Russian trade with Trinidad and Tobago in the 3rd quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Trinidad and Tobago
In the 3rd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Trinidad and Tobago totaled $251,337,111, up 148.55% ($150,213,770) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 3rd quarter of 2016 totaled $251,236,860, up 149.41% ($150,502,796) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 3rd quarter of 2016 were $100,251, down 74.25% ($289,026) from the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Trinidad and Tobago in the 3rd quarter of 2016 was $251,136,609, a 150.27% increase ($150,791,822) over the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 60th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 79th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.2061% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0797% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 46th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (up from 68th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3492% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1267% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 147th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2016 (down from 134th in the 3rd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0002% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0008% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Trinidad and Tobago
The major share of Russian exports to Trinidad and Tobago 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) - 99.99% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (99.85% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago 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) - an increase of $150,623,120.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No such product groups.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2016 over Q3 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,500 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 251,201,693 | 99.99 | 100,578,573 | 149.76 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 13,995 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 153,981 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,633 | 0.00 | 1,510 | 8.15 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,504 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 16,499 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Trinidad and Tobago
The major share of Russian imports from Trinidad and Tobago 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) - 76.71% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (9.58% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.89% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.20% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (17.54% in the 3rd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (72.88% in the 3rd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $39,602;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $18,928;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,016;
- 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) - an increase of $1,198.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 3rd quarter of 2016 over the 3rd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $283,711;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $68,262.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2016 over Q3 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 76,901 | 76.71 | 37,299 | 106.17 |
| 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 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 18,933 | 18.89 | 5 | 378,560.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 201 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 283,711 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 68,262 | -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 | 1,198 | 1.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,016 | 3.01 | 0 | ∞ |