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Russian trade with the Dominican Republic in 2017

February 14, 2018
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with the Dominican Republic in 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with the Dominican Republic

In 2017, Russia’s trade with the Dominican Republic totaled $52,249,260, up 19.46% ($8,511,403) from 2016.

Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2017 totaled $32,023,571, up 11.17% ($3,218,803) from 2016.

Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2017 totaled $20,225,689, up 35.44% ($5,292,600) from 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with the Dominican Republic in 2017 was $11,797,882, a 14.95% decrease ($2,073,797) over 2016.

The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 130th largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 131st in 2016), accounting for 0.0089% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0094% in 2016).

The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 121st largest export market in 2017 (up from 124th in 2016), accounting for 0.0090% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0101% in 2016).

The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 107th largest supplier in 2017 (just as in 2016), accounting for 0.0089% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0082% in 2016).

Russia’s Exports to the Dominican Republic

The major share of Russian exports to the Dominican Republic in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 57.00% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (53.04% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.27% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (22.27% in 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.41% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (4.75% in 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.38% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (3.26% in 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.44% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (0.54% in 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.08% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (13.97% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,704,969;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $2,972,707;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $371,674;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $135,241.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,025,141;
  • 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 $920,101;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $176,168.
Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2017 by product groups
HS
code		 Name of product group Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)		 Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)		 Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
10 Cereals 0 0.00 4,025,141-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 26,875 0.08 20413,074.02
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 762,954 2.38 939,122-18.76
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,841,632 5.75 2,761,733-33.32
31 Fertilizers 8,266,312 25.81 3,561,343132.11
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 36,551 0.11 3,2681,018.45
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 33,288 0.10 7643,700.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 155,299 0.48 88,05576.37
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2 0.00 0∞
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 61,023 0.19 83,856-27.23
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,352,679 4.22 1,283,0165.43
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 65 0.00 0∞
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,000-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 810 0.00 0∞
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 10,918 0.03 11,407-4.29
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 677,427 2.12 542,18624.94
69 Ceramic products 33,300 0.10 15,709111.98
70 Glass and glassware 540 0.00 0∞
72 Iron and steel 18,250,791 56.99 15,278,08419.46
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,167 0.00 0∞
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 130 0.00 145-10.34
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 357 0.00 455-21.54
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,755 0.01 61,985-93.94
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 10,924 0.03 11,605-5.87
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 442,316 1.38 70,642526.14
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,865 0.01 12,479-69.03
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 81 0.00 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 42,344 0.13 53,257-20.49
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 9 0.00 0∞
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 8,157 0.03 0∞

Russia’s Imports from the Dominican Republic

The major share of Russian imports from the Dominican Republic in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 38.30% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (37.68% in 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 35.02% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (31.00% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.47% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (22.41% in 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.15% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (5.05% in 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.39% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (3.40% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic 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) - an increase of $2,272,283;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,621,623;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $894,290;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $726,385;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $506,731;
  • 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 $179,948;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $91,491;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $66,344;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $64,300.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,034,447.
Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2017 by product groups
HS
code		 Name of product group Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)		 Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)		 Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 14 0.00 0∞
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 535,510 2.65 28,7791,760.77
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 269,850 1.33 178,35951.30
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 6,214 0.03 1621,300.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 47,485 0.23 90,837-47.73
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,346 0.03 23,223-76.98
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,885,931 29.10 4,264,30838.03
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 995,446 4.92 1,041,329-4.41
29 Organic chemicals 155 0.00 0∞
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,237,619 11.06 3,272,066-31.61
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 373 0.00 0∞
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 15,395 0.08 28,565-46.11
39 Plastics and articles thereof 67,024 0.33 45,22648.20
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,394 0.02 1,839138.93
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 599 0.00 0∞
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 131,350 0.65 67,05095.90
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 323 0.00 28413.73
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,930 0.03 15,643-55.70
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 166,770 0.82 100,42666.06
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 638 0.00 0∞
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,118,146 5.53 391,761185.42
72 Iron and steel 1,645,813 8.14 751,523119.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 441 0.00 656-32.77
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 449 0.00 0∞
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,294 0.01 2,628-50.76
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 22,719 0.11 21,3656.34
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 323,341 1.60 143,393125.49
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 94-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,736,012 33.30 4,463,72950.91
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 108 0.00 52,060.00

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