0.2714% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2996% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to South Africa
The major share of Russian exports to South Africa in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 53.87% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (16.47% in 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 18.21% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (20.36% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 9.23% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (8.98% in 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.44% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (40.53% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.69% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (2.98% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.40% of Russia’s total exports to South Africa (9.78% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $86,861,394;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $31,926,182;
- 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 $9,306,550;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $8,183,000;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $5,488,332;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $3,872,204;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,721,200;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $3,454,597;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,620,085;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,954,511;
- 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) - an increase of $1,634,711;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,623,071;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,121,051;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,088,976.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Africa in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $89,204,367;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $21,749,041.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 100 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 64,800 | -100.00 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 1,180 | -100.00 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 505,342 | 0.15 | 297,391 | 69.93 |
10 | Cereals | 26,300,292 | 7.69 | 115,504,659 | -77.23 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 274,831 | 0.08 | 62,606 | 338.99 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 61,193 | 0.02 | 93,101 | -34.27 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 610 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 953,720 | 0.28 | 153,000 | 523.35 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 60 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 160 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 539,111 | 0.16 | 703,964 | -23.42 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 76,639 | 0.02 | 13,066 | 486.55 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 81,177 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 17,246 | 0.01 | 22,975 | -24.94 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0 | 0.00 | 1,320 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 62,132,893 | 18.16 | 58,678,296 | 5.89 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 11,369,106 | 3.32 | 2,062,556 | 451.21 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 3,213,253 | 0.94 | 593,168 | 441.71 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,122,573 | 0.33 | 1,522 | 73,656.44 |
31 | Fertilizers | 123,364,212 | 36.05 | 36,502,818 | 237.96 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,840 | 0.00 | 10,264 | -82.07 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 48,486 | 0.01 | 73,030 | -33.61 |
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 | 24,160 | 0.01 | 88,310 | -72.64 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | -100.00 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 220,819 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,633,036 | 0.77 | 1,544,060 | 70.53 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 35,245,356 | 10.30 | 3,319,174 | 961.87 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 6,804,792 | 1.99 | 3,083,592 | 120.68 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 27,612 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 357 | 0.00 | 1,122 | -68.18 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,989,499 | 1.17 | 2,034,988 | 96.05 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 12,153,403 | 3.55 | 8,281,199 | 46.76 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 15,359,358 | 4.49 | 15,568,244 | -1.34 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 6,531 | 0.00 | 5,947 | 9.82 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 309,103 | 0.09 | 85,102 | 263.21 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 224,579 | 0.07 | 184,492 | 21.73 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 767 | 0.00 | 1,319 | -41.85 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 4,013 | 0.00 | 545 | 636.33 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 230 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 13,089 | 0.00 | 18,556 | -29.46 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 38,694 | 0.01 | 50,060 | -22.70 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 4,064 | 0.00 | 623 | 552.33 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 89,855 | 0.03 | 53,891 | 66.73 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 752 | 0.00 | 194 | 287.63 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 668 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 1,987 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 71,701 | 0.02 | 57,401 | 24.91 |
69 | Ceramic products | 6,812 | 0.00 | 5,390 | 26.38 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 52,678 | 0.02 | 1,088 | 4,741.73 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 1,634,724 | 0.48 | 13 | 12,574,700.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 5,146,371 | 1.50 | 26,895,412 | -80.87 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 59,520 | 0.02 | 96,872 | -38.56 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,362 | 0.00 | 2,169 | 55.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,479,085 | 0.72 | 856,014 | 189.61 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | -100.00 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 173 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 478,568 | 0.14 | 329,422 | 45.28 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 7,494 | 0.00 | 12,753 | -41.24 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,155,823 | 0.92 | 2,337,279 | 35.02 |
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 | 2,901,001 | 0.85 | 3,409,337 | -14.91 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 389,330 | 0.11 | 124,154 | 213.59 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 8,183,000 | 2.39 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,216,542 | 2.40 | 2,728,210 | 201.17 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 915 | -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 | 4,047 | 0.00 | 4,778 | -15.30 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 164,315 | 0.05 | 23,010 | 614.10 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,306,178 | 0.38 | 1,324,534 | -1.39 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 2,220 | 0.00 | 1,445 | 53.63 |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 792 424 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from South Africa
The major share of Russian imports from South Africa in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 43.43% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (46.48% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 22.26% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (18.27% in 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 21.50% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (21.96% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.21% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (7.98% in 2020);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 5.09% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (2.88% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.32% of Russia’s total imports from South Africa (2.26% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Africa in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $54,128,755;
- 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) - an increase of $20,573,886;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $18,801,158;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $13,916,680;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $5,103,429;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $4,767,249;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $3,847,771.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Africa in 2021 over 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 $11,442,929;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $9,913,262.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 13,822 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 481,112 | 0.06 | 333,581 | 44.23 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 735,783 | 0.09 | 406,965 | 80.80 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 298,701,669 | 37.51 | 284,784,989 | 4.89 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 7,535 | 0.00 | 125,371 | -93.99 |
10 | Cereals | 293,645 | 0.04 | 440,363 | -33.32 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,065,258 | 0.13 | 1,611,434 | -33.89 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 1,477 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 72,157 | 0.01 | 78,347 | -7.90 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 72 | 0.00 | 7,416 | -99.03 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 5,374 | -100.00 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 17,707,116 | 2.22 | 13,859,345 | 27.76 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 820,560 | 0.10 | 183,141 | 348.05 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 25,418,439 | 3.19 | 20,315,010 | 25.12 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 274,877 | 0.03 | 130,038 | 111.38 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,759,158 | 0.22 | 1,671,208 | 5.26 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 168,885,896 | 21.21 | 150,084,738 | 12.53 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 462,774 | 0.06 | 490,400 | -5.63 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 16,798,740 | 2.11 | 28,241,669 | -40.52 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 5,960,119 | 0.75 | 4,521,468 | 31.82 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 262,992 | 0.03 | 171,600 | 53.26 |
31 | Fertilizers | 118,291 | 0.01 | 159,695 | -25.93 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,038,660 | 0.13 | 851,028 | 22.05 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 410,961 | 0.05 | 324,640 | 26.59 |
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 | 503,305 | 0.06 | 737,825 | -31.79 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 3,527,997 | 0.44 | 2,488,686 | 41.76 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 48,316 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 9,467,835 | 1.19 | 4,700,586 | 101.42 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,028,893 | 0.13 | 806,205 | 27.62 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,354,094 | 0.30 | 12,267,356 | -80.81 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 6,810 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 132,612 | 0.02 | 188,515 | -29.65 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 131,183 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 14,120 | 0.00 | 42,036 | -66.41 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 403 | 0.00 | 342 | 17.84 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 31 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 13,534 | 0.00 | 15,709 | -13.85 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 18,429 | 0.00 | 28,372 | -35.05 |
50 | Silk | 0 | 0.00 | 738 | -100.00 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 145,444 | 0.02 | 37,776 | 285.02 |
52 | Cotton | 272 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 276,346 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 642 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,484 | 0.00 | 248 | 498.39 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 93,878 | 0.01 | 49,322 | 90.34 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 13,350 | 0.00 | 13,535 | -1.37 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 16,377 | 0.00 | 5,322 | 207.72 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 8,194 | 0.00 | 233 | 3,416.74 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 116,078 | 0.01 | 431 | 26,832.25 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 82 | 0.00 | 37 | 121.62 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 63,008 | 0.01 | 21,706 | 190.28 |
69 | Ceramic products | 126,060 | 0.02 | 315,646 | -60.06 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 22,747 | 0.00 | 51,724 | -56.02 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 40,534,493 | 5.09 | 19,960,607 | 103.07 |
72 | Iron and steel | 14,229,327 | 1.79 | 12,221,123 | 16.43 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,850,187 | 0.23 | 1,587,848 | 16.52 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 26,685 | 0.00 | 275,208 | -90.30 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 292,447 | 0.04 | 169,424 | 72.61 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 30,703 | 0.00 | 70 | 43,761.43 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,037,141 | 0.13 | 401,739 | 158.16 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 992,571 | 0.12 | 1,008,634 | -1.59 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 19,126 | 0.00 | 16,345 | 17.01 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 60,382,136 | 7.58 | 62,657,393 | -3.63 |
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 | 4,174,665 | 0.52 | 5,319,781 | -21.53 |
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 | 1,287,114 | 0.16 | 1,562,049 | -17.60 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 110,566,111 | 13.88 | 56,437,356 | 95.91 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 94,020 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 735,585 | 0.09 | 607,512 | 21.08 |
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 | 20,616 | 0.00 | 39,254 | -47.48 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 20,745 | 0.00 | 6,622 | 213.27 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 167,217 | 0.02 | 84,853 | 97.07 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 243,436 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 36 782 | -100.00 |