Russian trade in goods with Qatar in Q3 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In the 3rd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Qatar was $17,471,759, down 23.40% ($5,336,059) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $6,826,921, down 29.53% ($2,860,352) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were $10,644,838, down 18.87% ($2,475,707) from the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2019 was $3,817,917, a 11.20% increase ($384,645) over the 3rd quarter of 2018.
Qatar was Russia’s 135th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 123rd in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0105% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0133% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Qatar was Russia’s 132nd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 121st in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0066% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0086% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Qatar was Russia’s 96th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (down from 94th in the 3rd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0170% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0219% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar 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) - 52.31% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (62.73% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 19.04% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (8.31% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 18.59% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (20.49% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.71% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.99% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.52% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (1.50% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.10% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (2.56% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $873,156;
- 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 $314,343;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $154,400;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $131,236;
- Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $101,356;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $100,157;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $79,815;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $42,632;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $37,213;
- 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $33,895.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $2,051,452;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $602,353;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $585,916;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $375,104;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $270,720;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $194,230;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $172,127;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $139,016;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $90,020;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $75,617;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $71,875;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $70,504.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 113,192 | 1.66 | 11,836 | 856.34 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 84,210 | 1.23 | 78,419 | 7.38 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 44,756 | 0.66 | 419,860 | -89.34 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 903,856 | 13.24 | 1,174,576 | -23.05 |
10 | Cereals | 2,148,548 | 31.47 | 4,200,000 | -48.84 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 6,740 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 33,695 | 0.49 | 38,933 | -13.45 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,400 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 232,594 | 3.41 | 152,779 | 52.24 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 75,434 | 1.10 | 247,561 | -69.53 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 12,670 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 12,375 | -100.00 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 8,243 | 0.12 | 23,351 | -64.70 |
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 | 33,895 | 0.50 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 32,589 | 0.48 | 104,464 | -68.80 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 47,357 | 0.69 | 4,725 | 902.26 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 37,241 | 0.55 | 28 | 132,903.57 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 691 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 217,901 | 3.19 | 86,665 | 151.43 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 103,290 | 1.51 | 3,133 | 3,196.84 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 246 | 0.00 | 5,633 | -95.63 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 120 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 2,177 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 2,642 | -100.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 53,414 | 0.78 | 56,214 | -4.98 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 175 | -100.00 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 126 | 0.00 | 2,040 | -93.82 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 330 | -100.00 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 120 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 16,932 | 0.25 | 2,988 | 466.67 |
69 | Ceramic products | 12,437 | 0.18 | 30,737 | -59.54 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 34,562 | 0.51 | 228,792 | -84.89 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,025,395 | 15.02 | 1,611,311 | -36.36 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 85,313 | 1.25 | 155,817 | -45.25 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 154,400 | 2.26 | 0 | ∞ |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,264 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,686 | 0.02 | 77,303 | -97.82 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 967 | 0.01 | 139,983 | -99.31 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 118 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 876,790 | 12.84 | 3,634 | 24,027.41 |
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 | 387,189 | 5.67 | 72,846 | 431.52 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 24,230 | 0.35 | 626,583 | -96.13 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 11,513 | 0.17 | 101,533 | -88.66 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 160 | -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 | 726 | 0.01 | 6,211 | -88.31 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 530 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2019 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 62.77% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (72.59% in the 3rd quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 37.05% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (27.40% in the 3rd quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 3rd quarter of 2019 over the 3rd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $891,127;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $350,724.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar 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 $2,842,029;
- 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 $550,736;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $342,996.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2019 over Q3 2018 |
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01 | Live animals | 7,659 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,745 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 456 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 358 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 529 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,299 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,301 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 564 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 6,681,703 | 62.77 | 9,523,732 | -29.84 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 550,736 | -100.00 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 2,108,956 | 19.81 | 1,217,829 | 73.17 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 94,335 | 0.89 | 437,331 | -78.43 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,740,251 | 16.35 | 1,389,527 | 25.24 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 235 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 150 | 0.00 | 597 | -74.87 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 824 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 1,171 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 50 | 0.00 | 123 | -59.35 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,508 | 0.02 | 32 | 7,737.50 |
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 | 189 | 0.00 | 638 | -70.38 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 555 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |