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

Russia’s Trade with Portugal

In 2016, Russia’s trade with Portugal totaled $1,052,556,965, up 52.89% ($364,122,868) from 2015.

Russia’s exports to Portugal in 2016 totaled $657,013,917, up 122.78% ($362,103,982) from 2015.

Russia’s imports from Portugal in 2016 totaled $395,543,048, up 0.51% ($2,018,886) from 2015.

Russia’s trade balance with Portugal went from a deficit of $98,614,227 in 2015, to a surplus of $261,470,869 in 2016.

Portugal was Russia’s 58th largest trading partner in 2016 (up from 72nd in 2015), accounting for 0.2250% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1308% in 2015).

Portugal was Russia’s 58th largest export market in 2016 (up from 72nd in 2015), accounting for 0.2301% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0858% in 2015).

Portugal was Russia’s 54th largest supplier in 2016 (up from 55th in 2015), accounting for 0.2170% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2154% in 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Portugal

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 82.60% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (65.23% in 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.09% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (1.28% in 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.90% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (11.83% in 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.80% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (4.29% in 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.48% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (1.81% in 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.27% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (14.05% in 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Portugal in 2016 over 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 $350,355,147;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $33,401,136;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $6,592,254;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $4,956,988;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $4,359,684;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,272,756.

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $20,008,606;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $15,734,779;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,842,826;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $2,593,751.
Russia’s exports to Portugal in 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2016
over 2015
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 11,724,622 1.78 5,132,368128.44
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 16,875 0.00 83,148-79.70
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,359,684 0.66 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 160,835 0.02 134,46319.61
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 12 0.00 11,100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 542,711,564 82.60 192,356,417182.14
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 566,120 0.09 520,0148.87
29 Organic chemicals 156,421 0.02 3,999,247-96.09
31 Fertilizers 3,455,368 0.53 23,463,974-85.27
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 28,558 0.00 22,04829.53
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,071 0.00 79634.55
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 4,202-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,266,743 0.35 1,950,43116.22
39 Plastics and articles thereof 194,612 0.03 637,014-69.45
40 Rubber and articles thereof 8,253,262 1.26 10,847,013-23.91
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 3,228,261 0.49 2,616,97123.36
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,375 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 12,321,465 1.88 7,364,47767.31
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 31,080 0.00 96,772-67.88
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,019,041 0.92 5,191,02115.95
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,303 0.00 2931,027.30
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 172,796 0.03 113,86951.75
54 Man-made filaments 76,069 0.01 183,346-58.51
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 314-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 420 0.00 28248.94
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 9,218 0.00 1,125719.38
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 710,506 0.11 604,42217.55
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 11 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 406-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,473 0.00 622,275.81
69 Ceramic products 2,181 0.00 916138.10
70 Glass and glassware 251,769 0.04 11,6782,055.93
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 14-100.00
72 Iron and steel 18,610,341 2.83 34,345,120-45.81
73 Articles of iron or steel 11,347 0.00 8261,273.73
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 265,593 0.04 284,569-6.67
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 155,386 0.02 259,410-40.10
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 5,370-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 4,655 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,598,300 0.55 325,5441,005.32
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 92,516 0.01 499,226-81.47
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 18,000 0.00 3,512412.53
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 36,313,659 5.53 2,912,5231,146.81
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 19,153 0.00 28,062-31.75
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 1,104,914 0.17 656,01868.43
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 16,289 0.00 13,64619.37
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 917 0.00 831,004.82
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 12,402 0.00 3,922216.22
SS Classified 65,730 0.01 235 000-72.03

Russia’s Imports from Portugal

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

  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 33.22% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (29.25% in 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 24.19% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (28.02% in 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.33% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (14.37% in 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 12.17% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (10.73% in 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.87% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (9.79% in 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.52% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (2.98% in 2015).

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

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $6,727,672;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $5,052,553;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $3,968,264;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $3,929,584;
  • Cork and articles of cork (HS code 45) - an increase of $3,569,386;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,969,018;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,764,116;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $1,712,890;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,488,242.

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $12,271,826;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $8,741,272;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $5,267,720;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $3,897,537;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $1,219,505.
Russia’s imports from Portugal in 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2016
over 2015
01 Live animals 2,175 0.00 8,335-73.91
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 7,137,745 1.80 11,035,282-35.32
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 10,612,462 2.68 9,428,03312.56
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 37,459 0.01 36,0094.03
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,664,384 0.67 1,731,13553.91
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 34,534 0.01 233,254-85.19
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 240,753 0.06 1,52115,728.60
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 527-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,078,416 0.53 1,317,79757.72
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 93,967 0.02 637,406-85.26
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 68,156 0.02 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,421 0.00 3,122-54.48
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 773,897 0.20 563,07537.44
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 6,896,841 1.74 5,132,72534.37
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 38,528 0.01 27,06742.34
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 12,315,879 3.11 8,386,29546.86
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 307-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 103,036 0.03 73,29440.58
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 31,508 0.01 6,164411.16
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 70,801 0.02 165,596-57.24
29 Organic chemicals 553,162 0.14 1,738,177-68.18
30 Pharmaceutical products 25,735,906 6.51 34,477,178-25.35
31 Fertilizers 395,812 0.10 589,014-32.80
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,194,523 0.30 1,532,329-22.05
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,291,451 0.58 1,499,38052.83
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 857,178 0.22 530,18561.68
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,476,480 0.37 1,783,264-17.20
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 527 0.00 14,143-96.27
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 511,125 0.13 448,12914.06
39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,832,399 2.99 10,344,15714.39
40 Rubber and articles thereof 3,833,301 0.97 3,410,65012.39
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 17,672 0.00 11,77250.12
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 458,831 0.12 336,11236.51
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,907 0.00 399879.20
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,485,294 1.13 4,159,3577.84
45 Cork and articles of cork 37,727,076 9.54 34,157,69010.45
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 573-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,196,639 0.56 483,749354.09
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,708,945 0.94 3,326,33811.50
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 19,272 0.00 89,704-78.52
50 Silk 106 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 18,492 0.00 13,49437.04
52 Cotton 99,905 0.03 68,92244.95
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 592 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 1,497,033 0.38 1,862,598-19.63
55 Man-made staple fibers 681,936 0.17 579,72817.63
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,841,586 0.47 1,729,2566.50
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 503,328 0.13 358,27540.49
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 28,997 0.01 28,1173.13
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,402,076 0.86 3,229,6735.34
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,108 0.00 19,133-94.21
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 48,897,373 12.36 42,169,70115.95
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 26,794,991 6.77 22,826,72717.38
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5,611,751 1.42 5,310,0555.68
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 41,677,633 10.54 36,625,08013.80
65 Headgear and parts thereof 350,072 0.09 279,14525.41
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,441,086 0.36 813,79977.08
69 Ceramic products 5,783,448 1.46 6,435,705-10.13
70 Glass and glassware 856,419 0.22 994,811-13.91
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 15,786 0.00 138,181-88.58
72 Iron and steel 845 0.00 1,850-54.32
73 Articles of iron or steel 6,716,101 1.70 6,638,6701.17
74 Copper and articles thereof 262,795 0.07 347,514-24.38
75 Nickel and articles thereof 6,688 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 686,896 0.17 1,054,836-34.88
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,571 0.00 4,220-62.77
80 Tin and articles thereof 5,015 0.00 6,714-25.31
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 91,999 0.02 32,624182.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,345,910 0.34 1,574,137-14.50
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 842,384 0.21 2,061,889-59.15
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 35,927,691 9.08 48,199,517-25.46
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 39,690,502 10.03 40,805,811-2.73
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 13,206,304 3.34 10,237,28629.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 5,485,079 1.39 4,363,38225.71
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,372,418 0.35 6,640,138-79.33
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 109,939 0.03 161,740-32.03
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 347 0.00 375-7.47
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 9,190,721 2.32 9,241,818-0.55
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 269,125 0.07 235,89314.09
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 251,364 0.06 202,09724.38
SS Classified 74,174 0.02 512 007-85.51
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia