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Russian trade in goods with Puerto Rico in Q2 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 Puerto Rico in the second quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico

In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico totaled $50,839,391, up 7.41% ($3,505,161) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $1,620,834, down 6.38% ($110,379) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $49,218,557, up 7.93% ($3,615,540) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $47,597,723, a 8.49% increase ($3,725,919) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Puerto Rico was Russia’s 103rd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 99th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0297% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0339% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Puerto Rico was Russia’s 150th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 149th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0015% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0021% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Puerto Rico was Russia’s 71st largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0811% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0817% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico

The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico 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) - 94.53% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (49.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (49.23% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $680,347;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $57,013;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $24,150;
  • 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 $7,486.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $852,359;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $13,150;
  • Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair (HS code 67) - a decrease of $12,270.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,486 0.46 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 24,150 1.49 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 13,150-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 36-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 12,270-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 57,013 3.52 0
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 852,359-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,532,185 94.53 851,83879.87
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 1,560-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico

The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 99.18% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (99.13% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,533,930;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $264,477.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
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
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 29,615-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 39,881 0.08 86,981-54.15
29 Organic chemicals 4,715 0.01 1,653185.24
30 Pharmaceutical products 48,385,704 98.31 44,851,7747.88
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 122,698 0.25 193,669-36.65
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 273,115 0.55 8,6383,061.79
39 Plastics and articles thereof 30,474 0.06 151,073-79.83
40 Rubber and articles thereof 123 0.00 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 56,445 0.11 83,015-32.01
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 568 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 32-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 51,108 0.10 33,53852.39
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 71,585 0.15 9,572647.86
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 181,938 0.37 153,45718.56
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 203 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia