Russian trade with Jamaica in 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Jamaica
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Jamaica was $76,388,756, down 12.09% ($10,501,740) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Jamaica in 2017 totaled $3,947,279, up 253.76% ($2,831,475) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Jamaica in 2017 were $72,441,477, down 15.54% ($13,333,215) from 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Jamaica in 2017 was $68,494,198, a 19.09% decrease ($16,164,690) over 2016.
Jamaica was Russia’s 120th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 111th in 2016), accounting for 0.0131% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0186% in 2016).
Jamaica was Russia’s 157th largest export market in 2017 (up from 167th in 2016), accounting for 0.0011% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0004% in 2016).
Jamaica was Russia’s 88th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 83rd in 2016), accounting for 0.0319% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0471% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Jamaica
The major share of Russian exports to Jamaica in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 97.45% of Russia’s total exports to Jamaica (99.52% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Jamaica in 2017 over 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 $2,736,021;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $34,125;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $33,167;
- 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 $19,916.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Jamaica in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 2,016 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,846,433 | 97.45 | 1,110,412 | 246.40 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 34,125 | 0.86 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 1,366 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 160 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 456 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 9,369 | 0.24 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 33,167 | 0.84 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 61 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,752 | 0.10 | 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 | 19,916 | 0.50 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,850 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Jamaica
The major share of Russian imports from Jamaica in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 99.47% of Russia’s total imports from Jamaica (99.64% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Jamaica in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Jamaica in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $13,409,469.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 68,228 | 0.09 | 36,946 | 84.67 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 4,807 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 310,016 | 0.43 | 269,853 | 14.88 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 72,058,386 | 99.47 | 85,467,855 | -15.69 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 33 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 40 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |