Russian trade in goods with Cyprus in Q2 2018
August 15, 2018
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 Cyprus in the second quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Cyprus
In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Cyprus was $88,646,329, down 17.94% ($19,385,775) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Cyprus in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $86,564,158, down 19.08% ($20,406,848) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Cyprus in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $2,082,171, up 96.23% ($1,021,073) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Cyprus in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $84,481,987, a 20.23% decrease ($21,427,921) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Cyprus was Russia’s 85th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 81st in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0519% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0773% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Cyprus was Russia’s 75th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 69th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0785% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1274% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Cyprus was Russia’s 122nd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 127th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0034% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0019% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Cyprus
The major share of Russian exports to Cyprus in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 36.99% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (0.41% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 30.52% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (74.01% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.25% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (4.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.81% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (3.84% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.19% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (1.93% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.33% of Russia’s total exports to Cyprus (1.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Cyprus in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $31,224,736;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $4,366,338;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $4,110,706;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $3,607,622;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,570,059;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $544,559;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $269,361.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Cyprus in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 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 $52,798,913;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $628,186;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $414,679;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $343,371;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $275,019.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 5,005 | 0.01 | 9,881 | -49.35 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 57,124 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 8,599,125 | 9.93 | 4,488,419 | 91.58 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 58,676 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 20,594 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,720 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 6,081 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 365 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 60,694 | 0.07 | 19,877 | 205.35 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 3,607,622 | 4.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 26,400 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 61,304 | 0.07 | 37,380 | 64.00 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 20,013 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 26,336,854 | 30.42 | 79,135,767 | -66.72 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 703,134 | 0.81 | 433,773 | 62.10 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 308,418 | 0.36 | 395,288 | -21.98 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 33,418 | 0.04 | 28,294 | 18.11 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,647 | 0.00 | 2,688 | -1.53 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,472 | 0.00 | 1,653 | -10.95 |
| 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 | 183 | 0.00 | 605 | -69.75 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 63,828 | 0.07 | 66,120 | -3.47 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 29,951 | 0.03 | 12,664 | 136.51 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,187 | 0.01 | 419,866 | -98.76 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,619 | 0.00 | 15,584 | -89.61 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 40 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3,379,442 | 3.90 | 1,809,383 | 86.77 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 176,091 | 0.20 | 202,247 | -12.93 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 69,350 | 0.08 | 56,686 | 22.34 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 414 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 145 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 75,628 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 50 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,549 | 0.00 | 2,529 | 0.79 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,621 | 0.00 | 48,916 | -96.69 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 9,242 | 0.01 | 5,472 | 68.90 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 254 | 0.00 | 135 | 88.15 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 12,613 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 362 | 0.00 | 12,606 | -97.13 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 446 | 0.00 | 28,011 | -98.41 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 15,540 | 0.02 | 16,589 | -6.32 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 14,156 | 0.02 | 357,527 | -96.04 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 142,903 | 0.17 | 13,485 | 959.72 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 179 | 0.00 | 628,365 | -99.97 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 7,467,283 | 8.63 | 3,100,945 | 140.81 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 5,200 | 0.01 | 27 | 19,159.26 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 708 | 0.00 | 2,086 | -66.06 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 679,405 | 0.78 | 134,846 | 403.84 |
| 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 | 107,609 | 0.12 | 19,516 | 451.39 |
| 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 | 1,395 | 0.00 | 998 | 39.78 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,052 | 0.00 | 196 | 946.94 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 31,227,077 | 36.07 | 2,341 | 1,333,820.42 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,504 | 0.01 | 279,523 | -98.39 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 350 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 26,034 | 0.03 | 34,830 | -25.25 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 7,397 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 248 | 0.00 | 371 | -33.15 |
| SS | Classified | 3,228,472 | 3.73 | 15 039 482 | -78.53 |
Russia’s Imports from Cyprus
The major share of Russian imports from Cyprus in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 70.17% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (54.04% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.37% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (0.03% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.27% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (23.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.23% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (6.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.65% of Russia’s total imports from Cyprus (11.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Cyprus in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,044,523;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $232,225;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $72,203;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $43,422;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $24,506;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $16,394;
- 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 $7,765;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $7,254.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Cyprus in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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) - a decrease of $207,060;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $73,988;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $66,338;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $42,888;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $29,211;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $15,530.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 40,712 | 1.96 | 24,318 | 67.42 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,572 | 0.12 | 5,663 | -54.58 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 84,726 | 4.07 | 158,714 | -46.62 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,403 | 0.12 | 4,406 | -45.46 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3,246 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 38,533 | 1.85 | 54,063 | -28.73 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 50 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,278,548 | 61.40 | 234,025 | 446.33 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 72,203 | 3.47 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 733 | 0.04 | 207,793 | -99.65 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 102,315 | 4.91 | 131,526 | -22.21 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 7,279 | 0.35 | 25 | 29,016.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,668 | 0.13 | 158 | 1,588.61 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,757 | 0.08 | 709 | 147.81 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 55,265 | 2.65 | 121,603 | -54.55 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 24,506 | 1.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 613 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 232,491 | 11.17 | 266 | 87,302.63 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 116,537 | 5.60 | 73,115 | 59.39 |
| 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 | 7,811 | 0.38 | 46 | 16,880.43 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 5,441 | 0.26 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,762 | 0.08 | 44,650 | -96.05 |