Russian trade in goods with Qatar in Q2 2019
August 10, 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 Qatar in the second quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Qatar was $17,483,895, down 24.33% ($5,621,586) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2019 were $9,069,425, down 39.86% ($6,011,863) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2019 totaled $8,414,470, up 4.86% ($390,277) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $654,955, a 90.72% decrease ($6,402,140) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Qatar was Russia’s 124th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 118th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0109% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0135% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Qatar was Russia’s 121st largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 112th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0090% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0137% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Qatar was Russia’s 98th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (up from 100th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0142% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0132% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 64.65% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (92.77% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.59% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.84% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.49% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (2.47% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.25% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.34% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.95% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (1.65% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.85% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,048,754;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $333,663;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $282,078;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $277,442;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $252,865;
- 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 $168,524;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $164,909;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $150,968;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $150,882;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $47,852;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $46,894;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $31,525.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $8,228,317;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $140,877;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $113,765;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $104,666;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $88,642;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $88,006;
- 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 $57,494;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $42,973;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $41,993;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $41,235.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2019 over Q2 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 164,909 | 1.82 | 0 | ∞ |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 23,807 | 0.26 | 137,572 | -82.69 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 8,420 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 825,365 | 9.10 | 572,500 | 44.17 |
| 10 | Cereals | 4,841,168 | 53.38 | 13,069,485 | -62.96 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 42,973 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 9,389 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 140,877 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 18,700 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 385,000 | 4.25 | 51,337 | 649.95 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 168,524 | 1.86 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,889 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 156,600 | 1.73 | 5,632 | 2,680.54 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 10,372 | 0.11 | 16,476 | -37.05 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 175,373 | 1.93 | 280,039 | -37.38 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 11,139 | 0.12 | 53,132 | -79.04 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 64,378 | 0.71 | 16,526 | 289.56 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 335,336 | 3.70 | 53,258 | 529.64 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 13,204 | 0.15 | 16,194 | -18.46 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 505 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 6,900 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 36,055 | 0.40 | 49,096 | -26.56 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,442 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 88,642 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 32,820 | 0.36 | 1,295 | 2,434.36 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 302,973 | 3.34 | 25,531 | 1,086.69 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 57,494 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,048,754 | 11.56 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 83,934 | 0.93 | 125,169 | -32.94 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 6,133 | 0.07 | 277 | 2,114.08 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,101 | 0.01 | 498 | 121.08 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,206 | 0.02 | 178 | 1,139.33 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 26,495 | 0.29 | 114,501 | -76.86 |
| 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 | 117,523 | 1.30 | 117,799 | -0.23 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 48,328 | 0.53 | 1,434 | 3,270.15 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 166,157 | 1.83 | 15,275 | 987.77 |
| 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 | 2,615 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 50.06% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (61.11% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 49.90% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (30.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (8.57% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,717,608;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $289,654.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd 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 $691,303;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $686,210;
- 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 $264,119.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2019 over Q2 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,212,425 | 50.06 | 4,903,728 | -14.10 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 252,796 | 3.00 | 516,915 | -51.10 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,072,981 | 24.64 | 355,373 | 483.33 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 387 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 760,760 | 9.04 | 737,716 | 3.12 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,112,311 | 13.22 | 822,657 | 35.21 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 126 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,580 | 0.03 | 12 | 21,400.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 56 | 0.00 | 44 | 27.27 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 47 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 686,210 | -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 | 127 | 0.00 | 1,205 | -89.46 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 207 | -100.00 |