Russian trade with Puerto Rico in 2019
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico totaled $388,636,271, up 99.65% ($193,973,768) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2019 totaled $140,328,659, up 392.00% ($111,806,750) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2019 totaled $248,307,612, up 49.46% ($82,167,018) from 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in 2019 was $107,978,953, a 21.54% decrease ($29,639,732) over 2018.
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 87th largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 103rd in 2018), accounting for 0.0583% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0283% in 2018).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 94th largest export market in 2019 (up from 133rd in 2018), accounting for 0.0332% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0063% in 2018).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 70th largest supplier in 2019 (up from 77th in 2018), accounting for 0.1019% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0698% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 95.07% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (74.55% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.54% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (24.32% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.18% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.00% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico 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) - an increase of $112,214,718;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,461,055.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,968,090.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 71,934 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 133,404,884 | 95.07 | 21,190,166 | 529.56 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 176,122 | 0.13 | 7,486 | 2,252.69 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 40,574 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 24,150 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 96 | 0.00 | 13 | 638.46 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 17,706 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 42,178 | 0.03 | 195,637 | -78.44 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 94 | 0.00 | 53 | 77.36 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 985 | 0.00 | 162 | 508.02 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 18,038 | 0.01 | 95,093 | -81.03 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 193,472 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,461,055 | 1.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,966,158 | 3.54 | 6,934,248 | -28.38 |
| 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 | 2,160 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,258 | 0.00 | 2,590 | 25.79 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 372 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 1,436 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 443 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 98.87% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (98.91% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $81,753,960;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $831,889.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 351,591 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 22 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 135,677 | 0.05 | 154,558 | -12.22 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,269 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,413,227 | 0.57 | 1,743,902 | -18.96 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 243,486,285 | 98.06 | 161,732,325 | 50.55 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 343,367 | 0.14 | 322,347 | 6.52 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,845 | 0.00 | 353,377 | -99.19 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 244,518 | 0.10 | 174,356 | 40.24 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 129 | 0.00 | 163 | -20.86 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 138 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 61,368 | 0.02 | 386,336 | -84.12 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 852 | 0.00 | 768 | 10.94 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 390 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 622 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 315,065 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,910 | 0.00 | 419 | 1,310.50 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 831,889 | 0.34 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 705 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 58 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 206,850 | 0.08 | 216,327 | -4.38 |
| 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 | 131,566 | 0.05 | 112,962 | 16.47 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 741,736 | 0.30 | 938,394 | -20.96 |
| 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 | 2,918 | 0.00 | 203 | 1,337.44 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 30,000 | 0.01 | 2,772 | 982.25 |