Russian trade in goods with Brazil in Q3 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Brazil
In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Brazil was $1,086,552,121, down 18.51% ($246,803,917) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $483,389,034, up 3.77% ($17,545,643) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were $603,163,087, down 30.47% ($264,349,560) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $119,774,053, a 70.18% decrease ($281,895,203) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Brazil was Russia’s 33rd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 24th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.6315% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.9121% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Brazil was Russia’s 42nd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 38th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.4308% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5457% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Brazil was Russia’s 22nd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 17th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.0074% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.4262% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Brazil
The major share of Russian exports to Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 84.04% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (69.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.89% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (22.74% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.37% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (4.16% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.00% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (3.17% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.08% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (0.06% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $76,850,709;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $4,738,606;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $4,668,850;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $4,363,263;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,869,498;
- 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 $2,583,932.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd 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 $62,875,830;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $10,013,186;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $4,604,701;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,590,300.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
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10 | Cereals | 4,668,850 | 0.97 | 0 | ∞ |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 25,368 | 0.01 | 76,104 | -66.67 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 721 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 2,288 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 320,375 | 0.07 | 178,054 | 79.93 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 193,577 | 0.04 | 25,937 | 646.34 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 15,706,698 | 3.25 | 10,968,092 | 43.20 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 32,101,741 | 6.64 | 94,977,571 | -66.20 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 5,225,974 | 1.08 | 2,642,042 | 97.80 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 2,830,626 | 0.59 | 1,641,220 | 72.47 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 9,484 | -100.00 |
31 | Fertilizers | 381,112,761 | 78.84 | 304,262,052 | 25.26 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 310,909 | 0.06 | 304,219 | 2.20 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 32,649 | 0.01 | 11,444 | 185.29 |
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 | 211,480 | 0.04 | 7,445 | 2,740.56 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 5,537 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 766,146 | 0.16 | 140,584 | 444.97 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,870,592 | 0.39 | 2,196,147 | -14.82 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 13,861,546 | 2.87 | 10,992,048 | 26.11 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 59 | 0.00 | 5 | 1,080.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 202,257 | 0.04 | 230,792 | -12.36 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 1,473,266 | 0.30 | 1,107,132 | 33.07 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 506,768 | 0.10 | 533,346 | -4.98 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 895 | 0.00 | 254,242 | -99.65 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 4 | 0.00 | 22 | -81.82 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 116 | 0.00 | 238 | -51.26 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 8 | 0.00 | 14 | -42.86 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 205,761 | 0.04 | 62,243 | 230.58 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 385 | 0.00 | 92 | 318.48 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 260,858 | 0.05 | 93,754 | 178.24 |
69 | Ceramic products | 6,599 | 0.00 | 101,354 | -93.49 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 87 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 2,160 | 0.00 | 6,132 | -64.77 |
72 | Iron and steel | 4,029,415 | 0.83 | 14,042,601 | -71.31 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,655,521 | 1.17 | 1,292,258 | 337.65 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 81,959 | 0.02 | 93 | 88,027.96 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 14,375 | 0.00 | 13 | 110,476.92 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,202,196 | 0.25 | 2,792,496 | -56.95 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 170,346 | 0.04 | 940,533 | -81.89 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 96,869 | 0.02 | 188,419 | -48.59 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 184,932 | 0.04 | 124,767 | 48.22 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 730,761 | 0.15 | 2,012,727 | -63.69 |
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 | 6,686,322 | 1.38 | 5,621,824 | 18.94 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,092,284 | 0.43 | 2,408,878 | -13.14 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 140,795 | 0.03 | 4,745,496 | -97.03 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 300 | 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 | 67,941 | 0.01 | 2,648 | 2,465.75 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 2,600 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 328,343 | 0.07 | 845 792 | -61.18 |
Russia’s Imports from Brazil
The major share of Russian imports from Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 49.52% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (79.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 20.48% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (8.69% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.91% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (2.64% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.14% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (3.24% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $57,329,424;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $37,923,012;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $10,608,763;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $5,725,533;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $2,718,873;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,840,856.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $371,443,768;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $14,396,362;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $9,209,093;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $7,078,295;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $3,627,588;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $2,858,042;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,138,003.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
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02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 30,779,633 | 5.10 | 402,223,401 | -92.35 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,361,080 | 0.23 | 901,633 | 50.96 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 4,977,056 | 0.83 | 4,317,523 | 15.28 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 120 | 0.00 | 712 | -83.15 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 20,769 | 0.00 | 31,931 | -34.96 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 5,180,145 | 0.86 | 3,339,289 | 55.13 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 19,415,378 | 3.22 | 23,042,966 | -15.74 |
10 | Cereals | 59,260 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 12,054 | 0.00 | 63,539 | -81.03 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 149,714,278 | 24.82 | 156,792,573 | -4.51 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 467,184 | 0.08 | 621,714 | -24.86 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 2,923,334 | 0.48 | 1,216,568 | 140.29 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 233,215 | 0.04 | 1,046,364 | -77.71 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 185,894 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 13,419,886 | 2.22 | 16,277,928 | -17.56 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 30,335,637 | 5.03 | 24,610,104 | 23.26 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 36,650 | 0.01 | 5,459 | 571.37 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 1,586,950 | 0.26 | 926,833 | 71.22 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 37,993,735 | 6.30 | 52,390,097 | -27.48 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 756,012 | 0.13 | 779,359 | -3.00 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0 | 0.00 | 330 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 5,791 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 68,042,981 | 11.28 | 10,713,557 | 535.11 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 1,633,614 | 0.27 | 3,771,617 | -56.69 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 491,621 | 0.08 | 1,711,233 | -71.27 |
31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 2,526 | -100.00 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 339,132 | 0.06 | 111,325 | 204.63 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 374,109 | 0.06 | 547,159 | -31.63 |
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 | 14,685 | 0.00 | 386,498 | -96.20 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 3,901,256 | 0.65 | 2,406,957 | 62.08 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 8,802 | 0.00 | 9,260 | -4.95 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 540,578 | 0.09 | 203,248 | 165.97 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,762,713 | 0.29 | 1,914,958 | -7.95 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 769,794 | 0.13 | 1,158,793 | -33.57 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 494,029 | 0.08 | 165,805 | 197.96 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 10,902 | 0.00 | 4,081 | 167.14 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 2,895 | 0.00 | 1,612 | 79.59 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 16,085 | 0.00 | 205,606 | -92.18 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 4,082,626 | 0.68 | 1,363,753 | 199.37 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 533,840 | 0.09 | 359,661 | 48.43 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,038 | 0.00 | 1,845 | 64.66 |
52 | Cotton | 24 | 0.00 | 80 | -70.00 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 397,412 | 0.07 | 519,793 | -23.54 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 212,325 | 0.04 | 31,909 | 565.41 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 43,863 | 0.01 | 20,637 | 112.55 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 38,243 | 0.01 | 30,230 | 26.51 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 153,460 | 0.03 | 193,718 | -20.78 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 110,612 | 0.02 | 56,997 | 94.07 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 76,188 | 0.01 | 28,757 | 164.94 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 74,413 | 0.01 | 148,619 | -49.93 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,600,824 | 0.43 | 2,321,577 | 12.03 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 45 | 0.00 | 655 | -93.13 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,799,955 | 0.30 | 1,344,734 | 33.85 |
69 | Ceramic products | 35,793 | 0.01 | 277,123 | -87.08 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 222,135 | 0.04 | 246,296 | -9.81 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 48,019 | 0.01 | 127,750 | -62.41 |
72 | Iron and steel | 16,153,497 | 2.68 | 25,362,590 | -36.31 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,007,084 | 0.17 | 1,001,591 | 0.55 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 229,677 | 0.04 | 142,826 | 60.81 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 51,758 | 0.01 | 302,527 | -82.89 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 2,978 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,472,502 | 0.24 | 1,144,360 | 28.67 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 41,848 | 0.01 | 127,539 | -67.19 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 30,740,939 | 5.10 | 20,132,176 | 52.70 |
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 | 3,951,443 | 0.66 | 3,699,056 | 6.82 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 430,543 | -100.00 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 86,968,961 | 14.42 | 49,045,949 | 77.32 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,860,322 | 0.31 | 2,088,446 | -10.92 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 822 | -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 | 24,033 | 0.00 | 61,833 | -61.13 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 16,631 | 0.00 | 47,276 | -64.82 |
SS | Classified | 72,341,342 | 11.99 | 44 948 421 | 60.94 |