Russian trade in goods with Portugal in Q1 2019
May 15, 2019
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Portugal in the first quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Portugal
In the 1st quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Portugal was $293,431,514, down 32.37% ($140,424,589) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Portugal in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $169,363,765, down 43.89% ($132,453,622) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Portugal in the 1st quarter of 2019 were $124,067,749, down 6.04% ($7,970,967) from the 1st quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Portugal in the 1st quarter of 2019 was $45,296,016, a 73.32% decrease ($124,482,655) over the 1st quarter of 2018.
Portugal was Russia’s 63rd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 51st in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1864% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2752% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Portugal was Russia’s 62nd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 48th in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1623% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2930% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Portugal was Russia’s 54th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2019 (down from 51st in the 1st quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2339% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2418% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Portugal
The major share of Russian exports to Portugal in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 85.80% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (91.91% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.14% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (3.76% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.27% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (2.20% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.15% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (0.56% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Portugal in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,749,994;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,534,563;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,305,437;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $1,175,016;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $731,071.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Portugal in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 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 $132,142,107;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $6,168,060;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $1,233,403;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $927,149;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $726,762.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 367,514 | 0.22 | 1,600,917 | -77.04 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 16,788 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 274,795 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 109,936 | 0.06 | 129,263 | -14.95 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 47,853 | 0.03 | 44,770 | 6.89 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 447,574 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 65,988 | 0.04 | 2,777 | 2,276.23 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 145,255,998 | 85.77 | 277,398,105 | -47.64 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3,360,638 | 1.98 | 2,185,622 | 53.76 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 78,347 | 0.05 | 6,246,407 | -98.75 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2 | 0.00 | 45 | -95.56 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 165,294 | 0.10 | 151,840 | 8.86 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 138 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 46 | 0.00 | 244,713 | -99.98 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 129,246 | 0.08 | 83,239 | 55.27 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 4,965,590 | 2.93 | 2,431,027 | 104.26 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 360,426 | 0.21 | 501,876 | -28.18 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 188 | 0.00 | 306 | -38.56 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 6,044,849 | 3.57 | 4,739,412 | 27.54 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,188,701 | 0.70 | 1,915,463 | -37.94 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,099 | 0.00 | 143 | 1,367.83 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 4,413 | -100.00 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 78,600 | 0.05 | 50,904 | 54.41 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 208,649 | 0.12 | 190,399 | 9.59 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 37,535 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 870 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,094 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,552 | 0.00 | 1,077 | 44.10 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 202,869 | 0.12 | 204,350 | -0.72 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 46 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 139,870 | 0.08 | 4,657 | 2,903.44 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 5,221,055 | 3.08 | 1,471,061 | 254.92 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,865 | 0.00 | 205 | 809.76 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 23,454 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 102,483 | 0.06 | 166,470 | -38.44 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 9,855 | 0.01 | 32,481 | -69.66 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 90,929 | 0.05 | 1,018,078 | -91.07 |
| 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 | 98,484 | 0.06 | 144,789 | -31.98 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 29,071 | 0.02 | 5,330 | 445.42 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 2,096 | 0.00 | 1,513 | 38.53 |
| 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 | 233,859 | 0.14 | 87,091 | 168.52 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 742,985 | 0.44 | 11,914 | 6,136.23 |
| SS | Classified | 1,227 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Portugal
The major share of Russian imports from Portugal in the 1st quarter of 2019 (and in the 1st quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 31.32% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (35.99% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.23% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (19.12% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.36% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (13.02% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.39% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (14.53% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.95% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (8.91% in the 1st quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.97% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (2.31% in the 1st quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Portugal in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $3,127,059;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,032,198;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,807,282;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,273,788;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $747,401;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $478,057.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Portugal in the 1st quarter of 2019 over the 1st quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $6,643,078;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $4,651,924;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $1,524,360;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $1,410,130;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,084,134;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $787,202;
- 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 $734,847;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $442,749;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $411,564.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,513,021 | 1.22 | 1,613,266 | -6.21 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2,702,403 | 2.18 | 7,354,327 | -63.25 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 11,120 | 0.01 | 4,919 | 126.06 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 648,591 | 0.52 | 709,491 | -8.58 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 97,264 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,254,398 | 2.62 | 2,506,997 | 29.81 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 344,601 | 0.28 | 787,350 | -56.23 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 43,182 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 34,834 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 238,777 | 0.19 | 10,294 | 2,219.57 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 230,642 | 0.19 | 163,671 | 40.92 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,721,047 | 1.39 | 1,462,521 | 17.68 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 127,957 | 0.10 | 111,918 | 14.33 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 5,685,128 | 4.58 | 4,411,340 | 28.88 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 40,404 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 13,063 | 0.01 | 8,965 | 45.71 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 162 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,738,275 | 3.01 | 611,216 | 511.61 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 9,487,060 | 7.65 | 7,454,862 | 27.26 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 267,212 | 0.22 | 122,992 | 117.26 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 104,868 | 0.08 | 164,785 | -36.36 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 207,009 | 0.17 | 106,541 | 94.30 |
| 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 | 107,851 | 0.09 | 160,881 | -32.96 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 267,068 | 0.22 | 250,138 | 6.77 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 225,032 | 0.18 | 34,586 | 550.64 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,021,285 | 3.24 | 5,105,419 | -21.23 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3,108,501 | 2.51 | 3,181,035 | -2.28 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 65,393 | 0.05 | 99,612 | -34.35 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 2,602 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,258,399 | 1.01 | 1,532,073 | -17.86 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 8,449,352 | 6.81 | 8,384,037 | 0.78 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 1,067 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 787,202 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,396,103 | 1.13 | 1,057,886 | 31.97 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,100 | 0.00 | 8,547 | -75.43 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 3,357 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 72,534 | 0.06 | 35,952 | 101.75 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 1,375 | 0.00 | 13,409 | -89.75 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 670,310 | 0.54 | 483,205 | 38.72 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 245,388 | 0.20 | 343,366 | -28.53 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 461,805 | 0.37 | 369,216 | 25.08 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 150,443 | 0.12 | 160,916 | -6.51 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 7,117 | 0.01 | 8,259 | -13.83 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 1,206,944 | 0.97 | 1,290,433 | -6.47 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 3,910 | 0.00 | 37,759 | -89.64 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 13,303,725 | 10.72 | 13,528,936 | -1.66 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6,846,215 | 5.52 | 8,370,575 | -18.21 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,512,040 | 1.22 | 1,830,267 | -17.39 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 14,330,945 | 11.55 | 20,974,023 | -31.67 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 47,214 | 0.04 | 67,858 | -30.42 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 983,320 | 0.79 | 505,263 | 94.62 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 1,638,706 | 1.32 | 3,048,836 | -46.25 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 149,430 | 0.12 | 171,407 | -12.82 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2,325 | 0.00 | 190,422 | -98.78 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,092 | 0.00 | 173 | 531.21 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,464,415 | 1.18 | 1,875,979 | -21.94 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 28,816 | 0.02 | 67,673 | -57.42 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 574 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 182,104 | 0.15 | 248,204 | -26.63 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 148 | 0.00 | 1,196 | -87.63 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 16,870 | 0.01 | 16,388 | 2.94 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 405,234 | 0.33 | 427,974 | -5.31 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 351,037 | 0.28 | 418,309 | -16.08 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 9,166,628 | 7.39 | 7,359,346 | 24.56 |
| 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 | 12,540,148 | 10.11 | 13,274,995 | -5.54 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,245,556 | 3.42 | 4,359,557 | -2.61 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 117,860 | 0.09 | 9,075 | 1,198.73 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 269,374 | 0.22 | 244,635 | 10.11 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 44,183 | 0.04 | 22,857 | 93.30 |
| 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 | 3,774,956 | 3.04 | 3,800,651 | -0.68 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 54,757 | 0.04 | 59,206 | -7.51 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 141,630 | 0.11 | 76,736 | 84.57 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 247 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 252,675 | 0.20 | 95 360 | 164.97 |