Russian trade in goods with Qatar in Q1 2020
May 24, 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 Qatar in the first quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Qatar totaled $28,990,262, up 55.96% ($10,401,678) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $18,366,530, up 93.11% ($8,855,650) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $10,623,732, up 17.03% ($1,546,028) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $7,742,798, a 1,687.45% increase ($7,309,622) over the 1st quarter of 2019.
Qatar was Russia’s 108th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 121st in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0204% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0118% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Qatar was Russia’s 101st largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 117th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0206% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0091% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Qatar was Russia’s 94th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 95th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0200% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0171% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 73.65% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (65.25% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.80% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (14.19% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.92% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (5.05% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.43% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (4.67% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.21% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (2.81% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.14% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (4.48% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.04% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.47% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar 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 $7,083,482;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $804,640;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $424,002;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $327,517;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $226,890;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $203,677;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $199,573;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $146,579;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $142,473;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $70,000.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $204,989;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $185,745;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $142,134;
- 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 $133,169;
- 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 $100,468;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - a decrease of $65,488.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
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 | 4,468 | -100.00 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 204,989 | -100.00 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 185,745 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 47,971 | 0.26 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 1,009,988 | 5.50 | 867,515 | 16.42 |
| 10 | Cereals | 19,500 | 0.11 | 37,995 | -48.68 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 3,743 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 804,909 | 4.38 | 269 | 299,122.68 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,254 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 829 | 0.00 | 6,601 | -87.44 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 79,093 | 0.43 | 38,657 | 104.60 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 203,677 | 1.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 904,545 | 4.92 | 480,543 | 88.23 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 10,640 | 0.06 | 143,809 | -92.60 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,133 | 0.01 | 2,745 | -22.30 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 70,000 | 0.38 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 19,826 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 481 | 0.00 | 252 | 90.87 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 63 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 235,200 | 1.28 | 253,398 | -7.18 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 46,162 | 0.25 | 6,157 | 649.75 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 27,961 | 0.15 | 250 | 11,084.40 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,933 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 625,112 | 3.40 | 297,595 | 110.05 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,316 | 0.02 | 146,450 | -97.05 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 159 | 0.00 | 148 | 7.43 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 189,912 | 1.03 | 43,333 | 338.26 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,293 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,040 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 19,631 | 0.11 | 32,931 | -40.39 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 9,864 | 0.05 | 16,289 | -39.44 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 59,535 | 0.32 | 101,809 | -41.52 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 504 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 13,124,670 | 71.46 | 6,041,188 | 117.25 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 384,315 | 2.09 | 157,425 | 144.13 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 479 | 0.00 | 2,289 | -79.07 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 931 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,981 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 13,349 | 0.07 | 4,147 | 221.90 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 79 | 0.00 | 1,236 | -93.61 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 242,584 | 1.32 | 43,011 | 464.00 |
| 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 | 113,297 | 0.62 | 213,765 | -47.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 650 | 0.00 | 425 | 52.94 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 50,264 | 0.27 | 10,286 | 388.66 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 42 | -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 | 17,054 | 0.09 | 27,525 | -38.04 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 11,952 | 0.07 | 9,986 | 19.69 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 27,764 | 0.15 | 2,865 | 869.08 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 65,488 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 34 141 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar 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) - 72.02% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (72.66% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.98% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (27.34% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar 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) - an increase of $1,055,606;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $865,331.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $265,967;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $109,167.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 7,651,206 | 72.02 | 6,595,600 | 16.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,796,317 | 16.91 | 930,986 | 92.95 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 265,967 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,175,770 | 11.07 | 1,284,937 | -8.50 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 67 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 427 | 0.00 | 147 | 190.48 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 12 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |