Russian trade in goods with Argentina in Q4 2019
February 13, 2020
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 Argentina in the fourth quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Argentina
In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Argentina was $234,217,029, down 29.05% ($95,919,775) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $33,990,955, down 61.64% ($54,617,103) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2019 were $200,226,074, down 17.10% ($41,302,672) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $166,235,119, a 8.71% increase ($13,314,431) over the 4th quarter of 2018.
Argentina was Russia’s 68th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 65th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1302% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1767% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Argentina was Russia’s 92nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 82nd in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0304% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0712% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Argentina was Russia’s 46th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 41st in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.2943% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3874% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Argentina
The major share of Russian exports to Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 74.88% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (75.87% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.76% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (19.55% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.02% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (2.25% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.07% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (1.43% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.46% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (0.24% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $638,242;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $541,473;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $161,329;
- 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 $134,329;
- 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 $102,227.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th 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 $41,778,814;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $12,928,095;
- 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 $700,069;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $186,807;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $156,740;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $147,304;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $143,781;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $114,821;
- 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) - a decrease of $109,254.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 85,911 | -100.00 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 55,200 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 25,451,966 | 74.88 | 67,230,780 | -62.14 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 623,824 | 1.84 | 1,323,893 | -52.88 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 255,441 | 0.75 | 94,112 | 171.42 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,520 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,123,200 | 6.25 | 15,051,295 | -85.89 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 93,924 | 0.28 | 42,176 | 122.70 |
| 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 | 102,227 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 222 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 115,563 | 0.34 | 259,344 | -55.44 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 182,164 | 0.54 | 251,638 | -27.61 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 155,267 | 0.46 | 302,571 | -48.68 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 22,283 | 0.07 | 37,627 | -40.78 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 807,923 | 2.38 | 169,681 | 376.14 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 6,039 | 0.02 | 3,531 | 71.03 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 119,248 | 0.35 | 306,055 | -61.04 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 113 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,334 | 0.00 | 16 | 8,237.50 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,392 | 0.00 | 52,568 | -97.35 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 241 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 86,247 | 0.25 | 15,017 | 474.33 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 44 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 803,162 | 2.36 | 796,442 | 0.84 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 141,330 | 0.42 | 61,048 | 131.51 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 13,323 | 0.04 | 1,423 | 836.26 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 744 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 339,274 | 1.00 | 404,325 | -16.09 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 373 | 0.00 | 185 | 101.62 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 74,967 | 0.22 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,423 | 0.01 | 2,663 | 28.54 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 7,417 | 0.02 | 5,301 | 39.92 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,545,208 | 4.55 | 1,003,735 | 53.95 |
| 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 | 689,957 | 2.03 | 555,628 | 24.18 |
| 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 | 14,756 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 156,740 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 151,989 | 0.45 | 266,810 | -43.03 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 80 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 300 | -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 | 2,929 | 0.01 | 112,183 | -97.39 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 138 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 7,464 | 0.02 | 72 | 10,266.67 |
Russia’s Imports from Argentina
The major share of Russian imports from Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 91.40% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (93.91% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.50% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (3.29% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.77% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (1.40% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.06% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (1.10% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $17,777,798;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $4,682,733;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $4,678,126;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,369,034;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,220,314;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,098,414;
- 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 $824,436.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Argentina in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $44,260,594;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $23,649,765;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $2,834,155;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,383,880;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $1,220,051.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 941 | -100.00 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 66,138,496 | 33.03 | 110,399,090 | -40.09 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 19,433,139 | 9.71 | 14,755,013 | 31.71 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 49,447,128 | 24.70 | 31,669,330 | 56.14 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 503,692 | 0.25 | 256,340 | 96.49 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,688,897 | 0.84 | 590,483 | 186.02 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 15,922,876 | 7.95 | 11,240,143 | 41.66 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 856,538 | 0.43 | 654,390 | 30.89 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 30,360 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 18,313,537 | 9.15 | 41,963,302 | -56.36 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 461,463 | 0.23 | 756,548 | -39.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 22,019 | 0.01 | 143,989 | -84.71 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 11,502 | -100.00 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 1,904 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,216,339 | 0.61 | 2,436,390 | -50.08 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,122,333 | 0.56 | 934,324 | 20.12 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 5,027,790 | 2.51 | 5,280,579 | -4.79 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 2,849,122 | 1.42 | 5,683,277 | -49.87 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 17,569 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 27,394 | 0.01 | 66,013 | -58.50 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 5,747,780 | 2.87 | 4,923,344 | 16.75 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,266,580 | 0.63 | 46,266 | 2,637.60 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,982,900 | 1.99 | 1,613,866 | 146.79 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 156,712 | 0.08 | 191,097 | -17.99 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 210,352 | 0.11 | 56,939 | 269.43 |
| 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 | 3,097 | 0.00 | 1,802 | 71.86 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1,408,250 | 0.70 | 871,233 | 61.64 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 23,300 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 64,832 | 0.03 | 90,133 | -28.07 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 167,654 | 0.08 | 129,324 | 29.64 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 294,812 | 0.15 | 132,900 | 121.83 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 85,281 | 0.04 | 8,350 | 921.33 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 322 | 0.00 | 151 | 113.25 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 98,183 | 0.05 | 489,380 | -79.94 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 37 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 127 | 0.00 | 131 | -3.05 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 13,814 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 513 | 0.00 | 630 | -18.57 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 26 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,198 | 0.00 | 524 | 128.63 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 140,640 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 82,677 | 0.04 | 2,466,557 | -96.65 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 9,224 | 0.00 | 73 | 12,535.62 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 723 | 0.00 | 3,877 | -81.35 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 22,743 | 0.01 | 44,331 | -48.70 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 373 | 0.00 | 518 | -27.99 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,483,156 | 1.24 | 1,898,566 | 30.79 |
| 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 | 28,301 | 0.01 | 32,472 | -12.84 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 466,915 | 0.23 | 413,058 | 13.04 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 563,311 | 0.28 | 1,043,136 | -46.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 39 | 0.00 | 39 | 0.00 |
| 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 | 10,805 | 0.01 | 25,752 | -58.04 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 6,426 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 7,001 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |