Russian trade in goods with Trinidad and Tobago in Q1 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Trinidad and Tobago
In the 1st quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Trinidad and Tobago was $8,919,674, down 0.53% ($47,118) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2020 were $8,806,885, down 1.10% ($98,302) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2020 totaled $112,789, up 83.08% ($51,184) from the 1st quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2020 was $8,694,096, a 1.69% decrease ($149,486) over the 1st quarter of 2019.
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 132nd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 136th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0063% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0057% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 118th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 119th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0099% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0085% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 149th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2020 (up from 159th in the 1st quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0002% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0001% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Trinidad and Tobago
The major share of Russian exports to Trinidad and Tobago 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) - 96.67% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (92.85% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.26% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (1.27% in the 1st quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.07% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (5.30% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $173,366;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $114,505;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $71,615.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago 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 $425,411;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $35,238;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $28,807.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q1 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q1 2020 over Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 43,745 | 0.50 | 31,856 | 37.32 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 8,441,716 | 95.85 | 8,268,350 | 2.10 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 71,615 | 0.81 | 0 | ∞ |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 14,036 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 695 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 129,680 | 1.47 | 15,175 | 754.56 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 69,446 | 0.79 | 98,253 | -29.32 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 113 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 10,990 | 0.12 | 12,096 | -9.14 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 19,716 | 0.22 | 6,204 | 217.79 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 757 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,299 | 0.06 | 430,710 | -98.77 |
| 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 | 642 | 0.01 | 4,949 | -87.03 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 791 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 35,238 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Trinidad and Tobago
The major share of Russian imports from Trinidad and Tobago 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) - 99.81% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (99.85% in the 1st quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $51,069.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2020 over the 1st quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q1 2020, US dollars ($) |
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 | 112,580 | 99.81 | 61,511 | 83.02 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 94 | -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 | 209 | 0.19 | 0 | ∞ |