Russian trade with Qatar 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 Qatar in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In 2013, Russia’s trade with Qatar totaled $41,415,066, up 3.47% ($1,389,250) from 2012.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2013 totaled $18,343,386, up 324.64% ($14,023,588) from 2012.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2013 were $23,071,680, down 35.38% ($12,634,338) from 2012.
Russia’s trade deficit with Qatar in 2013 was $4,728,294, a 84.94% decrease ($26,657,926) over 2012.
Qatar was Russia’s 129th largest trading partner in 2013 (up from 132nd in 2012), accounting for 0.0049% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0048% in 2012).
Qatar was Russia’s 128th largest export market in 2013 (up from 146th in 2012), accounting for 0.0035% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0008% in 2012).
Qatar was Russia’s 105th largest supplier in 2013 (down from 99th in 2012), accounting for 0.0073% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0113% in 2012).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 36.77% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (2.25% in 2012);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 26.83% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (8.23% in 2012);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 24.49% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (68.35% in 2012);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.58% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (5.48% in 2012);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.17% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (1.34% in 2012);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.84% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (12.58% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar 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 $6,698,805;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $4,721,217;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $4,319,449;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $774,315;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $540,473;
- 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 $143,272;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $113,865;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $102,613.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,791,726;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $366,650;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $74,083.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 7,399 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 4,922,346 | 26.83 | 201,129 | 2,347.36 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 30,777 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,100 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 39,391 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 1,565 | -100.00 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 74,083 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 45,506 | 0.25 | 97,133 | -53.15 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 6,698,805 | 36.52 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 113,865 | 0.62 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 6,264 | 0.03 | 6,178 | 1.39 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 880 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 822,675 | 4.48 | 48,360 | 1,601.15 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,526 | 0.02 | 2,438 | 85.64 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 461 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 338 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 153,358 | 0.84 | 520,008 | -70.51 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 432 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 22,871 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 540 | 0.00 | 490 | 10.20 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4,409 | 0.02 | 127 | 3,371.65 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 2,418 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 231 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 127 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 51,050 | 0.28 | 72,712 | -29.79 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 4,319,449 | 23.55 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 150,419 | 0.82 | 2,942,145 | -94.89 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 23,240 | 0.13 | 9,985 | 132.75 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 322 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 655,351 | 3.57 | 114,878 | 470.48 |
| 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 | 236,660 | 1.29 | 93,388 | 153.42 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 130,897 | 0.71 | 28,284 | 362.80 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 2,165 | 0.01 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 382 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 900 | 0.00 | 175 | 414.29 |
| SS | Classified | 500 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 99.43% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (99.96% in 2012).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,275,045.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $8,442,287;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $5,589,012.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2013 over 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,421,060 | 14.83 | 11,863,347 | -71.16 |
| 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 | 3,338 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,064,158 | 8.95 | 789,113 | 161.58 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 17,450,747 | 75.64 | 23,039,759 | -24.26 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 47 | 0.00 | 495 | -90.51 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,192 | 0.02 | 249 | 1,985.14 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 34,227 | 0.15 | 1,646 | 1,979.40 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 111 | 0.00 | 58 | 91.38 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 270 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,989 | 0.03 | 571 | 1,299.12 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 22,618 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,031 | -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 | 1,954 | 0.01 | 4,529 | -56.86 |
| 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 | 2,868 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 59,969 | 0.26 | 1,352 | 4,335.58 |