Russian trade with New Zealand in the 3rd quarter of 2016
December 16, 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 New Zealand in the third quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with New Zealand
In the 3rd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with New Zealand was $74,100,917, down 56.46% ($96,083,046) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to New Zealand in the 3rd quarter of 2016 were $38,587,778, down 72.02% ($99,307,885) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from New Zealand in the 3rd quarter of 2016 totaled $35,513,139, up 9.99% ($3,224,839) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with New Zealand in the 3rd quarter of 2016 was $3,074,639, a 97.09% decrease ($102,532,724) over the 3rd quarter of 2015.
New Zealand was Russia’s 85th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 73rd in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0608% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1341% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
New Zealand was Russia’s 90th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 61st in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0536% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1734% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
New Zealand was Russia’s 74th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 77th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0711% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0681% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to New Zealand
The major share of Russian exports to New Zealand in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 94.55% of Russia’s total exports to New Zealand (99.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.51% of Russia’s total exports to New Zealand (0.05% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to New Zealand in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $275,417;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $190,170;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $189,744.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to New Zealand in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd 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 $100,049,060;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $176,455;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $146,803.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2016 over Q3 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,077 | 0.00 | 5,260 | -79.52 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 4,486 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 218 | 0.00 | 3,168 | -93.12 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 50 | 0.00 | 1,825 | -97.26 |
| 10 | Cereals | 9,311 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 11,588 | 0.03 | 10,280 | 12.72 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 3,951 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,450 | 0.01 | 3,779 | -35.17 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,593 | 0.00 | 3,082 | -48.31 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 89,791 | 0.23 | 17,638 | 409.08 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 3,431 | 0.01 | 6,188 | -44.55 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 8,043 | 0.02 | 7,279 | 10.50 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 448 | 0.00 | 1,055 | -57.54 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 229,333 | 0.59 | 157,755 | 45.37 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1 | 0.00 | 27 | -96.30 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 36,486,374 | 94.55 | 136,535,434 | -73.28 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 20,800 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 9,786 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 297,617 | 0.77 | 22,200 | 1,240.62 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 190,200 | 0.49 | 30 | 633,900.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 15,188 | 0.04 | 4,244 | 257.87 |
| 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 | 460 | 0.00 | 556 | -17.27 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 57,353 | 0.15 | 19,620 | 192.32 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,165 | 0.01 | 12,183 | -82.23 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 3,935 | 0.01 | 1,491 | 163.92 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 312,853 | 0.81 | 123,109 | 154.13 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 65,809 | 0.17 | 1,844 | 3,468.82 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 5,705 | 0.01 | 5,365 | 6.34 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 606 | 0.00 | 508 | 19.29 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 276,801 | 0.72 | 453,256 | -38.93 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 30 | 0.00 | 230 | -86.96 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 86 | 0.00 | 1,916 | -95.51 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 4,313 | 0.01 | 4,244 | 1.63 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 32,275 | 0.08 | 32,073 | 0.63 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 21,070 | 0.05 | 11,267 | 87.01 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 25,917 | 0.07 | 12,859 | 101.55 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 494 | 0.00 | 450 | 9.78 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 41,069 | 0.11 | 4,172 | 884.40 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 146,803 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 717 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 478 | 0.00 | 1,243 | -61.54 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 89,825 | 0.23 | 119,105 | -24.58 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,707 | 0.00 | 1,427 | 19.62 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 132 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 11 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,504 | 0.01 | 1,496 | 134.22 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,762 | 0.00 | 4,811 | -63.38 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 84,584 | 0.22 | 57,395 | 47.37 |
| 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 | 13,021 | 0.03 | 31,390 | -58.52 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 6,645 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,776 | 0.02 | 36,498 | -81.43 |
| 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 | 1,500 | 0.00 | 2,439 | -38.50 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 7,719 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 45 | 0.00 | 557 | -91.92 |
| SS | Classified | 160,776 | 0.42 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from New Zealand
The major share of Russian imports from New Zealand in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 79.79% of Russia’s total imports from New Zealand (89.59% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.87% of Russia’s total imports from New Zealand (6.24% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.61% of Russia’s total imports from New Zealand (2.60% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.16% of Russia’s total imports from New Zealand (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.63% of Russia’s total imports from New Zealand (1.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from New Zealand in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $3,710,770;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $2,575,957;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,213,599;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $935,478;
- 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) - an increase of $413,341;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $224,202;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $203,432;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $108,624.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from New Zealand in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,835,544;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $1,728,722;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $1,368,315;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $372,124;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $287,112;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $275,233;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $233,845;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $140,235.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2016 over Q3 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 4,540,187 | 12.78 | 6,268,909 | -27.58 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 3,626,336 | 10.21 | 4,994,651 | -27.40 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 11,962,923 | 33.69 | 8,252,153 | 44.97 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 44,842 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 24,257 | 0.07 | 55,173 | -56.03 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,542,258 | 7.16 | 4,477,802 | -41.93 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 97,810 | 0.28 | 373,043 | -73.78 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 7,275 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 235 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 929 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 92,664 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 4,397,625 | 12.38 | 3,184,026 | 38.12 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 4,150 | 0.01 | 2,734 | 51.79 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,085,402 | 3.06 | 1,319,247 | -17.73 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 8,423 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 995 | 0.00 | 288,107 | -99.65 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 270,426 | 0.76 | 66,994 | 303.66 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 265 | 0.00 | 1,663 | -84.06 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 15,048 | 0.04 | 9,028 | 66.68 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 2,588,597 | 7.29 | 12,640 | 20,379.41 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 64,679 | 0.18 | 436,803 | -85.19 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 107,332 | 0.30 | 18,294 | 486.71 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 10,170 | 0.03 | 6,745 | 50.78 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 3,436 | -100.00 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 3,219 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 108 | 0.00 | 24 | 350.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 188 | -100.00 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 4,686 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 65 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 51 | 0.00 | 346 | -85.26 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 60 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 248,923 | 0.70 | 140,299 | 77.42 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,301 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 967 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 17,661 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 413,341 | 1.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 192,908 | 0.54 | 333,143 | -42.09 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 323 | 0.00 | 957 | -66.25 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 5,812 | 0.02 | 153 | 3,698.69 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 14,643 | 0.04 | 11,186 | 30.90 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 9,481 | 0.03 | 814 | 1,064.74 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,933,958 | 5.45 | 998,480 | 93.69 |
| 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 | 536,010 | 1.51 | 456,103 | 17.52 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 226 | 0.00 | 8,449 | -97.33 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 96,643 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 678,181 | 1.91 | 453,979 | 49.39 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 7,396 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 51,225 | 0.14 | 6,920 | 640.25 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 5,097 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 3,837 | -100.00 |