Russian trade in goods with Qatar 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 Qatar in the fourth quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In the 4th quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Qatar totaled $29,061,350, up 120.11% ($15,858,289) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $20,683,316, up 271.62% ($15,117,602) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2019 totaled $8,378,034, up 9.70% ($740,687) from the 4th quarter of 2018.
Russia’s trade balance with Qatar went from a deficit of $2,071,633 in the 4th quarter of 2018, to a surplus of $12,305,282 in the 4th quarter of 2019.
Qatar was Russia’s 113th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 138th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0162% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0071% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Qatar was Russia’s 103rd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2019 (up from 139th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0185% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0045% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Qatar was Russia’s 101st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2019 (down from 100th in the 4th quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.0123% of Russia’s total imports (just as in the 4th quarter of 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar 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) - 80.81% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (25.35% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.67% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (22.52% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.37% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (8.08% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.37% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (16.31% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.61% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (9.48% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.79% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (11.98% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.27% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (1.05% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $14,324,459;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $476,492;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $425,559;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $355,203;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $283,609;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $247,299;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $199,730;
- 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 $73,825;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $73,022.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $472,402;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $236,863;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $227,427;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $168,783;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $99,140;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $88,832;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $86,242.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 23,500 | -100.00 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 283,609 | 1.37 | 0 | ∞ |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 300,533 | 1.45 | 300,537 | -0.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 97,022 | 0.47 | 24,000 | 304.26 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 820,002 | 3.96 | 908,834 | -9.77 |
| 10 | Cereals | 14,347,027 | 69.37 | 22,568 | 63,472.43 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 6,694 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 480,034 | 2.32 | 3,542 | 13,452.63 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 9,126 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 43,085 | 0.21 | 1,966 | 2,091.51 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 128,000 | 0.62 | 126,149 | 1.47 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 199,730 | 0.97 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 697,023 | 3.37 | 449,724 | 54.99 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 73,825 | 0.36 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 51,415 | 0.25 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 86,242 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 39,995 | 0.19 | 21,685 | 84.44 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 122,266 | 0.59 | 359,129 | -65.95 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 14,657 | 0.07 | 12,949 | 13.19 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 31,046 | 0.15 | 47,418 | -34.53 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 66,652 | 0.32 | 539,054 | -87.64 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 96,511 | 0.47 | 119,558 | -19.28 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 8,035 | -100.00 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 300 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 31,543 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 9,429 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 45,631 | 0.22 | 24,167 | 88.82 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 237 | 0.00 | 3 | 7,800.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 2,545 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 66 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 1,150 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 15,748 | 0.08 | 1,574 | 900.51 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 154,183 | 0.75 | 253,323 | -39.14 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 6,859 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 629,919 | 3.05 | 798,702 | -21.13 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 60,302 | 0.29 | 92,496 | -34.81 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,230 | 0.01 | 5,519 | -77.71 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,537 | 0.02 | 101 | 3,401.98 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,904 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 684 | 0.00 | 4,425 | -84.54 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 437 | 0.00 | 4,581 | -90.46 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 665,329 | 3.22 | 239,770 | 177.49 |
| 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 | 356,997 | 1.73 | 369,509 | -3.39 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 385,863 | 1.87 | 613,290 | -37.08 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 385,932 | 1.87 | 30,729 | 1,155.92 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 83 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 35,266 | 0.17 | 13,515 | 160.94 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 14,292 | 0.07 | 3,800 | 276.11 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4,449 | 0.02 | 9,869 | -54.92 |
| SS | Classified | 4,000 | 0.02 | 2 600 | 53.85 |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar 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) - 54.40% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (69.07% in the 4th quarter of 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 45.57% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (30.91% in the 4th quarter of 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2019 over the 4th quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,747,114.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar 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 $717,692;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $270,311.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2019 over Q4 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,557,708 | 54.40 | 5,275,400 | -13.60 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 252,598 | 3.02 | 272,580 | -7.33 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,522,334 | 30.11 | 775,220 | 225.37 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,042,916 | 12.45 | 1,313,227 | -20.58 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 147 | 0.00 | 199 | -26.13 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 221 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 772 | 0.01 | 213 | 262.44 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 253 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,306 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 287 | -100.00 |