Russian trade with Argentina in 2020
February 14, 2021
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 Argentina in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Argentina
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Argentina was $903,027,553, down 21.45% ($246,592,174) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Argentina in 2020 were $94,374,052, down 70.72% ($227,967,121) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Argentina in 2020 were $808,653,501, down 2.25% ($18,625,053) from 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Argentina in 2020 was $714,279,449, a 41.46% increase ($209,342,068) over 2019.
Argentina was Russia’s 68th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 65th in 2019), accounting for 0.1590% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1725% in 2019).
Argentina was Russia’s 104th largest export market in 2020 (down from 77th in 2019), accounting for 0.0281% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0762% in 2019).
Argentina was Russia’s 44th largest supplier in 2020 (up from 45th in 2019), accounting for 0.3494% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3394% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Argentina
The major share of Russian exports to Argentina in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 58.09% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (16.27% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 19.86% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (2.01% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.56% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (3.14% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.34% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (1.18% in 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.25% of Russia’s total exports to Argentina (76.92% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Argentina in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $12,021,457;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,985,000;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,268,497;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,750,400;
- 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 $1,302,405;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $530,574;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $489,843;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $290,527.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Argentina in 2020 over 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 $241,738,696;
- 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 $2,529,725;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $2,187,310;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,777,078;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $683,388.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 217,392 | 0.23 | 188,251 | 15.48 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,068 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 9,180 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 891,200 | 0.94 | 3,078,510 | -71.05 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,121,107 | 3.31 | 244,859,803 | -98.73 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,880,715 | 1.99 | 4,410,440 | -57.36 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 667,295 | 0.71 | 749,405 | -10.96 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,990,520 | 3.17 | 5,520 | 54,076.09 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 46,136,581 | 48.89 | 44,386,181 | 3.94 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 100,881 | 0.11 | 207,771 | -51.45 |
| 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 | 165,504 | 0.18 | 153,487 | 7.83 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 5,301 | -100.00 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 274,290 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 630,436 | 0.67 | 691,923 | -8.89 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,092,977 | 1.16 | 924,506 | 18.22 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,157,562 | 1.23 | 626,988 | 84.62 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,508 | 0.00 | 106,000 | -97.63 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,970,787 | 6.33 | 3,702,290 | 61.27 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 7,870 | 0.01 | 6,039 | 30.32 |
| 52 | Cotton | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 185,049 | 0.20 | 868,437 | -78.69 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 13 | 0.00 | 113 | -88.50 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,334 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 1,392 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 6,855 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 241 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 250,812 | 0.27 | 317,773 | -21.07 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 22,974 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 139,674 | 0.15 | 44 | 317,340.91 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 16,231,606 | 17.20 | 4,210,149 | 285.54 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 645,165 | 0.68 | 678,464 | -4.91 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 36,266 | 0.04 | 23,736 | 52.79 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 131 | 0.00 | 1,175 | -88.85 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,710,526 | 1.81 | 1,419,999 | 20.46 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 1,350 | 0.00 | 408 | 230.88 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 50,333 | 0.05 | 114,327 | -55.97 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 14,995 | 0.02 | 22,174 | -32.38 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 51,340 | 0.05 | 8,258 | 521.70 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,714,721 | 5.00 | 6,491,799 | -27.37 |
| 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 | 3,868,489 | 4.10 | 2,566,084 | 50.75 |
| 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 | 56,500 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 123,263 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,387,167 | 1.47 | 897,324 | 54.59 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 80 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 124,180 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 13,657 | 0.01 | 138 | 9,796.38 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 22,309 | 0.02 | 7,464 | 198.89 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 10 | 0.00 | 6,637 | -99.85 |
Russia’s Imports from Argentina
The major share of Russian imports from Argentina in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 90.44% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (92.89% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.66% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (4.17% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.71% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (1.65% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.90% of Russia’s total imports from Argentina (0.98% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Argentina in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $20,671,158;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $12,803,182;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $12,350,639;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $6,455,279;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $6,435,029;
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $5,677,569;
- 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 $4,104,046;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $2,903,072;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,633,592.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Argentina in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $76,721,109;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $4,592,455;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $4,372,873;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $2,662,380;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $2,451,560.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 11,524 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 144,670,119 | 17.89 | 221,391,228 | -34.65 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 82,544,777 | 10.21 | 84,996,337 | -2.88 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 143,308,038 | 17.72 | 130,504,856 | 9.81 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 3,430,788 | 0.42 | 1,474,010 | 132.75 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 6,127,258 | 0.76 | 5,924,497 | 3.42 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 195,038,833 | 24.12 | 182,688,194 | 6.76 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 3,754,104 | 0.46 | 3,317,388 | 13.16 |
| 10 | Cereals | 232,000 | 0.03 | 4,411 | 5,159.58 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 83,111,112 | 10.28 | 87,703,567 | -5.24 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,987,796 | 0.25 | 4,650,176 | -57.25 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 36,650 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 325,264 | 0.04 | 161,956 | 100.83 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 61,517 | 0.01 | 2,073 | 2,867.53 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 19,694 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,279,007 | 0.28 | 4,661,817 | -51.11 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,779,789 | 0.47 | 4,419,531 | -14.48 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 15,095,007 | 1.87 | 17,347,359 | -12.98 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 20,679,388 | 2.56 | 8,230 | 251,168.38 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 24,876,364 | 3.08 | 19,198,795 | 29.57 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 52,721 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 349,662 | 0.04 | 377,486 | -7.37 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 20,444,434 | 2.53 | 16,340,388 | 25.12 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,957,981 | 0.24 | 1,988,637 | -1.54 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,252,678 | 0.40 | 7,625,551 | -57.35 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 878,269 | 0.11 | 508,548 | 72.70 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 321,423 | 0.04 | 590,260 | -45.55 |
| 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 | 359 | 0.00 | 3,922 | -90.85 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 7,098,331 | 0.88 | 4,195,259 | 69.20 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 138,089 | 0.02 | 49,790 | 177.34 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,871,811 | 0.36 | 2,487,555 | 15.45 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 704,191 | 0.09 | 723,446 | -2.66 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 639,195 | 0.08 | 779,739 | -18.02 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,797 | 0.00 | 32 | 5,515.63 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 302,798 | 0.04 | 529,985 | -42.87 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 17,433 | 0.00 | 5,065 | 244.19 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,352 | 0.00 | 1,463 | -7.59 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 724,309 | 0.09 | 562,040 | 28.87 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 26 | 0.00 | 457 | -94.31 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 2,956 | -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 | 548 | 0.00 | 566 | -3.18 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 27,006 | 0.00 | 54,748 | -50.67 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 11,081 | 0.00 | 8,022 | 38.13 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 83 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 6,014 | 0.00 | 4,804 | 25.19 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 6,961 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 907,200 | 0.11 | 140,804 | 544.30 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 14,317,601 | 1.77 | 7,862,322 | 82.10 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 6,028 | 0.00 | 10,083 | -40.22 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 11,712 | 0.00 | 4,947 | 136.75 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 27 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 67,728 | 0.01 | 79,368 | -14.67 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 14,334 | 0.00 | 8,469 | 69.25 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 12,421,142 | 1.54 | 9,787,550 | 26.91 |
| 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 | 76,455 | 0.01 | 53,148 | 43.85 |
| 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 | 1,088,652 | 0.13 | 1,895,290 | -42.56 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 8,360,237 | 1.03 | 1,925,208 | 334.25 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 194 | 0.00 | 78 | 148.72 |
| 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 | 80,804 | 0.01 | 37,824 | 113.63 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 2,921 | 0.00 | 1,150 | 154.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 6,648 | 0.00 | 15,165 | -56.16 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 15,516 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 158,513 | 0.02 | 100 923 | 57.06 |