Russian trade with Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Kuwait
In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Kuwait totaled $117,689,825, up 152.87% ($71,148,866) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $117,686,540, up 152.87% ($71,146,184) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $3,285, up 444.78% ($2,682) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $117,683,255, a 152.87% increase ($71,143,502) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Kuwait was Russia’s 74th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 97th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1081% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0341% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Kuwait was Russia’s 60th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 84th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1771% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0508% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Kuwait was Russia’s 175th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 185th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Kuwait
The major share of Russian exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 97.82% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (76.31% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.35% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (3.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.59% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (3.97% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.06% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (14.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $79,581,471.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $6,831,726;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $816,311.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 33,390 | 0.03 | 23,325 | 43.15 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 6,831,726 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 10,895 | 0.01 | 9,720 | 12.09 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 2,121 | 0.00 | 27,084 | -92.17 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 285 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 15,612 | 0.01 | 5,398 | 189.22 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 6,759 | 0.01 | 6,211 | 8.82 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 198,266 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 2,800 | 0.00 | 183,300 | -98.47 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 22,042 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 58,000 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 57,667 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 376 | 0.00 | 2,006 | -81.26 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 30,314 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 394,854 | 0.34 | 734,585 | -46.25 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 294,787 | 0.25 | 1,111,098 | -73.47 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 245 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 31,194 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 21,316 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 49,686 | 0.04 | 27,681 | 79.49 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 115,066,576 | 97.77 | 35,485,105 | 224.27 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 6,870 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 694 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 49,642 | 0.04 | 85,125 | -41.68 |
| 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 | 1,520,640 | 1.29 | 1,607,874 | -5.43 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 97,910 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 16,688 | 0.01 | 17,432 | -4.27 |
| 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 | 4,647 | 0.00 | 22,104 | -78.98 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 46,392 | 0.04 | 6,440 | 620.37 |
Russia’s Imports from Kuwait
The major share of Russian imports from Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (47.76% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (52.24% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $3,285.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $315;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $288.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 315 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 3,285 | 100.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 288 | -100.00 |