Russian trade with Argentina in 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Argentina
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Argentina was $847,028,011, down 10.53% ($99,648,239) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Argentina in 2016 totaled $163,004,044, up 33.64% ($41,033,294) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Argentina in 2016 were $684,023,967, down 17.06% ($140,681,533) from 2015.
Russia’s trade deficit with Argentina in 2016 was $521,019,923, a 25.86% decrease ($181,714,827) over 2015.
Argentina was Russia’s 64th largest trading partner in 2016 (just as in 2015), accounting for 0.1811% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1799% in 2015).
Argentina was Russia’s 88th largest export market in 2016 (up from 93rd in 2015), accounting for 0.0571% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0355% in 2015).
Argentina was Russia’s 41st largest supplier in 2016 (down from 38th in 2015), accounting for 0.3753% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4515% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Argentina
The major share of Russian exports to Argentina in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 48.88% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (31.22% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 39.48% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (39.22% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.52% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (16.11% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.31% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (8.91% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.55% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (4.38% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Argentina in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $30,235,010;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $20,507,252;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $10,153,821;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $1,081,648.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Argentina in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $11,407,700;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $3,998,395;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,336,106;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,304,844;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,072,573;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $875,691;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $504,576.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 371,119 | 0.23 | 7,432 | 4,893.53 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 48,457 | 0.03 | 5,609 | 763.92 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 954,487 | 0.59 | 4,952,882 | -80.73 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 63,395,897 | 38.89 | 42,888,645 | 47.82 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,814,536 | 1.11 | 732,888 | 147.59 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 169,642 | 0.10 | 19,037 | 791.12 |
31 | Fertilizers | 62,000,631 | 38.04 | 31,765,621 | 95.18 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 63,398 | 0.04 | 2,538 | 2,397.95 |
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 | 30 | 0.00 | 431 | -93.04 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1,457 | 0.00 | 243 | 499.59 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 271,900 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 201,900 | 0.12 | 112,954 | 78.75 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 15,086,891 | 9.26 | 4,933,070 | 205.83 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 335,504 | 0.21 | 237,781 | 41.10 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 112,404 | 0.07 | 6,735 | 1,568.95 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,034,320 | 2.47 | 5,339,164 | -24.44 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,951 | 0.00 | 215 | 807.44 |
52 | Cotton | 350 | 0.00 | 350 | 0.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,400 | 0.00 | 15,057 | -90.70 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 1,305 | 0.00 | 1,322 | -1.29 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,680 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 90 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 794 | 0.00 | 10,222 | -92.23 |
69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 511 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 925 | 0.00 | 8,887 | -89.59 |
72 | Iron and steel | 5,645,757 | 3.46 | 7,981,863 | -29.27 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 545,544 | 0.33 | 1,050,120 | -48.05 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 8,707 | 0.01 | 4,224 | 106.13 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 724,289 | 0.44 | 1,796,862 | -59.69 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 93 | 0.00 | 635 | -85.35 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 65,724 | 0.04 | 3,847 | 1,608.45 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 29,561 | 0.02 | 23,331 | 26.70 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,548 | 0.00 | 11,877 | -78.55 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,499,141 | 2.76 | 4,977,051 | -9.60 |
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 | 1,514,948 | 0.93 | 1,403,130 | 7.97 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 669,569 | 0.41 | 1,545,260 | -56.67 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 11,407,700 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 676,577 | 0.42 | 313,158 | 116.05 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 20,211 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 2,207 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 138 180 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Argentina
The major share of Russian imports from Argentina in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 90.07% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (90.02% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.40% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (5.40% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.09% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (2.63% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.28% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (1.76% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Argentina in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $17,555,540;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $14,149,009;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $12,044,112;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $9,964,199;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $8,072,286;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $5,755,886.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Argentina in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $125,239,098;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $47,667,694;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $10,055,975;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $7,232,233;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $6,802,109;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,673,244;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $3,355,132;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,683,172;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $2,455,724.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 2,148 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 108,295,010 | 15.83 | 155,962,704 | -30.56 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 30,937,371 | 4.52 | 20,973,172 | 47.51 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 89,628,849 | 13.10 | 75,479,840 | 18.75 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,987,532 | 0.29 | 4,024,073 | -50.61 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 6,563,113 | 0.96 | 5,287,840 | 24.12 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 157,174,140 | 22.98 | 164,406,373 | -4.40 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,980,630 | 0.29 | 1,718,998 | 15.22 |
10 | Cereals | 529,797 | 0.08 | 158,389 | 234.49 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 44,440 | 0.01 | 29,832 | 48.97 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 100,753,614 | 14.73 | 88,709,502 | 13.58 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,766,057 | 0.40 | 5,221,781 | -47.03 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 111,555 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 286,932 | 0.04 | 384,998 | -25.47 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 79,378 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3,832,709 | 0.56 | 7,187,841 | -46.68 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 570,202 | 0.08 | 142,481 | 300.20 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 14,056,305 | 2.05 | 8,300,419 | 69.34 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 64,944,048 | 9.49 | 190,183,146 | -65.85 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 31,691,271 | 4.63 | 14,135,731 | 124.19 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 158,375 | 0.02 | 43,496 | 264.11 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 8,090,288 | 1.18 | 18,002 | 44,841.05 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 2,535,867 | 0.37 | 2,742,566 | -7.54 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 30,019,174 | 4.39 | 33,692,418 | -10.90 |
31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 113 | -100.00 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 914,184 | 0.13 | 571,206 | 60.04 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 210,526 | 0.03 | 241,875 | -12.96 |
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 | 25,577 | 0.00 | 77,709 | -67.09 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 6,327,891 | 0.93 | 5,968,544 | 6.02 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 176,680 | 0.03 | 106,138 | 66.46 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,720,982 | 0.25 | 556,422 | 209.29 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 597,604 | 0.09 | 534,665 | 11.77 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 136,881 | 0.02 | 41,755 | 227.82 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 66 | 0.00 | 1,007 | -93.45 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 468,878 | 0.07 | 807,220 | -41.91 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 21,793 | 0.00 | 329 | 6,524.01 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 215 | 0.00 | 5,413 | -96.03 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 600,297 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 21 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 4,403 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 348 | 0.00 | 211 | 64.93 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,110 | 0.00 | 3,037 | -30.52 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 21,369 | 0.00 | 42,845 | -50.12 |
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 | 6,934 | -100.00 |
72 | Iron and steel | 185,400 | 0.03 | 2,868,572 | -93.54 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,520,119 | 0.22 | 11,576,094 | -86.87 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 302 | 0.00 | 109 | 177.06 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 642 | 0.00 | 531 | 20.90 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 172,857 | 0.03 | 41,672 | 314.80 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 36,619 | 0.01 | 11,756 | 211.49 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 9,541,693 | 1.39 | 9,634,258 | -0.96 |
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 | 115,485 | 0.02 | 113,240 | 1.98 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 13,621 | -100.00 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,501,266 | 0.51 | 10,303,375 | -66.02 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,111,794 | 0.16 | 1,617,949 | -31.28 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 9,500 | 0.00 | 25,645 | -62.96 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 12,565 | 0.00 | 5,240 | 139.79 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 8,910 | 0.00 | 8,158 | 9.22 |
SS | Classified | 254,434 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |