Russian trade with Puerto Rico in 2015
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico
In 2015, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico was $157,995,588, down 32.67% ($76,654,732) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2015 totaled $30,769,476, up 402.22% ($24,642,756) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2015 were $127,226,112, down 44.33% ($101,297,488) from 2014.
Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in 2015 was $96,456,636, a 56.63% decrease ($125,940,244) over 2014.
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 100th largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 99th in 2014), accounting for 0.0300% of Russia’s total trade (just as in 2014).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 126th largest export market in 2015 (up from 149th in 2014), accounting for 0.0090% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0012% in 2014).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 73rd largest supplier in 2015 (down from 72nd in 2014), accounting for 0.0696% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0799% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 94.73% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.00% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.67% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.00% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.53% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (1.35% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.06% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (7.51% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (91.14% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico 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) - an increase of $29,149,259;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1,438,278.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $3,876,531;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,707,427;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $460,267.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 1,438,278 | 4.67 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 29,149,259 | 94.73 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 18,516 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 460,267 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 163,373 | 0.53 | 82,495 | 98.04 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 27 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 1,707,427 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,876,531 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 95.15% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (81.25% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.12% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (1.75% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.52% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (16.76% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $978,030.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $63,101,373;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $36,248,620;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,166,481;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $696,598;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $383,860.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 63 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 101,140 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 20,202 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,936,808 | 1.52 | 38,185,428 | -94.93 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 474,067 | 0.37 | 1,640,548 | -71.10 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 119,275,574 | 93.75 | 182,376,947 | -34.60 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 781,822 | 0.61 | 1,165,682 | -32.93 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 376,382 | 0.30 | 11,040 | 3,309.26 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 150,855 | 0.12 | 483,025 | -68.77 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,673 | 0.00 | 7,145 | -76.59 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 122 | 0.00 | 53 | 130.19 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 369 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 252,363 | 0.20 | 533,101 | -52.66 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 639 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 339 | 0.00 | 3,675 | -90.78 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 470 | 0.00 | 1,533 | -69.34 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,785,179 | 1.40 | 2,481,777 | -28.07 |
| 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 | 297,049 | 0.23 | 595,751 | -50.14 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,893,409 | 1.49 | 915,379 | 106.84 |
| 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 | 64 | -100.00 |