Russian trade in goods with Qatar in Q1 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Qatar was $8,356,722, down 33.23% ($4,159,752) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2017 were $2,178,015, down 60.47% ($3,332,091) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2017 were $6,178,707, down 11.81% ($827,661) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $4,000,692, a 167.38% increase ($2,504,430) over the 1st quarter of 2016.
Qatar was Russia’s 130th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 118th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0065% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0129% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Qatar was Russia’s 129th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 123rd in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0026% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0090% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Qatar was Russia’s 99th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 96th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0137% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0196% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar 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) - 27.77% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (15.15% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 24.46% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (6.02% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 20.82% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (3.56% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.67% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (3.15% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.23% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (70.48% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $437,105;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $195,666;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $174,710;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $59,187;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $42,612;
- 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 $34,499;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $19,337;
- Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $15,000;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $14,400;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $12,918;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $8,370;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $8,115.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $3,851,122;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $238,945;
- 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 $193,109;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $47,200;
- Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $34,103.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 1,000 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 3,750 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 3,851,122 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 14,400 | 0.66 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 3,301 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 6,489 | 0.30 | 6,927 | -6.32 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 84,882 | 3.90 | 25,695 | 230.34 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 47,200 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 34,499 | 1.58 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 42,612 | 1.96 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 342,572 | 15.73 | 167,862 | 104.08 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 7,932 | 0.36 | 5,173 | 53.33 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 891 | 0.04 | 295 | 202.03 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 15,000 | 0.69 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 522,066 | 23.97 | 326,400 | 59.95 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 8,779 | 0.40 | 4,082 | 115.07 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,865 | 0.09 | 1,215 | 53.50 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 573 | 0.03 | 6,188 | -90.74 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 8,370 | 0.38 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,046 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 34,103 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 588,000 | 27.00 | 826,945 | -28.89 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 12,870 | 0.59 | 4,755 | 170.66 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,143 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,096 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,760 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 438,890 | 20.15 | 1,785 | 24,487.68 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 193,109 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 12,918 | 0.59 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,600 | 0.07 | 1,269 | 26.08 |
| 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 | 197 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 20,900 | 0.96 | 1,563 | 1,237.17 |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar 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) - 62.04% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (75.77% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 37.93% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (24.23% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $351,393;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $347,967.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar 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) - a decrease of $1,475,174;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $53,737.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2017 over Q1 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,833,315 | 62.04 | 5,308,489 | -27.79 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 764,069 | 12.37 | 817,806 | -6.57 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 351,393 | 5.69 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,227,908 | 19.87 | 879,941 | 39.54 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 72 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 2,020 | 0.03 | 60 | 3,266.67 |