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Russian trade in goods with Puerto Rico in Q4 2018

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Puerto Rico in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico was $61,714,181, down 1.62% ($1,017,055) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $23,407,437, up 16.85% ($3,375,061) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $38,306,744, down 10.29% ($4,392,116) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $14,899,307, a 34.27% decrease ($7,767,177) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Puerto Rico was Russia’s 101st largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 94th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0330% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0375% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Puerto Rico was Russia’s 108th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0188% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0195% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Puerto Rico was Russia’s 82nd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 75th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0614% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0664% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico

The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico 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) - 90.53% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (93.14% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 9.01% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (6.86% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico 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 $2,532,766;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $733,429;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $108,203.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
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
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 21,190,166 90.53 18,657,40013.58
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 13 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 108,203 0.46 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 5 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 53 0.00 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 162 0.00 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,108,405 9.01 1,374,97653.34
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 430 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico

The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 98.53% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (98.56% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.06% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (0.68% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,120,762.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico 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 $5,524,805;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $168,976.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 45,811 0.12 42,2768.36
29 Organic chemicals 1,122,255 2.93 1,49375,067.78
30 Pharmaceutical products 36,441,461 95.13 41,966,266-13.16
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 68,686 0.18 64,2736.87
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 49,373 0.13 48810,017.42
39 Plastics and articles thereof 62,128 0.16 53,38716.37
40 Rubber and articles thereof 14 0.00 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 110,426 0.29 279,402-60.48
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 131-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 56,785 0.15 20,301179.72
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 19,797 0.05 8,753126.17
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 330,008 0.86 262,09025.91
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia