Russian trade in goods with Uruguay in Q3 2018
November 16, 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 Uruguay in the third quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Uruguay
In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Uruguay totaled $43,836,544, up 32.08% ($10,646,691) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $3,066,111, up 15.47% ($410,858) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $40,770,433, up 33.52% ($10,235,833) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $37,704,322, a 35.24% increase ($9,824,975) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Uruguay was Russia’s 106th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (up from 108th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0255% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0227% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Uruguay was Russia’s 141st largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 137th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0027% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0031% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Uruguay was Russia’s 77th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (up from 80th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0681% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0502% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Uruguay
The major share of Russian exports to Uruguay 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) - 45.38% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (81.66% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 35.62% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (4.96% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 13.53% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (0.37% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.34% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (9.08% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (2.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Uruguay 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 $847,304;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $730,565;
- Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - an increase of $405,657;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $229,830;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $19,000;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $10,845.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,619,090;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $63,034;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $46,101;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $34,848;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $34,240;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $22,834;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $11,171.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 6,079 | 0.20 | 9,068 | -32.96 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 730,565 | 23.83 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 361,625 | 11.79 | 131,795 | 174.38 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,042,827 | 34.01 | 195,523 | 433.35 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 20,592 | 0.67 | 55,440 | -62.86 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 7,000 | 0.23 | 7,000 | 0.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 290,068 | 9.46 | 1,909,158 | -84.81 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 10,845 | 0.35 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 20,000 | 0.65 | 1,000 | 1,900.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 22,834 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 34,240 | -100.00 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 414,693 | 13.53 | 9,036 | 4,489.34 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 743 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 19 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 105 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 57 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 26,887 | 0.88 | 24,507 | 9.71 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 11,171 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,641 | 0.05 | 2,462 | -33.35 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 297 | -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 | 133,159 | 4.34 | 131,626 | 1.16 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 63,034 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 46,101 | -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 | 113 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Uruguay
The major share of Russian imports from Uruguay 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) - 98.97% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (97.59% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.98% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (1.95% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Uruguay 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) - an increase of $5,082,852;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $4,501,207;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $3,087,714;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - an increase of $292,071.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Uruguay in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,622,733;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $650,251;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $256,583;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $160,000;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $129,954.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 13,404,138 | 32.88 | 8,321,286 | 61.08 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,488,926 | 3.65 | 2,139,177 | -30.40 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 16,762,587 | 41.11 | 13,674,873 | 22.58 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 513,481 | 1.26 | 221,410 | 131.91 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,870,457 | 7.04 | 4,493,190 | -36.12 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 370,914 | 0.91 | 627,497 | -40.89 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 15,601 | 0.04 | 14,193 | 9.92 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 115,487 | 0.28 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 4,807,921 | 11.79 | 306,714 | 1,467.56 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 160,000 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 20,684 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,775 | 0.01 | 1,339 | 107.24 |
| 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 | 23,100 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 375,482 | 0.92 | 412,465 | -8.97 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 4,683 | 0.01 | 3,143 | 49.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 4,035 | 0.01 | 545 | 640.37 |
| 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 | 129,954 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,221 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,951 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,895 | 0.02 | 6,909 | 28.75 |