Russian trade with the Dominican Republic 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 the Dominican Republic in 2015: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with the Dominican Republic
In 2015, Russia’s trade with the Dominican Republic was $91,904,119, down 27.59% ($35,022,035) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2015 were $79,440,264, down 25.05% ($26,551,515) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2015 were $12,463,855, down 40.46% ($8,470,520) from 2014.
Russia’s trade surplus with the Dominican Republic in 2015 was $66,976,409, a 21.26% decrease ($18,080,995) over 2014.
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 116th largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 109th in 2014), accounting for 0.0175% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0162% in 2014).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 103rd largest export market in 2015 (down from 95th in 2014), accounting for 0.0231% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0213% in 2014).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 108th largest supplier in 2015 (down from 105th in 2014), accounting for 0.0068% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0073% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian exports to the Dominican Republic in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 86.01% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (88.28% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.19% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (9.58% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.00% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (0.00% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.87% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (0.87% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.21% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (0.58% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1,585,217;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $610,352;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $459,333.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $25,348,188;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,184,554;
- 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 $1,177,210.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 1,585,217 | 2.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 850 | 0.00 | 756 | 12.43 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 11,619 | 0.01 | 55,916 | -79.22 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,477,116 | 1.86 | 866,764 | 70.42 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 5,392,883 | 6.79 | 6,570,093 | -17.92 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 119,771 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 941,319 | 1.18 | 3,125,873 | -69.89 |
| 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 | 377 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 175,679 | 0.22 | 336,456 | -47.79 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 3,341 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 11,867 | 0.01 | 123,290 | -90.37 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 947,170 | 1.19 | 487,837 | 94.16 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 816 | 0.00 | 562 | 45.20 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 130 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 21,990 | 0.03 | 1,144 | 1,822.20 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 520,286 | 0.65 | 501,398 | 3.77 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 68,214,485 | 85.87 | 93,562,673 | -27.09 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 109,289 | 0.14 | 720 | 15,079.03 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,358 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,647 | -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 | 11,762 | 0.01 | 150,866 | -92.20 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,825 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,094 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 13,900 | 0.02 | 78,795 | -82.36 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 894 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 191 | 0.00 | 12 | 1,491.67 |
Russia’s Imports from the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian imports from the Dominican Republic in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 41.41% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (37.45% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 26.13% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (19.38% in 2014);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.27% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (34.20% in 2014);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.59% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (5.76% in 2014);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.63% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (2.67% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $329,149;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $119,661;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $53,376;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $52,825;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $50,369;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $41,242.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $4,625,186;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,669,069;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,114,465;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $498,821;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $133,425;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $60,922.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
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 | 43 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 117,801 | 0.95 | 64,976 | 81.30 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 289,646 | 2.32 | 423,071 | -31.54 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 96,948 | 0.78 | 46,579 | 108.14 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 14,481 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,911,975 | 15.34 | 1,582,826 | 20.80 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 825,836 | 6.63 | 1,940,301 | -57.44 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,389,554 | 19.17 | 7,014,740 | -65.94 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 88,420 | 0.71 | 35,044 | 152.31 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 48,520 | 0.39 | 109,442 | -55.67 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,972 | 0.02 | 2,662 | 11.65 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 20,404 | 0.16 | 931 | 2,091.62 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 95,181 | 0.76 | 108,504 | -12.28 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 114 | 0.00 | 919 | -87.60 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 5,447 | 0.04 | 9,727 | -44.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 274,032 | 2.20 | 154,371 | 77.52 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 541,371 | 4.34 | 1,040,192 | -47.95 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,545 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 575,536 | 4.62 | 534,294 | 7.72 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 733 | 0.01 | 1,355 | -45.90 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 281 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,371 | 0.01 | 22,334 | -93.86 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 123 | 0.00 | 35,314 | -99.65 |
| 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 | 262,501 | 2.11 | 235,942 | 11.26 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,899,259 | 39.31 | 7,568,328 | -35.27 |
| 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 | 70 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,530 | 0.01 | 624 | 145.19 |