Russian trade with Uruguay 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 Uruguay in 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Uruguay
In 2019, Russia’s trade with Uruguay was $202,781,506, down 2.96% ($6,175,320) from 2018.
Russia’s exports to Uruguay in 2019 were $30,170,526, down 8.67% ($2,865,644) from 2018.
Russia’s imports from Uruguay in 2019 were $172,610,980, down 1.88% ($3,309,676) from 2018.
Russia’s trade deficit with Uruguay in 2019 was $142,440,454, a 0.31% decrease ($444,032) over 2018.
Uruguay was Russia’s 101st largest trading partner in 2019 (down from 99th in 2018), accounting for 0.0304% of Russia’s total trade (just as in 2018).
Uruguay was Russia’s 132nd largest export market in 2019 (down from 129th in 2018), accounting for 0.0071% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0073% in 2018).
Uruguay was Russia’s 78th largest supplier in 2019 (down from 76th in 2018), accounting for 0.0708% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0739% in 2018).
Russia’s Exports to Uruguay
The major share of Russian exports to Uruguay in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 77.82% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (80.98% in 2018);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 9.38% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (12.06% in 2018);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.97% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (0.54% in 2018);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.97% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (0.18% in 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.86% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (2.40% in 2018);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.64% of Russia’s total exports to Uruguay (3.58% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Uruguay in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $1,140,182;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,001,598;
- 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 $809,488;
- Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - an increase of $378,283;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $121,524.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Uruguay in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $4,245,516;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,144,970;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $724,902;
- 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 $214,003.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 19,055 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,140,182 | 3.78 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 39,111 | 0.13 | 60,078 | -34.90 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 825,629 | 2.74 | 1,970,599 | -58.10 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,005,874 | 6.65 | 2,012,965 | -0.35 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 4,360,053 | 14.45 | 3,550,565 | 22.80 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 165,809 | 0.55 | 76,471 | 116.83 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 11,582 | 0.04 | 19,348 | -40.14 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 18,741,948 | 62.12 | 22,987,464 | -18.47 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 13,988 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 121,524 | 0.40 | 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 | 224 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 40,097 | 0.13 | 32,835 | 22.12 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 22,441 | 0.07 | 85,898 | -73.87 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 126 | 0.00 | 122 | 3.28 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 66,484 | 0.22 | 47,523 | 39.90 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,132,027 | 3.75 | 130,429 | 767.93 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 1,164,349 | 3.86 | 786,066 | 48.12 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 18 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 239 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 274 | 0.00 | 137 | 100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 5,474 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 24 | 0.00 | 433 | -94.46 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,120 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 97,440 | 0.32 | 83,448 | 16.77 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 441 | 0.00 | 379 | 16.36 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,040 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,816 | 0.01 | 1,641 | 10.66 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 13,431 | 0.04 | 738,333 | -98.18 |
| 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 | 178,127 | 0.59 | 392,130 | -54.57 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,106 | 0.01 | 53,329 | -96.05 |
| 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 | 577 | 0.00 | 452 | 27.65 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 1,370 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Uruguay
The major share of Russian imports from Uruguay in 2019 (and in 2018) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 96.90% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (97.69% in 2018);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.68% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (1.85% in 2018);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.35% of Russia’s total imports from Uruguay (0.40% in 2018).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Uruguay in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $46,465,098;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $3,981,262;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,674,737;
- Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric (HS code 51) - an increase of $1,601,388;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $701,748.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Uruguay in 2019 over 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $52,939,054;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $5,061,049;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $973,285.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2019 over 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 20,750 | 0.01 | 36,000 | -42.36 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 24,700,195 | 14.31 | 77,639,249 | -68.19 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 9,073,844 | 5.26 | 5,092,582 | 78.18 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 119,275,249 | 69.10 | 72,810,151 | 63.82 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,311,325 | 0.76 | 1,760,882 | -25.53 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 7,989,508 | 4.63 | 5,314,771 | 50.33 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 590 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,847,503 | 1.07 | 1,910,290 | -3.29 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 479,637 | 0.28 | 95,302 | 403.28 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,249,271 | 0.72 | 825,419 | 51.35 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,313,966 | 0.76 | 6,375,015 | -79.39 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 16,884 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 858,859 | 0.50 | 1,832,144 | -53.12 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 6,796 | 0.00 | 6,314 | 7.63 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 701,748 | 0.41 | 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 | 46,200 | 0.03 | 23,100 | 100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1,243,593 | 0.72 | 1,380,750 | -9.93 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 23,891 | 0.01 | 10,103 | 136.47 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 664 | 0.00 | 154 | 331.17 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 51 | 0.00 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 53,384 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 715 | -100.00 |
| 50 | Silk | 1,439 | 0.00 | 2,660 | -45.90 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 2,295,984 | 1.33 | 694,596 | 230.55 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 27,221 | 0.02 | 12,601 | 116.02 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 10,940 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 474 | 0.00 | 2,425 | -80.45 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 476 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 22,401 | 0.01 | 688 | 3,155.96 |
| 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 | 21,500 | 0.01 | 40,948 | -47.49 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,890 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 27,429 | 0.02 | 38,318 | -28.42 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 621 | 0.00 | 124 | 400.81 |