Russian trade with Costa Rica in 2015
May 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 Costa Rica in 2015: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Costa Rica
In 2015, Russia’s trade with Costa Rica was $100,863,619, down 65.13% ($188,418,407) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2015 were $22,488,006, down 82.26% ($104,302,548) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2015 were $78,375,613, down 51.77% ($84,115,859) from 2014.
Russia’s trade deficit with Costa Rica in 2015 was $55,887,607, a 56.54% increase ($20,186,689) over 2014.
Costa Rica was Russia’s 114th largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 93rd in 2014), accounting for 0.0192% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0369% in 2014).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 132nd largest export market in 2015 (down from 93rd in 2014), accounting for 0.0065% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0255% in 2014).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 84th largest supplier in 2015 (down from 76th in 2014), accounting for 0.0429% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0568% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to Costa Rica
The major share of Russian exports to Costa Rica in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 59.96% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (6.74% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 30.53% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (93.12% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.55% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (0.00% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,706,096;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,694,125;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $182,482;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $90,738;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $68,680.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2015 over 2014 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 $111,199,831.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 63,570 | 0.28 | 39,667 | 60.26 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 6,866,167 | 30.53 | 118,065,998 | -94.18 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 273,405 | 1.22 | 291,243 | -6.12 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 12,709,770 | 56.52 | 8,003,674 | 58.80 |
| 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 | 1,250 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 431,324 | 1.92 | 248,842 | 73.33 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 68,680 | 0.31 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 90,738 | 0.40 | 0 | ∞ |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 19,591 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 46,881 | 0.21 | 37,318 | 25.63 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 12 | 0.00 | 57 | -78.95 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 63,975 | 0.28 | 6,776 | 844.14 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 4,090 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,694,125 | 7.53 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,080 | 0.01 | 2,972 | 3.63 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 125,506 | 0.56 | 78,382 | 60.12 |
| 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 | 27,092 | 0.12 | 7,793 | 247.65 |
| 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 | 6,582 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Costa Rica
The major share of Russian imports from Costa Rica in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 58.88% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (41.09% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 38.67% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (57.23% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.44% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (0.59% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $313,585.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2015 over 2014 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 $60,238,371;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $17,566,234;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,775,144;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $1,817,711;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $806,731;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $657,095;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $633,155.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 17,356 | 0.02 | 8,556 | 102.85 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 4,297,308 | 5.48 | 6,115,019 | -29.73 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 10,622 | 0.01 | 85,749 | -87.61 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 39,817,582 | 50.80 | 57,383,816 | -30.61 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,583,987 | 2.02 | 2,217,142 | -28.56 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 188 | 0.00 | 2,272 | -91.73 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 917 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 27,346 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 261,857 | 0.33 | 918,952 | -71.50 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 155,518 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0 | 0.00 | 14,100 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 12,507 | 0.02 | 8,666 | 44.32 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,991 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 158,963 | 0.20 | 70,466 | 125.59 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 955,434 | 1.22 | 884,329 | 8.04 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 26,398 | 0.03 | 7,464 | 253.67 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 14,000 | 0.02 | 94 | 14,793.62 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 5,131 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 14,150 | 0.02 | 31,774 | -55.47 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 51,647 | 0.07 | 96,357 | -46.40 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,069 | 0.00 | 35 | 2,954.29 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 8,104 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 5,266 | 0.01 | 15,937 | -66.96 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 11,867 | 0.02 | 24,522 | -51.61 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 246,799 | 0.31 | 296,580 | -16.79 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 9,609 | 0.01 | 7,412 | 29.64 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 29,593 | 0.04 | 805 | 3,576.15 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,890 | 0.00 | 71,440 | -97.35 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,514 | 0.00 | 28 | 8,878.57 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 379,825 | 0.48 | 1,186,556 | -67.99 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 434,501 | 0.55 | 120,916 | 259.34 |
| 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 | 22,931,704 | 29.26 | 83,170,075 | -72.43 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 7,964 | 0.01 | 2,182 | 264.99 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,933,504 | 8.85 | 9,708,648 | -28.58 |
| 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 | 78 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |