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Russian trade with Brazil in 2015

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 2015: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Brazil

In 2015, Russia’s trade with Brazil was $4,838,995,401, down 23.62% ($1,496,738,699) from 2014.

Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2015 were $1,924,277,960, down 18.68% ($442,015,814) from 2014.

Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2015 were $2,914,717,441, down 26.57% ($1,054,722,885) from 2014.

Russia’s trade deficit with Brazil in 2015 was $990,439,481, a 38.22% decrease ($612,707,071) over 2014.

Brazil was Russia’s 22nd largest trading partner in 2015 (up from 25th in 2014), accounting for 0.9195% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.8092% in 2014).

Brazil was Russia’s 36th largest export market in 2015 (down from 35th in 2014), accounting for 0.5600% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.4762% in 2014).

Brazil was Russia’s 15th largest supplier in 2015 (up from 18th in 2014), accounting for 1.5956% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.3880% in 2014).

Russia’s Exports to Brazil

The major share of Russian exports to Brazil in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 86.62% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (80.81% in 2014);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.25% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (9.00% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.81% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (5.34% in 2014);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.49% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (1.10% in 2014).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $44,579,068.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $285,929,927;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $52,169,486;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $35,210,024;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $18,892,987;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $16,322,836.
Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
01 Live animals 0 0.00 3,400-100.00
10 Cereals 0 0.00 13,638-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 89,400-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,254,908 0.12 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 772,565-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 51,718 0.00 117,436-55.96
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 361 0.00 23851.68
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 40,726,561 2.12 59,619,548-31.69
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 118,070,789 6.14 153,280,813-22.97
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,426,267 0.28 4,949,2709.64
29 Organic chemicals 2,066,175 0.11 4,338,664-52.38
30 Pharmaceutical products 275 0.00 69,856-99.61
31 Fertilizers 1,559,039,664 81.02 1,844,969,591-15.50
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 3,371-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 124 0.00 0
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 217 0.00 38471.05
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,843 0.00 96,102-97.04
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 583,381 0.03 1,038,035-43.80
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,275,379 0.33 7,917,593-20.74
40 Rubber and articles thereof 93,411,079 4.85 48,832,01191.29
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 506 0.00 37335.66
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 622,438 0.03 283,906119.24
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 4,779,323 0.25 4,270,93711.90
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,698,737 0.24 6,556,862-28.34
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,613 0.00 115,406-95.14
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 6,281 0.00 2582,334.50
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 109-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 4,896 0.00 1922,450.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,167 0.00 1,12392.97
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 80 0.00 497-83.90
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 185,648 0.01 315,023-41.07
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 17,227 0.00 7,639125.51
65 Headgear and parts thereof 303 0.00 151,920.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 40 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 42,566 0.00 1,2153,403.37
69 Ceramic products 3,083 0.00 358,708.57
70 Glass and glassware 2,859 0.00 161,953-98.23
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 30,255 0.00 59,042-48.76
72 Iron and steel 63,482,752 3.30 115,652,238-45.11
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,162,116 0.22 3,748,12711.05
74 Copper and articles thereof 17,133 0.00 289,158-94.07
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,407 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,824,134 0.25 5,775,944-16.48
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 35-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 743,584 0.04 795,862-6.57
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 10,959 0.00 2,222393.20
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,097 0.00 9,309-77.47
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,770,510 0.09 18,093,346-90.21
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 5,921,828 0.31 6,187,121-4.29
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 674,343 0.04 461,98845.97
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 977,696 0.05 1,349,913-27.57
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 185 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 24,673 0.00 1,2731,838.18
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 140 0.00 422-66.82
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,091 0.00 55696.22
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 3,400 0.00 0
SS Classified 3,348,149 0.17 76 040 106-95.60

Russia’s Imports from Brazil

The major share of Russian imports from Brazil in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 87.64% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (90.54% in 2014);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.31% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (2.09% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.06% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (2.39% in 2014);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.31% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (3.53% in 2014).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $63,240,114;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $29,913,327;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $18,886,420;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $11,726,627.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $886,519,380;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $65,942,431;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $55,650,877;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $49,696,991;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $46,176,982;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $20,483,577;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $15,616,931;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $12,815,402;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $9,022,466.
Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,531,263,773 52.54 2,417,783,153-36.67
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 11,931-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,227,578 0.08 1,655,84034.53
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 10,940,116 0.38 6,532,86467.46
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,058 0.00 27,270-96.12
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 22,675 0.00 25,842-12.26
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 28,945,840 0.99 17,219,21368.10
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 94,443,750 3.24 107,259,152-11.95
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 525,734 0.02 373,01840.94
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 281,099,336 9.64 327,276,318-14.11
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 261,174 0.01 3,476,023-92.49
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 466,357 0.02 899,902-48.18
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 144,344,710 4.95 210,287,141-31.36
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 993 0.00 2,106-52.85
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 123,146 0.00 120,9921.78
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 67,743,182 2.32 48,856,76238.66
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 77,182,266 2.65 74,194,4224.03
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 258,034 0.01 313,539-17.70
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 49,403,610 1.69 105,054,487-52.97
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 265,152,711 9.10 272,484,233-2.69
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,189,179 0.08 2,285,940-4.23
26 Ores, slag and ash 5,858,064 0.20 25,60422,779.49
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 17,812 0.00 3025,798.01
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 93,201,065 3.20 29,960,951211.08
29 Organic chemicals 14,772,326 0.51 30,389,257-51.39
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,921,400 0.13 3,390,13115.67
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 352-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 961,196 0.03 1,436,635-33.09
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,181,912 0.04 1,305,799-9.49
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 585,219 0.02 640,619-8.65
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,569,287 0.09 2,571,725-0.09
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 169,769 0.01 292,879-42.03
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,029,874 0.04 1,340,893-23.19
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,614,544 0.12 5,976,911-39.52
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,595,767 0.12 5,832,555-38.35
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 844,412 0.03 2,227,004-62.08
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 14,209 0.00 35,600-60.09
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 33,682 0.00 47,687-29.37
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 710,578 0.02 2,930,302-75.75
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 62-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 15,398,211 0.53 8,603,67378.97
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,566,354 0.05 3,220,276-51.36
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 15,093 0.00 8,99267.85
52 Cotton 4,841 0.00 9,330-48.11
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,716,269 0.06 1,633,4725.07
54 Man-made filaments 1,103,135 0.04 19,7615,482.38
55 Man-made staple fibers 79,412 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 51,661 0.00 38,82133.07
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 317 0.00 32,651-99.03
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 311,308-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 239,803 0.01 280,399-14.48
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 8,171-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 133,713 0.00 183,931-27.30
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 105,154 0.00 230,306-54.34
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 225,484 0.01 761,987-70.41
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 13,389,887 0.46 22,412,353-40.26
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,777-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,561,047 0.12 6,513,658-45.33
69 Ceramic products 71,513 0.00 3,115,442-97.70
70 Glass and glassware 388,717 0.01 522,366-25.59
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 391,125 0.01 888,876-56.00
72 Iron and steel 107,152,930 3.68 77,239,60338.73
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,883,251 0.10 2,675,5137.76
74 Copper and articles thereof 921,802 0.03 1,860,637-50.46
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 7,807-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 93,189 0.00 139,095-33.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 377 0.00 6,131-93.85
80 Tin and articles thereof 2,760,236 0.09 4,760,293-42.02
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 7,951 0.00 9,522-16.50
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 4,159,834 0.14 7,389,877-43.71
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 370,413 0.01 597,390-37.99
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 43,238,694 1.48 92,935,685-53.47
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 9,393,386 0.32 11,183,603-16.01
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 11,645,683 0.40 32,129,260-63.75
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,107,056 0.11 3,722,467-16.53
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 609-100.00
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 183,180 0.01 270,288-32.23
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 14,829 0.00 83,082-82.15
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 222,042 0.01 321,247-30.88
SS Classified 444,514 0.02 765 251-41.91
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia