Russian trade in goods with Cyprus in Q1 2017
May 22, 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 Cyprus in the first quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Cyprus
In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Cyprus totaled $85,897,141, up 40.63% ($24,816,717) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Cyprus in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $82,713,616, up 41.81% ($24,386,262) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Cyprus in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $3,183,525, up 15.64% ($430,455) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Cyprus in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $79,530,091, a 43.11% increase ($23,955,807) over the 1st quarter of 2016.
Cyprus was Russia’s 84th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 88th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0668% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0629% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Cyprus was Russia’s 72nd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0993% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0952% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Cyprus was Russia’s 111th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 109th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0070% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0077% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Cyprus
The major share of Russian exports to Cyprus in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 56.94% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (69.80% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.35% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (8.93% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.09% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (4.12% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.90% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (14.29% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.72% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (1.84% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.18% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (0.78% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Cyprus in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 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 $6,383,503;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,961,530;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $979,283;
- 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 $838,790;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $509,518;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $350,968.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Cyprus in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,616,563;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $3,342,039.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 13,953 | 0.02 | 27,464 | -49.20 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 50 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 4,903,758 | 5.93 | 3,924,475 | 24.95 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 16,886 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 18,247 | 0.02 | 235,595 | -92.25 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 1,141,477 | 1.38 | 1,003,699 | 13.73 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 47,096,881 | 56.94 | 40,713,378 | 15.68 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 965,838 | 1.17 | 897,142 | 7.66 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 350,968 | 0.42 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,130 | 0.00 | 90 | 1,155.56 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 45,593 | 0.06 | 96,232 | -52.62 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 432 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 340 | -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 | 686 | 0.00 | 562 | 22.06 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 41,300 | 0.05 | 22,980 | 79.72 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 12,412 | 0.02 | 24,931 | -50.21 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,920 | 0.00 | 33,634 | -91.32 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 617 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 121 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 786,443 | 0.95 | 276,925 | 183.99 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 162,518 | 0.20 | 148,967 | 9.10 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 28,625 | 0.03 | 30,443 | -5.97 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 113 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 48,322 | -100.00 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 343 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 613 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 3,456 | 0.00 | 228 | 1,415.79 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 27,488 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 285 | 0.00 | 10,368 | -97.25 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,714 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 110 | -100.00 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 434 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 8,019 | 0.01 | 29,575 | -72.89 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 61,304 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 348,085 | 0.42 | 420,240 | -17.17 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,136 | 0.01 | 12,318 | -42.07 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 241,997 | 0.29 | 317,736 | -23.84 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,614,136 | 4.37 | 1,652,606 | 118.69 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 70 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,042 | 0.00 | 27 | 3,759.26 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 950,697 | 1.15 | 4,567,260 | -79.18 |
| 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 | 1,103,378 | 1.33 | 264,588 | 317.02 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 197,459 | 0.24 | 0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 1,647 | 0.00 | 3,343,686 | -99.95 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 149,120 | 0.18 | 161,140 | -7.46 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,953 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 19,419 | 0.02 | 9,546 | 103.43 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,192 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 25 | 0.00 | 25 | 0.00 |
| SS | Classified | 20,404,662 | 24.67 | 26 646 | 76,476.83 |
Russia’s Imports from Cyprus
The major share of Russian imports from Cyprus in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 64.62% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (39.21% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 19.06% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (41.79% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.98% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (14.54% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.58% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (3.57% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.90% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Cyprus in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,156,398;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $507,427;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $60,350;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $43,245;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $30,443;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $23,630;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $15,265;
- Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $10,729.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Cyprus in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,082,487;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $153,952;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $87,363;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $35,985;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $20,597;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $19,136;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $16,339.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 63,339 | 1.99 | 56,460 | 12.18 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,528 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 126,371 | 3.97 | 111,106 | 13.74 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 35,985 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 1,359 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 47,049 | 1.48 | 23,419 | 100.90 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 4,953 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 79,525 | 2.50 | 166,888 | -52.35 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 20,597 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,935,875 | 60.81 | 779,477 | 148.36 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 32,168 | 1.01 | 38,611 | -16.69 |
| 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 | 399 | 0.01 | 435 | -8.28 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 64,819 | 2.04 | 83,955 | -22.79 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 23,035 | 0.72 | 176,987 | -86.98 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 974 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 10,729 | 0.34 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 700 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 348 | 0.01 | 274 | 27.01 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 81,981 | 2.58 | 98,320 | -16.62 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 60,450 | 1.90 | 100 | 60,350.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 68,047 | 2.14 | 1,150,534 | -94.09 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 60 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 856 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 507,427 | 15.94 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 30,443 | 0.96 | 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 | 666 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 46,795 | 1.47 | 3,550 | 1,218.17 |