Russian trade in goods with Kuwait in Q3 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Kuwait
In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Kuwait was $185,984,294, down 4.71% ($9,199,660) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were $185,922,058, down 4.61% ($8,981,681) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were $62,236, down 77.79% ($217,979) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Kuwait in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $185,859,822, a 4.50% decrease ($8,763,702) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Kuwait was Russia’s 76th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 67th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1081% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1335% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Kuwait was Russia’s 64th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 55th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1657% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2283% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Kuwait was Russia’s 153rd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 141st in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0001% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0005% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Kuwait
The major share of Russian exports to Kuwait in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 93.60% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (89.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.56% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (7.08% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.83% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (2.20% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 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 $773,507.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $7,324,079;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $646,703;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $606,981;
- 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 $583,661.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 138,191 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 6,468,777 | 3.48 | 13,792,856 | -53.10 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 6,472 | 0.00 | 7,269 | -10.96 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 262,470 | 0.14 | 357,250 | -26.53 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 20,035 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 379,904 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 9,266 | 0.00 | 492 | 1,783.33 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 837 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 135 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 78,402 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 278,003 | 0.15 | 96 | 289,486.46 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,327 | 0.00 | 190 | 598.42 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 17,864 | 0.01 | 65,741 | -72.83 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 3,800 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 272,071 | 0.15 | 879,052 | -69.05 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 873,070 | 0.47 | 1,041,175 | -16.15 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 35,430 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2 | 0.00 | 795 | -99.75 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 12,209 | 0.01 | 7,653 | 59.53 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 5 | 0.00 | 111 | -95.50 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 2,348 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 3 | 0.00 | 7,402 | -99.96 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 42 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 257,588 | 0.14 | 218,467 | 17.91 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 173,737,127 | 93.45 | 173,813,036 | -0.04 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 12,118 | 0.01 | 902 | 1,243.46 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 13 | 0.00 | 32,900 | -99.96 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 251 | 0.00 | 73 | 243.84 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 2,882 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 10,267 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 213 | 0.00 | 1,115 | -80.90 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,411,625 | 0.76 | 2,058,328 | -31.42 |
| 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 | 1,026,494 | 0.55 | 1,610,155 | -36.25 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 233 | 0.00 | 441,643 | -99.95 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 955,445 | 0.51 | 181,938 | 425.15 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 70 | 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 | 13,847 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 5,019 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 775 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 12,518 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Kuwait
The major share of Russian imports from Kuwait 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) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (99.84% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $61,283;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $442.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $279,256;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $397.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 953 | 1.53 | 511 | 86.50 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 279,256 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 61,283 | 98.47 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 397 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 51 | -100.00 |