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Russian trade in goods with Qatar in Q4 2020

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Qatar in the fourth quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Qatar

In the 4th quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with Qatar was $22,117,322, down 23.89% ($6,944,028) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2020 were $10,946,838, down 47.07% ($9,736,478) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2020 totaled $11,170,484, up 33.33% ($2,792,450) from the 4th quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade balance with Qatar went from a surplus of $12,305,282 in the 4th quarter of 2019, to a deficit of $223,646 in the 4th quarter of 2020.

Qatar was Russia’s 125th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 113th in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0136% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0162% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Qatar was Russia’s 121st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2020 (down from 103rd in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0116% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0185% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Qatar was Russia’s 98th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2020 (up from 101st in the 4th quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0165% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0123% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Qatar

The major share of Russian exports to Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2020 (and in the 4th quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 52.97% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (80.81% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 29.58% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (8.67% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.47% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.79% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.44% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (3.37% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.68% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (1.61% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.33% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (0.27% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.11% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (3.37% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th 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 $1,885,270;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $394,804;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $123,472;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $117,360;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $110,112;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $99,763;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $97,472;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $94,080;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $87,539;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $58,363;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $44,216.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $10,508,542;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $685,023;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $350,402;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $315,485;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $244,659;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $186,780;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $104,232;
  • 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 $73,825;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $73,795;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $71,459;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $62,883;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $49,369;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $49,068;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $34,841.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
01 Live animals 6,649 0.06 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 96,829 0.88 283,609-65.86
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 55,874 0.51 300,533-81.41
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 23,227 0.21 97,022-76.06
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 930,114 8.50 820,00213.43
10 Cereals 3,838,485 35.06 14,347,027-73.25
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 6,694-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 603,506 5.51 480,03425.72
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 15,148 0.14 9,12665.99
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,371 0.05 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,244 0.08 43,085-80.87
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 78,631 0.72 128,000-38.57
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 136,847 1.25 199,730-31.48
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 12,000 0.11 697,023-98.28
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 0 0.00 73,825-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,347 0.02 51,415-95.44
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 51,977 0.47 39,99529.96
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 439 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 222,029 2.03 122,26681.60
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,003 0.06 14,657-52.22
40 Rubber and articles thereof 118,585 1.08 31,046281.97
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 37 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 461,456 4.22 66,652592.34
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 25,052 0.23 96,511-74.04
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,420 0.02 0
52 Cotton 63 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 300-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 9,429-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 143,103 1.31 45,631213.61
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 75 0.00 237-68.35
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 66-100.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,150-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,120 0.02 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 32 0.00 15,748-99.80
69 Ceramic products 94,080 0.86 0
70 Glass and glassware 271,543 2.48 154,18376.12
72 Iron and steel 314,434 2.87 629,919-50.08
73 Articles of iron or steel 104,518 0.95 60,30273.32
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,230-100.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 8,097 0.07 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 3,537-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 59,047 0.54 6848,532.60
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 437-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 561,097 5.13 665,329-15.67
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 2,242,267 20.48 356,997528.09
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 23,844 0.22 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 35,461 0.32 385,863-90.81
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 375,655 3.43 385,932-2.66
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 904 0.01 83989.16
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 6,150 0.06 35,266-82.56
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 14,292-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,078 0.02 4,449-53.29
SS Classified 0 0.00 4 000-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Qatar

The major share of Russian imports from Qatar 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) - 66.31% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (54.40% in the 4th quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.38% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (45.57% in the 4th quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar 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 $2,849,130;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $888,733.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2020 over the 4th quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $724,871;
  • 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 $252,598.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2020
over Q4 2019
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 7,406,838 66.31 4,557,70862.51
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 0 0.00 252,598-100.00
29 Organic chemicals 3,411,067 30.54 2,522,33435.23
39 Plastics and articles thereof 318,045 2.85 1,042,916-69.50
40 Rubber and articles thereof 93 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 147-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 9,930 0.09 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 509 0.00 772-34.07
74 Copper and articles thereof 16,068 0.14 2536,250.99
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 1,306-100.00
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 7,586 0.07 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 348 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia