Russian trade with Puerto Rico in 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico was $200,383,174, down 6.67% ($14,320,115) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2017 were $35,088,795, down 51.40% ($37,106,482) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2017 totaled $165,294,379, up 15.99% ($22,786,367) from 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in 2017 was $130,205,584, a 85.18% increase ($59,892,849) over 2016.
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 100th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 97th in 2016), accounting for 0.0343% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0459% in 2016).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 119th largest export market in 2017 (down from 100th in 2016), accounting for 0.0098% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0253% in 2016).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 73rd largest supplier in 2017 (up from 74th in 2016), accounting for 0.0728% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0782% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 86.35% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (95.71% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.92% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (4.24% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.43% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.00% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $852,359;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $763,570.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2017 over 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 $38,838,430.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 35,226 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 30,262,247 | 86.24 | 69,100,677 | -56.21 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 39,350 | 0.11 | 27,754 | 41.78 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 120 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 36 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 12,270 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 52,640 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 852,359 | 2.43 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,824,521 | 10.90 | 3,060,951 | 24.95 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 8,193 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,799 | 0.01 | 5,895 | -69.48 |
Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 98.35% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (93.27% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.02% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (6.17% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $30,243,102.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $6,477,714;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $575,198.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 29,615 | 0.02 | 9,954 | 197.52 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 286,413 | 0.17 | 312,577 | -8.37 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 5,538 | 0.00 | 1,178 | 370.12 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 161,955,674 | 97.98 | 131,712,572 | 22.96 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 345,682 | 0.21 | 552,349 | -37.42 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 65,140 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,665 | 0.00 | 576,863 | -99.71 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 264,937 | 0.16 | 6,285 | 4,115.39 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 689,104 | 0.42 | 405,870 | 69.78 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,094 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 6,421 | 0.00 | 1,627 | 294.65 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 19,271 | 0.01 | 71,733 | -73.14 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 32 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 107,177 | 0.06 | 558,170 | -80.80 |
| 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 | 78,114 | 0.05 | 250,093 | -68.77 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,504,713 | 0.91 | 7,982,427 | -81.15 |
| 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 | 80 | -100.00 |