Russian trade in goods with Cuba in Q2 2018
August 14, 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 Cuba in the second quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Cuba
In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Cuba was $51,498,440, down 32.48% ($24,775,882) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $49,003,138, down 33.29% ($24,450,123) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $2,495,302, down 11.55% ($325,759) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $46,507,836, a 34.15% decrease ($24,124,364) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Cuba was Russia’s 102nd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 91st in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0301% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0546% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Cuba was Russia’s 87th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 77th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0445% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0875% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Cuba was Russia’s 118th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 112th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0041% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0051% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Cuba
The major share of Russian exports to Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 62.00% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (50.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 24.37% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (0.01% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.81% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (2.09% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.01% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (4.30% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.85% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (2.42% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.19% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (36.61% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $11,470,501;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,891,696;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,585,693;
- 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 $815,144;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $415,150;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $410,230.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd 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) - a decrease of $26,303,097;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $6,997,866;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,727,636;
- Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds (HS code 86) - a decrease of $1,446,505;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $649,909;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $521,838;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $509,805;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $498,053;
- 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 $482,001;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $392,797;
- Tin and articles thereof (HS code 80) - a decrease of $226,415;
- Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations (HS code 36) - a decrease of $222,649.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 15,881 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 243 | 0.00 | 242 | 0.41 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 11,470,501 | 23.41 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 655 | 0.00 | 582 | 12.54 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 5,863 | 0.01 | 5,901 | -0.64 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 31,037 | 0.06 | 1,762 | 1,661.46 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 460 | 0.00 | 457 | 0.66 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 955 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 415,150 | 0.85 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 24 | 0.00 | 3,396 | -99.29 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 583,556 | 1.19 | 26,886,653 | -97.83 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 815,144 | 1.66 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,963 | 0.01 | 968 | 206.10 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 252,254 | 0.51 | 1,979,890 | -87.26 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 410,230 | 0.84 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 4,884 | 0.01 | 2,505 | 94.97 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 18 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 280 | 0.00 | 221 | 26.70 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 208 | 0.00 | 224 | -7.14 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 222,649 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,160 | 0.00 | 2,246 | -48.35 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 91,013 | 0.19 | 171,908 | -47.06 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 387,449 | 0.79 | 780,246 | -50.34 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 61 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 169 | 0.00 | 1,498 | -88.72 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 75 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 879,609 | 1.80 | 1,377,662 | -36.15 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 518,526 | 1.06 | 398,840 | 30.01 |
| 50 | Silk | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 52,587 | 0.11 | 13,065 | 302.50 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,803 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 2,342 | 0.00 | 840 | 178.81 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 230 | 0.00 | 64,870 | -99.65 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5,005 | 0.01 | 3,962 | 26.33 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 7,847 | 0.02 | 4,760 | 64.85 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,828 | 0.00 | 3,454 | -47.08 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 406 | 0.00 | 27,255 | -98.51 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 48,855 | 0.10 | 16,800 | 190.80 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 681 | 0.00 | 2,648 | -74.28 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 43,979 | 0.09 | 114,051 | -61.44 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,585,751 | 3.24 | 58 | 2,733,953.45 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 687,444 | 1.40 | 1,209,282 | -43.15 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 23,431 | 0.05 | 20,875 | 12.24 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 9,657 | 0.02 | 29,542 | -67.31 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 163 | -100.00 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 226,415 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,058 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 28,897 | 0.06 | 180 | 15,953.89 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 20,534 | 0.04 | 47,542 | -56.81 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 10,880,853 | 22.20 | 7,989,157 | 36.20 |
| 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 | 2,588,657 | 5.28 | 3,070,658 | -15.70 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 7,545,222 | 15.40 | 8,991,727 | -16.09 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 9,197,142 | 18.77 | 16,195,008 | -43.21 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 170,291 | 0.35 | 820,200 | -79.24 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 210 | 0.00 | 490 | -57.14 |
| 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 | 45,589 | 0.09 | 555,394 | -91.79 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 330 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,218 | 0.00 | 3,959 | -69.23 |
| SS | Classified | 164,000 | 0.33 | 2 200 884 | -92.55 |
Russia’s Imports from Cuba
The major share of Russian imports from Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.99% of Russia’s total imports from Cuba (74.18% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Cuba (20.30% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Cuba (4.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $555,581;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $233,596.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Cuba in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $487,640;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $233,977;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $152,116;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $103,221;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $62,116;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $33,300;
- 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 $22,017;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $13,478.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 555,581 | 22.27 | 0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 708 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 97,757 | 3.92 | 249,873 | -60.88 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 557,895 | 22.36 | 791,872 | -29.55 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,283,747 | 51.45 | 1,050,151 | 22.24 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1 | 0.00 | 763 | -99.87 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,845 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 252 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 44 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 104 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 7 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 103,221 | -100.00 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 887 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 13,478 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 62,116 | -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 | 69 | 0.00 | 22,086 | -99.69 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 487,640 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 966 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 33,300 | -100.00 |