Russian trade in goods with the Dominican Republic 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 the Dominican Republic in the first quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with the Dominican Republic
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with the Dominican Republic totaled $18,855,412, up 87.14% ($8,779,578) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $10,524,801, up 93.17% ($5,076,389) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $8,330,611, up 80.03% ($3,703,189) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with the Dominican Republic in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $2,194,190, a 167.26% increase ($1,373,200) over the 1st quarter of 2019.
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 117th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 134th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0133% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0064% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 112th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 134th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0118% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0052% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 97th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 105th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0157% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0087% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian exports to the Dominican Republic 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) - 69.49% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (14.01% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 16.91% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (73.26% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 7.46% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (6.63% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.74% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.61% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (1.92% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.87% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (1.21% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic 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 $6,558,215;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $423,942;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $259,879;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $176,228;
- 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 $133,717;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $70,897;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $46,752;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $44,094;
- 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) - an increase of $33,582.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,616,239;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $53,420.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 176,228 | 1.67 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 7,018 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 785,148 | 7.46 | 361,206 | 117.37 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 552,612 | 5.25 | 418,895 | 31.92 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 323,643 | 3.08 | 63,764 | 407.56 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 29,450 | 0.28 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 795,221 | 7.56 | 3,411,460 | -76.69 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 776 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 91 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 78,370 | 0.74 | 96,658 | -18.92 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 44,094 | 0.42 | 0 | ∞ |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 1,925 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 123,560 | 1.17 | 104,531 | 18.20 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 2,257 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,266 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 199,207 | 1.89 | 128,310 | 55.25 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 7,247,864 | 68.86 | 689,649 | 950.95 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,478 | 0.01 | 3,274 | -54.86 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 63,983 | 0.61 | 17,231 | 271.32 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 53,420 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 48,205 | 0.46 | 61,456 | -21.56 |
| 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 | 38,272 | 0.36 | 4,690 | 716.03 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 5,000 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 33 000 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian imports from the Dominican Republic in the 1st quarter of 2020 (and in the 1st quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 57.49% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (41.54% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.11% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (35.74% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.32% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (12.69% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.15% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (4.95% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.77% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (5.02% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $2,081,789;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $530,938;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $416,436;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $306,923;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $231,638;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $104,515;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $87,742;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $31,411;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $29,998.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $159,213;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $32,603.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 683,766 | 8.21 | 267,330 | 155.78 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 111,216 | 1.34 | 23,474 | 373.78 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 35,440 | 0.43 | 5,442 | 551.23 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 22,513 | 0.27 | 2,967 | 658.78 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,756,357 | 21.08 | 1,524,719 | 15.19 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 2,180,166 | 26.17 | 98,377 | 2,116.13 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,084 | 0.03 | 72 | 2,794.44 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 818,763 | 9.83 | 511,840 | 59.96 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 4,684 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 139,619 | 1.68 | 35,104 | 297.73 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 66,037 | 0.79 | 34,626 | 90.72 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 734 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 3,232 | 0.04 | 3,047 | 6.07 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 42 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 73 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 27,722 | 0.33 | 12,320 | 125.02 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 102 | 0.00 | 32,705 | -99.69 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 39 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 202,885 | 2.44 | 187,230 | 8.36 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 230,670 | 2.77 | 227,012 | 1.61 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 190 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 530,938 | 6.37 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 549 | 0.01 | 1,923 | -71.45 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 89,969 | 1.08 | 93,685 | -3.97 |
| 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 | 126,578 | 1.52 | 108,711 | 16.44 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,292,202 | 15.51 | 1,451,415 | -10.97 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 9,356 | 0.11 | 5 | 187,020.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 103 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |