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Russian trade with Portugal in 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 Portugal in 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Portugal

In 2019, Russia’s trade with Portugal was $1,252,652,742, down 13.14% ($189,569,336) from 2018.

Russia’s exports to Portugal in 2019 were $709,432,786, down 21.75% ($197,233,150) from 2018.

Russia’s imports from Portugal in 2019 totaled $543,219,956, up 1.43% ($7,663,814) from 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Portugal in 2019 was $166,212,830, a 55.21% decrease ($204,896,964) over 2018.

Portugal was Russia’s 64th largest trading partner in 2019 (down from 58th in 2018), accounting for 0.1879% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2096% in 2018).

Portugal was Russia’s 63rd largest export market in 2019 (down from 56th in 2018), accounting for 0.1678% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2015% in 2018).

Portugal was Russia’s 52nd largest supplier in 2019 (up from 53rd in 2018), accounting for 0.2228% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2249% in 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Portugal

The major share of Russian exports to Portugal in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 85.12% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (81.13% in 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.04% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (3.81% in 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.73% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (9.69% in 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.54% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (3.23% in 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.63% of Russia’s total exports to Portugal (1.38% in 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Portugal in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $7,955,653;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,567,864.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Portugal in 2019 over 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 $130,649,186;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $53,910,691;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $6,747,570;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $4,645,441;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,075,798;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $2,150,725.
Russia’s exports to Portugal in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,603,964 0.51 4,935,563-26.98
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 170,496-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 16,788 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 192-100.00
10 Cereals 0 0.00 4,075,798-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 57,258-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 392 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 274,795-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 50,515 0.01 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 201,013 0.03 244,508-17.79
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 230,764 0.03 239,674-3.72
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 364,770 0.05 2,515,495-85.50
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 65,988 0.01 1,193,590-94.47
26 Ores, slag and ash 35,900 0.01 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 603,743,721 85.10 734,392,907-17.79
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 15,377,348 2.17 7,421,695107.19
29 Organic chemicals 675,884 0.10 7,423,454-90.90
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,770 0.00 453,833.33
31 Fertilizers 860,306 0.12 2,305,338-62.68
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,598 0.00 34,469-92.46
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,821 0.00 309489.32
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 0 0.00 607-100.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 225-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 182,681 0.03 1,215,713-84.97
39 Plastics and articles thereof 304,982 0.04 363,017-15.99
40 Rubber and articles thereof 18,336,814 2.58 15,768,95016.28
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 937,024 0.13 2,186,159-57.14
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 248 0.00 1,515-83.63
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,476,020 2.75 24,121,461-19.26
45 Cork and articles of cork 70,699 0.01 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 23,051 0.00 15,55148.23
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,520,186 0.78 5,146,4127.26
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 21,919 0.00 26,976-18.75
52 Cotton 0 0.00 32,148-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 78,600 0.01 92,995-15.48
54 Man-made filaments 520,211 0.07 560,987-7.27
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 37,843 0.01 1,0253,592.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 25,373 0.00 26,584-4.56
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 7,695 0.00 2,231244.91
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 14,495 0.00 9,57351.42
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 216,490 0.03 363,309-40.41
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 37-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 156 0.00 14110.64
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 76,146 0.01 22,407239.83
69 Ceramic products 65,396 0.01 7208,982.78
70 Glass and glassware 430,867 0.06 245,14875.76
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 29-100.00
72 Iron and steel 33,027,812 4.66 86,938,503-62.01
73 Articles of iron or steel 40,480 0.01 70,920-42.92
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 49,412-100.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 16,384 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 407,202 0.06 651,431-37.49
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 62,524 0.01 123,320-49.30
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 257 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 76 0.00 1,823-95.83
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 425,465 0.06 2,030,397-79.05
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 759,860 0.11 382,64898.58
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,286 0.00 9,473-75.87
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 148,391 0.02 68,432116.84
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 4,666 0.00 3,94318.34
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 1,440,984 0.20 791,13182.14
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,479,082 0.21 50,5182,827.83
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 119 0.00 4,479-97.34
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,329 0.00 0
SS Classified 34,431 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Portugal

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

  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 27.15% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (30.14% in 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 23.75% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (22.39% in 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.10% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (14.39% in 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.35% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (12.84% in 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 9.91% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (9.27% in 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.60% of Russia’s total imports from Portugal (2.39% in 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Portugal in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $13,186,355;
  • Cork and articles of cork (HS code 45) - an increase of $6,275,837;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $6,229,017;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $5,746,327;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,973,748;
  • 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 $2,720,815;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,839,642.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Portugal in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $12,943,148;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $12,769,473;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $6,471,968.
Russia’s imports from Portugal in 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2019
over 2018
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,233,127 1.15 6,434,287-3.13
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 16,955,192 3.12 23,427,160-27.63
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 50,557 0.01 8,843471.72
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,264,246 1.15 4,424,60441.58
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 429,546 0.08 44,062874.87
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,336,294 0.61 2,693,62623.86
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 93 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,313,783 0.24 2,083,551-36.95
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 56,206-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 98,418 0.02 66,19748.67
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 348,619 0.06 144,252141.67
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,251,977 0.23 852,46146.87
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,867,989 1.08 4,614,38627.17
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 707,960 0.13 720,280-1.71
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 29,440,803 5.42 23,211,78626.84
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 221,186 0.04 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 261,226 0.05 1,178,746-77.84
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 62,269 0.01 35,16277.09
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 25,837 0.00 35,164-26.52
29 Organic chemicals 18,900,320 3.48 5,713,965230.77
30 Pharmaceutical products 41,400,873 7.62 37,427,12510.62
31 Fertilizers 940,920 0.17 791,36018.90
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,280,314 0.24 1,762,335-27.35
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 934,232 0.17 981,470-4.81
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 582,779 0.11 646,012-9.79
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 845,184 0.16 973,597-13.19
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 71,309 0.01 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 13,354 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 723,751 0.13 536,23434.97
39 Plastics and articles thereof 21,777,388 4.01 22,164,901-1.75
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,394,778 0.99 6,052,498-10.87
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 25,093 0.00 10,590136.95
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 256,627 0.05 301,284-14.82
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 31,323 0.01 24,46028.06
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,014,751 0.55 3,873,315-22.17
45 Cork and articles of cork 44,944,446 8.27 38,668,60916.23
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,590 0.00 1,046147.61
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 296,607 0.05 939,906-68.44
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,547,348 1.02 6,034,120-8.07
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 14,311 0.00 104,798-86.34
50 Silk 724 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 160,516 0.03 104,08154.22
52 Cotton 292,647 0.05 274,9376.44
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 5,150 0.00 23,044-77.65
54 Man-made filaments 2,378,140 0.44 2,130,64411.62
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,338,864 0.25 1,244,6417.57
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,743,638 0.51 2,491,23610.13
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 422,074 0.08 609,854-30.79
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 55,892 0.01 53,9563.59
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 4,081,823 0.75 4,578,383-10.85
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 91,252 0.02 70,19330.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 50,566,876 9.31 49,569,9582.01
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 30,371,146 5.59 31,705,370-4.21
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5,596,775 1.03 6,437,411-13.06
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 49,186,016 9.05 61,955,489-20.61
65 Headgear and parts thereof 212,530 0.04 180,93017.47
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 595 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 352-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 5,137,508 0.95 3,535,64545.31
69 Ceramic products 9,571,029 1.76 22,514,177-57.49
70 Glass and glassware 1,355,413 0.25 1,547,178-12.39
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 37,332 0.01 221,384-83.14
72 Iron and steel 15,463 0.00 20,789-25.62
73 Articles of iron or steel 9,122,583 1.68 8,262,78010.41
74 Copper and articles thereof 177,294 0.03 219,227-19.13
75 Nickel and articles thereof 574 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 532,591 0.10 721,259-26.16
79 Zinc and articles thereof 5,639 0.00 2,561120.19
80 Tin and articles thereof 676 0.00 2,546-73.45
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 75,407 0.01 48,70054.84
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,621,753 0.48 2,289,47814.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,578,718 0.29 1,207,23030.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 50,655,495 9.33 44,909,16812.80
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 59,126,966 10.88 56,406,1514.82
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 8,966 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 15,613,798 2.87 17,091,363-8.65
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,335,687 0.25 403,128231.33
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,271,518 0.42 1,116,933103.37
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 113,249 0.02 86,92830.28
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 299 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 14,691,102 2.70 14,415,8761.91
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 329,275 0.06 401,271-17.94
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 779,442 0.14 622,53725.20
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 247-100.00
SS Classified 690,101 0.13 1 040 709-33.69
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia