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Russian trade in goods with Uruguay in Q3 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Uruguay in the third quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Uruguay

In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Uruguay totaled $33,189,853, up 18.15% ($5,098,644) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 were $2,655,253, down 5.51% ($154,821) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $30,534,600, up 20.78% ($5,253,465) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade deficit with Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $27,879,347, a 24.07% increase ($5,408,286) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Uruguay was Russia’s 108th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 107th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0227% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0230% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Uruguay was Russia’s 137th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 134th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0031% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0039% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Uruguay was Russia’s 80th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 83rd in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0502% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0506% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Uruguay

The major share of Russian exports to Uruguay 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) - 81.66% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (51.58% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.08% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (0.08% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.96% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (39.39% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.15% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (5.09% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.34% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (2.56% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,450,564;
  • 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 $129,358;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $63,034;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $46,101;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $22,834;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $11,171;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $10,096;
  • Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - an increase of $9,036.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Uruguay 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 $684,571;
  • 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 $675,227;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $290,383;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $108,927;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $62,876;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $46,464;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $22,056;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $8,560.
Russia’s exports to Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 9,068 0.34 71,944-87.40
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 290,383-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 131,795 4.96 816,366-83.86
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 195,523 7.36 870,750-77.55
29 Organic chemicals 55,440 2.09 101,904-45.60
30 Pharmaceutical products 7,000 0.26 9,671-27.62
31 Fertilizers 1,909,158 71.90 458,594316.31
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 8,560-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,000 0.04 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 48 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 22,834 0.86 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 34,240 1.29 143,167-76.08
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 9,036 0.34 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 743 0.03 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 57 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 24,507 0.92 14,41170.06
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 22,056-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 11,171 0.42 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,462 0.09 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 297 0.01 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 131,626 4.96 2,2685,703.62
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 63,034 2.37 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 46,101 1.74 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 113 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Uruguay

The major share of Russian imports from Uruguay 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) - 97.59% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (98.71% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.95% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (1.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $2,929,546;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $2,592,609;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,141,987;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $235,338;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $160,000;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $129,954;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $125,770;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $112,070.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,954,252;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $235,687.
Russia’s imports from Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 8,321,286 27.25 5,728,67745.26
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,139,177 7.01 997,190114.52
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 13,674,873 44.78 10,745,32727.26
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 221,410 0.73 214,8393.06
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,493,190 14.72 6,447,442-30.31
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 627,497 2.06 515,42721.74
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 14,193 0.05 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 0 0.00 235,687-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 306,714 1.00 71,376329.72
29 Organic chemicals 160,000 0.52 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 20,684 0.07 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,339 0.00 5,083-73.66
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 412,465 1.35 286,69543.87
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 3,779-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 1,796-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 763-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,143 0.01 6,344-50.46
69 Ceramic products 545 0.00 5361.68
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 129,954 0.43 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,221 0.00 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 0 0.00 1,633-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,909 0.02 18,541-62.74
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia