Russian trade with Costa Rica in 2011
January 02, 2016
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 Costa Rica in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Costa Rica
In 2011, Russia’s trade with Costa Rica totaled $124,360,514, up 10.98% ($12,306,605) from 2010.
Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2011 totaled $22,820,348, up 103.62% ($11,613,136) from 2010.
Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2011 totaled $101,540,166, up 0.69% ($693,469) from 2010.
Russia’s trade deficit with Costa Rica in 2011 was $78,719,818, a 12.18% decrease ($10,919,667) over 2010.
Costa Rica was Russia’s 111th largest trading partner in 2011 (down from 106th in 2010), accounting for 0.0151% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0179% in 2010).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 125th largest export market in 2011 (up from 129th in 2010), accounting for 0.0044% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0028% in 2010).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 81st largest supplier in 2011 (down from 78th in 2010), accounting for 0.0332% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0441% in 2010).
Russia’s Exports to Costa Rica
The major share of Russian exports to Costa Rica in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 92.40% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (28.23% in 2010);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.84% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (35.13% in 2010);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.51% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (2.43% in 2010);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (33.17% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $17,647,203;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $188,923;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $151,267;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $115,853.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2011 over 2010 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 $3,717,615;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,376,323;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $271,568;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $96,324.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 3,000 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 8,120 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 3,717,615 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 57,960 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 7,476 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 20,695,803 | 90.69 | 3,048,600 | 578.86 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 197,434 | 0.87 | 8,511 | 2,219.75 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 192,857 | 0.85 | 41,590 | 363.71 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 271,568 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 116,138 | 0.51 | 285 | 40,650.18 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 258 | 0.00 | 7 | 3,585.71 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 687 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 213 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 454 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,555,524 | 6.82 | 3,931,847 | -60.44 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,137 | 0.00 | 196 | 480.10 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 164 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,264 | 0.01 | 4,637 | -29.61 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 7,356 | 0.03 | 103,680 | -92.91 |
| 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 | 803 | 0.00 | 1,077 | -25.44 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,698 | 0.01 | 376 | 351.60 |
| SS | Classified | 47,225 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Costa Rica
The major share of Russian imports from Costa Rica in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 74.84% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (77.61% in 2010);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 23.78% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (22.11% in 2010);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.19% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (0.24% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $4,332,346;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,233,431;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $963,011;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $927,982;
- 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 $440,478.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $7,607,587.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 8,124,932 | 8.00 | 7,161,921 | 13.45 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 38,838 | 0.04 | 40,624 | -4.40 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 65,642,417 | 64.65 | 61,310,071 | 7.07 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,516,391 | 1.49 | 1,221,151 | 24.18 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 3,868 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,868 | 0.00 | 7,609,455 | -99.98 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 11,569 | 0.01 | 2,527 | 357.82 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 616,949 | 0.61 | 914,887 | -32.57 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 682 | 0.00 | 759 | -10.14 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 41,344 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 23,340 | 0.02 | 7,167 | 225.66 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 11,581 | 0.01 | 3,384 | 242.23 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 471 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 257 | 0.00 | 437 | -41.19 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 12 | 0.00 | 118 | -89.83 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 21,428 | 0.02 | 7,083 | 202.53 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 36,358 | 0.04 | 19,537 | 86.10 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 158 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 31 | 0.00 | 16 | 93.75 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,037 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 95,165 | 0.09 | 1,886 | 4,945.86 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 102,801 | 0.10 | 73,048 | 40.73 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 18,513 | 0.02 | 4,348 | 325.78 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 7,234 | 0.01 | 4,548 | 59.06 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 33 | 0.00 | 418 | -92.11 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,084,136 | 1.07 | 156,154 | 594.27 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 332,306 | 0.33 | 164,487 | 102.03 |
| 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 | 20,686,146 | 20.37 | 20,245,668 | 2.18 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 291 | 0.00 | 44 | 561.36 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,123,849 | 3.08 | 1,890,418 | 65.25 |
| 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 | 29 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,673 | -100.00 |