Russian trade in goods with Kuwait in Q2 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Kuwait
In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Kuwait was $52,446,977, down 66.74% ($105,221,305) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $52,441,855, down 66.74% ($105,206,927) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $5,122, down 73.73% ($14,378) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $52,436,733, a 66.73% decrease ($105,192,549) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Kuwait was Russia’s 100th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 70th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0307% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1128% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Kuwait was Russia’s 86th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 58th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0476% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1877% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Kuwait was Russia’s 171st largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 167th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Kuwait
The major share of Russian exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 82.06% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (97.39% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.26% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.04% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.92% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.73% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.65% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.37% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (1.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $5,370,576;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,144,746;
- 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 $586,424.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $110,379,880;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $669,421;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $608,221;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $491,856;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $199,659;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $190,681.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 50,739 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,749 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 5,370,576 | 10.24 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 2,775 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 4,187 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 6,240 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,606 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 7,400 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 491,856 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,144,746 | 2.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 141,012 | 0.27 | 38,056 | 270.54 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 105,866 | 0.20 | 49,925 | 112.05 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 292,923 | 0.56 | 962,344 | -69.56 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 729,098 | 1.39 | 1,337,319 | -45.48 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 6,111 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 9,604 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 12 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 199,659 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 212,150 | 0.40 | 131,125 | 61.79 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 42,815,145 | 81.64 | 153,195,025 | -72.05 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 541 | 0.00 | 1,737 | -68.85 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 96 | 0.00 | 41 | 134.15 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 920 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 4,787 | 0.01 | 3,299 | 45.10 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 677,490 | 1.29 | 571,612 | 18.52 |
| 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 | 734,310 | 1.40 | 147,886 | 396.54 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 114,953 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 118,824 | 0.23 | 309,505 | -61.61 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 300 | 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 | 658 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 71,445 | 0.14 | 2,931 | 2,337.56 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 21 019 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Kuwait
The major share of Russian imports from Kuwait 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) - 3.75% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (97.56% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.51% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (2.31% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.25% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (0.13% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $4,604;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $181;
- 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 $180;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $95;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $20.
- Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - an increase of $20.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $19,014;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $450;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $25.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 181 | 3.53 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 10 | 0.20 | 19,024 | -99.95 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 95 | 1.85 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 20 | 0.39 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 450 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 180 | 3.51 | 0 | ∞ |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 20 | 0.39 | 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 | 4,604 | 89.89 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 11 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |