Russian trade with Kuwait 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 Kuwait in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Kuwait
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Kuwait totaled $747,633,800, up 34.86% ($193,262,973) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2020 totaled $746,697,990, up 35.13% ($194,137,340) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2020 were $935,810, down 48.30% ($874,367) from 2019.
Russia’s trade surplus with Kuwait in 2020 was $745,762,180, a 35.41% increase ($195,011,707) over 2019.
Kuwait was Russia’s 72nd largest trading partner in 2020 (up from 77th in 2019), accounting for 0.1317% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0832% in 2019).
Kuwait was Russia’s 59th largest export market in 2020 (up from 67th in 2019), accounting for 0.2220% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1307% in 2019).
Kuwait was Russia’s 146th largest supplier in 2020 (just as in 2019), accounting for 0.0004% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0007% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Kuwait
The major share of Russian exports to Kuwait in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 94.08% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (96.77% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.12% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.15% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.75% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (1.03% in 2019);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.46% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (1.35% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $125,014,810;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $45,260,454;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $29,909,952.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,752,629.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 146,974 | 0.02 | 85,270 | 72.36 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 78,543 | 0.01 | 325,683 | -75.88 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 4,698 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 29,935,272 | 4.01 | 25,320 | 118,127.77 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 17,498 | 0.00 | 2,985 | 486.20 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 43,655 | 0.01 | 124,915 | -65.05 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 8,376 | 0.00 | 50,807 | -83.51 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 32,567 | 0.00 | 1,625 | 1,904.12 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 22,770 | 0.00 | 767 | 2,868.71 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3,515 | 0.00 | 1,017 | 245.62 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 17,039 | 0.00 | 7,797 | 118.53 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 25,102 | 0.00 | 25,784 | -2.65 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 446,318 | 0.06 | 164,840 | 170.76 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,368,990 | 0.18 | 223,198 | 513.35 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 11,767 | 0.00 | 124,567 | -90.55 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 132,665 | 0.02 | 67,950 | 95.24 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 46,110 | 0.01 | 34,071 | 35.34 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 43,811 | 0.01 | 26,620 | 64.58 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 25,803 | 0.00 | 71,048 | -63.68 |
| 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 | 356 | 0.00 | 28,803 | -98.76 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 0 | 0.00 | 4,008 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,488,447 | 0.20 | 1,500,274 | -0.79 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 155,808 | 0.02 | 60,276 | 158.49 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 76,770 | 0.01 | 79,546 | -3.49 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 320 | 0.00 | 30 | 966.67 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 363,175 | 0.05 | 2,310,324 | -84.28 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,043,227 | 0.41 | 5,152,055 | -40.93 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 105 | 0.00 | 2 | 5,150.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 44,857 | 0.01 | 32,397 | 38.46 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 9,502 | 0.00 | 2,190 | 333.88 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 187,241 | 0.03 | 103,140 | 81.54 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 10 | 0.00 | 586 | -98.29 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 643,536 | 0.09 | 442,917 | 45.29 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 18,573 | 0.00 | 57,043 | -67.44 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 119,649 | 0.02 | 218,798 | -45.32 |
| 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 | 30,250 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 51,297,739 | 6.87 | 6,037,285 | 749.68 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 598,286 | 0.08 | 3,350,915 | -82.15 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 650,325,854 | 87.09 | 525,311,044 | 23.80 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 4,356 | 0.00 | 3,460 | 25.90 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 82,029 | 0.01 | 101 | 81,116.83 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 1,217 | 0.00 | 204 | 496.57 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,744 | 0.00 | 1,274 | 36.89 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 135,153 | 0.02 | 10,600 | 1,175.03 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 12,841 | 0.00 | 13,850 | -7.29 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,790,660 | 0.24 | 591,646 | 202.66 |
| 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 | 2,167,707 | 0.29 | 3,850,381 | -43.70 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 60,717 | 0.01 | 543,203 | -88.82 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 3,230 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,577,651 | 0.21 | 701,493 | 124.90 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 76 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 1,974 | 0.00 | 420 | 370.00 |
| 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 | 842 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 32,145 | 0.00 | 712,600 | -95.49 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 30,320 | 0.00 | 6,144 | 393.49 |
| SS | Classified | 10,440 | 0.00 | 39 051 | -73.27 |
Russia’s Imports from Kuwait
The major share of Russian imports from Kuwait in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 77.90% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (0.54% in 2019);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.51% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (43.81% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.42% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (0.00% in 2019);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (55.37% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2020 over 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 $403,439;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $293,516;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $22,545;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $22,326.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $1,002,322;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $503,305;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $105,464;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $3,492.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0 | 0.00 | 1,002,322 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,018 | 0.22 | 3,257 | -38.04 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 419 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 503,305 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 179,329 | 19.16 | 284,793 | -37.03 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,264 | 0.14 | 1,208 | 4.64 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,563 | 0.17 | 5,055 | -69.08 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 22,617 | 2.42 | 72 | 31,312.50 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 299,582 | 32.01 | 6,066 | 4,838.71 |
| 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 | 406,578 | 43.45 | 3,139 | 12,852.47 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 22,859 | 2.44 | 533 | 4,188.74 |