Russian trade with Cuba 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 Cuba in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Cuba
In 2018, Russia’s trade with Cuba totaled $387,934,034, up 33.69% ($97,755,610) from 2017.
Russia’s exports to Cuba in 2018 totaled $372,705,813, up 34.75% ($96,122,221) from 2017.
Russia’s imports from Cuba in 2018 totaled $15,228,221, up 12.01% ($1,633,389) from 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Cuba in 2018 was $357,477,592, a 35.93% increase ($94,488,832) over 2017.
Cuba was Russia’s 89th largest trading partner in 2018 (up from 91st in 2017), accounting for 0.0564% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0497% in 2017).
Cuba was Russia’s 80th largest export market in 2018 (down from 77th in 2017), accounting for 0.0828% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0775% in 2017).
Cuba was Russia’s 113th largest supplier in 2018 (down from 112th in 2017), accounting for 0.0064% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0060% in 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Cuba
The major share of Russian exports to Cuba in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 54.71% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (62.04% in 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 15.78% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (19.49% in 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.52% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (8.66% in 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.69% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (2.07% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.66% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (2.94% in 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.45% of Russia’s total exports to Cuba (1.63% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Cuba in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $32,872,631;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $21,434,829;
- 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $14,930,095;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $7,527,874;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $7,175,895;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $6,804,527;
- 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) - an increase of $6,470,847;
- 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $3,509,190;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,257,520;
- 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 $2,372,457;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $2,144,694;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,399,938.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Cuba in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $3,082,905;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $2,604,968;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,933,923;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,430,398.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 63,194 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 682 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 3,327 | 0.00 | 1,416 | 134.96 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 3,340 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 764 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 56,517,827 | 15.16 | 23,645,196 | 139.02 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 10,427 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 9,490 | 0.00 | 7,079 | 34.06 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 118,131 | 0.03 | 85,471 | 38.21 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 125,578 | 0.03 | 9,521 | 1,218.96 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 13,723 | 0.00 | 2,556 | 436.89 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 82,711 | 0.02 | 112,846 | -26.70 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 883,371 | 0.24 | 99,499 | 787.82 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 775,022 | 0.21 | 3,379,990 | -77.07 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 58,047,993 | 15.57 | 50,520,119 | 14.90 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 2,372,472 | 0.64 | 15 | 15,816,380.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 3,053 | 0.00 | 2,352 | 29.80 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 311,187 | 0.08 | 2,245,110 | -86.14 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 773,724 | 0.21 | 2,204,122 | -64.90 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 10,555 | 0.00 | 2,553 | 313.44 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 937 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 47,382 | 0.01 | 28,237 | 67.80 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 208 | 0.00 | 4,938 | -95.79 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 222,649 | -100.00 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 1,221 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 79,056 | 0.02 | 6,668 | 1,085.60 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 475,766 | 0.13 | 430,502 | 10.51 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,096,436 | 0.56 | 2,992,897 | -29.95 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 37,024 | 0.01 | 9,793 | 278.07 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 18,162 | 0.00 | 1,949 | 831.86 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 2,439 | 0.00 | 75 | 3,152.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,368,138 | 0.90 | 1,968,200 | 71.13 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,997,603 | 0.54 | 2,532,589 | -21.12 |
| 50 | Silk | 34 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 697 | 0.00 | 39 | 1,687.18 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 795 | 0.00 | 297 | 167.68 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 107,456 | 0.03 | 40,134 | 167.74 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 579 | 0.00 | 355 | 63.10 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,803 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 213,774 | 0.06 | 17,812 | 1,100.17 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 33,360 | 0.01 | 68,791 | -51.51 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 53,616 | 0.01 | 9,883 | 442.51 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 124,802 | 0.03 | 34,137 | 265.59 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 15,841 | 0.00 | 4,055 | 290.65 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 8,836 | 0.00 | 28,040 | -68.49 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 327 | 0.00 | 398 | -17.84 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 152,807 | 0.04 | 220,914 | -30.83 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 681 | 0.00 | 6,131 | -88.89 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 565,918 | 0.15 | 375,141 | 50.85 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 22,202,737 | 5.96 | 767,908 | 2,791.33 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,417,314 | 1.99 | 4,159,794 | 78.31 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 52,492 | 0.01 | 122,805 | -57.26 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 98,592 | 0.03 | 233,786 | -57.83 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 1,550 | 0.00 | 163 | 850.92 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 226,415 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 8,040 | 0.00 | 2,058 | 290.67 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,194,951 | 0.59 | 50,257 | 4,267.45 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 416,853 | 0.11 | 163,603 | 154.80 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 57,335,666 | 15.38 | 50,159,771 | 14.31 |
| 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 | 20,767,119 | 5.57 | 14,296,272 | 45.26 |
| 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 | 47,572,466 | 12.76 | 32,642,371 | 45.74 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 68,866,443 | 18.48 | 71,949,348 | -4.28 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 2,000 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 9,361,058 | 2.51 | 2,556,531 | 266.16 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 27,935 | 0.01 | 7,371 | 278.99 |
| 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 | 4,380,779 | 1.18 | 871,589 | 402.62 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 61,597 | 0.02 | 908 | 6,683.81 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 27,599 | 0.01 | 14,064 | 96.24 |
| SS | Classified | 2,380,309 | 0.64 | 7 034 099 | -66.16 |
Russia’s Imports from Cuba
The major share of Russian imports from Cuba in 2018 (and in 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 68.55% of Russia’s total imports from Cuba (56.34% in 2017);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 29.90% of Russia’s total imports from Cuba (0.00% in 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.20% of Russia’s total imports from Cuba (31.38% in 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.34% of Russia’s total imports from Cuba (11.14% in 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Cuba in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $4,553,392;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,872,248;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,246,847;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $161,656.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Cuba in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $4,078,904;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $648,340;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $577,474;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $355,670;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $253,987;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $143,655;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $103,259.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2018 over 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 1,872,248 | 12.29 | 0 | ∞ |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 2,015 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 264,607 | 1.74 | 620,277 | -57.34 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 143,655 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,728,351 | 24.48 | 3,566,695 | 4.53 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 4,573,809 | 30.04 | 3,326,962 | 37.48 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 265 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 323 | 0.00 | 1,138 | -71.62 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 181,820 | 1.19 | 4,260,724 | -95.73 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 107 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 38 | 0.00 | 763 | -95.02 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,875 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,157 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 252 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 44 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 104 | -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 | 4,553,399 | 29.90 | 7 | 65,048,457.14 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,425 | 0.01 | 104,684 | -98.64 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 887 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 13,491 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 233 | 0.00 | 577,707 | -99.96 |
| 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 | 44,126 | 0.29 | 26,012 | 69.64 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,046 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 648,340 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 7,590 | 0.05 | 261,577 | -97.10 |
| 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 | 33,300 | -100.00 |