Russian trade with Costa Rica in the 2nd quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia's Trade with Costa Rica
In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Costa Rica was $20,257,428, down 36.02% ($11,406,841) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Costa Rica in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $4,069,732, down 58.48% ($5,731,181) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Costa Rica in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $16,187,696, down 25.96% ($5,675,660) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade deficit with Costa Rica in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $12,117,964, a 0.46% increase ($55,521) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Costa Rica was Russia's 108th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0186% of Russia's total trade (down from 0.0232% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Costa Rica was Russia's 122nd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 114th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0061% of Russia's total exports (down from 0.0107% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Costa Rica was Russia's 85th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 82nd in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0382% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.0488% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Costa Rica
The major share of Russian exports to Costa Rica in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 91.41% of Russia's total exports to Costa Rica (70.73% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.30% of Russia's total exports to Costa Rica (28.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Costa Rica in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $92,200;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $29,044;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $19,388;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $17,417.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Costa Rica in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $3,233,570;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $2,500,934;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $51,270;
- 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 $47,960;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $37,388;
- 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 $27,092.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 37,388 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 297,204 | 7.30 | 2,798,138 | -89.38 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 34,880 | 0.86 | 82,840 | -57.89 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,525,194 | 86.62 | 6,758,764 | -47.84 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 92,200 | 2.27 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 68,043 | 1.67 | 38,999 | 74.47 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 51,270 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 17,417 | 0.43 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 19,388 | 0.48 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 4,090 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 2,320 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,406 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 27,092 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 12,000 | 0.29 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia's Imports from Costa Rica
The major share of Russian imports from Costa Rica in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 63.28% of Russia's total imports from Costa Rica (42.76% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 32.54% of Russia's total imports from Costa Rica (54.63% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.03% of Russia's total imports from Costa Rica (1.08% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.83% of Russia's total imports from Costa Rica (1.36% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Costa Rica in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd 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 $1,324,073;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,312,317;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $147,820;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $107,989.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Costa Rica in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd 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 $7,692,125;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $309,547;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $278,804;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $143,551;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $124,017.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 930 | 0.01 | 4,859 | -80.86 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 760,788 | 4.70 | 1,039,592 | -26.82 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 1,361 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 8,990,083 | 55.54 | 7,677,766 | 17.09 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 415,025 | 2.56 | 558,576 | -25.70 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 60 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 77,139 | 0.48 | 66,755 | 15.56 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 7,690 | 0.05 | 8,325 | -7.63 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 436 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 139,830 | 0.86 | 31,841 | 339.15 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 342,413 | 2.12 | 194,593 | 75.96 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,164 | 0.03 | 3,839 | 8.47 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 4,000 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,030 | 0.01 | 9,926 | -89.62 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 43,365 | 0.27 | 15,174 | 185.78 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 529 | 0.00 | 371 | 42.59 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,432 | 0.01 | 257 | 457.20 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 1,612 | 0.01 | 3,452 | -53.30 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 68,055 | 0.42 | 76,601 | -11.16 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,069 | -100.00 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 29,156 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,949 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 64,281 | 0.40 | 188,298 | -65.86 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 27,499 | 0.17 | 337,046 | -91.84 |
| 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 | 1,535,102 | 9.48 | 9,227,227 | -83.36 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 931 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,703,849 | 22.88 | 2,379,776 | 55.64 |