Russian trade in goods with Argentina in Q3 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Argentina
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Argentina was $223,650,124, down 26.30% ($79,806,920) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Argentina in the 3rd quarter of 2020 were $20,209,044, down 80.35% ($82,647,263) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Argentina in the 3rd quarter of 2020 totaled $203,441,080, up 1.42% ($2,840,343) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Argentina in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $183,232,036, a 87.46% increase ($85,487,606) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Argentina was Russia’s 65th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 62nd in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.1638% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1829% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Argentina was Russia’s 103rd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (down from 75th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0257% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0995% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Argentina was Russia’s 42nd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 44th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.3513% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3207% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Argentina
The major share of Russian exports to Argentina in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 70.53% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (27.03% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 15.27% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (4.53% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.13% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (0.97% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.12% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (1.58% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.53% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (65.42% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Argentina in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $644,225;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $255,120;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $235,549;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $230,159;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $122,700;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $79,525.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Argentina in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd 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) - a decrease of $65,128,301;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $12,994,995;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,448,040;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $1,445,848;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $984,766;
- 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 $554,637;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $297,502;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $210,960;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $103,922;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $84,917;
- 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $68,000.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
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11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 70,096 | 0.35 | 27,600 | 153.97 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 1,445,848 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 712,427 | 3.53 | 65,840,728 | -98.92 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 206,210 | 1.02 | 760,847 | -72.90 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 210,960 | -100.00 |
31 | Fertilizers | 13,303,179 | 65.83 | 26,298,174 | -49.41 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 10,275 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
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 | 18,161 | 0.09 | 30,795 | -41.03 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 5,301 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 173,569 | 0.86 | 159,645 | 8.72 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 277,744 | 1.37 | 198,219 | 40.12 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 264,675 | 1.31 | 141,975 | 86.42 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 18,221 | -100.00 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,239,114 | 6.13 | 983,994 | 25.93 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 297,502 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 257 | 0.00 | 85,174 | -99.70 |
72 | Iron and steel | 116,980 | 0.58 | 1,101,746 | -89.38 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 321,338 | 1.59 | 91,179 | 252.43 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 11,999 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 298,538 | 1.48 | 402,460 | -25.82 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 257 | 0.00 | 35 | 634.29 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 44,377 | 0.22 | 31,953 | 38.88 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,915 | 0.02 | 1 | 391,400.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 36,076 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,201,422 | 5.94 | 3,649,462 | -67.08 |
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 | 1,088,401 | 5.39 | 444,176 | 145.04 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 796,554 | 3.94 | 561,005 | 41.99 |
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 | 68,000 | -100.00 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 13,480 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 1,307 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Argentina
The major share of Russian imports from Argentina in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 89.02% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (93.70% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.53% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (2.06% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.91% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (3.55% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.20% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (0.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Argentina in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $6,434,390;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $5,835,261;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $3,627,987;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $2,947,366;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $2,315,730;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,362,168;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,088,635;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $1,037,065;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $708,188;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $634,499.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Argentina in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $10,390,168;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $5,664,092;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $2,212,723;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $1,863,206;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $1,000,943;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $889,733;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $729,625;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $702,348.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2020 over Q3 2019 |
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01 | Live animals | 11,524 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 34,795,935 | 17.10 | 45,186,103 | -22.99 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 18,478,801 | 9.08 | 20,342,007 | -9.16 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 22,219,281 | 10.92 | 27,883,373 | -20.31 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 828,575 | 0.41 | 560,784 | 47.75 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 615,220 | 0.30 | 561,628 | 9.54 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 59,093,562 | 29.05 | 52,659,172 | 12.22 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 885,842 | 0.44 | 957,054 | -7.44 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 30,072,345 | 14.78 | 26,444,358 | 13.72 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 504,896 | 0.25 | 1,394,629 | -63.80 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 48,295 | -100.00 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 546,473 | 0.27 | 1,276,098 | -57.18 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,735,435 | 0.85 | 698,370 | 148.50 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,465,199 | 1.70 | 5,677,922 | -38.97 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 634,499 | 0.31 | 0 | ∞ |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 7,215,506 | 3.55 | 4,268,140 | 69.06 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 35,152 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 248,241 | -100.00 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3,141,506 | 1.54 | 2,585,889 | 21.49 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 1,295,761 | 0.64 | 207,126 | 525.59 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 145,912 | 0.07 | 1,146,855 | -87.28 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 192,107 | 0.09 | 78,206 | 145.64 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 84,096 | 0.04 | 99,075 | -15.12 |
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 | 258 | 0.00 | 709 | -63.61 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 1,856,407 | 0.91 | 1,148,219 | 61.68 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,105 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 999,926 | 0.49 | 1,702,274 | -41.26 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 247,183 | 0.12 | 157,050 | 57.39 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 328,127 | -100.00 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | -100.00 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 39,607 | 0.02 | 190,436 | -79.20 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 17,433 | 0.01 | 5,065 | 244.19 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 499 | 0.00 | 199 | 150.75 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 507,619 | 0.25 | 206,191 | 146.19 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 26 | 0.00 | 420 | -93.81 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 516 | -100.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 594 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 167 | 0.00 | 97 | 72.16 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 2,425 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,186 | 0.00 | 2,106 | 3.80 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 2,490 | 0.00 | 1,412 | 76.35 |
72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 140,804 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,413,273 | 1.19 | 97,543 | 2,374.06 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,980 | 0.00 | 1,204 | 230.56 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 21,335 | 0.01 | 28,630 | -25.48 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,739 | 0.00 | 1,398 | 24.39 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,369,638 | 2.15 | 3,007,470 | 45.29 |
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 | 27,147 | 0.01 | 1,269 | 2,039.24 |
86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 0 | 0.00 | 695 | -100.00 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 375,320 | 0.18 | 465,344 | -19.35 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 6,485,690 | 3.19 | 650,429 | 897.14 |
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 | 20,313 | 0.01 | 125 | 16,150.40 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 6,321 | 0.00 | 560 | 1,028.75 |
SS | Classified | 78,943 | 0.04 | 100 923 | -21.78 |