Russian trade with Qatar in 2012
February 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 Qatar in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Qatar was $40,025,816, down 26.67% ($14,558,145) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2012 were $4,319,798, down 53.88% ($5,046,870) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2012 were $35,706,018, down 21.03% ($9,511,275) from 2011.
Russia’s trade deficit with Qatar in 2012 was $31,386,220, a 12.45% decrease ($4,464,405) over 2011.
Qatar was Russia’s 132nd largest trading partner in 2012 (down from 131st in 2011), accounting for 0.0048% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0066% in 2011).
Qatar was Russia’s 146th largest export market in 2012 (down from 132nd in 2011), accounting for 0.0008% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0018% in 2011).
Qatar was Russia’s 99th largest supplier in 2012 (just as in 2011), accounting for 0.0113% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0148% in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 68.35% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (16.19% in 2011);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 12.58% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (6.43% in 2011);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.23% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (57.70% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.48% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (19.20% in 2011);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.25% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.00% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.34% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.12% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,521,223;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $97,133;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $74,083;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $69,000;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $48,360;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $30,777;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $21,675;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $17,838.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $5,157,111;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,316,390;
- 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 $194,335;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $95,303;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $80,350;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $50,680;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $24,750;
- Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - a decrease of $24,365.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 7,399 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 201,129 | 4.66 | 5,358,240 | -96.25 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 30,777 | 0.71 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,100 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 39,391 | 0.91 | 21,553 | 82.76 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,565 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 24,750 | -100.00 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 74,083 | 1.71 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 97,133 | 2.25 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 6,178 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 880 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 48,360 | 1.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,438 | 0.06 | 10,124 | -75.92 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 670 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 338 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 520,008 | 12.04 | 600,358 | -13.38 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 432 | 0.01 | 654 | -33.94 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 22,871 | 0.53 | 1,196 | 1,812.29 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 24,365 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 15 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 490 | 0.01 | 186 | 163.44 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 127 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,418 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 231 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 127 | 0.00 | 85 | 49.41 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 72,712 | 1.68 | 3,712 | 1,858.84 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 37 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,942,145 | 68.11 | 1,420,922 | 107.06 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 9,985 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 322 | 0.01 | 95,625 | -99.66 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 114,878 | 2.66 | 1,431,268 | -91.97 |
| 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 | 93,388 | 2.16 | 287,723 | -67.54 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 28,284 | 0.65 | 78,964 | -64.18 |
| 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 | 382 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 6,128 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 175 | 0.00 | 145 | 20.69 |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 99.96% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (99.96% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $8,127,331;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $257,101.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $17,885,374.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 11,863,347 | 33.23 | 29,748,721 | -60.12 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 6,691 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 789,113 | 2.21 | 532,012 | 48.33 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 23,039,759 | 64.53 | 14,912,428 | 54.50 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 495 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 249 | 0.00 | 1,195 | -79.16 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,646 | 0.00 | 10,616 | -84.50 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,290 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 58 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 360 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 571 | 0.00 | 269 | 112.27 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,031 | 0.01 | 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 | 4,529 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 2,868 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,352 | 0.00 | 3,711 | -63.57 |