Russian trade in goods with Venezuela in Q2 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Venezuela
In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Venezuela was $2,832,971, down 61.07% ($4,443,306) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2017 were $2,731,945, down 62.42% ($4,537,235) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $101,026, up 1,323.50% ($93,929) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $2,630,919, a 63.77% decrease ($4,631,164) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Venezuela was Russia’s 154th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 129th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0020% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0067% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Venezuela was Russia’s 138th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 116th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0033% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0109% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Venezuela was Russia’s 150th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 170th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0002% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0000% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Venezuela
The major share of Russian exports to Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 87.26% of Russia’s total exports to Venezuela (0.92% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.95% of Russia’s total exports to Venezuela (83.48% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.75% of Russia’s total exports to Venezuela (2.42% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Venezuela (1.67% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,685,893;
- 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 $581,124;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $111,844;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $105,541;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $56,070;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $27,275;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $22,140;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $19,478;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $13,984;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $12,176.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $5,962,072;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - a decrease of $835,710;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $174,810;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $121,520;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $71,937;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $32,869.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 19,478 | 0.71 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 121,520 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 22,140 | 0.81 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 5,962,072 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 32,869 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 27,275 | 1.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 111,844 | 4.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,249 | 0.05 | 73,186 | -98.29 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 12,176 | 0.45 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 45 | 0.00 | 609 | -92.61 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 331 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 7,645 | 0.28 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 174,810 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 106,755 | 3.91 | 1,214 | 8,693.66 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 6,198 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,910 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 13,984 | 0.51 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,720,185 | 62.97 | 34,292 | 4,916.29 |
| 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 | 599,744 | 21.95 | 18,620 | 3,120.97 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 6,474 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 63,874 | 2.34 | 7,804 | 718.48 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 835,710 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 16,109 | 0.59 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Venezuela
The major share of Russian imports from Venezuela 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) - 92.85% of Russia’s total imports from Venezuela (46.10% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.15% of Russia’s total imports from Venezuela (53.90% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $89,622;
- 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $1,980;
- 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 $1,197;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $904;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $599.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Venezuela in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $373.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 904 | 0.89 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 92,894 | 91.95 | 3,272 | 2,739.06 |
| 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 | 2,035 | 2.01 | 838 | 142.84 |
| 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 | 4,206 | 4.16 | 2,226 | 88.95 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 987 | 0.98 | 388 | 154.38 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 373 | -100.00 |