Russian trade in goods with the Dominican Republic in Q2 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with the Dominican Republic
In the 2nd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with the Dominican Republic was $13,755,805, down 44.55% ($11,051,104) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2020 were $3,873,578, down 76.67% ($12,732,767) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2020 totaled $9,882,227, up 20.51% ($1,681,663) from the 2nd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade balance with the Dominican Republic went from a surplus of $8,405,781 in the 2nd quarter of 2019, to a deficit of $6,008,649 in the 2nd quarter of 2020.
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 122nd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 113th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0113% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0155% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 128th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (down from 107th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0055% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0165% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The Dominican Republic was Russia’s 96th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (up from 100th in the 2nd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0190% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0138% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian exports to the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 86.83% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (20.05% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.49% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (2.54% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.94% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (73.80% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.29% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (0.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.19% of Russia’s total exports to the Dominican Republic (2.84% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $239,902;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $177,167;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $83,158;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $25,137.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Dominican Republic 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) - a decrease of $12,113,165;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $463,534;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $410,752;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $179,636;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $92,157.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 8,543 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 7,271 | 0.19 | 470,805 | -98.46 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 786,520 | 20.30 | 546,618 | 43.89 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 273,775 | 7.07 | 96,608 | 183.39 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,271 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,168,130 | 55.97 | 2,578,882 | -15.93 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 48 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 973 | 0.03 | 7 | 13,800.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 132,752 | 3.43 | 107,615 | 23.36 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 51,078 | 1.32 | 42,814 | 19.30 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 200,163 | 5.17 | 379,799 | -47.30 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 83,158 | 2.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 5,731 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 9,946 | 0.26 | 102,103 | -90.26 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 0 | 0.00 | 3,024 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 141,773 | 3.66 | 12,254,938 | -98.84 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 75 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 11,035 | 0.28 | 53 | 20,720.75 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 302 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 130 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 8,850 | -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 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,031 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,100 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from the Dominican Republic
The major share of Russian imports from the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 48.72% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (30.15% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 26.90% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (41.45% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.07% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (23.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.88% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (2.77% in the 2nd quarter of 2019);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.04% of Russia’s total imports from the Dominican Republic (1.38% in the 2nd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,929,896;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $983,659;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $820,955;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $61,931;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $43,358.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Dominican Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2020 over the 2nd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $844,409;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $607,688;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $453,224;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $84,486;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $57,555;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $30,750.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2020 over Q2 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 349,729 | 3.54 | 802,953 | -56.44 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 7,172 | 0.07 | 91,658 | -92.18 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 0 | 0.00 | 17,880 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 23,898 | 0.24 | 14,031 | 70.32 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 263 | 0.00 | 27,210 | -99.03 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,568 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,379,785 | 24.08 | 1,396,126 | 70.46 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 2,052,296 | 20.77 | 122,400 | 1,576.71 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 13 | 0.00 | 2,097 | -99.38 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,496,140 | 25.26 | 3,340,549 | -25.28 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 63,022 | 0.64 | 1,091 | 5,676.54 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 98,903 | 1.00 | 55,545 | 78.06 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,500 | 0.03 | 2,489 | 0.44 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 36,102 | 0.37 | 32,608 | 10.72 |
| 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 | 1,455 | 0.01 | 32,205 | -95.48 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2,527 | 0.03 | 60,082 | -95.79 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 36 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 141 | 0.00 | 20,437 | -99.31 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 41 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 252,520 | 2.56 | 226,879 | 11.30 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 807 | 0.01 | 4 | 20,075.00 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 820,955 | 8.31 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 639 | 0.01 | 208 | 207.21 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,267 | 0.04 | 19,560 | -78.19 |
| 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 | 68,603 | 0.69 | 97,779 | -29.84 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,218,798 | 12.33 | 1,826,486 | -33.27 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 10,251 | -100.00 |