Russian trade in goods with Colombia 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 Colombia in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Colombia
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Colombia totaled $123,401,329, up 55.04% ($43,810,674) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $80,443,483, up 45.01% ($24,970,439) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $42,957,846, up 78.12% ($18,840,235) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $37,485,637, a 19.55% increase ($6,130,204) over the 4th quarter of 2017.
Colombia was Russia’s 82nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 90th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0660% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0476% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Colombia was Russia’s 83rd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0646% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0539% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Colombia was Russia’s 79th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 87th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0689% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0375% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Colombia
The major share of Russian exports to Colombia 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) - 54.25% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (46.02% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.47% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (29.67% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.97% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (5.11% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.07% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (13.98% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.48% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (2.64% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Colombia 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 $18,107,670;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $10,915,148;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $702,035;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $474,374;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $448,732;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $368,297.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,677,158;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,780,340;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $621,840;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $563,006;
- 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 $397,249.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 7,938 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 106,440 | 0.13 | 11,848 | 798.38 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 18 | 0.00 | 32 | -43.75 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 43,638,532 | 54.25 | 25,530,862 | 70.92 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 486,335 | 0.60 | 1,108,175 | -56.11 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,308,783 | 1.63 | 606,748 | 115.70 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 10,407,991 | 12.94 | 13,085,149 | -20.46 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 129,320 | 0.16 | 77,000 | 67.95 |
| 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 | 3,145 | 0.00 | 178 | 1,666.85 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 617,121 | 0.77 | 385,596 | 60.04 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 814,478 | 1.01 | 698,301 | 16.64 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 285,608 | 0.36 | 497,948 | -42.64 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 19 | 0.00 | 150 | -87.33 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 961,001 | 1.19 | 486,627 | 97.48 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 93,309 | 0.12 | 83,999 | 11.08 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 941,457 | 1.17 | 891,567 | 5.60 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 710 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 50 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 190 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 296 | 0.00 | 279 | 6.09 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 291 | 0.00 | 190 | 53.16 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 21 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 90,115 | 0.11 | 45,433 | 98.35 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 891 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 13 | 0.00 | 20 | -35.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 390,702 | 0.49 | 22,405 | 1,643.82 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 2,683 | 0.00 | 230 | 1,066.52 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 72 | 0.00 | 113 | -36.28 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 11,828,605 | 14.70 | 913,457 | 1,194.93 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 175,352 | 0.22 | 64,354 | 172.48 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,677 | 0.00 | 1,812 | 47.74 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 14,276 | 0.02 | 9,771 | 46.11 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,998 | 0.00 | 1,782,338 | -99.89 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 556 | 0.00 | 12 | 4,533.33 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 13,871 | 0.02 | 193 | 7,087.05 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,927 | 0.00 | 60,939 | -96.84 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,943 | 0.00 | 1,991 | 47.82 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,036,255 | 5.02 | 4,599,261 | -12.24 |
| 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 | 2,531,520 | 3.15 | 2,928,769 | -13.56 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 58,138 | 0.07 | 1,796 | 3,137.08 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 672,760 | 0.84 | 224,028 | 200.30 |
| 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 | 405 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 8,876 | 0.01 | 7,600 | 16.79 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 55 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 806,499 | 1.00 | 1 343 108 | -39.95 |
Russia’s Imports from Colombia
The major share of Russian imports from Colombia 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) - 87.40% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (82.19% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.39% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (9.24% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.72% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (1.36% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.44% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (1.81% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Colombia 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 $12,665,598;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $3,966,534;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,377,074;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,247,139;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $802,836;
- 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) - an increase of $390,256;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $363,794;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $145,075.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $724,253;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $393,910;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $343,705;
- Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $327,600;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $290,100.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 12,665,598 | 29.48 | 0 | ∞ |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 13,075 | -100.00 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,628,250 | 3.79 | 825,414 | 97.26 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 327,600 | -100.00 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 4,422,108 | 10.29 | 5,146,361 | -14.07 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 8,037,568 | 18.71 | 4,071,034 | 97.43 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 5,448,999 | 12.68 | 5,303,924 | 2.74 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 112 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 742,668 | 1.73 | 1,136,578 | -34.66 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 834,903 | 1.94 | 471,109 | 77.22 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,822 | 0.01 | 37,896 | -92.55 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,721,171 | 8.66 | 2,474,032 | 50.41 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 39,706 | 0.09 | 16,367 | 142.60 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,604,622 | 8.39 | 2,227,548 | 61.82 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,905 | 0.00 | 33,163 | -94.26 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,852 | 0.01 | 332 | 759.04 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 154,293 | 0.36 | 72,423 | 113.04 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 23,458 | 0.05 | 145 | 16,077.93 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 290,100 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 5,307 | 0.01 | 39,638 | -86.61 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,577 | 0.01 | 122 | 2,012.30 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 113 | 0.00 | 29,312 | -99.61 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,873 | 0.01 | 6,734 | -57.34 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 168,565 | 0.39 | 226,878 | -25.70 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 113,239 | 0.26 | 81,405 | 39.11 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 13,362 | 0.03 | 18,246 | -26.77 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 14,384 | 0.03 | 1,359 | 958.43 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 505 | 0.00 | 48 | 952.08 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 108 | 0.00 | 111 | -2.70 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 324 | 0.00 | 74 | 337.84 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 390,256 | 0.91 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 546 | 0.00 | 324 | 68.52 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 4,501 | 0.01 | 4,897 | -8.09 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,179 | 0.01 | 787 | 558.07 |
| 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 | 1,792 | 0.00 | 509 | 252.06 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,449 | 0.01 | 26,433 | -90.74 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 11,970 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,176 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,813 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 887,538 | 2.07 | 1,231,243 | -27.92 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 42 | 0.00 | 577 | -92.72 |