Russian trade in goods with Uruguay in Q1 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Uruguay
In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Uruguay totaled $31,722,891, up 7.66% ($2,257,920) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Uruguay in the 1st quarter of 2017 were $4,176,435, down 65.11% ($7,793,470) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Uruguay in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $27,546,456, up 57.45% ($10,051,390) from the 1st quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Uruguay in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $23,370,021, a 322.97% increase ($17,844,860) over the 1st quarter of 2016.
Uruguay was Russia’s 107th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 105th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0247% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0304% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Uruguay was Russia’s 123rd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 103rd in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0050% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0195% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Uruguay was Russia’s 78th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 86th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0609% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0489% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Uruguay
The major share of Russian exports to Uruguay 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) - 48.51% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (6.08% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 40.81% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (92.69% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.43% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.85% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (1.14% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.58% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (0.04% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Uruguay 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 $973,250;
- 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 $475,100;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $325,067;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $225,976;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $55,352;
- 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 $33,584;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $24,251;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $19,543.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Uruguay 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 $9,902,103;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $18,051;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $16,794.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
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 | 8,714 | 0.21 | 1,000 | 771.40 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 634,805 | 15.20 | 309,738 | 104.95 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,391,230 | 33.31 | 417,980 | 232.85 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,510,100 | 36.16 | 1,035,000 | 45.90 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 55,352 | 1.33 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,503 | 0.13 | 6,839 | -19.54 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 124,608 | 2.98 | 10,026,711 | -98.76 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 8,812 | 0.21 | 25,606 | -65.59 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 17 | 0.00 | 299 | -94.31 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 118,980 | 2.85 | 137,031 | -13.17 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 609 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 579 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 24,251 | 0.58 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 225,976 | 5.41 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 879 | 0.02 | 201 | 337.31 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 45 | 0.00 | 8 | 462.50 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 21,134 | 0.51 | 1,591 | 1,228.35 |
| 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 | 36,691 | 0.88 | 3,107 | 1,080.91 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,150 | 0.20 | 492 | 1,556.50 |
| 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 | 785 | -100.00 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 3,517 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Uruguay
The major share of Russian imports from Uruguay 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) - 93.91% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (93.72% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.22% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (3.43% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.85% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (2.72% in the 1st quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Uruguay 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) - an increase of $4,975,819;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $3,060,296;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,128,189;
- Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - an increase of $506,592;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $480,028;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $288,069;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $133,657.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Uruguay in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $475,633.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
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 | 8,027,586 | 29.14 | 3,051,767 | 163.05 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 753,619 | 2.74 | 465,550 | 61.88 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 15,405,114 | 55.92 | 12,344,818 | 24.79 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 32,507 | 0.12 | 87,514 | -62.86 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,354,588 | 4.92 | 226,399 | 498.32 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 226,873 | 0.82 | 212,742 | 6.64 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 68,309 | 0.25 | 7,541 | 805.83 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 133,657 | 0.49 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 685,782 | 2.49 | 205,754 | 233.30 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 5,808 | 0.02 | 1,483 | 291.64 |
| 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 | 13,200 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 322,848 | 1.17 | 389,760 | -17.17 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,972 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 531 | -100.00 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 13,803 | -100.00 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 506,592 | 1.84 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,589 | 0.01 | 463 | 459.18 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 4,031 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7 | 0.00 | 475,640 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 173 | -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 | 49 | 0.00 | 260 | -81.15 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,297 | 0.01 | 7,896 | -58.24 |