Russian trade in goods with Puerto Rico in Q4 2020
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico
In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico totaled $121,333,214, up 27.60% ($26,242,467) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $60,443,359, up 4,339.49% ($59,081,866) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $60,889,855, down 35.04% ($32,839,399) from the 4th quarter of 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2020 was $446,496, a 99.52% decrease ($91,921,265) over the 4th quarter of 2019.
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 82nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 85th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0749% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0529% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 81st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 143rd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0640% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0012% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 73rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 64th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0900% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1378% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 98.47% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (8.03% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.78% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (55.39% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.50% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (30.92% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.24% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (1.91% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (3.67% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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) - an increase of $59,411,000.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $292,161;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $252,232.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2020 over Q4 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 59,520,353 | 98.47 | 109,353 | 54,329.56 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 26,043 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 74,712 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 72,689 | 0.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 39 | 0.00 | 36 | 8.33 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 17,706 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 32,304 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 29 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 724 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 300,818 | 0.50 | 168,691 | 78.32 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 252,232 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 461,318 | 0.76 | 753,479 | -38.77 |
| 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 | 10,000 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 700 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,723 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 954 | 0.00 | 506 | 88.54 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 443 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 94.62% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (98.51% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.22% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (0.04% in the 4th quarter of 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $3,139,782;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $977,173.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $35,656,143;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $831,889;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $307,217.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2020 over Q4 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,180,445 | 5.22 | 40,663 | 7,721.47 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,269 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 978,112 | 1.61 | 939 | 104,065.28 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 56,543,546 | 92.86 | 92,199,689 | -38.67 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 43,365 | 0.07 | 98,028 | -55.76 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,726 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 44,242 | 0.07 | 28,208 | 56.84 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 79 | 0.00 | 4 | 1,875.00 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 138 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 477 | 0.00 | 36,472 | -98.69 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 579 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 390 | -100.00 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 7,848 | 0.01 | 315,065 | -97.51 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 97 | 0.00 | 5,910 | -98.36 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 831,889 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 11,529 | 0.02 | 57,805 | -80.06 |
| 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 | 1,645 | 0.00 | 40,918 | -95.98 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 76,165 | 0.13 | 68,949 | 10.47 |
| 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 | 2,918 | -100.00 |