Russian trade in goods with Costa Rica in Q3 2017
November 21, 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 Costa Rica in the third quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Costa Rica
In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Costa Rica totaled $21,245,420, up 21.91% ($3,817,912) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2017 were $2,490,268, down 43.11% ($1,886,973) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $18,755,152, up 43.71% ($5,704,885) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $16,264,884, a 87.53% increase ($7,591,858) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Costa Rica was Russia’s 118th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0145% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0143% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 139th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 129th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0029% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0061% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 88th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 91st in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0308% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0261% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Costa Rica
The major share of Russian exports to Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 60.07% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (31.73% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.92% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (54.42% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.08% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (12.20% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.18% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (0.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.66% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (0.61% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,057,623;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $178,799;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $11,680;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $8,626.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,767,631;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $950,145;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $307,778;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $69,944;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $17,332;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $14,583;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $8,430.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3,108 | 0.12 | 8,932 | -65.20 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 20,766 | 0.83 | 9,086 | 128.55 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 17,347 | 0.70 | 8,721 | 98.91 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 226,225 | 9.08 | 534,003 | -57.64 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 390,687 | 15.69 | 2,158,318 | -81.90 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 97,000 | 3.90 | 95,400 | 1.68 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 58,246 | 2.34 | 128,190 | -54.56 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 17,332 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,010 | 0.08 | 10,440 | -80.75 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 47 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 14,583 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 24,556 | 0.99 | 974,701 | -97.48 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 254 | -100.00 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 110 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,471,469 | 59.09 | 413,846 | 255.56 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 75 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 178,799 | 7.18 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 3,250 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Costa Rica
The major share of Russian imports from Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 49.57% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (40.14% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 46.98% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (55.81% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.10% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (1.10% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.82% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (2.37% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,910,544;
- 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 $2,858,892;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,265,857;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $218,221.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd 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 $1,076,041;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $784,680;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $438,355;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $167,387;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $125,984.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 9,387 | 0.05 | 825 | 1,037.82 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 784,680 | -100.00 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 559,910 | 2.99 | 998,265 | -43.91 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 7,727,355 | 41.20 | 4,816,811 | 60.42 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 446,380 | 2.38 | 572,364 | -22.01 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 5,287 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 15,279 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 53,233 | 0.28 | 56,652 | -6.04 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 48,610 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 7,800 | 0.04 | 11,839 | -34.12 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 81,239 | 0.43 | 66,040 | 23.01 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 63,958 | 0.34 | 231,345 | -72.35 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 76 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,659 | 0.02 | 1,120 | 315.98 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 12,192 | 0.07 | 4,359 | 179.70 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 65,645 | 0.35 | 66,320 | -1.02 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,061 | 0.01 | 1,006 | 5.47 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 2,261 | -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 | 1,232 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 39,721 | 0.21 | 21,466 | 85.04 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 920 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,912 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 7,995 | 0.04 | 62 | 12,795.16 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,938 | 0.02 | 326 | 801.23 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 340,033 | 1.81 | 121,812 | 179.15 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,059 | 0.01 | 1,078,100 | -99.81 |
| 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 | 4,381,862 | 23.36 | 1,522,970 | 187.72 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 20,212 | 0.11 | 11,626 | 73.85 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,891,877 | 26.08 | 2,626,020 | 86.28 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 16,293 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |