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Russian trade with Mexico in 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 Mexico in 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Mexico

In 2016, Russia’s trade with Mexico totaled $1,705,859,816, up 8.03% ($126,728,959) from 2015.

Russia’s exports to Mexico in 2016 totaled $1,061,453,617, up 7.20% ($71,256,179) from 2015.

Russia’s imports from Mexico in 2016 totaled $644,406,199, up 9.42% ($55,472,780) from 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mexico in 2016 was $417,047,418, a 3.93% increase ($15,783,399) over 2015.

Mexico was Russia’s 46th largest trading partner in 2016 (up from 47th in 2015), accounting for 0.3647% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3001% in 2015).

Mexico was Russia’s 42nd largest export market in 2016 (up from 49th in 2015), accounting for 0.3718% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2882% in 2015).

Mexico was Russia’s 44th largest supplier in 2016 (just as in 2015), accounting for 0.3536% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3224% in 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Mexico

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

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 76.27% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (81.06% in 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.17% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (8.88% in 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.94% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (2.74% in 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.40% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (1.36% in 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.58% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (2.16% in 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.43% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (3.41% in 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mexico in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $56,877,354;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $39,635,854;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $15,547,353;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,735,296;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $5,050,000;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $4,976,820.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mexico in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $20,645,017;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $13,443,793;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $13,250,614;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $5,320,246;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $4,820,644.
Russia’s exports to Mexico in 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2016
over 2015
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 1,479-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 20,500-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 7,583 0.00 0
10 Cereals 82,553,929 7.78 25,676,575221.51
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 139,112 0.01 68,243103.85
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 40,223 0.00 44,398-9.40
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,255 0.00 3551,380.28
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 93,995 0.01 108,971-13.74
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,439,038 0.14 1,232,58916.75
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 72,058 0.01 5,392,304-98.66
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 15,151,816 1.43 28,402,430-46.65
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,237,676 0.12 592,650108.84
29 Organic chemicals 258,469 0.02 369,868-30.12
30 Pharmaceutical products 253,019 0.02 134,51688.10
31 Fertilizers 63,322,091 5.97 83,967,108-24.59
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 59,328 0.01 9606,080.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 272,793 0.03 39,860584.38
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 856 0.00 52064.62
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 30,682 0.00 340,087-90.98
39 Plastics and articles thereof 453,512 0.04 84,325437.81
40 Rubber and articles thereof 42,065,866 3.96 2,430,0121,631.10
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 124-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,510,225 0.24 2,293,7359.44
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 14,242,327 1.34 19,062,971-25.29
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 26,363 0.00 10,506150.93
52 Cotton 344 0.00 191,710.53
54 Man-made filaments 275 0.00 21,441-98.72
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 6,174 0.00 3401,715.88
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 89 0.00 130-31.54
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 979 0.00 4,381-77.65
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 39 0.00 285-86.32
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 1,277-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 87,013 0.01 25,875236.28
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 71,047 0.01 85,135-16.55
65 Headgear and parts thereof 22 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 132,944 0.01 3,5243,672.53
69 Ceramic products 521 0.00 125,809-99.59
70 Glass and glassware 239,611 0.02 72,835228.98
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 129-100.00
72 Iron and steel 743,788,566 70.07 728,241,2132.13
73 Articles of iron or steel 279,657 0.03 224,96424.31
74 Copper and articles thereof 81,342 0.01 9,306774.08
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 6,345-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 58,986,591 5.56 72,430,384-18.56
78 Lead and articles thereof 35,828 0.00 13,582,700.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 9 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 6,422,041 0.61 1,445,221344.36
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 13,412 0.00 256,554-94.77
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 11,416 0.00 3,123265.55
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 13,196,819 1.24 7,461,52376.86
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 2,365,554 0.22 4,508,892-47.54
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 1,453,200 0.14 676,590114.78
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,022,975 0.28 240,6731,156.05
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 5,050,000 0.48 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 420,560 0.04 550,276-23.57
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 572-100.00
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 14,275 0.00 5,426163.09
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 134,024 0.01 142,287-5.81
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 176 0.00 1,450-87.86
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 6,460 0.00 22,061-70.72
SS Classified 1,395,438 0.13 3 354 311-58.40

Russia’s Imports from Mexico

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 73.38% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (69.44% in 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.96% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (12.52% in 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.64% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (6.61% in 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.59% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (7.06% in 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mexico in 2016 over 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) - an increase of $27,711,017;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $17,122,104;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $15,094,710;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $13,959,221;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,796,730;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,592,771;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $2,545,126;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $2,299,340.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mexico in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $6,978,527;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $6,597,905;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $4,087,929;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $2,759,436;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $2,425,596.
Russia’s imports from Mexico in 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2016
over 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 2,274,191 0.35 3,545,940-35.86
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 104,441 0.02 105,684-1.18
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 62,185 0.01 252,876-75.41
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 10,885,368 1.69 8,088,63834.58
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,151,952 0.64 4,853,252-14.45
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,914,719 0.30 1,605,96119.23
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 21,568 0.00 46,810-53.92
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 22,585-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 179,131 0.03 143,08025.20
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 175,672 0.03 187,471-6.29
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 23,933 0.00 7,500219.11
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 90,724 0.01 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,554,630 0.24 2,600,354-40.21
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,442,375 0.53 7,530,304-54.29
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 38,073,952 5.91 44,671,857-14.77
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,217,557 0.19 44,7042,623.60
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 943,057 0.15 867,4248.72
26 Ores, slag and ash 329,434 0.05 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,873 0.00 6,936-73.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 246,679 0.04 1,382,814-82.16
29 Organic chemicals 1,265,278 0.20 799,54458.25
30 Pharmaceutical products 7,375,350 1.14 9,295,510-20.66
31 Fertilizers 25 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,845,786 0.60 4,263,178-9.79
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,469,988 0.54 3,347,1553.67
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 1,215,973 0.19 1,291,768-5.87
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,691,259 0.26 1,287,79731.33
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,010 0.00 4,981-79.72
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,546,100 0.24 3,971,696-61.07
39 Plastics and articles thereof 9,241,676 1.43 10,391,820-11.07
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,113,728 0.95 5,535,96210.44
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 2,650-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 811,484 0.13 619,08231.08
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 77,928 0.01 54,79142.23
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,486 0.00 2,542-41.54
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 82,683 0.01 273,192-69.73
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,068,458 0.17 2,869,891-62.77
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 13,817-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 206,861 0.03 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 73,170 0.01 49,26548.52
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 304,555 0.05 382,504-20.38
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 170 0.00 465-63.44
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 364,623 0.06 782,097-53.38
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,524,907 0.24 1,887,831-19.22
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,909,822 0.45 1,434,973102.78
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 376,052 0.06 488,877-23.08
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 97,669 0.02 237,867-58.94
65 Headgear and parts thereof 9,184 0.00 32,756-71.96
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 767,660 0.12 1,003,794-23.52
69 Ceramic products 211,549 0.03 87,922140.61
70 Glass and glassware 1,502,249 0.23 2,198,059-31.66
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 64,238 0.01 49,89428.75
72 Iron and steel 453,152 0.07 215,285110.49
73 Articles of iron or steel 38,701,628 6.01 23,606,91863.94
74 Copper and articles thereof 89,106 0.01 72,47822.94
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,576,856 0.40 277,516828.54
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,844,285 0.29 2,207,167-16.44
78 Lead and articles thereof 207 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 3,333 0.00 8,215-59.43
80 Tin and articles thereof 195 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 512,815 0.08 175,790191.72
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,846,259 0.44 9,824,786-71.03
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,212,170 0.34 2,536,729-12.79
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 146,857,794 22.79 129,735,69013.20
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 131,207,658 20.36 103,496,64126.77
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 112,888,690 17.52 110,295,9192.35
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,256,440 0.66 1,711,314148.72
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 77,683,438 12.06 63,724,21721.91
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 5,860 0.00 5311,003.58
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 110,164 0.02 95,77715.02
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 2,358,864 0.37 2,004,65917.67
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 5,130,977 0.80 7,890,413-34.97
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,696,432 0.42 2,334,88815.48
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,854 0.00 13,136-85.89
SS Classified 53,660 0.01 79 480-32.49
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia