Russian trade with Jamaica in 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Jamaica
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Jamaica was $78,767,690, down 12.58% ($11,334,573) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Jamaica in 2020 totaled $1,568,523, up 14.01% ($192,805) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Jamaica in 2020 were $77,199,167, down 12.99% ($11,527,378) from 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Jamaica in 2020 was $75,630,644, a 13.42% decrease ($11,720,183) over 2019.
Jamaica was Russia’s 124th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 120th in 2019), accounting for 0.0139% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0135% in 2019).
Jamaica was Russia’s 172nd largest export market in 2020 (up from 174th in 2019), accounting for 0.0005% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0003% in 2019).
Jamaica was Russia’s 89th largest supplier in 2020 (just as in 2019), accounting for 0.0334% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0364% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Jamaica
The major share of Russian exports to Jamaica in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 82.12% of Russia’s total exports to Jamaica (79.43% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.51% of Russia’s total exports to Jamaica (12.32% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.37% of Russia’s total exports to Jamaica (1.79% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.01% of Russia’s total exports to Jamaica (1.42% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Jamaica (1.29% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Jamaica in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $195,414;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $87,557;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $42,735;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $29,927;
- 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $14,672.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Jamaica in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $104,764;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $22,225;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $19,506;
- 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 $18,510;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $17,764.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,288,148 | 82.12 | 1,092,734 | 17.88 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 18,510 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 54,588 | 3.48 | 24,661 | 121.35 |
| 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 | 34,781 | 2.22 | 20,109 | 72.96 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 44,099 | 2.81 | 1,364 | 3,133.06 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 16 | 0.00 | 104,780 | -99.98 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 17,764 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 107,665 | 6.86 | 20,108 | 435.43 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 33,241 | 2.12 | 31,394 | 5.88 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 19,506 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 158 | 0.01 | 51 | 209.80 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 519 | 0.03 | 22,744 | -97.72 |
| 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 | 383 | 0.02 | 341 | 12.32 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 925 | 0.06 | 1,520 | -39.14 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,000 | 0.26 | 8 | 49,900.00 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 109 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Jamaica
The major share of Russian imports from Jamaica in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 98.84% of Russia’s total imports from Jamaica (99.33% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.15% of Russia’s total imports from Jamaica (0.67% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Jamaica in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $231,736.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Jamaica in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $11,830,867.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 93,356 | 0.12 | 22,510 | 314.73 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 3,427 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 796,209 | 1.03 | 564,473 | 41.05 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 76,304,781 | 98.84 | 88,135,648 | -13.42 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 531 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,324 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 2,966 | 0.00 | 445 | 566.52 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 42 | -100.00 |