Russian trade with Qatar in 2016
February 28, 2017
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 Qatar in 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Qatar totaled $58,947,184, up 92.60% ($28,340,848) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2016 totaled $24,458,669, up 78.55% ($10,760,488) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2016 totaled $34,488,515, up 103.98% ($17,580,360) from 2015.
Russia’s trade deficit with Qatar in 2016 was $10,029,846, a 212.46% increase ($6,819,872) over 2015.
Qatar was Russia’s 121st largest trading partner in 2016 (up from 141st in 2015), accounting for 0.0126% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0058% in 2015).
Qatar was Russia’s 128th largest export market in 2016 (up from 142nd in 2015), accounting for 0.0086% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0040% in 2015).
Qatar was Russia’s 96th largest supplier in 2016 (up from 104th in 2015), accounting for 0.0189% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0093% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 67.76% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (28.98% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 13.93% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (6.04% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.62% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (37.92% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.58% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (22.46% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.58% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (4.22% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $12,209,859;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,097,126;
- Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $622,408;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $399,587;
- 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 $381,262;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $326,921;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $144,130.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,407,170;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $1,963,375;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $810,983;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $321,420;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $120,657;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $74,902.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 6,900 | 0.03 | 5,400 | 27.78 |
| 10 | Cereals | 16,093,797 | 65.80 | 3,883,938 | 314.37 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 12,870 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 15,539 | 0.06 | 31,633 | -50.88 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 43,438 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 592 | 0.00 | 28,112 | -97.89 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 399,587 | 1.63 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 20,468 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 144,130 | 0.59 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 123 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 326,921 | 1.34 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 52,035 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 216,420 | 0.88 | 537,840 | -59.76 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 12,039 | 0.05 | 11,813 | 1.91 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 22,587 | 0.09 | 28,386 | -20.43 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,089,464 | 4.45 | 3,052,839 | -64.31 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 27,956 | 0.11 | 21,536 | 29.81 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,911 | 0.02 | 2,706 | 44.53 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 28 | 0.00 | 80 | -65.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 6,188 | 0.03 | 12,204 | -49.30 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5,307 | 0.02 | 18,092 | -70.67 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 45 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,046 | 0.00 | 9,092 | -88.50 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 32,020 | 0.13 | 1,704 | 1,779.11 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 39,982 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 7,947 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 40,921 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,405,221 | 9.83 | 308,095 | 680.68 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 321,491 | 1.31 | 442,148 | -27.29 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,408 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 623,078 | 2.55 | 670 | 92,896.72 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 74,902 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 38,413 | 0.16 | 1,260 | 2,948.65 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 15,509 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,612,088 | 6.59 | 4,019,258 | -59.89 |
| 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 | 709,957 | 2.90 | 328,695 | 115.99 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,618 | 0.01 | 8,127 | -55.48 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 27,253 | 0.11 | 838,236 | -96.75 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 7,661 | 0.03 | 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 | 44,459 | 0.18 | 3,000 | 1,381.97 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 24,998 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 27,669 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 68.79% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (36.48% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 31.19% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (63.34% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $17,555,067;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $5,194,429.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $3,492,280;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $919,890;
- 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 $735,871.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 23,723,861 | 68.79 | 6,168,794 | 284.58 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 735,871 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 6,312,325 | 18.30 | 1,117,896 | 464.66 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 47,624 | 0.14 | 967,514 | -95.08 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,395,909 | 12.75 | 7,888,189 | -44.27 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 110 | 0.00 | 67 | 64.18 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 6,693 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 14 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 15,389 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 252 | 0.00 | 3,543 | -92.89 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,620 | 0.00 | 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 | 6,800 | 0.02 | 600 | 1,033.33 |
| 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 | 3,599 | -100.00 |