Russian trade with Kuwait in 2014
April 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 Kuwait in 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Kuwait
In 2014, Russia’s trade with Kuwait totaled $49,038,268, up 44.43% ($15,085,806) from 2013.
Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2014 totaled $45,145,567, up 39.27% ($12,729,170) from 2013.
Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2014 totaled $3,892,701, up 153.42% ($2,356,636) from 2013.
Russia’s trade surplus with Kuwait in 2014 was $41,252,866, a 33.59% increase ($10,372,534) over 2013.
Kuwait was Russia’s 131st largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 133rd in 2013), accounting for 0.0063% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0040% in 2013).
Kuwait was Russia’s 119th largest export market in 2014 (up from 122nd in 2013), accounting for 0.0091% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0061% in 2013).
Kuwait was Russia’s 133rd largest supplier in 2014 (up from 149th in 2013), accounting for 0.0014% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0005% in 2013).
Russia’s Exports to Kuwait
The major share of Russian exports to Kuwait in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 42.81% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.94% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 34.25% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.25% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.99% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (20.86% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.52% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (75.59% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.19% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (1.66% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $15,363,964;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $10,382,579;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $8,612,885;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $684,209;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $676,417;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $468,154;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $267,376.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2014 over 2013 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 $22,670,250;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $1,129,901;
- 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 $264,439.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,500 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 50,385 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 15,363,964 | 34.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 65,265 | 0.14 | 3,120 | 1,991.83 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 20,460 | 0.05 | 26,280 | -22.15 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,679 | 0.01 | 1,962 | 87.51 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 7,385 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 104,035 | 0.23 | 131,017 | -20.59 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 264,439 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 523,182 | 1.16 | 255,806 | 104.52 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 13,177 | 0.03 | 19,044 | -30.81 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3,089 | 0.01 | 204 | 1,414.22 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 124 | 0.00 | 383 | -67.62 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,509,975 | 3.34 | 825,766 | 82.86 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,805,050 | 10.64 | 5,934,951 | -19.04 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 36 | 0.00 | 231 | -84.42 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 71 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 3,925 | 0.01 | 2,273 | 72.68 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 118,986 | 0.26 | 79,116 | 50.39 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 11,636 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 10,382,579 | 23.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 110,153 | 0.24 | 9,962 | 1,005.73 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 8,819,860 | 19.54 | 206,975 | 4,161.32 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 40 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 793 | -100.00 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 252 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 13,751 | 0.03 | 88,564 | -84.47 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 208 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,166,530 | 2.58 | 490,113 | 138.01 |
| 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 | 1,129,625 | 2.50 | 1,162,465 | -2.83 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 22,670,250 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 648,776 | 1.44 | 180,622 | 259.19 |
| 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 | 95,438 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 40 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 234,452 | 0.52 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Kuwait
The major share of Russian imports from Kuwait in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 99.46% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (99.40% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,773,262.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $428,590.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,096,574 | 79.55 | 323,312 | 857.77 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 775,002 | 19.91 | 1,203,592 | -35.61 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,772 | 0.10 | 2,630 | 43.42 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,254 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3,661 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,003 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 655 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 955 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,144 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,016 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 469 | 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 | 4,552 | 0.12 | 6,531 | -30.30 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 184 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 460 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |