Russian trade in goods with Argentina in Q4 2018
February 09, 2019
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 Argentina in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Argentina
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Argentina totaled $330,136,804, up 102.36% ($166,993,901) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $88,608,058, up 461.25% ($72,820,311) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $241,528,746, up 63.91% ($94,173,590) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $152,920,688, a 16.23% increase ($21,353,279) over the 4th quarter of 2017.
Argentina was Russia’s 65th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 76th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1767% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0976% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Argentina was Russia’s 82nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 112th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0712% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0153% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Argentina was Russia’s 41st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 53rd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3874% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.2292% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Argentina
The major share of Russian exports to Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 75.87% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (10.12% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.55% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (43.85% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.25% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (23.21% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.43% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (11.34% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.24% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (7.51% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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) - an increase of $65,951,590;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $11,180,192.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $942,278;
- 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 $841,095;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $825,874;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $495,404;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $424,239;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $318,885;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $266,107.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 85,911 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 61,462 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 27,348 | -100.00 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 318,885 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 67,230,780 | 75.87 | 1,279,190 | 5,155.73 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,323,893 | 1.49 | 1,372,783 | -3.56 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 94,112 | 0.11 | 518,351 | -81.84 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 15,051,295 | 16.99 | 3,871,103 | 288.81 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 42,176 | 0.05 | 55,324 | -23.77 |
| 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 | 180,507 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 222 | 0.00 | 3,321 | -93.32 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 259,344 | 0.29 | 332,230 | -21.94 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 251,638 | 0.28 | 517,745 | -51.40 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 302,571 | 0.34 | 71,626 | 322.43 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 30 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 37,627 | 0.04 | 68,187 | -44.82 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 169,681 | 0.19 | 1,111,959 | -84.74 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3,531 | 0.00 | 5,156 | -31.52 |
| 52 | Cotton | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 306,055 | 0.35 | 154,863 | 97.63 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 52,568 | 0.06 | 1,200 | 4,280.67 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 15,017 | 0.02 | 190,806 | -92.13 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 7,828 | -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 | 106 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 796,442 | 0.90 | 1,291,846 | -38.35 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 61,048 | 0.07 | 45,782 | 33.34 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,423 | 0.00 | 5,163 | -72.44 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 404,325 | 0.46 | 401,354 | 0.74 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 185 | 0.00 | 152 | 21.71 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,663 | 0.00 | 45,053 | -94.09 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 5,301 | 0.01 | 973 | 444.81 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,003,735 | 1.13 | 1,829,609 | -45.14 |
| 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 | 555,628 | 0.63 | 1,396,723 | -60.22 |
| 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 | 14,756 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 156,740 | 0.18 | 13,950 | 1,023.58 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 266,810 | 0.30 | 424,765 | -37.19 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 300 | 0.00 | 310 | -3.23 |
| 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 | 112,183 | 0.13 | 182,057 | -38.38 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 72 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Argentina
The major share of Russian imports from Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 93.91% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (88.98% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.29% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (8.41% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.40% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (2.20% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.10% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (0.14% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $70,400,526;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $10,590,315;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $10,105,173;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $4,248,892;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $2,384,764;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,269,839;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,720,114;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $1,188,177.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,728,512;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $1,980,324;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $1,659,746;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,577,657;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $900,788;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $827,133.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 941 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 110,399,090 | 45.71 | 39,998,564 | 176.01 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 14,755,013 | 6.11 | 12,370,249 | 19.28 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 31,669,330 | 13.11 | 21,564,157 | 46.86 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 256,340 | 0.11 | 1,083,473 | -76.34 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 590,483 | 0.24 | 1,491,271 | -60.40 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 11,240,143 | 4.65 | 6,991,251 | 60.77 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 654,390 | 0.27 | 635,963 | 2.90 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 30,360 | 0.01 | 14,630 | 107.52 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 41,963,302 | 17.37 | 31,372,987 | 33.76 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 756,548 | 0.31 | 2,416,294 | -68.69 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 143,989 | 0.06 | 48,065 | 199.57 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 11,502 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,904 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,436,390 | 1.01 | 1,248,213 | 95.19 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 934,324 | 0.39 | 1,053,025 | -11.27 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 5,280,579 | 2.19 | 3,560,465 | 48.31 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 5,683,277 | 2.35 | 7,260,934 | -21.73 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 37,600 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 66,013 | 0.03 | 91,276 | -27.68 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 4,923,344 | 2.04 | 4,276,366 | 15.13 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 46,266 | 0.02 | 2,026,590 | -97.72 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,613,866 | 0.67 | 4,342,378 | -62.83 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 191,097 | 0.08 | 233,180 | -18.05 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 56,939 | 0.02 | 787 | 7,134.94 |
| 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 | 1,802 | 0.00 | 276 | 552.90 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 871,233 | 0.36 | 1,219,468 | -28.56 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 23,300 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 90,133 | 0.04 | 55,022 | 63.81 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 129,324 | 0.05 | 242,885 | -46.76 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 132,900 | 0.06 | 25,212 | 427.13 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 1,100 | -100.00 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 8,350 | 0.00 | 170,173 | -95.09 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 151 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 489,380 | 0.20 | 34,079 | 1,336.02 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 131 | 0.00 | 941 | -86.08 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 456 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 630 | 0.00 | 782 | -19.44 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 524 | 0.00 | 636 | -17.61 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 140,640 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,466,557 | 1.02 | 196,718 | 1,153.85 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 73 | 0.00 | 184 | -60.33 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,877 | 0.00 | 3,421 | 13.33 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 44,331 | 0.02 | 5,715 | 675.70 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 518 | 0.00 | 6,801 | -92.38 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,898,566 | 0.79 | 2,124,622 | -10.64 |
| 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 | 32,472 | 0.01 | 20,161 | 61.06 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 413,058 | 0.17 | 556,814 | -25.82 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,043,136 | 0.43 | 537,383 | 94.11 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 39 | 0.00 | 17,310 | -99.77 |
| 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 | 25,752 | 0.01 | 17,269 | 49.12 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 6,426 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |