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Russian trade in goods with Latvia in Q1 2020

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Latvia in the first quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Latvia

In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Latvia totaled $1,283,443,721, up 3.42% ($42,466,134) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $1,188,110,937, up 2.83% ($32,723,734) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $95,332,784, up 11.38% ($9,742,400) from the 1st quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $1,092,778,153, a 2.15% increase ($22,981,334) over the 1st quarter of 2019.

Latvia was Russia’s 22nd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 24th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.9029% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.7883% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Latvia was Russia’s 17th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 22nd in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 1.3352% of Russia’s total exports (up from 1.1069% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Latvia was Russia’s 60th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 61st in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1793% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1614% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Latvia

The major share of Russian exports to Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 68.70% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (68.90% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.07% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (11.11% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.50% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (7.14% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.68% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (6.80% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.57% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (3.15% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.72% of Russia’s total exports to Latvia (1.91% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $24,433,165;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $20,096,373;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $11,018,128;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $8,718,645;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $6,393,711;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,705,185.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $56,833,202;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $17,489,156;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $8,662,125;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $7,210,683;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $4,837,494;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $4,187,104.
Russia’s exports to Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2020
over Q1 2019
01 Live animals 0 0.00 1,851-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 22,652 0.00 59,879-62.17
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 825,026 0.07 1,126,057-26.73
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 148 0.00 376-60.64
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 650,427 0.05 782,355-16.86
10 Cereals 2,817,444 0.24 59,650,646-95.28
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,037,391 0.17 205,050893.61
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 27,076,662 2.28 2,643,497924.27
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 127 0.00 2,850-95.54
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 3,503,953 0.29 1,339,817161.52
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 14,911,088 1.26 8,517,37775.07
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 213,713 0.02 118,13380.91
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 464,437 0.04 266,55974.23
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 447,687 0.04 334,09134.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 525,738 0.04 438,74319.83
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,041,047 0.17 852,969139.29
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,732,241 0.73 7,673,47913.80
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 55,347,675 4.66 44,329,54724.86
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 168,010 0.01 125,00734.40
26 Ores, slag and ash 10,350 0.00 11,662-11.25
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 816,061,325 68.69 795,964,9522.52
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,544,005 0.13 2,545,653-39.35
29 Organic chemicals 17,393,365 1.46 8,674,720100.51
30 Pharmaceutical products 7,840,795 0.66 6,588,22419.01
31 Fertilizers 30,005,520 2.53 47,494,676-36.82
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 126,195 0.01 177,391-28.86
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,964,612 0.33 3,234,09822.59
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 2,254,342 0.19 1,720,94230.99
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 22,637 0.00 69,992-67.66
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 38,055 0.00 20,57484.97
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 577 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,522,417 0.30 4,582,359-23.13
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,262,281 0.70 5,693,75245.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,295,410 0.19 1,691,51435.70
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 932-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 82,776 0.01 102,049-18.89
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 75,199 0.01 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,642,841 1.65 24,480,335-19.76
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 112-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 163 0.00 1,038-84.30
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 4,459,130 0.38 4,787,186-6.85
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,148,140 0.43 5,850,014-12.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,274,377 0.11 1,248,3932.08
50 Silk 0 0.00 16-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 119-100.00
52 Cotton 544,590 0.05 85,545536.61
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 151,084 0.01 115,04931.32
54 Man-made filaments 27,723 0.00 21,90826.54
55 Man-made staple fibers 46,809 0.00 19723,660.91
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 281,619 0.02 283,679-0.73
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 839 0.00 1,685-50.21
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 25,638 0.00 4,759438.73
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 15,113 0.00 17,594-14.10
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 3,621 0.00 4,293-15.65
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 203,689 0.02 131,87954.45
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 413,011 0.03 753,358-45.18
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 170,844 0.01 94,43880.91
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 46,222 0.00 364,864-87.33
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,810 0.00 6,077-4.39
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,206 0.00 482357.68
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 9,555 0.00 1,512531.94
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,365,715 0.20 1,889,92825.17
69 Ceramic products 2,262,971 0.19 1,815,15724.67
70 Glass and glassware 1,320,131 0.11 1,482,653-10.96
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 642,857 0.05 1,950,507-67.04
72 Iron and steel 58,136,262 4.89 65,346,945-11.03
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,487,045 0.63 11,674,149-35.87
74 Copper and articles thereof 177,693 0.01 79,549123.38
75 Nickel and articles thereof 405,992 0.03 490,355-17.20
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 352,721 0.03 309,52413.96
78 Lead and articles thereof 421 0.00 101,200-99.58
79 Zinc and articles thereof 242,966 0.02 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 104,354 0.01 308,160-66.14
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 52,651 0.00 81,532-35.42
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 519,206 0.04 212,792144.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 9,117,450 0.77 5,412,26568.46
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 4,439,452 0.37 4,438,8580.01
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 4,149,221 0.35 954,686334.62
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,234,278 0.10 9,896,403-87.53
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 935,582 0.08 53,9871,632.98
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 603,495 0.05 1,352,398-55.38
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 8,952 0.00 3152,741.90
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 289 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 1,782,641 0.15 1,308,04436.28
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 417,286 0.04 516,974-19.28
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 530,835 0.04 334,73958.58
SS Classified 45,062,120 3.79 79 77856,384.39

Russia’s Imports from Latvia

The major share of Russian imports from Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 33.62% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (41.30% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 24.30% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (27.13% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.85% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (10.15% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 9.49% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (5.59% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.23% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (4.66% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.65% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (6.32% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.80% of Russia’s total imports from Latvia (1.80% in the 1st quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,509,478;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $2,727,397;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,059,939;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,376,571;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $1,335,271;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $963,728;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $722,047;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $704,456;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $357,057;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $316,207;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $306,603;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $294,689.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,833,139;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,596,812;
  • 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 $1,567,984;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $509,937;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $406,959.
Russia’s imports from Latvia in the 1st quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2020
over Q1 2019
01 Live animals 6,706 0.01 8,829-24.05
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 3,302,121 3.46 3,080,4157.20
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 83,126 0.09 48,23372.34
10 Cereals 2,727,397 2.86 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 75,195 0.08 83,517-9.96
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 229,048 0.24 188,56021.47
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 7,392 0.01 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 282,606 0.30 253,63311.42
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 49,989 0.05 38,88728.55
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,768,761 2.90 1,392,19098.88
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 137,800 0.14 142,463-3.27
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 672,935 0.71 672,4580.07
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 710,175 0.74 393,96880.26
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,699,339 2.83 1,994,88335.31
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 347,677 0.36 372,236-6.60
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 55,483 0.06 19,667182.11
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,193 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 151,458 0.16 160,794-5.81
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 313,531 0.33 326,248-3.90
29 Organic chemicals 446,948 0.47 956,885-53.29
30 Pharmaceutical products 11,687,746 12.26 13,284,558-12.02
31 Fertilizers 4,045 0.00 5,881-31.22
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,207,752 1.27 1,098,1109.98
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,367,822 1.43 1,355,4760.91
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 96,105 0.10 105,808-9.17
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 16,957 0.02 42,643-60.23
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 608,941 0.64 771,969-21.12
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,228,155 7.58 5,168,21639.86
40 Rubber and articles thereof 184,799 0.19 105,62474.96
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,743 0.00 3,255-15.73
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 4,118-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 178,975 0.19 585,934-69.45
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 281 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 306,603 0.32 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,832,705 7.17 2,323,227194.10
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,732,837 1.82 1,875,798-7.62
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 8,616-100.00
52 Cotton 19,799 0.02 121,705-83.73
54 Man-made filaments 69,449 0.07 67,3103.18
55 Man-made staple fibers 142,352 0.15 227,054-37.30
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 673,755 0.71 492,05736.93
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 640-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 349,818 0.37 310,39512.70
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 21,922 0.02 36,527-39.98
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 691,457 0.73 920,866-24.91
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 699,362 0.73 662,0945.63
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,612,594 1.69 1,317,90522.36
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,093,040 1.15 1,246,822-12.33
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,833 0.00 776393.94
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 180-100.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 4,996 0.01 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 141,484 0.15 71,01599.23
69 Ceramic products 184,482 0.19 357,610-48.41
70 Glass and glassware 837,119 0.88 480,06274.38
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,713,684 1.80 1,542,65111.09
72 Iron and steel 1,421,988 1.49 458,260210.30
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,099,904 2.20 2,139,709-1.86
74 Copper and articles thereof 740,191 0.78 18,1443,979.54
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 135,921 0.14 109,40224.24
79 Zinc and articles thereof 642 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 60,181-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 290,470 0.30 335,111-13.32
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,206,860 2.31 871,589153.20
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 9,758,606 10.24 11,591,745-15.81
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 20,324,914 21.32 21,892,898-7.16
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 240,133 0.25 319,228-24.78
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,002,960 1.05 803,08924.89
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 220,660 0.23 170,76029.22
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 501,239 0.53 566,916-11.58
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 172-100.00
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 906,328 0.95 751,41220.62
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 84,135 0.09 26,436218.26
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 508,878 0.53 401,78526.65
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 104,463 0.11 344,098-69.64
SS Classified 0 0.00 681-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia