Russian trade with Portugal in 2013
March 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 Portugal in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Portugal
In 2013, Russia’s trade with Portugal totaled $1,341,790,231, up 24.46% ($263,687,115) from 2012.
Russia’s exports to Portugal in 2013 totaled $650,353,567, up 30.15% ($150,651,141) from 2012.
Russia’s imports from Portugal in 2013 totaled $691,436,664, up 19.54% ($113,035,974) from 2012.
Russia’s trade deficit with Portugal in 2013 was $41,083,097, a 47.80% decrease ($37,615,167) over 2012.
Portugal was Russia’s 66th largest trading partner in 2013 (just as in 2012), accounting for 0.1593% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1280% in 2012).
Portugal was Russia’s 65th largest export market in 2013 (down from 63rd in 2012), accounting for 0.1233% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0952% in 2012).
Portugal was Russia’s 52nd largest supplier in 2013 (down from 51st in 2012), accounting for 0.2195% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1823% in 2012).
Russia’s Exports to Portugal
The major share of Russian exports to Portugal in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 56.96% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (74.48% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 27.75% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (0.67% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.70% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (6.39% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.34% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (5.98% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.09% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (9.88% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.49% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (1.93% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Portugal in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $178,423,475;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,778,396;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $3,392,835.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Portugal in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $12,937,219;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $9,826,733;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $7,982,579;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $3,766,191.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 14,702,932 | 2.26 | 24,529,665 | -40.06 |
| 10 | Cereals | 143,810 | 0.02 | 8,126,389 | -98.23 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,475,167 | 0.23 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,647,199 | 0.56 | 16,584,418 | -78.01 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 9,204 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 83,802 | 0.01 | 132,582 | -36.79 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 8,512 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 370,418,175 | 56.96 | 372,162,102 | -0.47 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 683,373 | 0.11 | 581,691 | 17.48 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,773,464 | 0.58 | 5,094,737 | -25.93 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 6,782 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 4,802,292 | 0.74 | 1,409,457 | 240.72 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 7,718 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 113,282 | 0.02 | 57,950 | 95.48 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 9,120 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 28,122 | 0.00 | 5,995 | 369.09 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 519,949 | 0.08 | 694,430 | -25.13 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 18,263,374 | 2.81 | 22,029,565 | -17.10 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 1,524,197 | 0.23 | 883,500 | 72.52 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 499 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 7,906,404 | 1.22 | 6,824,431 | 15.85 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 187,580 | -100.00 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 18,586 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,793,752 | 0.28 | 2,609,139 | -31.25 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 818 | 0.00 | 50 | 1,536.00 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 172,718 | 0.03 | 161,810 | 6.74 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 58,136 | 0.01 | 66,886 | -13.08 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,483 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 603,308 | 0.09 | 416,241 | 44.94 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 690 | 0.00 | 520 | 32.69 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 782 | 0.00 | 5,017 | -84.41 |
| 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 | 30,438 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 36,109,411 | 5.55 | 29,331,015 | 23.11 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,091 | 0.00 | 56,771 | -87.51 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 342 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 696,465 | 0.11 | 2,327,329 | -70.07 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 260,266 | 0.04 | 197,735 | 31.62 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,551,520 | 0.24 | 2,944,643 | -47.31 |
| 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 | 111,575 | 0.02 | 143,258 | -22.12 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 319,320 | 0.05 | 105,137 | 203.72 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 178,423,475 | 27.43 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 77,204 | 0.01 | 151,524 | -49.05 |
| 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 | 1,947,636 | 0.30 | 1,695,541 | 14.87 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 19,150 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,015 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 77,657 | 0.01 | 127 620 | -39.15 |
Russia’s Imports from Portugal
The major share of Russian imports from Portugal in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 34.85% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (34.94% in 2012);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 23.58% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (22.82% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.52% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (17.77% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.95% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (6.30% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 9.99% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (11.61% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.69% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (2.74% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Portugal in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $47,545,579;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $22,134,207;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $12,339,783;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $8,024,636;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $6,511,532;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $5,315,816;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $5,260,170;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $5,005,857;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $3,529,827;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $3,128,165;
- 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $3,118,988;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,085,889.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Portugal in 2013 over 2012 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) - a decrease of $9,314,402;
- Cork and articles of cork (HS code 45) - a decrease of $6,535,055;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $5,200,869;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $4,359,837;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,638,955.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 476 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 8,732,049 | 1.26 | 707,413 | 1,134.36 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,965,825 | 0.28 | 427,024 | 360.35 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 8,821,759 | 1.28 | 2,310,227 | 281.86 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 13,012,795 | 1.88 | 673,012 | 1,833.52 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 43,996 | 0.01 | 41,337 | 6.43 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 339,980 | 0.05 | 166,684 | 103.97 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 8,642,133 | 1.25 | 7,514,217 | 15.01 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,081,672 | 0.16 | 882,089 | 22.63 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 14,040 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 2,528,740 | 0.37 | 643,864 | 292.74 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,283,803 | 0.19 | 2,011,404 | -36.17 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 2,258,630 | 0.33 | 840,230 | 168.81 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 182,303 | 0.03 | 204,560 | -10.88 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 17,535 | 0.00 | 60,792 | -71.16 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,819,181 | 0.26 | 2,056,835 | -11.55 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 14,944,909 | 2.16 | 9,684,739 | 54.31 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 608,478 | 0.09 | 559,547 | 8.74 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 9,439,460 | 1.37 | 7,675,979 | 22.97 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 98,770 | 0.01 | 44,424 | 122.33 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 320,307 | 0.05 | 333,018 | -3.82 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 4,308,879 | 0.62 | 3,620,954 | 19.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 63,166,055 | 9.14 | 60,080,166 | 5.14 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,504,654 | 0.22 | 912,376 | 64.92 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 746,097 | 0.11 | 646,575 | 15.39 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,357,510 | 0.20 | 5,717,347 | -76.26 |
| 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 | 1,351,386 | 0.20 | 986,937 | 36.93 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 2,345,553 | 0.34 | 2,066,667 | 13.49 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 9,601 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 1,415 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,291,699 | 0.19 | 739,247 | 74.73 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 18,393,444 | 2.66 | 16,927,264 | 8.66 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 5,577,731 | 0.81 | 10,778,600 | -48.25 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 40,865 | 0.01 | 591 | 6,814.55 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 327,712 | 0.05 | 348,441 | -5.95 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 306,338 | 0.04 | 1,051 | 29,047.29 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 8,048,565 | 1.16 | 4,518,738 | 78.12 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 48,410,047 | 7.00 | 54,945,102 | -11.89 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 515,013 | 0.07 | 324,119 | 58.90 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 11,882,386 | 1.72 | 6,876,529 | 72.80 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 240,079 | 0.03 | 504,970 | -52.46 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 309,601 | 0.04 | 269,248 | 14.99 |
| 52 | Cotton | 151,523 | 0.02 | 271,309 | -44.15 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 194 | 0.00 | 8,008 | -97.58 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 1,959,227 | 0.28 | 1,890,040 | 3.66 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 269,210 | 0.04 | 523,529 | -48.58 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,389,067 | 0.20 | 2,242,010 | -38.04 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 786,154 | 0.11 | 333,234 | 135.92 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 69,028 | 0.01 | 27,491 | 151.09 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 1,254,705 | 0.18 | 1,222,451 | 2.64 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 71,935 | 0.01 | 27,309 | 163.41 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 48,080,222 | 6.95 | 42,764,406 | 12.43 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 29,415,188 | 4.25 | 26,287,023 | 11.90 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 5,351,701 | 0.77 | 4,391,965 | 21.85 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 73,545,370 | 10.64 | 51,411,163 | 43.05 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 354,021 | 0.05 | 335,404 | 5.55 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 4,420 | 0.00 | 33 | 13,293.94 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,350,089 | 0.20 | 1,486,736 | -9.19 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 8,685,657 | 1.26 | 9,958,688 | -12.78 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 2,188,708 | 0.32 | 2,037,501 | 7.42 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 324,345 | 0.05 | 605,565 | -46.44 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,874 | 0.00 | 58,813 | -95.11 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8,263,921 | 1.20 | 6,698,184 | 23.38 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 226,307 | 0.03 | 87,579 | 158.40 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 4,381,533 | 0.63 | 3,189,940 | 37.35 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 4,019 | 0.00 | 32,225 | -87.53 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 14,340 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 27,286 | 0.00 | 5,962 | 357.67 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,610,878 | 0.23 | 1,385,268 | 16.29 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 4,074,720 | 0.59 | 4,378,765 | -6.94 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 124,537,073 | 18.01 | 76,991,494 | 61.75 |
| 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 | 70,210,109 | 10.15 | 79,524,511 | -11.71 |
| 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 | 5,604 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 32,201,438 | 4.66 | 30,823,092 | 4.47 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 2,236,994 | 0.32 | 307,890 | 626.56 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 11,793,694 | 1.71 | 14,432,649 | -18.28 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 100,345 | 0.01 | 199,943 | -49.81 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 80 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 8,128,336 | 1.18 | 5,009,348 | 62.26 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 457,452 | 0.07 | 538,503 | -15.05 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 762,067 | 0.11 | 733,215 | 3.93 |
| SS | Classified | 855,359 | 0.12 | 1 077 127 | -20.59 |