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Russian trade with Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica in the first quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with Costa Rica

In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Costa Rica was $24,613,405, down 8.05% ($2,154,830) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $10,067,125, up 81.71% ($4,526,936) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $14,546,280, down 31.48% ($6,681,766) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade deficit with Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $4,479,155, a 71.45% decrease ($11,208,702) over the 1st quarter of 2015.

Costa Rica was Russia's 108th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.025% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.020% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Costa Rica was Russia's 109th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 120th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.016% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.006% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Costa Rica was Russia's 87th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 80th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.041% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.051% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to Costa Rica

The major share of Russian exports to Costa Rica 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) - 95.22% of Russia's total exports to Costa Rica (49.32% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.81% of Russia's total exports to Costa Rica (0.81% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.05% of Russia's total exports to Costa Rica (18.40% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia's total exports to Costa Rica (30.58% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $6,836,340;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $283,028;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $64,431;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $58,758;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $30,400.

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,694,125;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $913,415;
  • 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 $60,405.
Russia's exports to Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total export
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 84,940 0.84 224.42
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 105,820 1.05 -89.62
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 94,560 0.94 -38.98
31 Fertilizers 9,305,495 92.43 276.87
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 30,400 0.30
39 Plastics and articles thereof 155,418 1.54 70.81
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 283,028 2.81
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
70 Glass and glassware 7,464 0.07
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 -100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 -100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 -100.00

Russia's Imports from Costa Rica

The major share of Russian imports from Costa Rica 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) - 70.42% of Russia's total imports from Costa Rica (45.00% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 25.81% of Russia's total imports from Costa Rica (53.80% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.67% of Russia's total imports from Costa Rica (0.82% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

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

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,674,197;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $831,429;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $162,185;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $150,747;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $64,293;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $55,855;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $51,197;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $49,941.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from Costa Rica 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) - a decrease of $9,390,116;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $284,497.
Russia's imports from Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total import
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
01 Live animals 1,176 0.01 -69.80
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 969,956 6.67 -22.68
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 8,710 0.06 112.13
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 8,833,227 60.72 10.39
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 385,585 2.65 72.60
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 44,582 0.31 -31.17
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 -100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,601 0.06 741.59
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 55 0.00 -93.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 72,267 0.50 340.33
40 Rubber and articles thereof 306,736 2.11 96.64
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,736 0.03 37.79
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 49,941 0.34
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 7 0.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 563 0.00 -76.87
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 12,734 0.09 174.09
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 112 0.00 -60.84
70 Glass and glassware 3,407 0.02 139.09
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 -100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 22,702 0.16 -62.20
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,246 0.01 185.13
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 581 0.00 -7.78
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 567 0.00 224.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 64,293 0.44
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 52,528 0.36 3,846.51
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 1,184,731 8.14 -88.80
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 2,517,237 17.31 198.59
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia