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

Russia’s Trade with Kuwait

In 2013, Russia’s trade with Kuwait was $33,952,462, down 59.06% ($48,975,399) from 2012.

Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2013 were $32,416,397, down 59.91% ($48,438,651) from 2012.

Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2013 were $1,536,065, down 25.89% ($536,748) from 2012.

Russia’s trade surplus with Kuwait in 2013 was $30,880,332, a 60.80% decrease ($47,901,903) over 2012.

Kuwait was Russia’s 133rd largest trading partner in 2013 (down from 120th in 2012), accounting for 0.0040% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0098% in 2012).

Kuwait was Russia’s 122nd largest export market in 2013 (down from 105th in 2012), accounting for 0.0061% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0154% in 2012).

Kuwait was Russia’s 149th largest supplier in 2013 (down from 138th in 2012), accounting for 0.0005% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0007% in 2012).

Russia’s Exports to Kuwait

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 75.59% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (13.23% in 2012);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 20.86% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (9.18% in 2012);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.66% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.28% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.94% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (75.21% in 2012);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.25% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (1.63% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2013 over 2012 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 $15,998,079;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $286,576;
  • 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 $264,439;
  • 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 $248,689;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $167,682.

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $60,401,850;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,609,439;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,101,121;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $890,765;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $196,146;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $169,734;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $166,523.
Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 50,385 0.16 18,814167.81
10 Cereals 0 0.00 1,101,121-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,120 0.01 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 26,280 0.08 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 196,146-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,962 0.01 2,419-18.89
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 131,017 0.40 300,751-56.44
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 264,439 0.82 0
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 40,721-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 9-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 305-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 255,806 0.79 169,44050.97
39 Plastics and articles thereof 19,044 0.06 12,00758.61
40 Rubber and articles thereof 204 0.00 2,061-90.10
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 383 0.00 0
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 888-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 825,766 2.55 539,19053.15
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 56,835-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,934,951 18.31 6,825,716-13.05
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 231 0.00 0
52 Cotton 0 0.00 26-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 924-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,273 0.01 703223.33
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 79,116 0.24 59,09333.88
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 29-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 18-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 11,636 0.04 14,357-18.95
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 606-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 9,962 0.03 60,411,812-99.98
74 Copper and articles thereof 206,975 0.64 373,498-44.58
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 793 0.00 3,165-74.94
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 88,564 0.27 25,554246.58
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 303-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 490,113 1.51 322,43152.01
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 1,162,465 3.59 913,77627.22
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 22,670,250 69.93 6,672,171239.77
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 180,622 0.56 2,790,061-93.53
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 68-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 40 0.00 3033.33

Russia’s Imports from Kuwait

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 99.40% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (96.15% in 2012).

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

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $398,421;
  • 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 $6,531.

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

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $864,442;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $13,218;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $11,959.
Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 800-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 0 0.00 20-100.00
29 Organic chemicals 323,312 21.05 1,187,754-72.78
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,203,592 78.36 805,17149.48
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,630 0.17 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 126-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 11,959-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 12-100.00
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 6,531 0.43 0
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 0 0.00 2,868-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 13,218-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 50 885-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia