Russian trade in goods with Trinidad and Tobago in Q1 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Trinidad and Tobago
In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Trinidad and Tobago totaled $269,035,943, up 62.44% ($103,414,782) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $268,960,929, up 62.53% ($103,475,353) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $75,014, down 44.67% ($60,571) from the 1st quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2018 was $268,885,915, a 62.62% increase ($103,535,924) over the 1st quarter of 2017.
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 64th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (up from 68th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1707% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1288% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 54th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (up from 55th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2611% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1986% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 155th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 144th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0001% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0003% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Trinidad and Tobago
The major share of Russian exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 99.95% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (99.96% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $103,406,870.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2018 over Q1 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 28,300 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 268,818,427 | 99.95 | 165,411,557 | 62.51 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 25,256 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 64,832 | 0.02 | 61,096 | 6.11 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 22,082 | 0.01 | 8,733 | 152.86 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,032 | 0.00 | 2,053 | -1.02 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 277 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 691 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,047 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 122 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Trinidad and Tobago
The major share of Russian imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.47% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (32.64% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.53% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (1.71% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (65.63% in the 1st quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $30,352.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $88,991;
- 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 $1,916.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2018 over Q1 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 74,613 | 99.47 | 44,261 | 68.58 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 88,991 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 401 | 0.53 | 2,317 | -82.69 |