Russian trade with Brazil in 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Brazil
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Brazil was $4,007,029,665, down 12.95% ($595,951,177) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2020 were $1,997,052,190, down 18.65% ($457,783,132) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2020 were $2,009,977,475, down 6.43% ($138,168,045) from 2019.
Russia’s trade balance with Brazil went from a surplus of $306,689,802 in 2019, to a deficit of $12,925,285 in 2020.
Brazil was Russia’s 28th largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 30th in 2019), accounting for 0.7057% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.6906% in 2019).
Brazil was Russia’s 34th largest export market in 2020 (up from 36th in 2019), accounting for 0.5937% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5806% in 2019).
Brazil was Russia’s 24th largest supplier in 2020 (up from 26th in 2019), accounting for 0.8685% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.8812% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Brazil
The major share of Russian exports to Brazil in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 73.67% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (80.39% in 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 17.03% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (13.78% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.58% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (2.27% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.56% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (1.08% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.71% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (1.95% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $29,479,181;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $14,645,598;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $13,063,676;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $12,495,157.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $480,015,338;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $17,349,304;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $15,535,375;
- 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 $8,353,870.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 125,714 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 63,029 | -100.00 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 221,024 | 0.01 | 81,927 | 169.78 |
10 | Cereals | 47,358,518 | 2.37 | 17,879,337 | 164.88 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 19,552,280 | 0.98 | 7,057,123 | 177.06 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,749,398 | 0.09 | 1,022,567 | 71.08 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 25,044 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,991,255 | 0.10 | 53,280 | 3,637.34 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 156,599 | 0.01 | 338,491 | -53.74 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 12,541 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 15,910,511 | 0.80 | 31,445,886 | -49.40 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 14,645,598 | 0.73 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 309,467,956 | 15.50 | 306,756,842 | 0.88 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 13,319,569 | 0.67 | 17,359,532 | -23.27 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 19,139,506 | 0.96 | 17,832,142 | 7.33 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 235,810 | 0.01 | 50 | 471,520.00 |
31 | Fertilizers | 1,389,591,743 | 69.58 | 1,869,607,081 | -25.67 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 4,713,289 | 0.24 | 2,402,426 | 96.19 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 582,454 | 0.03 | 723,819 | -19.53 |
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 | 309,396 | 0.02 | 324,252 | -4.58 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,198,907 | 0.11 | 4,949,415 | -55.57 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,448,248 | 0.22 | 6,175,147 | -27.97 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 36,627,830 | 1.83 | 53,977,134 | -32.14 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 80 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,221,127 | 0.06 | 1,020,450 | 19.67 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 3,021,541 | 0.15 | 4,708,662 | -35.83 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,544,646 | 0.08 | 3,186,279 | -51.52 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 168 | 0.00 | 1,781 | -90.57 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 196,666 | 0.01 | 325,741 | -39.63 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 429,674 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 83 | 0.00 | 180 | -53.89 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 3,670 | 0.00 | 151 | 2,330.46 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 9,478 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 737,049 | 0.04 | 495,522 | 48.74 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,023 | 0.00 | 13,062 | -92.17 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 262,495 | 0.01 | 685,973 | -61.73 |
69 | Ceramic products | 207,260 | 0.01 | 264,691 | -21.70 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 79,436 | 0.00 | 326,186 | -75.65 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 33,287 | 0.00 | 69,615 | -52.18 |
72 | Iron and steel | 38,526,223 | 1.93 | 36,017,094 | 6.97 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8,113,401 | 0.41 | 6,226,727 | 30.30 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,074 | 0.00 | 76,153 | -98.59 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 8,261 | 0.00 | 5,014 | 64.76 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 21,042,146 | 1.05 | 7,978,470 | 163.74 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 91 | 0.00 | 49 | 85.71 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 3,721,792 | 0.19 | 4,799,000 | -22.45 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 35,629 | 0.00 | 27,806 | 28.13 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 68,567 | 0.00 | 475,080 | -85.57 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,882,024 | 0.09 | 1,493,421 | 26.02 |
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 | 28,387,582 | 1.42 | 36,741,452 | -22.74 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,968,237 | 0.15 | 8,677,858 | -65.80 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 894,481 | 0.04 | 847,552 | 5.54 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 4,712 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 761 | 0.00 | 2,416 | -68.50 |
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 | 188 | 0.00 | 4,609 | -95.92 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 16,837 | 0.00 | 31,448 | -46.46 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,332 | 0.00 | 200 | 1,066.00 |
SS | Classified | 1,247,025 | 0.06 | 2 283 120 | -45.38 |
Russia’s Imports from Brazil
The major share of Russian imports from Brazil in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 70.00% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (68.68% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.90% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (7.15% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.75% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (12.48% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.13% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (6.41% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.45% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (0.92% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $85,522,502;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $59,852,166;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $24,400,058;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $18,829,297;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $14,258,081;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $12,868,343;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $9,060,200;
- 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 $7,333,297;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $7,222,542;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $6,554,499.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $160,347,919;
- 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 $144,415,318;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $36,322,405;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $30,867,652;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $18,777,272.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 11,069 | -100.00 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 330,906,248 | 16.46 | 491,254,167 | -32.64 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 4,976,768 | 0.25 | 5,038,216 | -1.22 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 9,911,469 | 0.49 | 14,929,090 | -33.61 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 3,600 | 0.00 | 620 | 480.65 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 85,078 | 0.00 | 170,921 | -50.22 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 47,791,643 | 2.38 | 34,923,300 | 36.85 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 137,557,815 | 6.84 | 113,157,757 | 21.56 |
10 | Cereals | 157,714 | 0.01 | 19,880 | 693.33 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 97,096 | 0.00 | 37,253 | 160.64 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 566,158,536 | 28.17 | 480,636,034 | 17.79 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 37,172 | 0.00 | 66,773 | -44.33 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 19,192 | 0.00 | 16,356 | 17.34 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 6,415,789 | 0.32 | 4,497,582 | 42.65 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,071,562 | 0.10 | 1,531,732 | 35.24 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 214,071 | 0.01 | 158,311 | 35.22 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 58,765,663 | 2.92 | 59,455,938 | -1.16 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 78,246,185 | 3.89 | 81,276,625 | -3.73 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 67,060 | 0.00 | 211,488 | -68.29 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 12,967,882 | 0.65 | 6,413,383 | 102.20 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 150,585,337 | 7.49 | 181,452,989 | -17.01 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3,773,787 | 0.19 | 3,747,142 | 0.71 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 23,500 | 0.00 | 850,957 | -97.24 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 15,834 | 0.00 | 13,461 | 17.63 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 61,875,119 | 3.08 | 206,290,437 | -70.01 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 25,914,101 | 1.29 | 18,691,559 | 38.64 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 15,177,976 | 0.76 | 6,117,776 | 148.10 |
31 | Fertilizers | 8,288 | 0.00 | 16,980 | -51.19 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 739,339 | 0.04 | 634,722 | 16.48 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,755,501 | 0.09 | 1,524,443 | 15.16 |
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 | 854,633 | 0.04 | 415,842 | 105.52 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 18,802,956 | 0.94 | 12,814,515 | 46.73 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 55,557 | 0.00 | 129,548 | -57.11 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 8,396,198 | 0.42 | 3,793,626 | 121.32 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 12,160,819 | 0.61 | 11,809,378 | 2.98 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 10,009,544 | 0.50 | 5,900,254 | 69.65 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 742,724 | 0.04 | 2,060,295 | -63.95 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 71,601 | 0.00 | 90,522 | -20.90 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 150,282 | 0.01 | 62,476 | 140.54 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 641,906 | 0.03 | 541,959 | 18.44 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 19 | 0.00 | 105 | -81.90 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 16,377 | -100.00 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 10,449,359 | 0.52 | 15,338,179 | -31.87 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 18,025,306 | 0.90 | 3,767,225 | 378.48 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 6,808 | 0.00 | 2,648 | 157.10 |
50 | Silk | 1,986 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 99 | -100.00 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 1,664,619 | 0.08 | 1,486,891 | 11.95 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 548,866 | 0.03 | 431,430 | 27.22 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 71,685 | 0.00 | 101,385 | -29.29 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 51,284 | 0.00 | 112,076 | -54.24 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 517,846 | 0.03 | 512,287 | 1.09 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 236,065 | 0.01 | 580,190 | -59.31 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 44,791 | 0.00 | 117,732 | -61.96 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 172,004 | 0.01 | 351,473 | -51.06 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 9,912,943 | 0.49 | 13,742,203 | -27.86 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 288 | 0.00 | 75 | 284.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 5,015,956 | 0.25 | 6,785,114 | -26.07 |
69 | Ceramic products | 125,616 | 0.01 | 395,035 | -68.20 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 2,595,417 | 0.13 | 1,437,035 | 80.61 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 205,600 | 0.01 | 449,567 | -54.27 |
72 | Iron and steel | 68,991,292 | 3.43 | 105,313,697 | -34.49 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,526,905 | 0.18 | 3,619,178 | -2.55 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,954,925 | 0.20 | 22,732,197 | -82.60 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 135,256 | 0.01 | 163,073 | -17.06 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 5,844 | 0.00 | 6,043 | -3.29 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 3,016 | 0.00 | 10,678 | -71.76 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 6,329,353 | 0.31 | 5,700,838 | 11.02 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 78,552 | 0.00 | 195,281 | -59.77 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 128,469,737 | 6.39 | 109,640,440 | 17.17 |
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 | 24,728,560 | 1.23 | 17,395,263 | 42.16 |
86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 9,364 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 80,360,163 | 4.00 | 20,507,997 | 291.85 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 5,632,821 | 0.28 | 6,098,172 | -7.63 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | -100.00 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 51,797 | 0.00 | 13,580 | 281.42 |
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 | 133,496 | 0.01 | 92,129 | 44.90 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 31,829 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 76,183 | 0.00 | 67,666 | 12.59 |
SS | Classified | 69,638,208 | 3.46 | 60 164 948 | 15.75 |