Russian trade in goods with Colombia in Q3 2019
November 13, 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 third quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Colombia
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Colombia was $74,617,292, down 43.83% ($58,231,881) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Colombia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $42,824,900, down 54.35% ($50,982,737) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Colombia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $31,792,392, down 18.57% ($7,249,144) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with Colombia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $11,032,508, a 79.86% decrease ($43,733,593) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Colombia was Russia’s 92nd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 80th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0450% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0772% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Colombia was Russia’s 93rd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 78th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0414% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0836% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Colombia was Russia’s 82nd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 78th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0508% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0652% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Colombia
The major share of Russian exports to Colombia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 60.84% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (24.71% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.22% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (5.73% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.76% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (13.44% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.61% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (50.15% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.50% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (3.35% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.73% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (0.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Colombia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,362,215;
- 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 $1,160,938;
- 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 $1,020,257;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $657,485;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $439,017;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $263,084.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Colombia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $42,932,679;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $8,401,424;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $1,555,522;
- 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 $916,499;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $573,411;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $267,506;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $218,033;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $194,929;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $147,234;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $137,729.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 9,997 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 11,698 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 21 | 0.00 | 6 | 250.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,115,584 | 9.61 | 47,048,263 | -91.25 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,403,969 | 3.28 | 383,712 | 265.89 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,447,008 | 3.38 | 1,572,776 | -8.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 21,957,578 | 51.27 | 19,595,363 | 12.05 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 90,560 | 0.21 | 109,629 | -17.39 |
| 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 | 300 | 0.00 | 1,684 | -82.19 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 21,000 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 348,733 | 0.81 | 495,967 | -29.69 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 697,295 | 1.63 | 835,024 | -16.49 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 86,754 | 0.20 | 184,840 | -53.07 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 11 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 925,492 | 2.16 | 486,475 | 90.24 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 305,850 | 0.71 | 208,522 | 46.68 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 696,881 | 1.63 | 891,810 | -21.86 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 1,555,522 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 1,000 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 260 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 36 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 615 | 0.00 | 8,523 | -92.78 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 25 | 0.00 | 27 | -7.41 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 56,686 | 0.13 | 11,484 | 393.61 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 928 | 0.00 | 205 | 352.68 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 358,395 | 0.84 | 576,428 | -37.82 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 96 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,176 | 0.00 | 1,990 | -40.90 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 1,167,249 | 2.73 | 6,311 | 18,395.47 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,638,757 | 6.16 | 11,040,181 | -76.10 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 57,690 | 0.13 | 325,196 | -82.26 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,614 | 0.00 | 4,936 | -67.30 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 13,165 | 0.03 | 6,078 | 116.60 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,330,664 | 3.11 | 1,208,552 | 10.10 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 216 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 5,750 | 0.01 | 2,207 | 160.53 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 133,287 | 0.31 | 19,773 | 574.09 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 675 | 0.00 | 1,598 | -57.76 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,713,158 | 6.34 | 2,055,673 | 31.98 |
| 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 | 1,498,237 | 3.50 | 2,414,736 | -37.95 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 266,335 | 0.62 | 3,251 | 8,092.40 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 327,443 | 0.76 | 900,854 | -63.65 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 17,166 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 528 | 0.00 | 7,374 | -92.84 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 5,786 | 0.01 | 7,970 | -27.40 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 815 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 125,835 | 0.29 | 1 817 279 | -93.08 |
Russia’s Imports from Colombia
The major share of Russian imports from Colombia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 90.69% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (84.03% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.69% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (8.76% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.94% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (2.69% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (2.62% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Colombia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $3,675,103;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $3,180,986;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $421,196;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $390,719.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Colombia in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $3,864,819;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $2,693,761;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $2,423,080;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,930,058;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $1,569,693;
- 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) - a decrease of $1,021,421;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $613,573;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $538,250;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $151,144;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $129,948;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $103,437.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 8,149,015 | 25.63 | 12,013,834 | -32.17 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 2,700 | -100.00 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 420,450 | 1.32 | 3,114,211 | -86.50 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 2,953,753 | 9.29 | 4,523,446 | -34.70 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 4,903,255 | 15.42 | 1,722,269 | 184.70 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 8,092,356 | 25.45 | 4,417,253 | 83.20 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,545 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,069,085 | 3.36 | 678,366 | 57.60 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 281,909 | 0.89 | 895,482 | -68.52 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 127,177 | 0.40 | 49,622 | 156.29 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 2,814,565 | 8.85 | 5,237,645 | -46.26 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 20,128 | 0.06 | 150,076 | -86.59 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,490,453 | 4.69 | 3,420,511 | -56.43 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 196 | 0.00 | 67,566 | -99.71 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,839 | 0.01 | 399 | 862.16 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 263,438 | 0.83 | 801,688 | -67.14 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 10,266 | 0.03 | 161,410 | -93.64 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 17,221 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,428 | 0.01 | 18,809 | -87.09 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 496 | 0.00 | 372 | 33.33 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 119 | 0.00 | 64 | 85.94 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 6,182 | 0.02 | 3,511 | 76.08 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 246 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 110,445 | 0.35 | 213,882 | -48.36 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 56,934 | 0.18 | 20,513 | 177.55 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 28,248 | 0.09 | 6,425 | 339.66 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 40,361 | 0.13 | 36 | 112,013.89 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 10 | 0.00 | 58 | -82.76 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 350 | 0.00 | 8 | 4,275.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 22 | 0.00 | 2,381 | -99.08 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 323 | 0.00 | 1,021,744 | -99.97 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 902 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,223 | 0.01 | 2,171 | 2.40 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,784 | 0.01 | 3,747 | 0.99 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,100 | 0.01 | 8,389 | -63.05 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,059 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 5,998 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 501 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 102 | 0.00 | 8 | 1,175.00 |
| 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 | 8,362 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 902,551 | 2.84 | 481,355 | 87.50 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 54 | 0.00 | 505 | -89.31 |