Russian trade in goods with Chile in Q1 2017
May 21, 2017
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Chile in the first quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Chile
In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Chile totaled $168,622,961, up 21.94% ($30,342,641) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Chile in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $17,908,273, up 63.07% ($6,926,039) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Chile in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $150,714,688, up 18.40% ($23,416,602) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Chile in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $132,806,415, a 14.18% increase ($16,490,563) over the 1st quarter of 2016.
Chile was Russia’s 66th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 68th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1312% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1424% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Chile was Russia’s 101st largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 105th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0215% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0179% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Chile was Russia’s 43rd largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 47th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.3333% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3556% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Chile
The major share of Russian exports to Chile in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 44.10% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (7.55% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 29.99% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (38.92% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 11.71% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (11.67% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.07% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (1.50% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.61% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (3.99% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.84% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (2.68% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.21% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (33.66% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Chile in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 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 $7,047,974;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,317,623;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $602,370;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $468,753;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $448,650;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $343,680;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $254,185;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $204,839;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $133,447;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $60,105;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $59,671.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Chile in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 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) - a decrease of $1,986,346;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,551,899;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $495,842.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 16,591 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 526,848 | 2.94 | 58,095 | 806.87 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 4,156 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 43,103 | 0.24 | 42,693 | 0.96 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 26,194 | 0.15 | 43,032 | -39.13 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 469,252 | 2.62 | 20,602 | 2,177.70 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 20,443 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 7,877,558 | 43.99 | 829,584 | 849.58 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 93,657 | 0.52 | 144,839 | -35.34 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 16,401 | 0.09 | 56,728 | -71.09 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,142,036 | 11.96 | 1,539,666 | 39.12 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 133,447 | 0.75 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 70,918 | 0.40 | 10,813 | 555.86 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 24,273 | 0.14 | 26,483 | -8.34 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 51,056 | 0.29 | 338 | 15,005.33 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,839,145 | 15.85 | 2,495,465 | 13.77 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 775 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,445,568 | 8.07 | 127,945 | 1,029.84 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 652,193 | 3.64 | 1,148,035 | -43.19 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 5,993 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 323,710 | 1.81 | 289,206 | 11.93 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 254 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 340 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 3,564 | 0.02 | 3,997 | -10.83 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,356 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 499 | -100.00 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 230 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 47,631 | 0.27 | 30 | 158,670.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 210 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 204,874 | 1.14 | 35 | 585,254.29 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 280,928 | 1.57 | 26,743 | 950.47 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 363,797 | 2.03 | 411,682 | -11.63 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,421 | 0.01 | 2 | 120,950.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 35,602 | 0.20 | 1,587,501 | -97.76 |
| 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 | 104,242 | 0.58 | 2,090,588 | -95.01 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 14,476 | 0.08 | 16,309 | -11.24 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 62,341 | 0.35 | 2,670 | 2,234.87 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 200 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 40 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 291 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 105 | 0.00 | 612 | -82.84 |
| SS | Classified | 9,096 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Chile
The major share of Russian imports from Chile in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 90.28% of Russia’s total imports from Chile (93.42% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.45% of Russia’s total imports from Chile (3.65% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.12% of Russia’s total imports from Chile (0.01% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.87% of Russia’s total imports from Chile (2.79% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Chile in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $12,959,790;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $6,397,028;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $3,480,711;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $3,078,539;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $1,618,578;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,067,872;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $952,693;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $628,192.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Chile in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $5,458,203;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $737,830;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $595,621;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - a decrease of $535,991.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 6,558,773 | 4.35 | 12,016,976 | -45.42 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 87,339,154 | 57.95 | 74,379,364 | 17.42 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2,139,229 | 1.42 | 520,651 | 310.88 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 810,432 | 0.54 | 182,240 | 344.71 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 1,282 | 0.00 | 2,994 | -57.18 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 444,228 | 0.29 | 330,676 | 34.34 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 18,089,070 | 12.00 | 11,692,042 | 54.71 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,024 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 100,072 | 0.07 | 92,994 | 7.61 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 778 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,168,924 | 2.10 | 3,764,545 | -15.82 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 344,159 | 0.23 | 880,150 | -60.90 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 86,033 | 0.06 | 40,327 | 113.34 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 3,026,222 | 2.01 | 2,073,529 | 45.95 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,864 | 0.00 | 1,873 | -0.48 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 7,243,313 | 4.81 | 7,248,127 | -0.07 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 23,245 | 0.02 | 70,332 | -66.95 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 6,689,721 | 4.44 | 5,621,849 | 19.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 205 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 2,816,533 | 1.87 | 3,554,363 | -20.76 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 8,075,261 | 5.36 | 4,594,550 | 75.76 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 20,093 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 43,193 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 8,875 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 240 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 11,808 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 31,774 | 0.02 | 4,921 | 545.68 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 47,117 | 0.03 | 14,900 | 216.22 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 62,550 | 0.04 | 13,158 | 375.38 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 3,078,539 | 2.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 60,266 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 6,750 | 0.00 | 6,210 | 8.70 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,091 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 34,574 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,887 | 0.01 | 87,246 | -90.96 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 35 | -100.00 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 260,969 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 167 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 106,845 | 0.07 | 73,876 | 44.63 |
| 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 | 1,380 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 172 | -100.00 |