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Russian trade in goods with Latvia in Q4 2019

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Latvia in the fourth quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Latvia

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Latvia totaled $1,441,520,075, up 22.90% ($268,613,645) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Latvia in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $1,308,077,550, up 25.64% ($266,923,921) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Latvia in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $133,442,525, up 1.28% ($1,689,724) from the 4th quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Latvia in the 4th quarter of 2019 was $1,174,635,025, a 29.17% increase ($265,234,197) over the 4th quarter of 2018.

Latvia was Russia’s 27th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 34th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.8014% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.6278% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Latvia was Russia’s 19th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 28th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 1.1696% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.8363% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Latvia was Russia’s 57th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 55th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.1962% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2113% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Latvia

The major share of Russian exports to Latvia 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) - 71.63% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (59.85% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.48% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (17.74% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.49% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (6.45% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.93% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (8.49% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.25% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (3.97% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.62% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (2.11% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Latvia 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) - an increase of $313,951,405;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $20,476,796;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $7,048,248;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $5,562,877.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Latvia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $84,529,606;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $32,993,313;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $9,669,696;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $5,005,812.
Russia’s exports to Latvia in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
01 Live animals 6,226 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 21,782 0.00 58,918-63.03
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 6 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,583,946 0.12 5,038,411-68.56
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 163,838 0.01 171,958-4.72
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 973,405 0.07 778,10925.10
10 Cereals 21,745,772 1.66 106,275,378-79.54
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,409,736 0.11 128,556996.59
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,447,703 0.26 2,975,34315.88
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 23 0.00 964-97.61
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 3,646,374 0.28 941,474287.30
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 22,120,123 1.69 18,656,22118.57
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 255,032 0.02 282,994-9.88
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 714,995 0.05 800,723-10.71
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 411,985 0.03 376,7049.37
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 430,637 0.03 485,957-11.38
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,515,675 0.12 1,271,75019.18
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 10,037,586 0.77 11,339,449-11.48
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 55,584,290 4.25 35,107,49458.33
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 178,148 0.01 283,377-37.13
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 936,849,751 71.62 622,898,34650.40
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,820,124 0.22 3,838,544-26.53
29 Organic chemicals 15,544,787 1.19 9,981,91055.73
30 Pharmaceutical products 7,278,711 0.56 6,103,17819.26
31 Fertilizers 38,191,771 2.92 31,143,52322.63
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 204,537 0.02 92,900120.17
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 5,134,924 0.39 3,464,38948.22
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 3,951,638 0.30 4,336,236-8.87
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 101,000 0.01 48,226109.43
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 22,042 0.00 32,805-32.81
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,105,609 0.31 3,604,53413.90
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,795,072 0.37 3,139,89952.71
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,711,201 0.21 1,393,17394.61
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 11,412 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 28,419 0.00 53,630-47.01
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,419,288 1.48 29,088,984-33.24
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 2,861-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 90 0.00 512-82.42
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 4,077,611 0.31 4,711,623-13.46
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,376,216 0.33 6,224,103-29.69
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,571,631 0.12 1,299,82920.91
50 Silk 109 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 98 0.00 0
52 Cotton 223,085 0.02 98,476126.54
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 283,650 0.02 195,39245.17
54 Man-made filaments 36,967 0.00 13,519173.44
55 Man-made staple fibers 501 0.00 1,121-55.31
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 92,186 0.01 265,573-65.29
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,544 0.00 5,146-70.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 12,184 0.00 5,958104.50
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 11,916 0.00 15,997-25.51
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 157-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 325,049 0.02 361,175-10.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 856,525 0.07 846,5091.18
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 232,316 0.02 84,709174.25
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 200,107 0.02 109,70082.41
65 Headgear and parts thereof 22,288 0.00 18,06823.36
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,262 0.00 583116.47
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,145 0.00 5,995-47.54
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,840,466 0.22 2,704,0035.05
69 Ceramic products 2,221,297 0.17 2,060,3797.81
70 Glass and glassware 1,684,904 0.13 2,036,289-17.26
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,410,905 0.41 3,355,15861.27
72 Iron and steel 42,166,847 3.22 75,160,160-43.90
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,664,148 0.59 11,037,642-30.56
74 Copper and articles thereof 184,192 0.01 565,098-67.41
75 Nickel and articles thereof 435,633 0.03 439,854-0.96
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 431,441 0.03 579,435-25.54
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 19,888-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 123,200 0.01 5,2842,231.57
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,499-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 114,591 0.01 247,521-53.70
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 141,142 0.01 130,1278.46
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 205,205 0.02 255,368-19.64
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 9,286,177 0.71 6,475,24243.41
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 4,462,974 0.34 6,496,959-31.31
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 1,533,515 0.12 1,201,47927.64
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,721,161 0.13 6,726,973-74.41
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,075,079 0.16 37,7725,393.70
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,122,919 0.16 996,659113.00
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 11,298 0.00 6491,640.83
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 201 0.00 630-68.10
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 1,375,682 0.11 1,380,850-0.37
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 309,664 0.02 298,7073.67
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 582,321 0.04 253,631129.59
SS Classified 43,226,540 3.30 224 31019,170.89

Russia’s Imports from Latvia

The major share of Russian imports from Latvia in the 4th quarter of 2019 (and in the 4th quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 37.42% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (29.77% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 30.92% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (41.98% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.86% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (7.03% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 8.37% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (4.74% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.26% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (5.44% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.57% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (5.28% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.77% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (1.40% in the 4th quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Latvia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $8,163,193;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,733,031;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,297,479;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $2,255,745;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1,282,778;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $1,181,796;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,080,319;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $740,998;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $683,671.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Latvia in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 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 $11,587,937;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,392,854;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $2,225,996;
  • Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - a decrease of $1,427,239;
  • 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 $812,331;
  • Knitted or crocheted fabrics (HS code 60) - a decrease of $767,714;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $602,096;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $536,139;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $470,315;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $413,535.
Russia’s imports from Latvia in the 4th quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2019
over Q4 2018
01 Live animals 58,994 0.04 26,332124.04
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,214,653 0.91 887,93436.80
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,263 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 109,448 0.08 229,791-52.37
10 Cereals 1,282,778 0.96 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 88,851 0.07 313,633-71.67
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 323,265 0.24 161,115100.64
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 306-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 22,430-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 633,417 0.47 680,359-6.90
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 24,359 0.02 45,999-47.04
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,345,305 1.01 1,658,354-18.88
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 202,781 0.15 197,2182.82
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 736,177 0.55 1,149,712-35.97
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 725,993 0.54 597,91921.42
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,539,064 2.65 2,855,39323.94
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,489,903 1.12 409,584263.76
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 50,606 0.04 28,75975.97
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 71,156 0.05 607,295-88.28
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 532,942 0.40 412,60629.16
29 Organic chemicals 3,879,363 2.91 1,581,884145.24
30 Pharmaceutical products 34,027,313 25.50 25,864,12031.56
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,204,313 0.90 1,049,00214.81
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,462,053 1.10 2,064,149-29.17
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 183,604 0.14 262,947-30.17
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 18,231 0.01 29,033-37.21
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 490,398 0.37 560,035-12.43
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,907,858 5.93 7,166,86010.34
40 Rubber and articles thereof 221,709 0.17 228,614-3.02
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,436 0.00 13,290-66.62
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 6,749-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 495,440 0.37 887,393-44.17
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 359,926 0.27 2,96712,030.97
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,911,905 5.93 3,178,874148.89
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,407,244 1.80 2,176,79810.59
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 8,315-100.00
52 Cotton 67,638 0.05 76,964-12.12
54 Man-made filaments 56,238 0.04 91,538-38.56
55 Man-made staple fibers 185,772 0.14 256,176-27.48
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 687,927 0.52 739,280-6.95
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 8,827 0.01 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 493,045 0.37 328,61150.04
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 37,853 0.03 40,939-7.54
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 879,642 0.66 1,647,356-46.60
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 878,231 0.66 1,189,600-26.17
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,925,995 1.44 1,775,0008.51
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 861,583 0.65 781,42410.26
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,336 0.00 6,792-50.88
65 Headgear and parts thereof 8,038 0.01 6,07732.27
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,170 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 2,410-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 156,217 0.12 115,44535.32
69 Ceramic products 228,867 0.17 167,88936.32
70 Glass and glassware 809,033 0.61 789,2612.51
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,033,832 0.77 1,846,163-44.00
72 Iron and steel 632,782 0.47 3,025,636-79.09
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,350,540 1.76 2,073,50813.36
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,621,556 1.96 365,811616.64
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 86,462 0.06 108,136-20.04
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,951-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 40,729-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 356,105 0.27 425,520-16.31
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,310,674 1.73 1,128,878104.69
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 16,825,486 12.61 17,070,333-1.43
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 21,102,758 15.81 32,690,695-35.45
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 429,943 0.32 157,644172.73
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,427,099 1.07 1,897,414-24.79
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 153,580 0.12 2,379,576-93.55
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,321,905 0.99 1,113,45818.72
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 1,656,127 1.24 1,716,871-3.54
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 368,297 0.28 255,91043.92
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 384,111 0.29 552,469-30.47
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 86,108 0.06 1,513,347-94.31
SS Classified 0 0.00 8 221-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia