Russian trade with the Dominican Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with the Dominican Republic
In the 3rd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with the Dominican Republic was $15,305,383, down 4.91% ($791,003) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2016 were $11,285,653, down 18.03% ($2,483,099) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2016 totaled $4,019,730, up 72.70% ($1,692,096) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with the Dominican Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2016 was $7,265,923, a 36.49% decrease ($4,175,195) over the 3rd quarter of 2015.
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 124th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 125th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0126% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0127% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 116th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 112th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0157% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0173% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 108th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 110th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0080% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0049% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian exports to the Dominican Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 84.41% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (74.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.21% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (10.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.34% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (0.63% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.39% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (1.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (11.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd 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) - an increase of $392,486;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $115,034;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $66,817.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,556,239;
- 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 $863,971;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $582,666;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $81,529;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $36,220.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2016 over Q3 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 1,556,239 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 204 | 0.00 | 850 | -76.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 382,100 | 3.39 | 267,066 | 43.07 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 430,561 | 3.82 | 1,294,532 | -66.74 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 137,785 | 1.22 | 151,175 | -8.86 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 19,258 | 0.17 | 55,478 | -65.29 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 11,229 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 478,785 | 4.24 | 86,299 | 454.80 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 5,819 | 0.05 | 698 | 733.67 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 194,681 | 1.73 | 161,818 | 20.31 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 9,526,577 | 84.41 | 10,109,243 | -5.76 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 81,529 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,135 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 70,642 | 0.63 | 3,825 | 1,746.85 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,595 | 0.08 | 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 | 18,282 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian imports from the Dominican Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 43.90% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (35.87% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 24.12% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (17.20% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 22.37% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (28.38% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.45% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (9.61% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.33% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (7.53% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.81% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (1.39% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 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 $916,725;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $612,463;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $261,986;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $20,496.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $35,487;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $32,422;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $31,685;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $14,481.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2016 over Q3 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 10,147 | 0.25 | 13,941 | -27.21 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 20,496 | 0.51 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 60 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 6,710 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 14 481 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 635,415 | 15.81 | 373,429 | 70.16 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 226,252 | 5.63 | 258,674 | -12.53 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 960,189 | 23.89 | 347,726 | 176.13 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 8,308 | 0.21 | 19,664 | -57.75 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,178 | 0.03 | 32,863 | -96.42 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 516 | 0.01 | 677 | -23.78 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 32,601 | 0.81 | 32,363 | 0.74 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 30 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 53 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,119 | 0.05 | 974 | 117.56 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 23,309 | 0.58 | 30,305 | -23.09 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 108,474 | 2.70 | 143,961 | -24.65 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 219,052 | 5.45 | 223,626 | -2.05 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,756 | 0.14 | 102 | 5,543.14 |
| 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 | 44,778 | 1.11 | 37,273 | 20.14 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 47 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,714,270 | 42.65 | 797,545 | 114.94 |