Russian trade with the Dominican Republic in 2011
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with the Dominican Republic
In 2011, Russia’s trade with the Dominican Republic totaled $68,680,026, up 93.71% ($33,224,109) from 2010.
Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2011 totaled $52,996,761, up 128.47% ($29,800,269) from 2010.
Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2011 totaled $15,683,265, up 27.93% ($3,423,840) from 2010.
Russia’s trade surplus with the Dominican Republic in 2011 was $37,313,496, a 241.17% increase ($26,376,429) over 2010.
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 125th largest trading partner in 2011 (up from 129th in 2010), accounting for 0.0084% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0057% in 2010).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 112th largest export market in 2011 (up from 119th in 2010), accounting for 0.0103% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0058% in 2010).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 118th largest supplier in 2011 (down from 112th in 2010), accounting for 0.0051% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0054% in 2010).
Russia’s Exports to the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian exports to the Dominican Republic in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 68.77% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (0.00% in 2010);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 24.77% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (82.31% in 2010);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.74% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (13.75% in 2010);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.65% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (3.67% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2011 over 2010 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 $36,446,070;
- 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 $809,911.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $5,962,947;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $666,927;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $505,349;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $244,619.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 55 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 36,446,070 | 68.77 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 865,023 | 1.63 | 55,112 | 1,469.57 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,372,164 | 2.59 | 2,039,091 | -32.71 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 45,226 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 805,331 | 1.52 | 1,049,950 | -23.30 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 346,325 | 0.65 | 851,674 | -59.34 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 13,129,320 | 24.77 | 19,092,267 | -31.23 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 29,153 | 0.06 | 31,172 | -6.48 |
| 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 | 3,375 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 31 945 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian imports from the Dominican Republic in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 37.78% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (49.08% in 2010);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.98% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (18.12% in 2010);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 17.45% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (18.20% in 2010);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 14.75% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (11.36% in 2010);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.03% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (3.22% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,127,186;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $894,304;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $301,818;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $212,899;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $176,479;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $47,562.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $143,697;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $75,285;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $58,136.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 43,002 | 0.27 | 186,699 | -76.97 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 277,738 | 1.77 | 64,839 | 328.35 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 4,212 | 0.03 | 46,621 | -90.97 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 409,073 | 2.61 | 232,594 | 75.87 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 2,002,163 | 12.77 | 1,700,345 | 17.75 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,301,860 | 27.43 | 2,174,674 | 97.82 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 57,350 | 0.37 | 45,610 | 25.74 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 11,858 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 17,060 | 0.11 | 1,506 | 1,032.80 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,505 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 22 | 0.00 | 1,400 | -98.43 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 100 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 38,204 | 0.24 | 60,048 | -36.38 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 674,778 | 4.30 | 627,216 | 7.58 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 124 | 0.00 | 138 | -10.14 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,597,810 | 10.19 | 703,506 | 127.12 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 2,979 | 0.02 | 2,190 | 36.03 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 317,273 | 2.02 | 392,558 | -19.18 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 132 | 0.00 | 82 | 60.98 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 496 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 28 | 0.00 | 57 | -50.88 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,586 | 0.01 | 1,862 | -14.82 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 27,141 | 0.17 | 85,277 | -68.17 |
| 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 | 274,629 | 1.75 | 263,816 | 4.10 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 5,622,638 | 35.85 | 5,667,889 | -0.80 |