Russian trade in goods with Qatar in Q3 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Qatar totaled $24,039,455, up 95.70% ($11,755,654) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $16,512,164, up 935.56% ($14,917,656) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2017 were $7,527,291, down 29.58% ($3,162,002) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade balance with Qatar went from a deficit of $9,094,785 in the 3rd quarter of 2016, to a surplus of $8,984,873 in the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Qatar was Russia’s 115th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 132nd in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0164% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0101% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Qatar was Russia’s 106th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 145th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0193% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0022% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Qatar was Russia’s 98th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 96th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0124% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0214% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 73.76% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (11.27% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.31% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (10.87% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.91% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (5.35% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.10% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (67.54% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.58% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (4.96% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.54% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $11,693,176;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,392,331;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $647,853;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $505,422;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $503,366;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $419,925;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $330,427;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $165,310;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $122,446;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $111,260;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $98,038;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $60,036.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,040,719;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $74,357.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 7,649 | 0.05 | 5,900 | 29.64 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 165,310 | 1.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 98,038 | 0.59 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 11,693,176 | 70.82 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 12,870 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 6,504 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 214,496 | 1.30 | 154,460 | 38.87 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 19 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 419,925 | 2.54 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 123 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 74,357 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 505,422 | 3.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,529 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 133,302 | 0.81 | 10,856 | 1,127.91 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 400,179 | 2.42 | 69,752 | 473.72 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 26,656 | 0.16 | 7,738 | 244.48 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,670 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,156 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 13,455 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 21 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,100 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 111,260 | 0.67 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 1,040,719 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 503,366 | 3.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,142 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 5,874 | 0.04 | 36,265 | -83.80 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,392,331 | 8.43 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 151,511 | 0.92 | 167,577 | -9.59 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 653,570 | 3.96 | 5,717 | 11,332.04 |
| 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 | 3,772 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 900 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 51.61% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (39.10% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 48.21% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (60.90% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $662,719;
- 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 $212,710;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $197,592.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd 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 $2,880,652;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,367,521.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2017 over Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,629,111 | 48.21 | 6,509,763 | -44.25 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 212,710 | 2.83 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,180,298 | 15.68 | 2,547,819 | -53.67 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 242,190 | 3.22 | 44,598 | 443.05 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,249,773 | 29.89 | 1,587,054 | 41.76 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 93 | 0.00 | 59 | 57.63 |
| 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 | 13,116 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |