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Russian trade with Colombia 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 Colombia in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Colombia

In 2013, Russia’s trade with Colombia was $376,980,168, down 18.42% ($85,127,456) from 2012.

Russia’s exports to Colombia in 2013 were $230,016,783, down 20.57% ($59,564,188) from 2012.

Russia’s imports from Colombia in 2013 were $146,963,385, down 14.82% ($25,563,268) from 2012.

Russia’s trade surplus with Colombia in 2013 was $83,053,398, a 29.05% decrease ($34,000,920) over 2012.

Colombia was Russia’s 88th largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 81st in 2012), accounting for 0.0448% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0549% in 2012).

Colombia was Russia’s 84th largest export market in 2013 (down from 75th in 2012), accounting for 0.0436% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0552% in 2012).

Colombia was Russia’s 76th largest supplier in 2013 (down from 74th in 2012), accounting for 0.0467% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0544% in 2012).

Russia’s Exports to Colombia

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 49.54% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (57.08% in 2012);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.65% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (10.75% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.77% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (27.75% in 2012);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 12.82% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (1.63% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Colombia in 2013 over 2012 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 $28,566,399;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $8,909,944;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,890,982;
  • 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 $730,202.

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $49,176,005;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $45,048,958;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $3,821,597;
  • 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 $2,287,544;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,619,466;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $710,635.
Russia’s exports to Colombia in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 79,475-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 66,692 0.03 47,12941.51
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 892,464 0.39 4,714,061-81.07
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 28,584,589 12.43 18,190157,044.52
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,696,030 0.74 3,983,574-57.42
29 Organic chemicals 1,480,128 0.64 1,527,129-3.08
30 Pharmaceutical products 306 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 106,266,822 46.20 155,442,827-31.64
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,484 0.00 4,471-44.44
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 8,427 0.00 5,77545.92
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 87 0.00 1,406-93.81
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,059,250 0.46 416,028154.61
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,916,544 0.83 1,697,38912.91
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,518,001 0.66 2,228,636-31.89
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 527-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,031,036 0.45 535,88292.40
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 800 0.00 411,851.22
52 Cotton 210 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 25 0.00 3,000-99.17
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 9-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 7,079 0.00 28,283-74.97
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 97,245 0.04 128,568-24.36
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 350-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,987 0.00 6,708-70.38
70 Glass and glassware 2,611 0.00 8,999-70.99
72 Iron and steel 25,083,339 10.91 70,132,297-64.23
73 Articles of iron or steel 8,456,892 3.68 10,076,358-16.07
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,064 0.00 9,077-66.24
75 Nickel and articles thereof 12,949 0.01 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 228,347 0.10 100,964126.17
78 Lead and articles thereof 42 0.00 79-46.84
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 6,000-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 116,085 0.05 22,213422.60
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83,973 0.04 25,006235.81
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 11,833,259 5.14 11,663,8951.45
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 7,459,622 3.24 6,729,42010.85
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 75,000 0.03 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,303,118 2.31 3,412,13655.42
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 18,235,533 7.93 9,325,58995.54
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 10,731 0.00 2,728293.37
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 17,284 0.01 11,51250.14
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 7,000-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 14,106 0.01 6202,175.16
SS Classified 8,450,622 3.67 7 177 62017.74

Russia’s Imports from Colombia

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 88.54% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (90.99% in 2012);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.17% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (5.70% in 2012);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.53% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (0.34% in 2012).

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

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,988,769;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $944,845;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $891,712;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $730,872.

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

  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $16,572,742;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $6,913,748;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $3,169,091;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $1,257,874;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $849,403;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $773,593;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $686,389;
  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $520,835.
Russia’s imports from Colombia in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 849,403-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 328,010 0.22 3,497,101-90.62
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 221,453 0.15 147,61150.02
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 79,808,932 54.31 96,381,674-17.19
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 23,333 0.02 11,284106.78
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 11,401,522 7.76 11,677,644-2.36
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 11,610,339 7.90 12,868,213-9.78
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 4,185 0.00 1,604160.91
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 17,128 0.01 0
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 120,307 0.08 31,265284.80
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 133,283-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,081,785 2.78 3,136,94030.12
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,254,550 0.85 969,16229.45
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,992 0.00 1,47535.05
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 246,561 0.17 361,940-31.88
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 18,258,523 12.42 25,172,271-27.47
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 159,681 0.11 41,916280.95
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,587,430 1.76 1,695,71852.59
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 9,060,511 6.17 9,834,104-7.87
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 47,857 0.03 27,57073.58
29 Organic chemicals 1,591 0.00 603163.85
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 634,383 0.43 438,23844.76
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 71,430-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,039,595 2.07 50,8265,880.39
40 Rubber and articles thereof 123 0.00 438-71.92
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 5,730 0.00 526,565-98.91
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 209,485 0.14 358,713-41.60
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4,052 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 14,318 0.01 9,74646.91
45 Cork and articles of cork 40 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 212-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 429,262 0.29 778,908-44.89
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 813 0.00 7695.72
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 16,061 0.01 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 9,726 0.01 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 2,153-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 314 0.00 3,564-91.19
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 310,991 0.21 997,380-68.82
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 124,078 0.08 182,471-32.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,640 0.00 2,670-1.12
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,956 0.00 1,91354.52
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 13-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 32,423 0.02 0
69 Ceramic products 3,311 0.00 8,183-59.54
70 Glass and glassware 184,499 0.13 293,918-37.23
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 6,676 0.00 18,106-63.13
73 Articles of iron or steel 121 0.00 184-34.24
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,870 0.00 3411,282.35
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,319 0.00 10,366-77.63
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 149,579 0.10 212,823-29.72
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 321 0.00 4,913-93.47
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 13,031 0.01 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 16,340 0.01 16,929-3.48
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 380 0.00 64493.75
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 665-100.00
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 142,785 0.10 54,286163.02
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,363,810 1.61 1,632,93844.76
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,663 0.00 6,454-43.24
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia