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Russian trade in goods with Latvia in Q3 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Latvia in the third quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Latvia

In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Latvia was $1,077,824,906, down 0.33% ($3,563,485) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Latvia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 were $948,040,328, down 4.93% ($49,181,159) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Latvia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $129,784,578, up 54.20% ($45,617,674) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Latvia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $818,255,750, a 10.38% decrease ($94,798,833) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Latvia was Russia’s 28th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 26th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.7373% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.8869% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Latvia was Russia’s 22nd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 19th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 1.1106% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.3861% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Latvia was Russia’s 55th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2134% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1684% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Latvia

The major share of Russian exports to Latvia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 69.33% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (78.88% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.50% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (4.45% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.06% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (4.50% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.98% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (5.06% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.23% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (3.45% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.55% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (2.56% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Latvia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $32,255,112;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $15,681,237;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $14,333,106;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $11,700,150;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $4,801,888;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $4,560,043.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Latvia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd 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) - a decrease of $129,469,474;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $4,770,904;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $3,651,382.
Russia’s exports to Latvia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
01 Live animals 19,019 0.00 18,2424.26
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 156,760 0.02 3,808,142-95.88
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 608,452 0.06 659,799-7.78
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 586,578 0.06 426,60537.50
10 Cereals 28,499,869 3.01 12,818,632122.33
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 212,929 0.02 26,437705.42
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 363,673 0.04 5,134,577-92.92
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 3,643 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 5,949 0.00 755,558-99.21
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,315,589 0.24 4,491,604-48.45
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 340,006 0.04 452,992-24.94
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 668,791 0.07 1,430,988-53.26
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 362,363 0.04 639,235-43.31
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 380,477 0.04 519,737-26.79
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 517,274 0.05 540,561-4.31
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,877,455 0.94 8,313,4556.78
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 12,805,112 1.35 10,391,55023.23
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 34,496-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 433,409 0.05 333,48629.96
26 Ores, slag and ash 9,440 0.00 10,110-6.63
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 656,788,930 69.28 786,258,404-16.47
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,404,836 0.25 2,647,098-9.15
29 Organic chemicals 7,234,580 0.76 2,674,537170.50
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,893,453 0.41 3,119,67324.80
31 Fertilizers 38,384,478 4.05 24,051,37259.59
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 120,481 0.01 142,741-15.59
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,157,664 0.44 3,797,5149.48
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 1,055,719 0.11 1,387,299-23.90
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 6,101 0.00 5,53110.31
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 34,682 0.00 37,041-6.37
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,229,251 0.24 2,403,529-7.25
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,843,524 0.51 2,749,17276.18
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,566,710 0.27 1,832,38540.07
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 66,505 0.01 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 56,390 0.01 8,711547.34
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 33,937,562 3.58 29,135,67416.48
45 Cork and articles of cork 591 0.00 0
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 24 0.00 287-91.64
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 681,497 0.07 425,27460.25
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,468,461 0.37 3,618,531-4.15
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,989,290 0.21 1,273,86456.16
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 138-100.00
52 Cotton 774,318 0.08 52,8701,364.57
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 112,085 0.01 6,5221,618.57
54 Man-made filaments 24,294 0.00 7,725214.49
55 Man-made staple fibers 10,259 0.00 1,863450.67
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 823,076 0.09 274,615199.72
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 8,509 0.00 1,435492.96
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,905 0.00 4,29614.18
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 21,756 0.00 3,310557.28
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 6,200 0.00 9,844-37.02
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 123,829 0.01 121,2112.16
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 151,080 0.02 326,757-53.76
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 86,134 0.01 36,766134.28
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 87,216 0.01 54,65959.56
65 Headgear and parts thereof 9,430 0.00 21,185-55.49
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 149 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,058 0.00 2,167-51.18
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,211,030 0.23 2,074,7416.57
69 Ceramic products 1,542,569 0.16 1,299,12418.74
70 Glass and glassware 2,141,193 0.23 1,749,84522.36
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,454,338 0.26 2,920,570-15.96
72 Iron and steel 69,039,634 7.28 36,784,52287.69
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,088,449 0.75 6,082,91416.53
74 Copper and articles thereof 11,783,162 1.24 83,01214,094.53
75 Nickel and articles thereof 294,158 0.03 140,281109.69
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,124,127 0.12 871,42929.00
78 Lead and articles thereof 5,075 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 338,001 0.04 132,194155.69
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 75,521 0.01 75,1140.54
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 274,183 0.03 241,31713.62
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,515,628 0.79 8,890,793-15.47
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 7,104,610 0.75 6,617,6127.36
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 1,282,191 0.14 756,29969.53
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 6,482,825 0.68 5,826,92111.26
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 8,488 0.00 2,424,171-99.65
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,750,983 0.18 988,80677.08
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 13,950-100.00
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 1,294,702 0.14 918,65440.93
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 223,737 0.02 339,092-34.02
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 334,006 0.04 663,706-49.68
SS Classified 339,903 0.04 26 2141,196.65

Russia’s Imports from Latvia

The major share of Russian imports from Latvia 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) - 42.70% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (26.99% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.61% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (35.75% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.37% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (6.92% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.26% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (7.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.61% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (9.69% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.19% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (6.91% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.43% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (1.82% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Latvia 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) - an increase of $27,632,148;
  • 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 $5,190,777;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $2,519,571;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $2,315,072;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,002,018;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,546,081;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,496,221;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $1,430,655;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $1,328,662;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,013,413;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $1,013,149;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $882,471;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $846,169;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $760,077;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $510,910;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $430,109.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Latvia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $3,426,953;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,513,395;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $1,496,049;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $465,790.
Russia’s imports from Latvia in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
01 Live animals 37,244 0.03 20,24883.94
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,423,575 1.10 541,104163.09
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 165,671 0.13 120,56637.41
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 160,642 0.12 276,143-41.83
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 199,705 0.15 98,979101.77
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 5,980 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 31,768 0.02 24,90827.54
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,047,729 0.81 617,62069.64
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 200,643 0.15 145,88037.54
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 843,761 0.65 821,4362.72
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,087,354 0.84 1,156,975-6.02
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,861,782 2.21 1,848,36954.83
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 183,199 0.14 151,45720.96
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 14,234 0.01 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 465,790-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 199,967 0.15 234,315-14.66
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 57,068 0.04 8,176597.99
29 Organic chemicals 2,870,970 2.21 2,616,2179.74
30 Pharmaceutical products 17,191,185 13.25 15,189,16713.18
31 Fertilizers 50,984 0.04 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,868,401 1.44 1,357,49137.64
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,208,200 0.93 934,78729.25
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 2,285,324 1.76 1,272,17579.64
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 163,542 0.13 115,79241.24
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,914,827 1.48 368,746419.28
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,968,622 6.14 6,472,40123.12
40 Rubber and articles thereof 256,803 0.20 1,752,852-85.35
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 5,139 0.00 5,0092.60
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 5,707 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 809,203 0.62 762,7836.09
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 3,763-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 4,965-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,108,109 2.39 2,977,7474.38
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,824,954 2.18 2,064,87736.81
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 13,321 0.01 23,601-43.56
52 Cotton 174,415 0.13 3,601,368-95.16
54 Man-made filaments 63,438 0.05 6,136933.87
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 49,321-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 671,969 0.52 411,73263.21
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 465,939 0.36 506,294-7.97
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 4,815 0.00 16,768-71.28
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 841,242 0.65 900,124-6.54
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,538,835 1.19 210,173632.18
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,726,634 2.10 207,0631,216.81
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,614,937 1.24 184,282776.34
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,313 0.00 10,071-67.10
65 Headgear and parts thereof 422 0.00 5,441-92.24
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 3,630 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 332 0.00 46621.74
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 162,441 0.13 105,33154.22
69 Ceramic products 2,994,443 2.31 679,371340.77
70 Glass and glassware 961,445 0.74 907,3795.96
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,851,699 1.43 1,533,83420.72
72 Iron and steel 1,456,863 1.12 2,970,258-50.95
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,318,646 2.56 2,472,47734.22
74 Copper and articles thereof 21,422 0.02 8,660147.37
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,070,783 0.83 950,06412.71
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 8,156-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 477,893 0.37 466,5872.42
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 934,328 0.72 1,279,110-26.95
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 37,320,969 28.76 9,688,821285.20
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 15,778,940 12.16 10,588,16349.02
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 149,396 0.12 1,6269,087.95
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,619,152 1.25 1,756,315-7.81
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 15,792 0.01 7,806102.31
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 534,302 0.41 671,267-20.40
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 854,650 0.66 781,7689.32
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 362,879 0.28 191,32489.67
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 214,023 0.16 150,50842.20
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 506,478 0.39 384,92131.58
SS Classified 2,500 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia