Russian trade in goods with Qatar in Q2 2020
August 14, 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 second quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Qatar
In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Qatar totaled $27,989,210, up 60.09% ($10,505,315) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2020 totaled $22,152,257, up 144.25% ($13,082,832) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $5,836,953, down 30.63% ($2,577,517) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2020 was $16,315,304, a 2,391.06% increase ($15,660,349) over the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Qatar was Russia’s 108th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 124th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0229% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0109% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Qatar was Russia’s 98th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 121st in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0317% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0090% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Qatar was Russia’s 103rd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 98th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0112% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0142% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Qatar
The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 59.83% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (12.59% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 28.17% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (64.65% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.94% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (3.95% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.71% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (4.25% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.42% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (3.85% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.13% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (6.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $12,172,976;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $704,839;
- 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 $466,443;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $437,618;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $247,427;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $111,688;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $83,759;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $75,540;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $66,967.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $398,937;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $175,646;
- 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 $168,524;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $151,953;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $124,191;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $84,600;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $82,941;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $66,947.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 40,718 | 0.18 | 164,909 | -75.31 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 23,807 | -100.00 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 0 | 0.00 | 8,420 | -100.00 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 66,967 | 0.30 | 0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 426,428 | 1.92 | 825,365 | -48.33 |
| 10 | Cereals | 4,924,927 | 22.23 | 4,841,168 | 1.73 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 4,235 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 704,839 | 3.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 10,267 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 75 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 61,766 | 0.28 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 822,618 | 3.71 | 385,000 | 113.67 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 168,524 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 1,889 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 72,000 | 0.33 | 156,600 | -54.02 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 9,037 | 0.04 | 10,372 | -12.87 |
| 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 | 170 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 92,432 | 0.42 | 175,373 | -47.29 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 561 | 0.00 | 11,139 | -94.96 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 76,894 | 0.35 | 64,378 | 19.44 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 410,876 | 1.85 | 335,336 | 22.53 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 124,892 | 0.56 | 13,204 | 845.86 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1 | 0.00 | 505 | -99.80 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 6,900 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 6,394 | 0.03 | 36,055 | -82.27 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,442 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 23,813 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 17,591 | 0.08 | 32,820 | -46.40 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 127,327 | 0.57 | 302,973 | -57.97 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 20 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 13,221,730 | 59.69 | 1,048,754 | 1,160.71 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 16,987 | 0.08 | 83,934 | -79.76 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,165 | 0.01 | 6,133 | -64.70 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,101 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 12,725 | 0.06 | 2,206 | 476.84 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 273,922 | 1.24 | 26,495 | 933.86 |
| 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 | 583,966 | 2.64 | 117,523 | 396.90 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 48,328 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 14,204 | 0.06 | 166,157 | -91.45 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 896 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,615 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 814 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Qatar
The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 60.51% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (50.06% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 39.40% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (49.90% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $760,760;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $680,665;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $549,168;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $336,694;
- 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 $252,796.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,531,760 | 60.51 | 4,212,425 | -16.16 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 252,796 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,523,813 | 26.11 | 2,072,981 | -26.49 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 387 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 760,760 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 775,617 | 13.29 | 1,112,311 | -30.27 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 78 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 725 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 19 | 0.00 | 2,580 | -99.26 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2,078 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,558 | 0.04 | 56 | 4,467.86 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 47 | -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 | 305 | 0.01 | 127 | 140.16 |