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Russian trade in goods with the United Arab Emirates in Q4 2018

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with the United Arab Emirates in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with the United Arab Emirates

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with the United Arab Emirates was $438,525,267, down 21.88% ($122,821,030) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $383,401,376, down 23.78% ($119,636,522) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $55,123,891, down 5.46% ($3,184,508) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $328,277,485, a 26.18% decrease ($116,452,014) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

The United Arab Emirates was Russia’s 57th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 47th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2347% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3358% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The United Arab Emirates was Russia’s 47th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 40th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3080% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.4890% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The United Arab Emirates was Russia’s 72nd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 69th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0884% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0907% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to the United Arab Emirates

The major share of Russian exports to the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 24.10% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (19.87% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.84% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (18.57% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.74% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (4.28% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.82% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (10.25% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.94% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (4.95% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.69% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (11.71% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.22% of Russia’s total exports to the United Arab Emirates (1.42% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $51,493,852;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $11,794,381.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $18,171,403;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $17,110,538;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $15,531,874;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $11,265,347;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $7,615,607;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $7,556,419;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $5,522,487;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $4,293,261;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $4,071,331;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $2,649,145;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $2,074,835;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $1,950,731.
Russia’s exports to the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 34,313 0.01 2,1721,479.79
02 Meat and edible meat offal 115,091 0.03 374,079-69.23
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 922 0.00 2,318-60.22
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,167,877 0.83 2,266,28839.78
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 4,028,671 1.05 6,103,506-33.99
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 5,550 0.00 5210,573.08
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 193,147 0.05 46,193318.13
10 Cereals 52,785,939 13.77 69,896,477-24.48
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 64,593 0.02 22,721184.29
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 74,060 0.02 49,94848.27
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 952,831 0.25 875,9228.78
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 18,638 0.00 8,617116.29
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 88,776 0.02 112,197-20.87
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,889,584 1.28 5,929,296-17.54
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 21,309 0.01 44,851-52.49
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 67,624 0.02 44,49251.99
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,584,246 1.20 3,792,54620.88
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 932,173 0.24 2,882,904-67.67
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 445-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 193,815 0.05 961,814-79.85
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 672,265 0.18 3,321,410-79.76
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 11,265,347-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 22,108,830 5.77 10,314,449114.35
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,557,307 0.41 566,591174.86
29 Organic chemicals 611,642 0.16 6,134,129-90.03
30 Pharmaceutical products 310,942 0.08 150,319106.85
31 Fertilizers 33,740,185 8.80 41,355,792-18.41
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 77,713 0.02 17,193352.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,004,619 0.26 566,74277.26
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 61,814 0.02 138,870-55.49
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 175,848 0.05 173101,546.24
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 153 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,233,319 0.32 902,40136.67
39 Plastics and articles thereof 722,568 0.19 671,4077.62
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,983,267 0.52 1,032,68292.05
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 849 0.00 4,195-79.76
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 5,460 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,586,844 0.67 2,366,1639.33
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 400-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 941,409 0.25 514,06083.13
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,969,977 1.30 4,258,35816.71
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 20,117 0.01 14,30240.66
50 Silk 2,187 0.00 0
52 Cotton 209 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 1,805 0.00 1261,332.54
55 Man-made staple fibers 489,619 0.13 340,41943.83
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 13,880 0.00 8,70259.50
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,580 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 775 0.00 4,485-82.72
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 10,007 0.00 9001,011.89
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 8,349-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 292,819 0.08 33,519773.59
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 267,317 0.07 142,94087.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 101,253 0.03 206,452-50.96
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 104,840 0.03 27,366283.10
65 Headgear and parts thereof 13,874 0.00 4,862185.36
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 9 0.00 550-98.36
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 884 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 129,281 0.03 367,557-64.83
69 Ceramic products 318,246 0.08 119,853165.53
70 Glass and glassware 421,449 0.11 255,88264.70
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 92,394,859 24.10 99,951,278-7.56
72 Iron and steel 66,132,334 17.25 14,638,482351.77
73 Articles of iron or steel 713,014 0.19 5,006,275-85.76
74 Copper and articles thereof 24,542 0.01 20,72918.39
75 Nickel and articles thereof 4,067 0.00 11,014-63.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 32,909 0.01 43,502-24.35
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 261-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 83-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 414,993 0.11 8,1684,980.72
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 691,634 0.18 1,761,106-60.73
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 18,070 0.00 42,205-57.19
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 9,315,039 2.43 24,846,913-62.51
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 7,903,020 2.06 7,895,6460.09
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 87,791 0.02 43,173103.35
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,251,849 0.33 19,423,252-93.55
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 739,675 0.19 125,000491.74
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,522,547 0.66 6,593,878-61.74
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 27,894 0.01 32,766-14.87
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 940 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 482,628 0.13 279,04672.96
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 20,878 0.01 54,146-61.44
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 13,455 0.00 35,090-61.66
SS Classified 53,430,917 13.94 143 692 102-62.82

Russia’s Imports from the United Arab Emirates

The major share of Russian imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 36.36% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (47.41% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 36.17% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (28.82% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.82% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (15.37% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.18% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (2.56% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.39% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (0.03% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.09% of Russia’s total imports from the United Arab Emirates (1.59% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $4,289,783;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,055,312;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $748,193;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $288,751;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $285,164;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $261,211;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $210,285;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $171,900.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $3,805,296;
  • 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) - a decrease of $3,533,858;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $2,494,877;
  • 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 $1,308,277;
  • Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $359,646;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $356,176;
  • 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 $349,795;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $301,651;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $254,410;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $225,359.
Russia’s imports from the United Arab Emirates in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 89,527 0.16 85,7604.39
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 4,711 0.01 2,95059.69
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 16,184 0.03 317,835-94.91
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 5,542,820 10.06 8,037,697-31.04
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 14,222 0.03 0
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 21,226 0.04 41,203-48.48
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 8,007 0.01 25,059-68.05
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 4,516-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 144,088 0.26 22,518539.88
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 17,173 0.03 13,39528.20
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 237,905 0.43 202,02717.76
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 70,957 0.13 58,88120.51
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 109,691 0.20 47,145132.67
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 240,357 0.44 104,219130.63
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 36,516 0.07 83,252-56.14
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 285,164 0.52 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,909,520 7.09 4,259,315-8.21
29 Organic chemicals 213,399 0.39 3,1146,752.89
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 404,321 0.73 115,570249.85
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,664,875 3.02 1,691,001-1.55
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 1,244,486 2.26 2,552,763-51.25
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 680 0.00 3,851-82.34
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 749-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,400 0.01 99,634-95.58
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,249,661 22.22 7,959,87853.89
40 Rubber and articles thereof 246,536 0.45 120,434104.71
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 46,025 0.08 7036,446.94
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,510 0.01 3,35294.21
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 69,609 0.13 52,46232.68
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 11,096 0.02 13,321-16.70
52 Cotton 0 0.00 226-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 141,327 0.26 258,086-45.24
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 359,646-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 31,179 0.06 3,389820.01
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 48 0.00 19152.63
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 128,822 0.23 152,199-15.36
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 133,238 0.24 150,240-11.32
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 166,823 0.30 5,4452,963.78
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 44 0.00 463-90.50
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 336 0.00 21,639-98.45
69 Ceramic products 328,802 0.60 328,4630.10
70 Glass and glassware 1,256,782 2.28 1,511,192-16.84
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 766,085 1.39 17,8924,181.72
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,824,025 6.94 768,713397.46
74 Copper and articles thereof 30,091 0.05 3877,675.45
75 Nickel and articles thereof 171,900 0.31 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 50,067 0.09 107,931-53.61
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 48,344 0.09 3,2131,404.64
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 385,153 0.70 610,512-36.91
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 19,606,659 35.57 23,411,955-16.25
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 210,990 0.38 3,744,848-94.37
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 24,111 0.04 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 144,547 0.26 70,636104.64
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 58,201 0.11 414,377-85.95
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 15,030 0.03 13,61210.42
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 677,907 1.23 416,69662.69
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,237 0.01 7,971-21.75
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 45-100.00
SS Classified 7,477 0.01 6 00024.62
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia