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

Russia’s Trade with Mexico

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Mexico totaled $2,942,503,496, up 19.23% ($474,545,595) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Mexico in 2018 totaled $2,004,155,149, up 32.17% ($487,768,365) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Mexico in 2018 were $938,348,347, down 1.39% ($13,222,770) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mexico in 2018 was $1,065,806,802, a 88.70% increase ($500,991,135) over 2017.

Mexico was Russia’s 40th largest trading partner in 2018 (up from 43rd in 2017), accounting for 0.4276% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4226% in 2017).

Mexico was Russia’s 40th largest export market in 2018 (up from 42nd in 2017), accounting for 0.4454% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.4247% in 2017).

Mexico was Russia’s 39th largest supplier in 2018 (just as in 2017), accounting for 0.3940% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4193% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Mexico

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

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 74.94% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (79.41% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.85% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (12.31% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.20% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (4.54% in 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.55% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (1.52% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.14% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (1.22% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.01% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (0.76% in 2017).

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

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $345,945,057;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $119,910,211;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $22,060,506;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $15,573,226;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $8,420,668;
  • 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 $6,885,361.

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

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $53,339,200.
Russia’s exports to Mexico in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
01 Live animals 922 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 13,150 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 33,760 0.00 9,157268.68
10 Cereals 185,746,353 9.27 65,836,142182.13
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 15,573,226 0.78 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 39,070 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2 0.00 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 321-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 592,828 0.03 657,613-9.85
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 358,407 0.02 80,790343.63
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 212,300 0.01 11,6081,728.91
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 27,892 0.00 3,699654.04
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 608,889 0.03 1,162,023-47.60
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,204,986 0.06 1,104,4269.11
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 256,858 0.01 65,060294.80
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 19,947,554 1.00 11,526,88673.05
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,378,220 0.12 1,727,04437.70
29 Organic chemicals 3,802,551 0.19 1,521,836149.87
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,415,663 0.07 323,087338.17
31 Fertilizers 125,877,532 6.28 103,817,02621.25
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,595 0.00 227,478-98.42
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,181,181 0.06 231,924409.30
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 336,657 0.02 29,8891,026.36
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 42 0.00 358-88.27
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 79,981 0.00 31,928150.50
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 21 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 806,558 0.04 459,92075.37
39 Plastics and articles thereof 797,203 0.04 731,1369.04
40 Rubber and articles thereof 80,696,366 4.03 77,516,6614.10
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,825 0.00 4,178-32.38
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,163,750 0.36 3,333,077114.93
45 Cork and articles of cork 47 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 162,876-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 23,744,181 1.18 19,484,46921.86
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 62,585 0.00 26,860133.00
52 Cotton 17 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 54,203 0.00 36,86447.04
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 44,391-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 8 0.00 45,720-99.98
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3,518 0.00 2,29453.36
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 19,260 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 19,162-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,946 0.00 3,72786.37
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 927 0.00 3,436-73.02
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 51,568 0.00 103,196-50.03
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 143,133 0.01 19,712626.12
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 68-100.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 11 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 1,168-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 969,132 0.05 1,061,572-8.71
69 Ceramic products 13,882 0.00 1,463848.87
70 Glass and glassware 729,562 0.04 755,790-3.47
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 54 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 1,456,232,997 72.66 1,110,287,94031.16
73 Articles of iron or steel 188,423 0.01 132,74341.95
74 Copper and articles thereof 5,815 0.00 119,621-95.14
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,534-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 28,399,056 1.42 81,738,256-65.26
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 16,880,347 0.84 11,863,73242.29
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 58,429 0.00 5,0921,047.47
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 70,169 0.00 11,905489.41
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 7,691,075 0.38 6,240,54523.24
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 13,125,160 0.65 6,239,799110.35
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,248,668 0.06 5,285,637-76.38
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 853,832 0.04 665,48028.30
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 5,977 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 7,580 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 20,205 0.00 47,671-57.62
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 573,838 0.03 791,777-27.53
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,222 0.00 3,475-7.28
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 41,330 0.00 12,624227.39
SS Classified 3,791,648 0.19 751 918404.26

Russia’s Imports from Mexico

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 72.83% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (68.88% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.03% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (6.97% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.89% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (8.56% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.45% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (5.51% in 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.73% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (1.15% in 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.35% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (6.80% in 2017).

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

  • 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 $32,896,108;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $18,343,300;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $11,176,946;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $8,512,232;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $3,451,220.

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

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $62,267,271;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $17,742,213;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $5,974,897;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $4,157,348;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $3,494,227.
Russia’s imports from Mexico in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 3,198,322 0.34 2,092,34452.86
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 105,295 0.01 97,2098.32
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 197,709 0.02 147,47934.06
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 19,920,963 2.12 25,895,860-23.07
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,379,669 0.47 3,800,62415.24
10 Cereals 0 0.00 17-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,345 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,450,789 0.26 2,118,70515.67
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 36,332 0.00 55,847-34.94
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 43,832 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 389,475 0.04 303,09128.50
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 115,843 0.01 112,0543.38
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 12,197 0.00 50,102-75.66
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,989 0.00 1124,354.46
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 3,933,062 0.42 1,890,783108.01
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 487,913 0.05 1,058,695-53.91
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 45,613,432 4.86 42,162,2128.19
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,487,997 0.27 1,676,91348.37
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,720,870 0.18 846,774103.23
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,556,405 0.17 63,823,676-97.56
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,227 0.00 4,355-2.94
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 587,537 0.06 990,077-40.66
29 Organic chemicals 2,651,325 0.28 1,940,29336.65
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,699,118 0.71 8,196,464-18.27
31 Fertilizers 88,015 0.01 278,734-68.42
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 21,847,241 2.33 13,335,00963.83
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,055,238 0.33 2,405,54827.01
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 283,382 0.03 62,600352.69
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 710,989 0.08 1,455,070-51.14
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 244,305 0.03 190,34328.35
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,173,881 0.34 2,484,18227.76
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,219,207 1.52 13,335,5226.63
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,951,362 0.74 7,790,332-10.77
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 68,206 0.01 17,035300.39
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 533,464 0.06 1,009,777-47.17
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 32,786 0.00 11,136194.41
45 Cork and articles of cork 6 0.00 18-66.67
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 13,359 0.00 16,705-20.03
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 43,907 0.00 76,848-42.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,487,063 0.16 4,981,290-70.15
54 Man-made filaments 35,538 0.00 49,391-28.05
55 Man-made staple fibers 155,473 0.02 20177,249.75
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,133,906 0.12 5,291,254-78.57
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 131,661 0.01 215,586-38.93
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,944 0.00 1,8435.48
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 342,947 0.04 255,70834.12
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,464,710 0.26 2,312,0436.60
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,108,946 0.22 2,395,099-11.95
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 269,776 0.03 259,2244.07
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 160,207 0.02 94,31069.87
65 Headgear and parts thereof 25,021 0.00 47,673-47.52
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 58 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 73 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,135,604 0.12 1,078,5165.29
69 Ceramic products 663,041 0.07 503,95731.57
70 Glass and glassware 789,848 0.08 1,300,590-39.27
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 17,846 0.00 35,608-49.88
72 Iron and steel 615 0.00 51,399-98.80
73 Articles of iron or steel 32,025,061 3.41 31,663,6441.14
74 Copper and articles thereof 43,762,852 4.66 25,419,55272.16
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,831,578 0.20 2,407,581-23.92
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,492,077 0.16 2,203,651-32.29
78 Lead and articles thereof 580 0.00 69740.58
79 Zinc and articles thereof 12,086 0.00 4,286181.99
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 786-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,181,749 0.23 719,401203.27
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,503,240 0.16 1,376,0859.24
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,916,462 0.20 2,467,930-22.35
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 155,576,843 16.58 156,147,157-0.37
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 175,802,458 18.74 142,906,35023.02
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 232,048,326 24.73 249,790,539-7.10
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 7,053,947 0.75 4,923,69743.27
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 112,893,666 12.03 101,716,72010.99
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,744 0.00 7,939-78.03
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 416,441 0.04 192,137116.74
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 3,849,247 0.41 3,348,67814.95
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,192,470 0.45 4,518,987-7.23
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,903,799 0.31 2,951,058-1.60
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 6,550 0.00 0
SS Classified 87,900 0.01 198 633-55.75
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia