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Russian trade with Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia's foreign trade in goods with Chile in the first quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with Chile

In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Chile totaled $138,397,118, up 10.14% ($12,737,848) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $10,982,234, down 16.43% ($2,158,764) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $127,414,884, up 13.24% ($14,896,612) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade deficit with Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $116,432,650, a 17.16% increase ($17,055,376) over the 1st quarter of 2015.

Chile was Russia's 68th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 76th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1422% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.0950% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Chile was Russia's 105th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 104th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0179% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0146% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Chile was Russia's 47th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 50th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3545% of Russia's total imports (up from 0.2677% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to Chile

The major share of Russian exports to Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 38.92% of Russia's total exports to Chile (49.67% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 33.66% of Russia's total exports to Chile (1.37% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 11.67% of Russia's total exports to Chile (10.51% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.55% of Russia's total exports to Chile (35.10% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.99% of Russia's total exports to Chile (1.53% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.68% of Russia's total exports to Chile (0.37% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.50% of Russia's total exports to Chile (1.42% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's exports to Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $2,006,947;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,587,127;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $245,402;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $221,489;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $105,989;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $58,095;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $43,032;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $42,693.

The largest declines in Russia's exports to Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 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 $3,747,565;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,217,421;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $210,959;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $141,828;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $85,132;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $72,457;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $35,443.
Russia's exports to Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total export
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 -100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 58,095 0.53
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 42,693 0.39
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 43,032 0.39
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 20,602 0.19 -87.32
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 -100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 829,584 7.55 -81.88
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 144,839 1.32 2.52
29 Organic chemicals 56,728 0.52 68.38
31 Fertilizers 1,539,666 14.02 -59.02
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 10,813 0.10
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 26,483 0.24 166.43
39 Plastics and articles thereof 338 0.00 -91.41
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,495,465 22.72 -3.30
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 775 0.01
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 127,945 1.17 482.73
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,148,035 10.45 -15.52
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,993 0.05
54 Man-made filaments 289,206 2.63 560.23
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 254 0.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 340 0.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,997 0.04 42.75
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 -100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 499 0.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 230 0.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 30 0.00 -99.38
69 Ceramic products 210 0.00
70 Glass and glassware 35 0.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 26,743 0.24 156.45
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 411,682 3.75 116.45
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2 0.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,587,501 14.46 424,365.51
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 2,090,588 19.04 2,399.48
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 16,309 0.15 -81.63
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,670 0.02 -61.69
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 200 0.00
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 40 0.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 612 0.01

Russia's Imports from Chile

The major share of Russian imports from Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 93.42% of Russia's total imports from Chile (83.83% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.64% of Russia's total imports from Chile (4.14% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.79% of Russia's total imports from Chile (9.41% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.06% of Russia's total imports from Chile (1.01% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's imports from Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $25,431,557;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $4,221,376;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,923,593;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $820,880;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $587,171.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $7,036,624;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $6,303,239;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $1,685,789;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,045,732;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $756,504;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $654,684;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $438,874.
Russia's imports from Chile in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total import
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 12,108,426 9.50 53.52
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 74,379,364 58.38 51.96
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 520,651 0.41 -92.37
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 183,622 0.14
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,994 0.00 -31.66
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 330,676 0.26 7.87
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 11,696,072 9.18 5.29
10 Cereals 92,994 0.07 -82.52
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 778 0.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,767,189 2.96 -30.92
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 880,150 0.69 -24.52
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 40,327 0.03 7,466.04
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,086,291 1.64 64.87
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,873 0.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 7,248,127 5.69 36.13
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 70,332 0.06 2.93
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,626,379 4.42 3.56
26 Ores, slag and ash 3,554,363 2.79 -66.44
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,594,550 3.61 -0.84
29 Organic chemicals 20,093 0.02 16,369.67
31 Fertilizers 8,875 0.01 -9.90
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 240 0.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,921 0.00 79.86
40 Rubber and articles thereof 14,900 0.01 26.20
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 13,158 0.01 -82.03
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 -100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 -100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,210 0.00 187.50
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 -100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 87,246 0.07 -43.47
74 Copper and articles thereof 35 0.00 -99.63
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 73,876 0.06 -14.44
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 172 0.00 -76.24
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia