Russian trade in goods with Saudi Arabia in Q4 2017
February 13, 2018
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 Saudi Arabia in the fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Saudi Arabia
In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Saudi Arabia totaled $248,595,463, up 171.67% ($157,087,577) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $213,257,118, up 284.05% ($157,728,797) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in the 4th quarter of 2017 were $35,338,345, down 1.78% ($641,220) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Saudi Arabia in the 4th quarter of 2017 was $177,918,773, a 810.13% increase ($158,370,017) over the 4th quarter of 2016.
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 68th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 89th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1487% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0672% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 60th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 80th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2073% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0662% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Saudi Arabia was Russia’s 79th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 75th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0550% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0686% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Saudi Arabia
The major share of Russian exports to Saudi Arabia in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 62.08% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (61.62% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 17.08% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (1.24% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.61% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (21.29% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.19% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (9.59% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.55% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (2.04% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.20% of Russia’s total exports to Saudi Arabia (3.20% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $71,871,207;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $35,724,555;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $14,837,948;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $7,642,101;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $6,771,807;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,486,928;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $3,815,507;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,310,024;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,932,850.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Saudi Arabia in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $662,748.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2017 over Q4 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 3,162 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 3,812 | 0.00 | 4,080 | -6.57 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 4,326,753 | 2.03 | 511,246 | 746.32 |
| 10 | Cereals | 104,348,186 | 48.93 | 32,476,979 | 221.30 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 3,028 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 14,925,600 | 7.00 | 87,652 | 16,928.25 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 54 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 2,294 | 0.00 | 3,698 | -37.97 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 8,772,902 | 4.11 | 1,130,801 | 675.81 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 6,125 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 210 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 204 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 36,413,795 | 17.08 | 689,240 | 5,183.18 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 348,057 | 0.16 | 130,700 | 166.30 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 322,171 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,335,580 | 1.10 | 25,556 | 9,039.07 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 27,099 | 0.01 | 108,172 | -74.95 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 3,348 | 0.00 | 93,384 | -96.41 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 52,881 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 10,835,926 | 5.08 | 10,977,410 | -1.29 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 9,647 | 0.00 | 54,176 | -82.19 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 6,883,370 | 3.23 | 111,563 | 6,069.94 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 55 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 7,365 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,983,435 | 0.93 | 2,191,890 | -9.51 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 205,566 | 0.10 | 868,314 | -76.33 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 6,751,761 | 3.17 | 2,264,833 | 198.11 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,369 | 0.00 | 11 | 30,527.27 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 73,764 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 400,130 | 0.19 | 145,111 | 175.74 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 70,671 | 0.03 | 201,794 | -64.98 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 76 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 140 | 0.00 | 1,045 | -86.60 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 49 | 0.00 | 567 | -91.36 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 31 | 0.00 | 1,322 | -97.66 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,991,539 | 1.40 | 1,058,689 | 182.57 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 296,525 | 0.14 | 42,393 | 599.47 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 275 | 0.00 | 1,074 | -74.39 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 31 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 48 | 0.00 | 1,348 | -96.44 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,361 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 9,766 | 0.00 | 24,616 | -60.33 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,200 | 0.00 | 6,614 | -81.86 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,875,770 | 0.88 | 1,320,303 | 42.07 |
| 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 | 151,007 | 0.07 | 210,322 | -28.20 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 151,058 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 384,772 | 0.18 | 243,550 | 57.98 |
| 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 | 146 | 0.00 | 134 | 8.96 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 3,068 | 0.00 | 31,517 | -90.27 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 103,962 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 8,669,121 | 4.07 | 5 057 | 171,328.14 |
Russia’s Imports from Saudi Arabia
The major share of Russian imports from Saudi Arabia in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 93.38% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (96.97% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.14% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (2.15% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.44% of Russia’s total imports from Saudi Arabia (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $4,059,648;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,412,169;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $976,283;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $651,506;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $338,329;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $167,353;
- Zinc and articles thereof (HS code 79) - an increase of $149,751.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Saudi Arabia in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $7,745,086;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $336,660;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $258,610.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2017 over Q4 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 13,008 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 167,353 | 0.47 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 9,952,334 | 28.16 | 5,892,686 | 68.89 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,412,169 | 4.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,162,768 | 3.29 | 1,499,428 | -22.45 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 21,606 | 0.06 | 21,041 | 2.69 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 289,331 | 0.82 | 547,941 | -47.20 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 19,182,815 | 54.28 | 26,927,901 | -28.76 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 976,283 | 2.76 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 67,178 | 0.19 | 135,697 | -50.49 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 1,110,827 | 3.14 | 772,498 | 43.80 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 37,019 | 0.10 | 30,997 | 19.43 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 240 | -100.00 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 149,751 | 0.42 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 60,466 | 0.17 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 651,506 | 1.84 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 80,110 | 0.23 | 150,616 | -46.81 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,821 | 0.01 | 495 | 671.92 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | -100.00 |