Russian trade with Venezuela 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 Venezuela in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Venezuela
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Venezuela totaled $1,944,733,613, up 12.11% ($210,007,573) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Venezuela in 2012 totaled $1,943,907,347, up 12.11% ($210,024,059) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Venezuela in 2012 were $826,266, down 1.96% ($16,486) from 2011.
Russia’s trade surplus with Venezuela in 2012 was $1,943,081,081, a 12.12% increase ($210,040,545) over 2011.
Venezuela was Russia’s 49th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 52nd in 2011), accounting for 0.2310% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2109% in 2011).
Venezuela was Russia’s 37th largest export market in 2012 (up from 43rd in 2011), accounting for 0.3705% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.3356% in 2011).
Venezuela was Russia’s 150th largest supplier in 2012 (just as in 2011), accounting for 0.0003% of Russia’s total imports (just as in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Venezuela
The major share of Russian exports to Venezuela in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 50.31% of Russia’s total exports to Venezuela (52.55% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.58% of Russia’s total exports to Venezuela (6.65% in 2011);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.81% of Russia’s total exports to Venezuela (0.41% in 2011);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.09% of Russia’s total exports to Venezuela (0.53% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Venezuela in 2012 over 2011 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 $47,448,623;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $43,687,386;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $24,245,012;
- 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 $18,952,130;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $8,712,874.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Venezuela in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $20,042,273;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $12,993,850;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $11,830,451.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 39,600 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 259,627 | 0.01 | 210,653 | 23.25 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 145,638 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 38,965 | 0.00 | 28,589 | 36.29 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 54,580,858 | 2.81 | 7,132,235 | 665.27 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 164,351 | 0.01 | 34,055 | 382.60 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,183,031 | 0.06 | 516,728 | 128.95 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 7,880 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 99,380,471 | 5.11 | 111,210,922 | -10.64 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 3,579 | 0.00 | 18,424 | -80.57 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 38 | 0.00 | 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 | 31,969 | 0.00 | 183 | 17,369.40 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 23,676 | 0.00 | 891 | 2,557.24 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 5,688,864 | 0.29 | 2,752 | 206,617.44 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 118,813 | 0.01 | 111,787 | 6.29 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,428,814 | 0.07 | 2,534,415 | -43.62 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 492,465 | 0.03 | 811,127 | -39.29 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 75,579 | 0.00 | 50,386 | 50.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 819,184 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 742,702 | 0.04 | 1,076,103 | -30.98 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 361,572 | 0.02 | 13,355,422 | -97.29 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 819 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 30,818 | 0.00 | 4,298 | 617.03 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 2,343 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 175 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 554 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 17,028 | 0.00 | 18,988 | -10.32 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 146,031 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 2,475 | 0.00 | 3,062 | -19.17 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 11,429 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 28,751 | 0.00 | 108 | 26,521.30 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 797 | 0.00 | 55,343 | -98.56 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 52,677 | 0.00 | 23,536 | 123.81 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 126 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 24,188 | 0.00 | 61,740 | -60.82 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 193,673 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 242,745 | 0.01 | 15,817 | 1,434.71 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 8,951,470 | 0.46 | 238,596 | 3,651.73 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,544,441 | 0.18 | 8,052,459 | -55.98 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 352,948 | 0.02 | 16,413 | 2,050.42 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,243,431 | 0.06 | 153,325 | 710.98 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 1,479,149 | 0.08 | 5,114 | 28,823.52 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 348 | 0.00 | 165 | 110.91 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 18,323 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 5,501,098 | 0.28 | 724,666 | 659.12 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 7,224 | 0.00 | 6,443 | 12.12 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 63,970,741 | 3.29 | 20,283,355 | 215.39 |
| 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 | 71,932,230 | 3.70 | 52,980,100 | 35.77 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 5,844 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 788,675,566 | 40.57 | 808,717,839 | -2.48 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 53,329,067 | 2.74 | 29,084,055 | 83.36 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 13,511 | 0.00 | 5,947 | 127.19 |
| 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 | 928,380 | 0.05 | 5,066 | 18,225.70 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 20,120 | 0.00 | 14,940 | 34.67 |
| SS | Classified | 777,782,227 | 40.01 | 676 126 159 | 15.04 |
Russia’s Imports from Venezuela
The major share of Russian imports from Venezuela in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 77.80% of Russia’s total imports from Venezuela (11.85% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 14.55% of Russia’s total imports from Venezuela (4.91% in 2011);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.23% of Russia’s total imports from Venezuela (22.96% in 2011);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.42% of Russia’s total imports from Venezuela (18.52% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Venezuela in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $642,805;
- 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $53,745;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $39,959;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $15,257;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $9,634;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $6,023;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,084.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Venezuela in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $181,816;
- 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 $96,482;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $84,136;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $71,545.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 47,114 | 5.70 | 7,155 | 558.48 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 3,293 | 0.40 | 1,210 | 172.15 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 6,023 | 0.73 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,304 | 0.40 | 185,120 | -98.22 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 96,482 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 642,805 | 77.80 | 0 | ∞ |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 1,505 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,848 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 38 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,084 | 0.37 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 377 | 0.05 | 71,922 | -99.48 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 84,136 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 38,035 | 4.60 | 22,778 | 66.98 |
| 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 | 218 | 0.03 | 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 | 63,808 | 7.72 | 10,063 | 534.09 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 18,165 | 2.20 | 8,531 | 112.93 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 352 002 | -100.00 |