Russian trade with Costa Rica in 2018
February 10, 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 Costa Rica in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Costa Rica
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Costa Rica totaled $162,118,246, up 17.93% ($24,644,573) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2018 totaled $57,454,109, up 114.56% ($30,676,442) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2018 were $104,664,137, down 5.45% ($6,031,869) from 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Costa Rica in 2018 was $47,210,028, a 43.74% decrease ($36,708,311) over 2017.
Costa Rica was Russia’s 108th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 106th in 2017), accounting for 0.0236% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0235% in 2017).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 116th largest export market in 2018 (up from 124th in 2017), accounting for 0.0128% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0075% in 2017).
Costa Rica was Russia’s 86th largest supplier in 2018 (down from 83rd in 2017), accounting for 0.0439% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0488% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Costa Rica
The major share of Russian exports to Costa Rica in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 47.35% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (57.24% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 28.12% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (9.64% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 23.94% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (28.30% in 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.35% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (1.40% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.11% of Russia’s total exports to Costa Rica (2.66% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2018 over 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 $13,576,878;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $13,355,207;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $5,635,686;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $467,954.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Costa Rica in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,480,624;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $540,980;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $191,024.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 3,108 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 16,718 | 0.03 | 20,766 | -19.49 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 35,677 | 0.06 | 177,499 | -79.90 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 16,158,778 | 28.12 | 2,581,900 | 525.85 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 108,825 | 0.19 | 130,378 | -16.53 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 467,954 | 0.81 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 12,007,717 | 20.90 | 6,372,031 | 88.44 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 376,600 | 0.66 | 383,700 | -1.85 |
| 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 | 127 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 9,394 | 0.02 | 4,997 | 87.99 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 398,484 | 0.69 | 437,201 | -8.86 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 385,719 | 0.67 | 248,317 | 55.33 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 120 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 23,380 | 0.04 | 8,827 | 164.87 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 174,703 | 0.30 | 365,727 | -52.23 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 260 | 0.00 | 60 | 333.33 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 601 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,254 | 0.00 | 3,170 | -28.90 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 65 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 260 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 23,360 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 534 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 24,779,806 | 43.13 | 11,424,599 | 116.90 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,421,938 | 4.22 | 3,902,562 | -37.94 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 19,531 | 0.03 | 560,511 | -96.52 |
| 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 | 2,956 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 23,400 | 0.04 | 145,202 | -83.88 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 15,295 | 0.03 | 5,515 | 177.33 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 1,240 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Costa Rica
The major share of Russian imports from Costa Rica in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 71.14% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (59.82% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 25.56% of Russia’s total imports from Costa Rica (37.99% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $10,119,661;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,836,711;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $896,291;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $567,013;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $416,733;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $353,093;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $319,233.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Costa Rica in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $19,052,050;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $931,467;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $688,137;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $621,036;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $601,598;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $564,804.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 33,260 | 0.03 | 35,554 | -6.45 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 931,467 | -100.00 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 1,574,470 | 1.50 | 2,176,068 | -27.65 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 70,065,944 | 66.94 | 59,946,283 | 16.88 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,063,811 | 1.97 | 2,684,847 | -23.13 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,882 | 0.00 | 27 | 6,870.37 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,768 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 18,631 | 0.02 | 20,340 | -8.40 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 695,201 | 0.66 | 342,108 | 103.21 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 77,256 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 11,634 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 18,883 | 0.02 | 18,401 | 2.62 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 416,733 | 0.40 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 171 | 0.00 | 727 | -76.48 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 350,580 | 0.33 | 377,767 | -7.20 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 4,547 | 0.00 | 569,351 | -99.20 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 191 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 63,075 | 0.06 | 16,515 | 281.93 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 7,990 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 2,033 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 476 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 13,015 | 0.01 | 22,003 | -40.85 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 137,778 | 0.13 | 185,962 | -25.91 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 2,617 | 0.00 | 5,720 | -54.25 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 896,291 | 0.86 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 53,988 | 0.05 | 3,309 | 1,531.55 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 587,537 | 0.56 | 268,304 | 118.98 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 7,936 | 0.01 | 2,893 | 174.32 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 705 | 0.00 | 1,912 | -63.13 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 56,281 | 0.05 | 15,745 | 257.45 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 5,305 | 0.01 | 7,892 | -32.78 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 42,529 | 0.04 | 730,666 | -94.18 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 14,914 | 0.01 | 101,591 | -85.32 |
| 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 | 3,615,110 | 3.45 | 22,667,160 | -84.05 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 34,182 | 0.03 | 27,518 | 24.22 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 23,092,718 | 22.06 | 19,256,007 | 19.92 |
| 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 | 234 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 91 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 769,626 | 0.74 | 202,613 | 279.85 |