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Russian trade with Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016

August 04, 2016
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia's foreign trade in goods with Latvia in the first quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with Latvia

In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Latvia was $1,336,695,836, down 40.55% ($911,870,288) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $1,281,216,685, down 40.50% ($872,242,177) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016 were $55,479,151, down 41.67% ($39,628,111) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade surplus with Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $1,225,737,534, a 40.45% decrease ($832,614,066) over the 1st quarter of 2015.

Latvia was Russia's 18th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 16th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 1.3737% of Russia's total trade (down from 1.6996% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Latvia was Russia's 15th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 13th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 2.0878% of Russia's total exports (down from 2.3857% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Latvia was Russia's 59th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (down from 54th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1544% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.2263% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to Latvia

The major share of Russian exports to Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 79.81% of Russia's total exports to Latvia (88.97% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.32% of Russia's total exports to Latvia (3.57% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.05% of Russia's total exports to Latvia (3.11% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.67% of Russia's total exports to Latvia (2.00% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.87% of Russia's total exports to Latvia (1.25% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.74% of Russia's total exports to Latvia (0.69% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's exports to Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $9,775,456;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $8,119,231;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $5,558,417.

The largest declines in Russia's exports to Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 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 $893,352,874;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $6,902,672.
Russia's exports to Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code		 Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)		 Percent share
in total export
in Q1 2016		 Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
01 Live animals 6,812 0.00 141.90
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 4,199,252 0.33 126.51
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 159 0.00 ∞
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 431,709 0.03 -0.61
10 Cereals 28,699,742 2.24 2.69
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,670,102 0.13 1,392.75
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,017,463 0.55 380.96
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,091,288 0.09 65.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,887,758 0.38 -6.49
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 292,671 0.02 -44.49
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 898,500 0.07 4.74
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 458,058 0.04 -4.48
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 577,500 0.05 19.58
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 539,496 0.04 -7.31
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,894,523 0.38 18.88
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 25,280,624 1.97 -21.45
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 -100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 78,293 0.01 23.18
26 Ores, slag and ash 15,780 0.00 239.43
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,022,482,793 79.81 -46.63
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,124,532 0.24 31.89
29 Organic chemicals 5,181,165 0.40 -18.65
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,878,297 0.22 46.79
31 Fertilizers 39,593,235 3.09 5.84
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 151,558 0.01 -16.73
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,299,756 0.18 18.71
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 3,433,580 0.27 24.57
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,535 0.00 411.67
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 -100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,701,343 0.13 -59.42
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,785,445 0.22 -27.32
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,503,587 0.27 -41.87
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 -100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 22,193 0.00 -14.11
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 31,527,729 2.46 44.94
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 -100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 657,213 0.05 7,651.98
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,599,109 0.28 -13.77
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 951,456 0.07 -0.56
50 Silk 39 0.00 ∞
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 -100.00
52 Cotton 9,941 0.00 -57.84
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2,130 0.00 -72.88
54 Man-made filaments 5,538 0.00 -96.16
55 Man-made staple fibers 30,518 0.00 44.44
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 690,031 0.05 75.42
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 96 0.00 -60.17
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 17,455 0.00 373.55
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 21,595 0.00 8.41
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 61,879 0.00 449.40
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 36,055 0.00 -60.24
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 499,695 0.04 -44.06
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 33,510 0.00 92.22
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 26,789 0.00 -45.45
65 Headgear and parts thereof 8,413 0.00 3.35
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 658,873 0.05 -21.88
69 Ceramic products 498,068 0.04 65.52
70 Glass and glassware 1,020,733 0.08 5.35
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,237,643 0.17 18.95
72 Iron and steel 38,521,049 3.01 7.11
73 Articles of iron or steel 6,340,144 0.49 5.99
74 Copper and articles thereof 52,797 0.00 325.82
75 Nickel and articles thereof 202,476 0.02 294.57
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,586,010 0.12 227.35
78 Lead and articles thereof 355 0.00 -99.22
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 119,612 0.01 -71.84
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 69,315 0.01 120.40
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 168,106 0.01 -0.92
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 12,456,204 0.97 187.21
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 2,638,456 0.21 72.27
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 766,791 0.06 -0.37
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,782,640 0.30 4.82
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,895,947 0.15 70.27
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 691,644 0.05 -80.07
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 -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 695,929 0.05 95.15
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 251,345 0.02 54.78
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 147,071 0.01 49.39
SS Classified 37,537 0.00 -84.33

Russia's Imports from Latvia

The major share of Russian imports from Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 35.04% of Russia's total imports from Latvia (25.80% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 25.01% of Russia's total imports from Latvia (38.17% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.79% of Russia's total imports from Latvia (1.76% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.48% of Russia's total imports from Latvia (8.54% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.68% of Russia's total imports from Latvia (16.20% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 4.52% of Russia's total imports from Latvia (2.94% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.56% of Russia's total imports from Latvia (2.19% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.21% of Russia's total imports from Latvia (1.78% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's imports from Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,991,698;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $981,408;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $882,952;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - an increase of $425,011;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $387,160;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $222,358.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 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 $19,470,623;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $3,669,175;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $3,582,528;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,464,450;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,755,699;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $2,241,968;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $1,927,342;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $1,662,484;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,035,781;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $891,453;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $809,117;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $796,318;
  • 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 $528,054;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $468,822;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $392,661;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $379,342;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $288,088;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $285,952;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $199,030.
Russia's imports from Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code		 Name of product group Value of imports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)		 Percent share
in total import
in Q1 2016		 Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
01 Live animals 18,500 0.03 953.53
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 -100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 771,113 1.39 -82.29
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,915 0.00 ∞
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 74,900 0.14 -72.66
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 244,743 0.44 1.82
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 116,488 0.21 148.84
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 430 0.00 14.97
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 -100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 23,564 0.04 -19.18
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 727,382 1.31 -1.91
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 52,453 0.09 -96.94
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 920,376 1.66 -5.85
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 255,074 0.46 -88.31
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 950,137 1.71 -13.29
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 105,475 0.19 112.70
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 598,586 1.08 -63.38
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 73,927 0.13 36.26
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 127,433 0.23 -80.56
29 Organic chemicals 2,088,272 3.76 73.25
30 Pharmaceutical products 10,056,411 18.13 -25.62
31 Fertilizers 18,901 0.03 ∞
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 540,333 0.97 -16.58
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 934,416 1.68 -0.70
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 417,652 0.75 -68.10
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 9,066 0.02 -57.56
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 43,380 0.08 -94.91
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,144,022 9.27 -1.59
40 Rubber and articles thereof 61,830 0.11 -59.67
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 682 0.00 -97.77
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 444,737 0.80 -83.45
45 Cork and articles of cork 2,116 0.00 211,500.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,838,046 5.12 -21.91
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,418,566 2.56 -21.10
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 14,036 0.03 ∞
52 Cotton 67,989 0.12 -29.86
54 Man-made filaments 4,549 0.01 -98.85
55 Man-made staple fibers 67,285 0.12 -62.93
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 408,063 0.74 1,852.17
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 49 0.00 -97.62
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 248,931 0.45 197.03
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 62,415 0.11 95.93
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 508,904 0.92 506.61
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 109,864 0.20 -72.39
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 264,076 0.48 -63.97
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 213,992 0.39 328.07
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,819 0.01 -51.76
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,293 0.00 ∞
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 798 0.00 ∞
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 48,870 0.09 -66.23
69 Ceramic products 319,347 0.58 -33.40
70 Glass and glassware 898,353 1.62 -2.06
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,505,563 4.52 -10.24
72 Iron and steel 3,077,166 5.55 3,500.37
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,273,047 2.29 21.16
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,129 0.01 1,545.02
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,140,541 2.06 616.72
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 315,500 0.57 5.20
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 177,001 0.32 137.20
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,121,514 9.23 -34.98
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 7,693,203 13.87 -71.68
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 0 0.00 -100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 776,550 1.40 -2.81
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 -100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 282,233 0.51 -16.53
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 -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 544,440 0.98 -9.05
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 30,535 0.06 -10.67
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 139,518 0.25 -20.49
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 73,652 0.13 379.07
SS Classified 0 0.00 -100.00

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