Russian trade in goods with New Zealand in Q2 2017
August 18, 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 New Zealand in the second quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with New Zealand
In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with New Zealand totaled $104,336,996, up 269.29% ($76,083,271) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to New Zealand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $40,707,200, up 4,156.61% ($39,750,870) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from New Zealand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $63,629,796, up 133.10% ($36,332,401) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with New Zealand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $22,922,596, a 12.98% decrease ($3,418,469) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.
New Zealand was Russia’s 83rd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 101st in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0747% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0260% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
New Zealand was Russia’s 90th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 143rd in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0485% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0014% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
New Zealand was Russia’s 64th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 77th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1141% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0644% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to New Zealand
The major share of Russian exports to New Zealand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 96.25% of Russia’s total exports to New Zealand (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.01% of Russia’s total exports to New Zealand (14.71% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.84% of Russia’s total exports to New Zealand (30.96% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.74% of Russia’s total exports to New Zealand (22.56% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.53% of Russia’s total exports to New Zealand (16.98% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.45% of Russia’s total exports to New Zealand (10.82% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.06% of Russia’s total exports to New Zealand (2.72% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to New Zealand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd 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 $39,181,243;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $281,038.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to New Zealand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 10,281 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2,259 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 1,379 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 998 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 10,218 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,213 | 0.00 | 1,393 | -12.92 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 5,907 | 0.01 | 2,512 | 135.15 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 16,016 | 0.04 | 35,346 | -54.69 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 292 | 0.00 | 17,078 | -98.29 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3,584 | 0.01 | 21,669 | -83.46 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 1,921 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 292,958 | 0.72 | 213,766 | 37.05 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 39,181,243 | 96.25 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 93,200 | 0.23 | 102,950 | -9.47 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 311,038 | 0.76 | 30,000 | 936.79 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 255 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 94 | 0.00 | 2,250 | -95.82 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 5,518 | 0.01 | 5,185 | 6.42 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 271,194 | 0.67 | 215,768 | 25.69 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 27,813 | 0.07 | 19 | 146,284.21 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 428 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 179,542 | 0.44 | 98,483 | 82.31 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 301 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 650 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 1,094 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,479 | 0.01 | 3,289 | -24.63 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 130 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 44,059 | 0.11 | 471 | 9,254.35 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 113 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,144 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 22,927 | 0.06 | 25,065 | -8.53 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 795 | -100.00 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 93 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 679 | 0.00 | 162 | 319.14 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 73,343 | 0.18 | 102,269 | -28.28 |
| 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 | 17,840 | 0.04 | 29,775 | -40.08 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 14,129 | -100.00 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 120,178 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,187 | 0.01 | 16,197 | -74.15 |
| 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 | 358 | 0.00 | 6,938 | -94.84 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 6,554 | 0.02 | 4,475 | 46.46 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 17 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from New Zealand
The major share of Russian imports from New Zealand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 89.21% of Russia’s total imports from New Zealand (88.69% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.09% of Russia’s total imports from New Zealand (7.09% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.32% of Russia’s total imports from New Zealand (2.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from New Zealand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $29,790,092;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $3,300,414;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $2,758,455;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,563,671;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1,049,420;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $981,430;
- 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 $759,641;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $598,154;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $349,934;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $211,920.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from New Zealand in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $2,863,488;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $2,270,417;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $334,961.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 2,799,317 | 4.40 | 5,662,805 | -50.57 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 5,012,877 | 7.88 | 2,254,422 | 122.36 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 32,960,698 | 51.80 | 3,170,606 | 939.57 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 116,009 | 0.18 | 22,641 | 412.38 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 6,739 | 0.01 | 12,337 | -45.38 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 185,582 | 0.29 | 19,760 | 839.18 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 7,139,911 | 11.22 | 3,839,497 | 85.96 |
| 10 | Cereals | 1,199,111 | 1.88 | 149,691 | 701.06 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 320,492 | 0.50 | 397,851 | -19.44 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 4,113 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 5,157,738 | 8.11 | 7,428,155 | -30.57 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3,302 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,849,814 | 2.91 | 1,251,660 | 47.79 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 8,016 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 211,920 | 0.33 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 887 | 0.00 | 1,985 | -55.31 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 215,516 | 0.34 | 56,940 | 278.50 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 6,007 | 0.01 | 352 | 1,606.53 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 6,867 | 0.01 | 16,758 | -59.02 |
| 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 | 927 | 0.00 | 5,896 | -84.28 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1,385,435 | 2.18 | 404,005 | 242.93 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 389,655 | 0.61 | 39,721 | 880.98 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 84,883 | 0.13 | 56,261 | 50.87 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 19,292 | 0.03 | 10,483 | 84.03 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 10,037 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 125 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 357 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,859 | 0.00 | 98 | 1,796.94 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 99 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 18,800 | -100.00 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 0 | 0.00 | 1,439 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 220 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 139 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 9,362 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 415,543 | 0.65 | 263,242 | 57.86 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,674 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 49 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 456 | 0.00 | 429 | 6.29 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 27,410 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 145,424 | 0.23 | 256,101 | -43.22 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,201 | 0.00 | 997 | 20.46 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 27,741 | 0.04 | 4,623 | 500.06 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,759 | 0.00 | 1,186 | 48.31 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,300,491 | 3.62 | 736,820 | 212.22 |
| 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 | 1,040,734 | 1.64 | 281,093 | 270.25 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 81 | 0.00 | 47,226 | -99.83 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 900 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 534,460 | 0.84 | 869,421 | -38.53 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,713 | -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 | 19,152 | 0.03 | 18 | 106,300.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 14,421 | 0.02 | 190 | 7,490.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,705 | 0.00 | 462 | 485.50 |