Russian trade with Puerto Rico in 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico was $194,662,503, down 2.85% ($5,720,671) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2018 were $28,521,909, down 18.72% ($6,566,886) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2018 totaled $166,140,594, up 0.51% ($846,215) from 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in 2018 was $137,618,685, a 5.69% increase ($7,413,101) over 2017.
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 103rd largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 100th in 2017), accounting for 0.0283% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0343% in 2017).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 133rd largest export market in 2018 (down from 119th in 2017), accounting for 0.0063% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0098% in 2017).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 77th largest supplier in 2018 (down from 73rd in 2017), accounting for 0.0698% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0728% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 74.55% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (86.35% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 24.32% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (10.92% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (2.43% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,109,727;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $156,287.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2018 over 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 $9,072,081;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $852,359.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 71,934 | 0.25 | 35,226 | 104.21 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 21,190,166 | 74.29 | 30,262,247 | -29.98 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 7,486 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 24,150 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 195,637 | 0.69 | 39,350 | 397.17 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 120 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 53 | 0.00 | 34 | 55.88 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 162 | 0.00 | 36 | 350.00 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 0 | 0.00 | 12,270 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 95,093 | 0.33 | 52,640 | 80.65 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 852,359 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6,934,248 | 24.31 | 3,824,521 | 81.31 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,590 | 0.01 | 8,193 | -68.39 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 372 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,799 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 98.91% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (98.35% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.76% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (1.02% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,738,364.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $566,319.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 29,615 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 154,558 | 0.09 | 286,413 | -46.04 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,743,902 | 1.05 | 5,538 | 31,389.74 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 161,732,325 | 97.35 | 161,955,674 | -0.14 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 322,347 | 0.19 | 345,682 | -6.75 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 353,377 | 0.21 | 1,665 | 21,123.84 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 174,356 | 0.10 | 264,937 | -34.19 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 163 | 0.00 | 23 | 608.70 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 386,336 | 0.23 | 689,104 | -43.94 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 768 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 622 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 419 | 0.00 | 6,421 | -93.47 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 19,271 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 705 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 58 | 0.00 | 32 | 81.25 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 216,327 | 0.13 | 107,177 | 101.84 |
| 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 | 112,962 | 0.07 | 78,114 | 44.61 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 938,394 | 0.56 | 1,504,713 | -37.64 |
| 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 | 203 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2,772 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |