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Russian trade with Mexico in the 4th quarter of 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 the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Mexico

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Mexico totaled $468,260,027, up 27.62% ($101,342,727) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Mexico in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $293,794,820, up 25.45% ($59,610,175) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Mexico in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $174,465,207, up 31.44% ($41,732,552) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mexico in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $119,329,613, a 17.62% increase ($17,877,623) over the 4th quarter of 2015.

Mexico was Russia’s 49th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 52nd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3436% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2806% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Mexico was Russia’s 46th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 53rd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3504% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2841% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Mexico was Russia’s 44th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 49th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3327% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2746% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Mexico

The major share of Russian exports to Mexico in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 78.59% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (86.21% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.03% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (4.39% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.49% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (2.28% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.64% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (0.88% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.31% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (3.11% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.79% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (2.76% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mexico in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $17,400,372;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $13,620,789;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $10,771,495;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $10,523,690;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $6,201,509;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,810,010;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $1,036,680.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mexico in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th 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 $1,423,501;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,096,778.
Russia’s exports to Mexico in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 10,500-100.00
10 Cereals 18,608,484 6.33 4,987,695273.09
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 17,111 0.01 68,242-74.93
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 40,223 0.01 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 355-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 10,304 0.00 21,784-52.70
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 382,343 0.13 245,74055.59
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 72,057 0.02 1,168,835-93.84
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 6,722,840 2.29 6,124,1129.78
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 367,621 0.13 108,098240.08
29 Organic chemicals 18,775 0.01 83,508-77.52
30 Pharmaceutical products 49,604 0.02 94,770-47.66
31 Fertilizers 8,896,016 3.03 9,332,694-4.68
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 59,328 0.02 9606,080.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 201,170 0.07 15,4601,201.23
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 0 0.00 418-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,000 0.00 199,970-96.50
39 Plastics and articles thereof 152,846 0.05 76,257100.44
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,903,657 3.71 379,9672,769.63
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 932,157 0.32 722,37929.04
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,300,535 1.46 5,724,036-24.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 14,040 0.00 9,88742.00
52 Cotton 343 0.00 134,200.00
54 Man-made filaments 275 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 979 0.00 109,690.00
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 70,973 0.02 6,1871,047.13
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 22,566 0.01 30,965-27.12
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 65,242 0.02 8627,468.68
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 98-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 113,255 0.04 18,761503.67
72 Iron and steel 198,909,571 67.70 188,138,0765.73
73 Articles of iron or steel 40,829 0.01 70,495-42.08
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,207 0.00 621577.46
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 29,893,220 10.17 12,492,848139.28
80 Tin and articles thereof 9 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,047,278 0.70 1,010,598102.58
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 179,553-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 11,415 0.00 1,277793.89
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,823,498 2.32 621,989997.04
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 809,321 0.28 563,87043.53
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 0 0.00 644,800-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,886,138 0.98 76,1283,691.16
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 177,323 0.06 144,84222.43
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 13,995 0.00 4034,887.50
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 27,187 0.01 6,100345.69
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 176 0.00 0
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 4,980 0.00 7,811-36.24
SS Classified 115,929 0.04 791 769-85.36

Russia’s Imports from Mexico

The major share of Russian imports from Mexico in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 68.99% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (67.90% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.57% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (3.56% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.47% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (16.76% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.79% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (7.30% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mexico in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $17,624,777;
  • 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 $14,620,962;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $7,746,094;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $6,727,655;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,907,380;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,154,195;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $583,238.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mexico in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $5,472,499;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,509,546;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $1,015,639;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $932,694;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $837,127;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $720,367.
Russia’s imports from Mexico in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,088,718 0.62 791,91937.48
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 16,862 0.01 22,662-25.59
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 61,741 0.04 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,182,400 2.40 2,275,02083.84
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,265,334 0.73 812,99955.64
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 731,669 0.42 435,63367.96
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 494 0.00 29,601-98.33
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 13,613-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 74,249 0.04 49,52349.93
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 77,513 0.04 56,88336.27
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 11,480 0.01 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 56,182 0.03 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 201,343 0.12 1,216,982-83.46
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 672,960 0.39 1,510,087-55.44
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 9,511,485 5.45 14,983,984-36.52
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 320,291 0.18 44,704616.47
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 240,363 0.14 217,56910.48
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,033 0.00 9637.27
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 121,161 0.07 176,263-31.26
29 Organic chemicals 557,915 0.32 352,16358.43
30 Pharmaceutical products 941,110 0.54 2,450,656-61.60
31 Fertilizers 25 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,344,857 0.77 761,61976.58
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 997,702 0.57 1,316,181-24.20
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 28,357 0.02 455,191-93.77
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 512,590 0.29 327,41056.56
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 60 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 303,919 0.17 235,57629.01
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,405,255 1.38 2,652,380-9.32
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,135,417 0.65 967,52017.35
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 107,943 0.06 163,843-34.12
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 9,909 0.01 2683,597.39
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 678 0.00 1,242-45.41
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,797 0.00 51,395-88.72
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 487,760 0.28 1,208,127-59.63
55 Man-made staple fibers 103,414 0.06 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 15,818 0.01 5,571183.93
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 31,353 0.02 29,4146.59
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 58,067 0.03 124,158-53.23
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 399,541 0.23 462,990-13.70
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 417,602 0.24 250,05567.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 58,355 0.03 72,878-19.93
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,122 0.00 35,925-94.09
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,190 0.00 12,163-90.22
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 230,861 0.13 258,425-10.67
69 Ceramic products 94,371 0.05 4,8491,846.20
70 Glass and glassware 275,306 0.16 355,209-22.49
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 34,759 0.02 26,63430.51
72 Iron and steel 32,002 0.02 99,295-67.77
73 Articles of iron or steel 19,825,521 11.36 2,200,744800.86
74 Copper and articles thereof 39,830 0.02 8,364376.21
75 Nickel and articles thereof 444,369 0.25 110,794301.08
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 486,382 0.28 450,8457.88
79 Zinc and articles thereof 64 0.00 5,640-98.87
80 Tin and articles thereof 18 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 147,957 0.08 72,370104.45
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 433,162 0.25 1,365,856-68.29
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 523,722 0.30 406,79528.74
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 30,518,793 17.49 29,364,5983.93
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 44,107,601 25.28 29,486,63949.59
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 22,463,531 12.88 14,717,43752.63
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 23,278,434 13.34 16,550,77940.65
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,197 0.00 942,237.23
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 47,853 0.03 10,824342.10
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 521,383 0.30 283,66783.80
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,451,513 0.83 1,889,242-23.17
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 943,374 0.54 475,53898.38
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 1,722-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 10 700-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia