Russian trade in goods with Puerto Rico in Q1 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico was $8,557,530, down 82.76% ($41,082,836) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $1,459,734, down 93.15% ($19,846,644) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $7,097,796, down 74.95% ($21,236,192) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $5,638,062, a 19.77% decrease ($1,389,548) over the 1st quarter of 2019.
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 133rd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 98th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0060% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0315% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 143rd largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 100th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0016% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0204% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 101st largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (down from 81st in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0134% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0534% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico 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) - 89.65% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (6.89% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.25% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (92.41% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $133,606.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 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 $19,690,194;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $158,699;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $137,382.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 19,690,194 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 137,382 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 171 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,575 | 0.24 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 35 | 0.00 | 60 | -41.67 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 556 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 161 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,375 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 9,176 | 0.63 | 8,862 | 3.54 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 133,606 | 9.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,391 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,307,693 | 89.58 | 1,466,392 | -10.82 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,010 | 0.07 | 2,558 | -60.52 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 950 | 0.07 | 930 | 2.15 |
Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 73.98% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (98.60% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 22.80% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.43% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (1.22% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $1,618,195;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $86,289;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $28,016;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $26,454.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $22,752,500;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $189,649.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 18,201 | 0.26 | 36,735 | -50.45 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 1,457 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,037,618 | 70.97 | 27,790,118 | -81.87 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 89,011 | 1.25 | 107,299 | -17.04 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 165 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 124,485 | 1.75 | 38,196 | 225.91 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 51 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 8,617 | 0.12 | 13,533 | -36.33 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 977 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 28,016 | 0.39 | 0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,618,195 | 22.80 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 71,999 | 1.01 | 45,545 | 58.08 |
| 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 | 6,258 | 0.09 | 16,923 | -63.02 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 94,368 | 1.33 | 284,017 | -66.77 |