Russian trade with Argentina in 2012
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Argentina
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Argentina was $1,571,011,004, down 16.10% ($301,568,734) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Argentina in 2012 were $307,013,979, down 61.91% ($499,017,901) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Argentina in 2012 totaled $1,263,997,025, up 18.51% ($197,449,167) from 2011.
Russia’s trade deficit with Argentina in 2012 was $956,983,046, a 267.34% increase ($696,467,068) over 2011.
Argentina was Russia’s 58th largest trading partner in 2012 (down from 50th in 2011), accounting for 0.1866% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2277% in 2011).
Argentina was Russia’s 74th largest export market in 2012 (down from 60th in 2011), accounting for 0.0585% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1560% in 2011).
Argentina was Russia’s 38th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 41st in 2011), accounting for 0.3984% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3488% in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Argentina
The major share of Russian exports to Argentina in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 61.79% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (63.94% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.79% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (29.93% in 2011);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.02% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (0.89% in 2011);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (0.59% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.41% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (1.29% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Argentina in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,152,198;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,194,753.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Argentina in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $324,150,506;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $139,793,136;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $3,997,728;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,249,612;
- 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 $1,755,789;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,492,363.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 3,659 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 1,492,363 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 189,696,404 | 61.79 | 513,846,910 | -63.08 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,636,081 | 0.53 | 2,338,746 | -30.04 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 672,894 | 0.22 | 1,124,882 | -40.18 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 98,674 | -100.00 |
31 | Fertilizers | 97,101,496 | 31.63 | 236,894,632 | -59.01 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 898 | -100.00 |
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 | 60 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 176,700 | 0.06 | 171,450 | 3.06 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,062,320 | 0.35 | 551,750 | 92.54 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 29,451 | 0.01 | 86,224 | -65.84 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 4,234 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 53,902 | 0.02 | 13,082 | 312.03 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 15,253 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,938,611 | 1.93 | 4,743,858 | 25.19 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 11,155 | -100.00 |
52 | Cotton | 75 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
54 | Man-made filaments | 51 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 2,155 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 12 | 0.00 | 9,104 | -99.87 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 34 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,315 | 0.00 | 1 | 231,400.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 18,963 | -100.00 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 150 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 7,171,153 | 2.34 | 5,018,955 | 42.88 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 61,263 | 0.02 | 299,409 | -79.54 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 15 | 0.00 | 5 | 200.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,050,277 | 0.67 | 1,760,446 | 16.46 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 120,073 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 370 | 0.00 | 2,380 | -84.45 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 978,586 | 0.32 | 4,228,198 | -76.86 |
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 | 49,545 | 0.02 | 1,805,334 | -97.26 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 133,924 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 218,387 | 0.07 | 4,216,115 | -94.82 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 266 | -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 | 107,770 | 0.04 | 50,231 | 114.55 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 105 | 0.00 | 74,090 | -99.86 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 100 | 0.00 | 2,223 | -95.50 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 1,620 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 4,233 | 0.00 | 26 892 156 | -99.98 |
Russia’s Imports from Argentina
The major share of Russian imports from Argentina in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 75.34% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (79.57% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.44% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (12.01% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.42% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (7.05% in 2011);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.30% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (1.00% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Argentina in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $107,752,711;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $56,708,328;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $21,533,561;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $16,696,253;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $13,784,190;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $13,691,055;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $11,544,743;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $6,576,646;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $5,011,973.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Argentina in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $30,537,555;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $10,347,543;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $9,229,015;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $9,188,445.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 172,632,481 | 13.66 | 158,941,426 | 8.61 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 21,035,504 | 1.66 | 30,223,949 | -30.40 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 66,395,083 | 5.25 | 61,383,110 | 8.17 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 8,185,965 | 0.65 | 4,686,075 | 74.69 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 3,184,597 | 0.25 | 2,529,872 | 25.88 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 248,126,214 | 19.63 | 278,663,769 | -10.96 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,742,301 | 0.14 | 1,808,656 | -3.67 |
10 | Cereals | 113,683,882 | 8.99 | 5,931,171 | 1,816.72 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 424,706 | 0.03 | 619,882 | -31.49 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 98,240,031 | 7.77 | 108,587,574 | -9.53 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 595,687 | 0.05 | 753,598 | -20.95 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 554,098 | 0.04 | 1,397,757 | -60.36 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 15,664 | -100.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 2,793 | 0.00 | 4,589 | -39.14 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 6,877,831 | 0.54 | 5,324,402 | 29.18 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 625,258 | 0.05 | 1,637,780 | -61.82 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 24,352,325 | 1.93 | 12,807,582 | 90.14 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 156,585,279 | 12.39 | 135,051,718 | 15.94 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 29,051,841 | 2.30 | 38,280,856 | -24.11 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 248,713 | -100.00 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 2,485 | -100.00 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 1,594,466 | 0.13 | 1,579,977 | 0.92 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 173,812,877 | 13.75 | 117,104,549 | 48.43 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,259,973 | 0.10 | 2,009,513 | -37.30 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 111,736 | 0.01 | 219,437 | -49.08 |
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 | 123,322 | 0.01 | 369,170 | -66.59 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 3,510,608 | 0.28 | 4,277,374 | -17.93 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,072 | 0.00 | 956 | 12.13 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,224,700 | 0.10 | 2,347,654 | -47.83 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 869,963 | 0.07 | 182,258 | 377.33 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 81,876 | 0.01 | 335,417 | -75.59 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 43,467 | 0.00 | 46,773 | -7.07 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 5,658,513 | 0.45 | 1,923,097 | 194.24 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 83,937 | 0.01 | 61,186 | 37.18 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 71,531 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 925 | 0.00 | 3,626 | -74.49 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 49,015 | 0.00 | 3,440 | 1,324.85 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 611,621 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 194 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 50 | 0.00 | 17,546 | -99.72 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 113 | 0.00 | 73,208 | -99.85 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,036 | 0.00 | 20,538 | -94.96 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,570 | 0.00 | 172 | 1,394.19 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 9,231 | 0.00 | 85,670 | -89.22 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 2,322 | 0.00 | 2,243 | 3.52 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 44,988 | 0.00 | 222,299 | -79.76 |
69 | Ceramic products | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 56,631 | 0.00 | 20,011 | 183.00 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 317 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
72 | Iron and steel | 2,058,303 | 0.16 | 2,871,213 | -28.31 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 14,326,970 | 1.13 | 7,750,324 | 84.86 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,780 | 0.00 | 1,275 | 39.61 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,532 | 0.00 | 243 | 941.98 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 98,111 | 0.01 | 73,891 | 32.78 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 3,542 | 0.00 | 3,104 | 14.11 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 28,152,786 | 2.23 | 14,368,596 | 95.93 |
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 | 333,237 | 0.03 | 160,284 | 107.90 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 72,282,354 | 5.72 | 55,586,101 | 30.04 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 5,686,578 | 0.45 | 5,100,353 | 11.49 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 5,810 | 0.00 | 20 | 28,950.00 |
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 | 48,094 | 0.00 | 168,782 | -71.51 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 18,675 | 0.00 | 6,886 | 171.20 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 67,130 | 0.01 | 38,229 | 75.60 |