Russian trade in goods with the Dominican Republic in Q2 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with the Dominican Republic
In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with the Dominican Republic totaled $47,676,882, up 246.59% ($33,921,077) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2021 totaled $40,011,694, up 932.94% ($36,138,116) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2021 were $7,665,188, down 22.43% ($2,217,039) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade balance with the Dominican Republic went from a deficit of $6,008,649 in the 2nd quarter of 2020, to a surplus of $32,346,506 in the 2nd quarter of 2021.
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 106th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 122nd in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0252% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0113% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 95th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (up from 128th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0348% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0055% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 110th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 96th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0103% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0190% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian exports to the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 79.77% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (3.94% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.93% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (86.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.99% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.64% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (6.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.03% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (2.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $31,769,943;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $2,386,819;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $910,505;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $465,445;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $449,422;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $222,252.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,386,819 | 5.97 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 8,392 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 286 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 17,680 | 0.04 | 7,271 | 143.16 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 708,963 | 1.77 | 786,520 | -9.86 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 739,220 | 1.85 | 273,775 | 170.01 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 26,490 | 0.07 | 1,271 | 1,984.19 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,078,635 | 7.69 | 2,168,130 | 41.99 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 32,102 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 4,878 | 0.01 | 973 | 401.34 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 582,174 | 1.46 | 132,752 | 338.54 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 105,146 | 0.26 | 51,078 | 105.85 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 151,433 | 0.38 | 200,163 | -24.35 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 83,158 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 17 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 10,765 | 0.03 | 5,731 | 87.84 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 232,198 | 0.58 | 9,946 | 2,234.59 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 31,911,716 | 79.76 | 141,773 | 22,409.02 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 6,204 | 0.02 | 11,035 | -43.78 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,762 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 4,814 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian imports from the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 64.90% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (48.72% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 16.30% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (26.90% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 14.94% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (13.07% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.96% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (10.88% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $397,344;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $352,267;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $87,601;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $64,519;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $34,772;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $30,201;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $28,592.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,486,687;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $820,955;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $713,236;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $195,127;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $36,102;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $26,411.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 701,996 | 9.16 | 349,729 | 100.73 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 71,691 | 0.94 | 7,172 | 899.60 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 11,980 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 42,445 | 0.55 | 23,898 | 77.61 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 28,855 | 0.38 | 263 | 10,871.48 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,421 | 0.02 | 1,568 | -9.38 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,666,549 | 21.74 | 2,379,785 | -29.97 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 2,449,640 | 31.96 | 2,052,296 | 19.36 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 17 | 0.00 | 13 | 30.77 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,009,453 | 13.17 | 2,496,140 | -59.56 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 169 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 150,623 | 1.97 | 63,022 | 139.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 88,828 | 1.16 | 98,903 | -10.19 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 4,532 | 0.06 | 2,500 | 81.28 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 36,102 | -100.00 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 253 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 73 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 31,656 | 0.41 | 1,455 | 2,075.67 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 19,989 | 0.26 | 2,527 | 691.02 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 6,371 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 6,267 | 0.08 | 141 | 4,344.68 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 41 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 226,109 | 2.95 | 252,520 | -10.46 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 116 | 0.00 | 807 | -85.63 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 820,955 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 323 | 0.00 | 639 | -49.45 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 39,039 | 0.51 | 4,267 | 814.91 |
| 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 | 82,756 | 1.08 | 68,603 | 20.63 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,023,671 | 13.35 | 1,218,798 | -16.01 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 417 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |