Russian trade with the Dominican Republic in 2019
February 14, 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 the Dominican Republic in 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with the Dominican Republic
In 2019, Russia’s trade with the Dominican Republic was $115,359,597, down 15.16% ($20,617,696) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2019 were $87,744,370, down 20.68% ($22,882,804) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2019 totaled $27,615,227, up 8.94% ($2,265,108) from 2018.
Russia’s trade surplus with the Dominican Republic in 2019 was $60,129,143, a 29.49% decrease ($25,147,912) over 2018.
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 113th largest trading partner in 2019 (up from 114th in 2018), accounting for 0.0173% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0198% in 2018).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 104th largest export market in 2019 (down from 102nd in 2018), accounting for 0.0208% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0246% in 2018).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 104th largest supplier in 2019 (up from 105th in 2018), accounting for 0.0113% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0106% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian exports to the Dominican Republic in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 67.33% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (43.68% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.90% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (33.35% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.12% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (20.57% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.69% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (1.37% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic 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 $11,512,172;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $631,071;
- 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 $287,421.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $23,907,459;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $10,892,247;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $763,081;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $319,027.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 54,871 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 1,452 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 8,543 | 0.01 | 71,789 | -88.10 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 763,081 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 59,075,789 | 67.33 | 47,563,617 | 24.20 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 2,668,695 | 3.04 | 2,381,274 | 12.07 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 407,652 | 0.46 | 158,295 | 157.53 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 8,803,037 | 10.03 | 19,695,284 | -55.30 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 36 | 0.00 | 54 | -33.33 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 15,000 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 4,574 | 0.01 | 379 | 1,106.86 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 48 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 134 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 487,876 | 0.56 | 526,071 | -7.26 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1 | 0.00 | 3 | -66.67 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 239,162 | 0.27 | 247,495 | -3.37 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,246,734 | 1.42 | 1,268,225 | -1.69 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 16,650 | 0.02 | 5,198 | 220.32 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 738,993 | 0.84 | 676,143 | 9.30 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 2,295 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 3,024 | 0.00 | 564 | 436.17 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 12,980,091 | 14.79 | 36,887,550 | -64.81 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,499 | 0.01 | 560 | 1,239.11 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 25,060 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 9,820 | 0.01 | 4,138 | 137.31 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 53,550 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 635,611 | 0.72 | 4,540 | 13,900.24 |
| 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 | 132,390 | 0.15 | 16,744 | 690.67 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 3,100 | 0.00 | 322,127 | -99.04 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 577 | 0.00 | 28,473 | -97.97 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,818 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 125,853 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian imports from the Dominican Republic in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 44.07% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (35.63% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 26.45% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (28.40% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.69% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (22.08% in 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.82% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (7.03% in 2018);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.50% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (6.30% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,346,065;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,105,892;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $707,056;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $124,943;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $93,387.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $895,940;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $151,347;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $108,236.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 1,374 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 2,411,687 | 8.73 | 1,065,622 | 126.32 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 248,619 | 0.90 | 356,855 | -30.33 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 135 | -100.00 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 17,880 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 73,101 | 0.26 | 26,167 | 179.36 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 38,627 | 0.14 | 12,569 | 207.32 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 0 | 0.00 | 3,285 | -100.00 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 9,936 | 0.04 | 9,880 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 7,765,452 | 28.12 | 6,659,560 | 16.61 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,604,993 | 5.81 | 897,937 | 78.74 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 230 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 4,642 | 0.02 | 2,205 | 110.52 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,355,435 | 19.39 | 5,383,684 | -0.52 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 4,684 | 0.02 | 7,991 | -41.38 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 84,278 | 0.31 | 65,044 | 29.57 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 263,831 | 0.96 | 138,888 | 89.96 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,385 | 0.01 | 95 | 1,357.89 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 7,916 | 0.03 | 3,621 | 118.61 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 102,424 | 0.37 | 98,882 | 3.58 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 392 | 0.00 | 371 | 5.66 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 54,932 | 0.20 | 81,602 | -32.68 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 233,353 | 0.85 | 227,551 | 2.55 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 153 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,318,600 | 4.77 | 1,469,947 | -10.30 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,449 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 686,501 | 2.49 | 1,582,441 | -56.62 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,741 | 0.01 | 11,616 | -76.40 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 224 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,382 | 0.01 | 2,525 | -5.66 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 121,557 | 0.44 | 52,553 | 131.30 |
| 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 | 518,586 | 1.88 | 538,270 | -3.66 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 38,852 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,664,043 | 24.13 | 6,570,656 | 1.42 |
| 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 | 76 | 0.00 | 281 | -72.95 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 15,394 | 0.06 | 16,537 | -6.91 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,396 | 0.01 | 19,450 | -92.82 |