Russian trade in goods with Costa Rica in Q1 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Costa Rica
In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Costa Rica totaled $24,663,854, up 0.51% ($124,046) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2017 were $4,636,316, down 53.95% ($5,430,809) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $20,027,538, up 38.38% ($5,554,855) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $15,391,222, a 249.36% increase ($10,985,664) over the 1st quarter of 2016.
Costa Rica was Russia’s 111th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 108th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0192% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0253% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 121st largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 109th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0056% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0164% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 85th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 87th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0443% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0404% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Costa Rica
The major share of Russian exports to Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 46.25% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 27.35% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (1.05% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 22.72% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (95.22% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.59% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.21% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (2.81% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,618,204;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,162,400;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $526,114;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $127,258;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $61,220;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $59,076;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $34,500.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $8,587,428;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $283,028;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $107,537;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $44,686.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 40,254 | 0.87 | 84,940 | -52.61 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,268,220 | 27.35 | 105,820 | 1,098.47 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 95,314 | 2.06 | 94,560 | 0.80 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 718,067 | 15.49 | 9,305,495 | -92.28 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 64,900 | 1.40 | 30,400 | 113.49 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 47,881 | 1.03 | 155,418 | -69.19 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 127,258 | 2.74 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 283,028 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 9,808 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 7,464 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,618,204 | 34.90 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 526,114 | 11.35 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 59,076 | 1.27 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 61,220 | 1.32 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Costa Rica
The major share of Russian imports from Costa Rica 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) - 63.25% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (70.27% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 33.56% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (25.94% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.98% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (2.68% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica 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) - an increase of $1,577,178;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,381,870;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,126,217;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $867,800;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $799,804.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $319,909.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 5,966 | 0.03 | 1,176 | 407.31 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 867,800 | 4.33 | 0 | ∞ |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 650,047 | 3.25 | 969,956 | -32.98 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 8,710 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 9,885,847 | 49.36 | 8,759,630 | 12.86 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,185,389 | 5.92 | 385,585 | 207.43 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 2,861 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 69,043 | 0.34 | 44,582 | 54.87 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,088 | 0.02 | 8,601 | -52.47 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 55 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 352 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 67,498 | 0.34 | 72,267 | -6.60 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 324,906 | 1.62 | 306,736 | 5.92 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 79 | 0.00 | 4,736 | -98.33 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 49,941 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 944 | 0.00 | 563 | 67.67 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 41,914 | 0.21 | 12,734 | 229.15 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,574 | 0.01 | 112 | 2,198.21 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 3,407 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 58,692 | 0.29 | 22,702 | 158.53 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 811 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,246 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,362 | 0.01 | 581 | 134.42 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 954 | 0.00 | 567 | 68.25 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 116,225 | 0.58 | 64,293 | 80.77 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 60,599 | 0.30 | 52,528 | 15.37 |
| 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 | 2,761,909 | 13.79 | 1,184,731 | 133.13 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 56 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,899,107 | 19.47 | 2,517,237 | 54.90 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 18,515 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |