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Russian trade with Costa Rica in the 3rd 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 third quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Costa Rica

In the 3rd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Costa Rica was $17,427,508, down 7.89% ($1,493,752) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2016 were $4,377,241, down 31.00% ($1,966,189) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2016 totaled $13,050,267, up 3.76% ($472,437) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade deficit with Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2016 was $8,673,026, a 39.12% increase ($2,438,626) over the 3rd quarter of 2015.

Costa Rica was Russia’s 118th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 121st in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0143% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0149% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

Costa Rica was Russia’s 129th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 125th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0061% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0080% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

Costa Rica was Russia’s 91st largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 92nd in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0261% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0265% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Costa Rica

The major share of Russian exports to Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 54.42% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (54.92% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 31.73% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (0.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 12.20% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (42.48% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.07% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (1.62% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $974,701;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $413,846;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $95,400;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $17,332;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $14,583.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd 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 $2,160,384;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,130,995;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $102,494;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $66,212;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $30,160;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $21,554.
Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2016
over Q3 2015
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 8,932 0.20 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 9,086 0.21 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,721 0.20 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 534,003 12.20 2,694,487-80.18
31 Fertilizers 2,158,318 49.31 3,289,313-34.38
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 95,400 2.18 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 128,190 2.93 194 402-34.06
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 17,332 0.40 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 21,554-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 10,440 0.24 40,600-74.29
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 14,583 0.33 0
72 Iron and steel 974,701 22.27 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 254 0.01 680-62.65
74 Copper and articles thereof 110 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 413,846 9.45 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 75 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 102,494-100.00
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 3,250 0.07 0

Russia’s Imports from Costa Rica

The major share of Russian imports from Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 55.81% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (67.24% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 40.14% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (29.47% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.37% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (1.58% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.10% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (1.41% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,057,759;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $784,680;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $737,277;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $210,493;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $54,962;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $44,368;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $39,324.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $2,086,615;
  • 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 $274,755;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $56,183.
Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2016
over Q3 2015
01 Live animals 825 0.01 4,743-82.61
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 784,680 6.01 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 998,265 7.65 1,054 448-5.33
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 2,434-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,816,811 36.91 6,903,426-30.23
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 572,364 4.39 361,87158.17
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 5,287 0.04 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 56,652 0.43 88,963-36.32
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 48,610 0.37 40,93718.74
30 Pharmaceutical products 11,839 0.09 3583,206.98
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 616-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 66,040 0.51 21,672204.72
40 Rubber and articles thereof 231,345 1.77 176,38331.16
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 76 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,120 0.01 5,150-78.25
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 25 0.00 2,000-98.75
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 4,359 0.03 618605.34
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 66,320 0.51 26,996145.67
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,006 0.01 333202.10
70 Glass and glassware 2,261 0.02 0
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 2,152-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 21,466 0.16 46,143-53.48
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,053-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 62 0.00 1,260-95.08
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 326 0.00 959-66.01
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 121,812 0.93 127,506-4.47
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,078,100 8.26 20,3415,200.13
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 1,522,970 11.67 1,797,725-15.28
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 11,626 0.09 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,626,020 20.12 1,888,74339.04
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia