Russian trade with Qatar in 2017
February 15, 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 Qatar in 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Qatar totaled $73,317,718, up 24.38% ($14,370,534) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2017 totaled $49,785,035, up 103.55% ($25,326,366) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2017 were $23,532,683, down 31.77% ($10,955,832) from 2016.
Russia’s trade balance with Qatar went from a deficit of $10,029,846 in 2016, to a surplus of $26,252,352 in 2017.
Qatar was Russia’s 122nd largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 121st in 2016), accounting for 0.0126% of Russia’s total trade (just as in 2016).
Qatar was Russia’s 116th largest export market in 2017 (up from 128th in 2016), accounting for 0.0139% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0086% in 2016).
Qatar was Russia’s 101st largest supplier in 2017 (down from 96th in 2016), accounting for 0.0104% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0189% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 76.84% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (67.76% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.55% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (9.62% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.06% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (2.58% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.32% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (4.58% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.36% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (13.93% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.09% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.59% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $20,329,968;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,834,869;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,237,485;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,171,919;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $571,759;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $536,783;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $400,875;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $342,965;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $250,480;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $208,024;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $204,121;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $201,789;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $188,085;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $184,388;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $164,526.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,817,221;
- Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $600,067;
- 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 $211,040.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 37,505 | 0.08 | 6,900 | 443.55 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 208,024 | 0.42 | 0 | ∞ |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 184,388 | 0.37 | 0 | ∞ |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 3,750 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 130,809 | 0.26 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 571,759 | 1.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 36,423,765 | 73.16 | 16,093,797 | 126.32 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 14,400 | 0.03 | 12,870 | 11.89 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 87,338 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 19,495 | 0.04 | 15,539 | 25.46 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 8,866 | 0.02 | 43,438 | -79.59 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 592 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 564,113 | 1.13 | 399,587 | 41.17 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 19 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 545,005 | 1.09 | 144,130 | 278.13 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 34,499 | 0.07 | 123 | 27,947.97 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 235,636 | 0.47 | 326,921 | -27.92 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 24,476 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 52,035 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 54,400 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,388,339 | 2.79 | 216,420 | 541.50 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 58,328 | 0.12 | 12,039 | 384.49 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 224,376 | 0.45 | 22,587 | 893.39 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 15,150 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,432,429 | 2.88 | 1,089,464 | 31.48 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 216,041 | 0.43 | 27,956 | 672.79 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,001 | 0.00 | 3,911 | -48.84 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 5 | 0.00 | 28 | -82.14 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 8,281 | 0.02 | 6,188 | 33.82 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 30,520 | 0.06 | 5,307 | 475.09 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 45 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 43 | 0.00 | 1,046 | -95.89 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 28,341 | 0.06 | 32,020 | -11.49 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 10,010 | 0.02 | 39,982 | -74.96 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 250,480 | 0.50 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 40,921 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 588,000 | 1.18 | 2,405,221 | -75.55 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 525,612 | 1.06 | 321,491 | 63.49 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,335 | 0.00 | 3,408 | -31.48 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 23,011 | 0.05 | 623,078 | -96.31 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 35,527 | 0.07 | 38,413 | -7.51 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,760 | 0.01 | 15,509 | -82.20 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,148,871 | 4.32 | 1,612,088 | 33.30 |
| 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 | 498,917 | 1.00 | 709,957 | -29.73 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,241,103 | 2.49 | 3,618 | 34,203.57 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,862,122 | 3.74 | 27,253 | 6,732.72 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 7,661 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 0.01 | 44,459 | -91.52 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 40,414 | 0.08 | 24,998 | 61.67 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 27 669 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 56.58% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (31.19% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 43.25% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (68.79% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,158,840;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $849,839;
- 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 $690,212.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar 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 $13,546,092;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,139,000.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 10,177,769 | 43.25 | 23,723,861 | -57.10 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 690,212 | 2.93 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 5,173,325 | 21.98 | 6,312,325 | -18.04 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 897,463 | 3.81 | 47,624 | 1,784.48 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,554,749 | 27.85 | 4,395,909 | 49.11 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 110 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 8 | 0.00 | 14 | -42.86 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 8,931 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,120 | 0.00 | 252 | 344.44 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 8 | 0.00 | 1,620 | -99.51 |
| 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 | 20,872 | 0.09 | 6,800 | 206.94 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,224 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |