Russian trade with Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia's Trade with Venezuela
In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Venezuela was $7,276,277, down 95.39% ($150,644,215) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $7,269,180, down 95.40% ($150,612,114) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $7,097, down 81.89% ($32,101) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade surplus with Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $7,262,083, a 95.40% decrease ($150,580,013) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Venezuela was Russia's 129th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 74th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0067% of Russia's total trade (down from 0.1158% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Venezuela was Russia's 116th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 61st in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0109% of Russia's total exports (down from 0.1725% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Venezuela was Russia's 170th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 154th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.0001% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Venezuela
The major share of Russian exports to Venezuela 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) - 83.48% of Russia's total exports to Venezuela (14.71% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.42% of Russia's total exports to Venezuela (0.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.67% of Russia's total exports to Venezuela (0.75% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.92% of Russia's total exports to Venezuela (49.11% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $835,710;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $173,858;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $72,398;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $32,869.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Venezuela 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 $72,510,692;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $17,104,011;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,686,807;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,281,518;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,064,277;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $309,782;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $149,692;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $63,648.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
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 | 63,648 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 121,520 | 1.67 | 1,185,797 | -89.75 |
31 | Fertilizers | 5,962,072 | 82.02 | 23,066,083 | -74.15 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 32,869 | 0.45 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 149,692 | -100.00 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 73,186 | 1.01 | 788 | 9,187.56 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 13,732 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 609 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 174,810 | 2.40 | 952 | 18,262.39 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,214 | 0.02 | 310,996 | -99.61 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 16,820 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 5,599 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 34,292 | 0.47 | 3,721,099 | -99.08 |
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 | 18,620 | 0.26 | 72,529,312 | -99.97 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 6,474 | 0.09 | 297 | 2,079.80 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 7,804 | 0.11 | 1,289,322 | -99.39 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 760 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | -100.00 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 835,710 | 11.50 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 55,526,268 | -100.00 |
Russia's Imports from Venezuela
The major share of Russian imports from Venezuela 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) - 53.90% of Russia's total imports from Venezuela (5.56% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 46.10% of Russia's total imports from Venezuela (90.80% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.00% of Russia's total imports from Venezuela (2.40% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Venezuela 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 $3,272;
- 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 $2,226;
- 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 $838;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $373.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $21,434;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $14,158;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,790;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $941;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $370;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $115.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
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12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 14,158 | -100.00 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 21,434 | -100.00 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,272 | 46.10 | 0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 115 | -100.00 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 370 | -100.00 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 941 | -100.00 |
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 | 838 | 11.81 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 2,226 | 31.37 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 388 | 5.47 | 2,178 | -82.19 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 373 | 5.26 | 0 | ∞ |