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Russian trade with Kuwait in 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 Kuwait in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Kuwait

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Kuwait was $644,554,703, down 8.95% ($63,384,799) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2018 were $644,459,150, down 8.93% ($63,178,269) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2018 were $95,553, down 68.37% ($206,530) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Kuwait in 2018 was $644,363,597, a 8.90% decrease ($62,971,739) over 2017.

Kuwait was Russia’s 77th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 71st in 2017), accounting for 0.0937% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1212% in 2017).

Kuwait was Russia’s 68th largest export market in 2018 (down from 59th in 2017), accounting for 0.1432% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1982% in 2017).

Kuwait was Russia’s 171st largest supplier in 2018 (down from 157th in 2017), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0001% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Kuwait

The major share of Russian exports to Kuwait in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 94.81% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (93.53% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.20% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (3.11% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.37% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (1.64% in 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.92% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (1.12% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $20,020,943.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $70,639,037;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $7,421,651;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,239,539.
Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 98,001-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 17,749 0.00 19,160-7.36
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 184,220 0.03 553,361-66.71
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 42,172 0.01 0
10 Cereals 13,845,969 2.15 21,267,620-34.90
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 49,425 0.01 24,287103.50
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 850-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 46,910 0.01 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 5,884-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 11,363-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 14,984 0.00 6,604126.89
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 6,472 0.00 28,114-76.98
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 279,876 0.04 859,109-67.42
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 20,035 0.00 7,400170.74
29 Organic chemicals 17,971 0.00 1,197,494-98.50
30 Pharmaceutical products 65,666 0.01 29,973119.08
31 Fertilizers 2,032 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 9,382 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 38,302 0.01 9344,000.86
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 15,106 0.00 1897,892.59
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 146,522 0.02 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,788,790 0.43 1,539,00981.21
39 Plastics and articles thereof 169,816 0.03 65,347159.87
40 Rubber and articles thereof 174,715 0.03 190,543-8.31
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 40 0.00 1,391-97.12
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 17,200 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,617,777 0.25 3,456,803-53.20
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,286,215 0.67 4,502,348-4.80
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,397 0.00 1,66543.96
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 141,321 0.02 36,563286.51
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2 0.00 2,242-99.91
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 22,632 0.00 106,274-78.70
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 4,429-100.00
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 59 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 60-100.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 60-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 466,461 0.07 89,408421.72
69 Ceramic products 2,348 0.00 259,292.00
70 Glass and glassware 9,607 0.00 7,46728.66
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 20,220,812 3.14 199,86910,017.03
73 Articles of iron or steel 864,215 0.13 1,058,049-18.32
74 Copper and articles thereof 589,861,864 91.53 660,500,901-10.69
75 Nickel and articles thereof 15,311 0.00 9,00070.12
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 13 0.00 68,653-99.98
78 Lead and articles thereof 350 0.00 25736.19
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,151 0.00 4,036-21.93
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 15,418 0.00 3,741312.14
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 7,851 0.00 4,43377.10
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,207,724 0.50 5,447,263-41.11
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 3,951,703 0.61 3,748,9675.41
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 146,333 0.02 633,010-76.88
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,502,539 0.23 1,793,331-16.22
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 50-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 370 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 14,505 0.00 20,858-30.46
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 76,685 0.01 9,790683.30
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 775 0.00 215260.47
SS Classified 67,346 0.01 21 019220.41

Russia’s Imports from Kuwait

The major share of Russian imports from Kuwait in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 94.34% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (99.09% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $69,981;
  • 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;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $483.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $279,256;
  • 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 $1,706;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $450;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $302.
Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
29 Organic chemicals 1,134 1.19 1,0448.62
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 279,256-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 89,005 93.15 19,024367.86
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 1-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 483 0.51 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 95 0.10 397-76.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 25-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 20 0.02 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 0.19 1,886-90.46
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 20 0.02 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 4.82 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 11 0.01 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia