Russian trade in goods with Kuwait in Q2 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Kuwait
In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Kuwait totaled $157,668,282, up 33.97% ($39,978,457) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $157,648,782, up 33.96% ($39,962,242) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $19,500, up 493.61% ($16,215) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $157,629,282, a 33.94% increase ($39,946,027) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Kuwait was Russia’s 70th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 74th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1128% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1081% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Kuwait was Russia’s 58th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 60th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1877% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1771% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Kuwait was Russia’s 167th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 175th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Kuwait
The major share of Russian exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 97.39% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (97.82% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.46% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.59% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.73% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (1.35% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $38,128,449;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,042,532;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $567,490;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $521,970.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd 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 $1,372,754.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 50,739 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 33,390 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 10,895 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 2,121 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 15,612 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 6,240 | 0.00 | 6,759 | -7.68 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 7,400 | 0.00 | 2,800 | 164.29 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 491,856 | 0.31 | 22,042 | 2,131.45 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 58,000 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 38,056 | 0.02 | 376 | 10,021.28 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 49,925 | 0.03 | 30,314 | 64.69 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 962,344 | 0.61 | 394,854 | 143.72 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,337,319 | 0.85 | 294,787 | 353.66 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 245 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 31,194 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6,111 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 21,316 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 199,659 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 131,125 | 0.08 | 49,686 | 163.91 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 153,195,025 | 97.17 | 115,066,576 | 33.14 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,737 | 0.00 | 6,870 | -74.72 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 41 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 694 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 3,299 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 571,612 | 0.36 | 49,642 | 1,051.47 |
| 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 | 147,886 | 0.09 | 1,520,640 | -90.27 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 114,953 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 309,505 | 0.20 | 16,688 | 1,754.66 |
| 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 | 4,647 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2,931 | 0.00 | 46,392 | -93.68 |
| SS | Classified | 21,019 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Kuwait
The major share of Russian imports from Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 97.56% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.31% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $19,024;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $450.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $3,285.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 19,024 | 97.56 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 3,285 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 25 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 450 | 2.31 | 0 | ∞ |