Russian trade with Puerto Rico in 2014
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico
In 2014, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico was $234,650,320, down 8.93% ($23,008,642) from 2013.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2014 were $6,126,720, down 85.40% ($35,824,461) from 2013.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2014 totaled $228,523,600, up 5.94% ($12,815,819) from 2013.
Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in 2014 was $222,396,880, a 27.99% increase ($48,640,280) over 2013.
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 99th largest trading partner in 2014 (down from 95th in 2013), accounting for 0.0300% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0306% in 2013).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 149th largest export market in 2014 (down from 118th in 2013), accounting for 0.0012% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0080% in 2013).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 72nd largest supplier in 2014 (down from 70th in 2013), accounting for 0.0799% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0685% in 2013).
Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 91.14% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (2.70% in 2013);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.51% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (2.77% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.35% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.43% in 2013);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (93.90% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $3,876,531;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $576,312.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $39,394,128;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $701,153;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $95,604;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $86,170.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 86,170 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 39,394,128 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 460,267 | 7.51 | 1,161,420 | -60.37 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 82,495 | 1.35 | 178,099 | -53.68 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 249 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,707,427 | 27.87 | 1,131,115 | 50.95 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,876,531 | 63.27 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 81.25% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (76.80% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 16.76% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (20.24% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.75% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (2.25% in 2013).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $18,015,948;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $995,566.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $5,430,687;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $987,417;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $956,391.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2013, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2014 over 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 63 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 101,140 | 0.04 | 26,979 | 274.88 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 20,202 | 0.01 | 5,501 | 267.24 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 38,185,428 | 16.71 | 43,616,115 | -12.45 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,640,548 | 0.72 | 644,982 | 154.36 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 182,376,947 | 79.81 | 164,360,999 | 10.96 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,165,682 | 0.51 | 601,532 | 93.79 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 11,040 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 483,025 | 0.21 | 6,422 | 7,421.41 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 7,145 | 0.00 | 58,021 | -87.69 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 53 | 0.00 | 68 | -22.06 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 369 | 0.00 | 1,187 | -68.91 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 1,052 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 533,101 | 0.23 | 1,520,518 | -64.94 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 639 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 3,675 | 0.00 | 1,769 | 107.74 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,533 | 0.00 | 127 | 1,107.09 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,366 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,481,777 | 1.09 | 3,438,168 | -27.82 |
| 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 | 595,751 | 0.26 | 634,401 | -6.09 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 39 | 0.00 | 272 | -85.66 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 915,379 | 0.40 | 788,277 | 16.12 |
| 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 | 64 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |