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Russian trade with Brazil in 2013

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Brazil in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Brazil

In 2013, Russia’s trade with Brazil was $5,477,505,549, down 3.28% ($185,574,857) from 2012.

Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2013 were $1,984,660,467, down 13.88% ($319,816,186) from 2012.

Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2013 totaled $3,492,845,082, up 4.00% ($134,241,329) from 2012.

Russia’s trade deficit with Brazil in 2013 was $1,508,184,615, a 43.07% increase ($454,057,515) over 2012.

Brazil was Russia’s 28th largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 27th in 2012), accounting for 0.6504% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.6726% in 2012).

Brazil was Russia’s 39th largest export market in 2013 (down from 35th in 2012), accounting for 0.3764% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.4392% in 2012).

Brazil was Russia’s 22nd largest supplier in 2013 (just as in 2012), accounting for 1.1090% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.0586% in 2012).

Russia’s Exports to Brazil

The major share of Russian exports to Brazil in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 80.63% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (74.66% in 2012);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.41% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (14.47% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.12% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (4.68% in 2012);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.90% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (1.00% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $12,697,671.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $126,031,937;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $79,797,409;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $47,093,822;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $9,203,009.
Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
10 Cereals 14,260 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 26,637 0.00 25,6633.80
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 466,887 0.02 388,54420.16
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 13,271,482 0.67 11,905,83611.47
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 65,444 0.00 61,4216.55
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 51,649 0.00 32,93256.84
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 40,375,091 2.03 87,468,913-53.84
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 166,169,517 8.37 245,966,926-32.44
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 8,142,628 0.41 8,162,246-0.24
29 Organic chemicals 6,567,822 0.33 6,025,1509.01
30 Pharmaceutical products 67,196 0.00 1,3075,041.24
31 Fertilizers 1,541,036,940 77.65 1,667,068,877-7.56
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 9,989 0.00 8,19421.91
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 2,580 0.00 2,713-4.90
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 9,886-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 655,925 0.03 192,678240.43
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,556,686 0.13 921,823177.35
40 Rubber and articles thereof 41,163,942 2.07 38,017,8788.28
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 193 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 230,924 0.01 284,964-18.96
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,689,460 0.14 2,183,09523.19
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,776,650 0.29 14,979,659-61.44
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 11,499 0.00 2,051460.65
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,547 0.00 2581,662.40
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 168 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 439 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,918 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 124,301 0.01 11,490981.82
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 311 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 221 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 24,543 0.00 0
69 Ceramic products 75 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 84,616 0.00 51016,491.37
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 41,344 0.00 19,048117.05
72 Iron and steel 116,300,968 5.86 103,603,29712.26
73 Articles of iron or steel 94,797 0.00 1,704,085-94.44
74 Copper and articles thereof 125,448 0.01 285,361-56.04
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,644,694 0.23 1,874,648147.76
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 35-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 196,319 0.01 380,851-48.45
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,007 0.00 31,446-90.44
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 20,150 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,887,692 0.10 5,030,514-62.48
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 12,450,828 0.63 15,925,126-21.82
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 97,476 0.00 88,04910.71
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 227,613 0.01 208,0349.41
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,132,366 0.16 1,824,21571.71
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 45 0.00 0
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 99 0.00 0
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 25 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 553 0.00 47915.45
SS Classified 15,840,503 0.80 89 778 451-82.36

Russia’s Imports from Brazil

The major share of Russian imports from Brazil in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 84.06% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (83.79% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.98% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (4.75% in 2012);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.76% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (6.82% in 2012);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.58% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (1.66% in 2012);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.24% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (1.09% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $281,968,921;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $81,749,560;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $45,029,924;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $11,173,286.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $98,563,033;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $54,663,733;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $39,257,341;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $27,496,706;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $25,336,955;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $23,596,652;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $23,401,379;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $20,584,101;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $13,542,538.
Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,952,270,163 55.89 1,670,301,24216.88
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 42,179 0.00 59,955-29.65
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 22,176,124 0.63 42,760,225-48.14
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 16,773 0.00 30,250-44.55
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,034 0.00 12,637-52.25
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 20,614,683 0.59 20,814,824-0.96
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 80,469,133 2.30 104,065,785-22.67
10 Cereals 226,500 0.01 3,383,980-93.31
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 344,835 0.01 524,754-34.29
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 13,124,138 0.38 111,687,171-88.25
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,544,043 0.04 215,695615.85
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,103 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 597,992 0.02 948,977-36.99
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 194,151,711 5.56 221,648,417-12.41
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 79,077 0.00 80,495-1.76
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 19,584 0.00 10,03295.22
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 60,617,879 1.74 74,160,417-18.26
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 73,503,166 2.10 82,514,122-10.92
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 11,461,590 0.33 3,169,904261.58
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 165,967,610 4.75 84,218,05097.07
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 338,908,741 9.70 393,572,474-13.89
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,156,601 0.06 1,831,25117.77
26 Ores, slag and ash 11,891,025 0.34 717,7391,556.73
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 20,180,219 0.58 18,298,81310.28
29 Organic chemicals 11,734,188 0.34 9,212,77227.37
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,117,690 0.06 1,512,10440.05
31 Fertilizers 881 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 872,993 0.02 893,347-2.28
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,602,355 0.05 1,713,682-6.50
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 319,932 0.01 364,936-12.33
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,403,986 0.10 1,916,45577.62
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 411,021 0.01 718,623-42.80
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,207,841 0.06 1,526,37544.65
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,015,053 0.14 8,728,415-42.54
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,365,920 0.21 10,872,461-32.25
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 3,221,673 0.09 4,394,798-26.69
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 163,683 0.00 233,134-29.79
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 77,661 0.00 12,591516.80
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,548,273 0.10 3,877,234-8.48
45 Cork and articles of cork 4 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 281-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 7,198,046 0.21 10,958,954-34.32
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,298,255 0.09 1,870,65976.32
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6,220 0.00 9,446-34.15
50 Silk 4,910 0.00 19,947-75.38
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 7,152-100.00
52 Cotton 50,808 0.00 92,162-44.87
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,202,228 0.03 1,363,926-11.86
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 39,252-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,036 0.00 1,62025.68
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 148,472 0.00 91,21562.77
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 35,411 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 1-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 318,977 0.01 257,46023.89
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 543,508 0.02 528,2772.88
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 309,924 0.01 553,256-43.98
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 638,545 0.02 795,675-19.75
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 39,885,086 1.14 32,983,21520.93
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,349 0.00 4,505-70.06
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,096,714 0.17 6,252,719-2.49
69 Ceramic products 858,794 0.02 172,723397.21
70 Glass and glassware 1,086,477 0.03 1,667,280-34.84
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 955,570 0.03 1,017,981-6.13
72 Iron and steel 98,511,370 2.82 53,481,44684.20
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,950,614 0.08 2,943,7240.23
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,256,442 0.04 2,607,558-51.82
75 Nickel and articles thereof 60,105,999 1.72 85,442,954-29.65
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 339,711 0.01 366,537-7.32
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,066 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 8-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,748,023 0.05 6,108,033-71.38
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 678,663 0.02 769,983-11.86
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,623,735 0.22 7,685,200-0.80
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 577,027 0.02 254,665126.58
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 128,751,771 3.69 152,153,150-15.38
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 13,067,471 0.37 12,400,6395.38
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 3,484 0.00 5,723-39.12
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 18,149,835 0.52 57,407,176-68.38
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,376,591 0.18 7,214,932-11.62
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 716 0.00 2,094-65.81
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 9,116 0.00 11,532-20.95
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 617,134 0.02 600,5012.77
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 165,130 0.00 26,174530.89
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 324,624 0.01 356,420-8.92
SS Classified 76,511,173 2.19 29 073 462163.16
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia