Russian trade with Puerto Rico in 2013
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico
In 2013, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico totaled $257,658,962, up 36.76% ($69,254,847) from 2012.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2013 totaled $41,951,181, up 1,474.35% ($39,286,509) from 2012.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2013 totaled $215,707,781, up 16.13% ($29,968,338) from 2012.
Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in 2013 was $173,756,600, a 5.09% decrease ($9,318,171) over 2012.
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 95th largest trading partner in 2013 (up from 98th in 2012), accounting for 0.0306% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0224% in 2012).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 118th largest export market in 2013 (up from 151st in 2012), accounting for 0.0080% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0005% in 2012).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 70th largest supplier in 2013 (just as in 2012), accounting for 0.0685% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0585% in 2012).
Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 93.90% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.00% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.77% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (32.60% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.70% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (55.27% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.43% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (9.35% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.21% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (2.77% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2013 over 2012 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 $39,394,128;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $292,682.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $341,725.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 86,170 | 0.21 | 73,863 | 16.66 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 39,394,128 | 93.90 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,161,420 | 2.77 | 868,738 | 33.69 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 178,099 | 0.42 | 249,231 | -28.54 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 249 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,131,115 | 2.70 | 1,472,840 | -23.20 |
Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 76.80% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (78.07% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 20.24% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (19.01% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.25% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (2.03% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $19,600,109;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $8,330,401;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,408,756.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 21 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 26,979 | 0.01 | 5,074 | 431.71 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 5,501 | 0.00 | 19,543 | -71.85 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 43,616,115 | 20.22 | 35,285,714 | 23.61 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 644,982 | 0.30 | 3,863 | 16,596.40 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 164,360,999 | 76.20 | 144,760,890 | 13.54 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 601,532 | 0.28 | 236,968 | 153.85 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 4,111 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 6,422 | 0.00 | 3,594 | 78.69 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 58,021 | 0.03 | 7 | 828,771.43 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 68 | 0.00 | 823 | -91.74 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,187 | 0.00 | 18 | 6,494.44 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,052 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,520,518 | 0.70 | 1,645,942 | -7.62 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 410 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 147 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,276 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,769 | 0.00 | 4,633 | -61.82 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 127 | 0.00 | 141 | -9.93 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,366 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,438,168 | 1.59 | 2,029,412 | 69.42 |
| 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 | 634,401 | 0.29 | 694,866 | -8.70 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 272 | 0.00 | 2,744 | -90.09 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 788,277 | 0.37 | 1,039,267 | -24.15 |