Russian trade in goods with Uruguay in Q2 2017
August 14, 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 Uruguay in the second quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Uruguay
In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Uruguay totaled $45,786,131, up 36.97% ($12,357,947) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Uruguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $14,570,012, up 6.73% ($918,830) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Uruguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $31,216,119, up 57.84% ($11,439,117) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Uruguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $16,646,107, a 171.74% increase ($10,520,287) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Uruguay was Russia’s 101st largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 98th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0328% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0307% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Uruguay was Russia’s 107th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 102nd in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0174% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0205% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Uruguay was Russia’s 80th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 82nd in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0560% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0467% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Uruguay
The major share of Russian exports to Uruguay 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) - 92.85% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (88.28% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.53% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (8.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.39% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (1.40% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.89% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (1.25% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Uruguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,622,529;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $55,440.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Uruguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd 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 $575,282;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $206,340;
- 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 $70,998.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 15,105 | 0.10 | 9,100 | 65.99 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 198,094 | 1.36 | 176,293 | 12.37 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 461,650 | 3.17 | 1,036,932 | -55.48 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,228,260 | 8.43 | 1,434,600 | -14.38 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 55,440 | 0.38 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 2,915 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 12,233,944 | 83.97 | 10,611,415 | 15.29 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 8,395 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,500 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,885 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 202,319 | 1.39 | 190,887 | 5.99 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | -100.00 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 8,925 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 134 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 927 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 23,452 | 0.16 | 14,540 | 61.29 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,663 | 0.02 | 232 | 1,047.84 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 140 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 21,517 | 0.15 | 32,950 | -34.70 |
| 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 | 56,590 | 0.39 | 127,588 | -55.65 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 51,194 | 0.35 | 10,678 | 379.43 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 319 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 494 | 0.00 | 64 | 671.88 |
Russia’s Imports from Uruguay
The major share of Russian imports from Uruguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 94.81% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (92.62% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.01% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.17% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (7.19% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Uruguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $5,703,743;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $3,921,942;
- Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - an increase of $938,663;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $776,629;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $695,993;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $430,983;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $118,569.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Uruguay in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $640,605;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $329,190;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $167,084.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 9,965,112 | 31.92 | 4,261,369 | 133.85 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,480,397 | 4.74 | 784,404 | 88.73 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 13,646,725 | 43.72 | 9,724,783 | 40.33 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 164,854 | 0.53 | 164,083 | 0.47 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 3,996 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,536,221 | 8.12 | 2,615,841 | -3.04 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,115,005 | 3.57 | 338,376 | 229.52 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 122,298 | 0.39 | 289,382 | -57.74 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 566,731 | 1.82 | 135,748 | 317.49 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 160,000 | 0.51 | 41,431 | 286.18 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 241,747 | 0.77 | 154,316 | 56.66 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,910 | 0.01 | 1,495 | 27.76 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 329,190 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 19,800 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 252,951 | 0.81 | 893,556 | -71.69 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,756 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 4,626 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 3,543 | -100.00 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 938,663 | 3.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 494 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 39 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 22,448 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,769 | 0.01 | 5,435 | -67.45 |
| 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 | 64 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,403 | 0.00 | 1,160 | 20.95 |