Russian trade with Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2016
September 17, 2016
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia's foreign trade in goods with Cuba in the second quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia's Trade with Cuba
In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Cuba was $30,032,201, down 44.48% ($24,064,553) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $27,729,777, down 2.48% ($705,679) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $2,302,424, down 91.03% ($23,358,874) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade surplus with Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $25,427,353, a 816.58% increase ($22,653,195) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Cuba was Russia's 99th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 94th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0276% of Russia's total trade (down from 0.0397% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Cuba was Russia's 89th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 97th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0417% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0311% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Cuba was Russia's 114th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 76th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0054% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.0573% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Cuba
The major share of Russian exports to Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 69.30% of Russia's total exports to Cuba (44.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.41% of Russia's total exports to Cuba (2.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.21% of Russia's total exports to Cuba (6.64% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.52% of Russia's total exports to Cuba (19.14% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.63% of Russia's total exports to Cuba (4.35% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia's total exports to Cuba (17.85% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $7,751,737;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,380,816;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,491,003;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $395,260;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $337,029;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $168,254;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $144,755;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $130,602;
- 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $96,791.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $5,063,584;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $4,095,717;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,695,765;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $397,426;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $283,113;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $205,620;
- 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 $169,954.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 98 | 0.00 | 174 | -43.68 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 5,063,584 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 142 | 0.00 | 251 | -43.43 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 11,762 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,006,451 | 3.63 | 838,197 | 20.07 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 397,426 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,380,957 | 8.59 | 141 | 1,688,521.99 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 72,108 | 0.26 | 277,728 | -74.04 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 388 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 96,851 | 0.35 | 60 | 161,318.33 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 406 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 66,249 | 0.24 | 55,162 | 20.10 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 824,569 | 2.97 | 487,540 | 69.13 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 132 | 0.00 | 286 | -53.85 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 158 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,275,428 | 8.21 | 1,880,168 | 21.02 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,111 | 0.00 | 8,947 | -87.58 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 77 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 879 | 0.00 | 48 | 1,731.25 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 102 | 0.00 | 58,197 | -99.82 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 208 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,022 | 0.00 | 17,287 | -94.09 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 93 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 33,390 | 0.12 | 32,238 | 3.57 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 202,336 | 0.73 | 124,092 | 63.05 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 242,642 | 0.88 | 97,887 | 147.88 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,185,650 | 4.28 | 5,281,367 | -77.55 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 14,542 | 0.05 | 11,894 | 22.26 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 2,988 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 22,339 | 0.08 | 27,189 | -17.84 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 902 | -100.00 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 437 | 0.00 | 11,766 | -96.29 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 61,483 | 0.22 | 12,832 | 379.14 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,709,389 | 16.98 | 7,405,154 | -36.40 |
| 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 | 985,964 | 3.56 | 1,155,918 | -14.70 |
| 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 | 7,751,737 | 27.95 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 5,425,194 | 19.56 | 3,934,191 | 37.90 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 345,713 | 1.25 | 215,111 | 60.71 |
| 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 | 14,220 | 0.05 | 297,333 | -95.22 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 235 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 5,090 | 0.02 | 1,387 | 266.98 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 728,223 | -100.00 |
Russia's Imports from Cuba
The major share of Russian imports from Cuba 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) - 99.61% of Russia's total imports from Cuba (99.99% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $908,109;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $539,112;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $13,841.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $24,830,965.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 2,691 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 6,480 | 0.28 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 6,654 | 0.29 | 1,643 | 304.99 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 24,830,965 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 4,799 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 13,841 | 0.60 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,242,190 | 53.95 | 334,081 | 271.82 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,024,242 | 44.49 | 485,130 | 111.13 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 559 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 489 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,265 | 0.10 | 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 | 3,828 | 0.17 | 742 | 415.90 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,365 | 0.10 | 758 | 212.01 |