Russian trade in goods with Saudi Arabia in Q1 2017
May 24, 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 Saudi Arabia in the first quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Saudi Arabia
In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Saudi Arabia totaled $124,232,183, up 31.49% ($29,752,124) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $86,591,960, up 31.12% ($20,550,009) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $37,640,223, up 32.36% ($9,202,115) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Saudi Arabia in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $48,951,737, a 30.18% increase ($11,347,894) over the 1st quarter of 2016.
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 76th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 77th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0966% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0973% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 70th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 71st in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1039% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1078% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 73rd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 71st in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0832% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0794% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Saudi Arabia
The major share of Russian exports to Saudi Arabia in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 35.68% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (5.88% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 20.17% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (64.01% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.85% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (12.43% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 13.84% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (1.53% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 9.30% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (13.52% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.72% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (2.34% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $26,825,645;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $10,974,530;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $5,498,448;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $3,055,500;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,795,433;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,111,606;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $898,839;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $698,842;
- 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 $489,193.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $29,659,786;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $1,356,332;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,286,257;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $408,770.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 1,802 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 143,734 | 0.17 | 75,821 | 89.57 |
| 10 | Cereals | 10,533,903 | 12.16 | 40,193,689 | -73.79 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 4,992,000 | 5.76 | 1,936,500 | 157.78 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,795,433 | 2.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 67,134 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 4,255 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 1,290 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 11,984,227 | 13.84 | 1,009,697 | 1,086.91 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 895,421 | 1.03 | 406,228 | 120.42 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 698,842 | 0.81 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,244,984 | 1.44 | 133,378 | 833.43 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 58,644 | 0.07 | 9,182 | 538.68 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 34,889 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 640 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 7,754,700 | 8.96 | 7,616,391 | 1.82 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 98,829 | 0.11 | 3,196 | 2,992.27 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 5,536,782 | 6.39 | 38,334 | 14,343.53 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,495,235 | 5.19 | 5,851,567 | -23.18 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 126,040 | 0.15 | 534,810 | -76.43 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,432,247 | 3.96 | 2,533,408 | 35.48 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,800 | 0.00 | 9,232 | -80.50 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 41,342 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 80,441 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 225,496 | 0.26 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 16,804 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 22,158 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 15,975 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 6,802 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 30,563,088 | 35.30 | 3,737,443 | 717.75 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 172,705 | 0.20 | 74,261 | 132.56 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 50 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 30 | 0.00 | 307 | -90.23 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 151,326 | 0.17 | 73,251 | 106.59 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 6,525 | 0.01 | 3 | 217,400.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 75,464 | 0.09 | 1,361,721 | -94.46 |
| 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 | 323,892 | 0.37 | 94,274 | 243.56 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,448 | 0.00 | 31,207 | -95.36 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 224,636 | 0.26 | 57,589 | 290.07 |
| 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 | 421 | 0.00 | 157 | 168.15 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 3,020 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 25,559 | 0.03 | 84,123 | -69.62 |
| SS | Classified | 906,910 | 1.05 | 1 219 | 74,297.87 |
Russia’s Imports from Saudi Arabia
The major share of Russian imports from Saudi Arabia 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) - 94.93% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (92.05% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.32% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (4.30% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.00% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (2.72% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $5,694,562;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,308,564;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,421,945;
- 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 $265,452;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $196,729;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $178,270;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $136,652;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $123,740.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia 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 $663,853;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $349,754;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $194,521.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 123,740 | 0.33 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 929 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 4,134 | 0.01 | 177 | 2,235.59 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 2,410 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,442 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 71,655 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 8,622 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 11,142,388 | 29.60 | 5,447,826 | 104.53 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,914,676 | 7.74 | 606,112 | 380.88 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 328,200 | 0.87 | 359,500 | -8.71 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 23,300 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 61 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 363,442 | 0.97 | 226,790 | 60.25 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 20,958,004 | 55.68 | 19,536,059 | 7.28 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 807 | 0.00 | 131 | 516.03 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 244,204 | 0.65 | 65,934 | 270.38 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 871,983 | 2.32 | 1,221,737 | -28.63 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2,620 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 194,521 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 495 | 0.00 | 287 | 72.47 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 664 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,814 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 196,729 | 0.52 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 110,162 | 0.29 | 774,015 | -85.77 |
| 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 | 265,988 | 0.71 | 536 | 49,524.63 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 251 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3,568 | 0.01 | 1,418 | 151.62 |