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Russian trade with Jamaica in 2011

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Jamaica in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Jamaica

In 2011, Russia’s trade with Jamaica was $12,100,786, down 77.98% ($42,840,511) from 2010.

Russia’s exports to Jamaica in 2011 totaled $60,487, up 29.18% ($13,663) from 2010.

Russia’s imports from Jamaica in 2011 were $12,040,299, down 78.07% ($42,854,174) from 2010.

Russia’s trade deficit with Jamaica in 2011 was $11,979,812, a 78.16% decrease ($42,867,837) over 2010.

Jamaica was Russia’s 153rd largest trading partner in 2011 (down from 118th in 2010), accounting for 0.0015% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0088% in 2010).

Jamaica was Russia’s 184th largest export market in 2011 (down from 182nd in 2010), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total exports (just as in 2010).

Jamaica was Russia’s 122nd largest supplier in 2011 (down from 88th in 2010), accounting for 0.0039% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0240% in 2010).

Russia’s Exports to Jamaica

The major share of Russian exports to Jamaica in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 54.17% of Russia’s total exports to Jamaica (0.00% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 45.83% of Russia’s total exports to Jamaica (100.00% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Jamaica in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $32,768;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,687.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Jamaica in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $20,792.
Russia’s exports to Jamaica in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 27,719 45.83 26,0326.48
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 20,792-100.00
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 32,768 54.17 0

Russia’s Imports from Jamaica

The major share of Russian imports from Jamaica in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 93.66% of Russia’s total imports from Jamaica (98.19% in 2010);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.29% of Russia’s total imports from Jamaica (1.80% in 2010);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.05% of Russia’s total imports from Jamaica (0.00% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Jamaica in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $126,211;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $120,519.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Jamaica in 2011 over 2010 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 $42,626,220;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $474,581.
Russia’s imports from Jamaica in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 141,360 1.17 615,941-77.05
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 495,409 4.11 374,89032.15
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 11,276,759 93.66 53,902,979-79.08
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 560 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 16-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 126,211 1.05 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 0 0.00 647-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia