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Russian trade with Mexico in 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 Mexico in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Mexico

In 2020, Russia’s trade with Mexico was $2,156,128,892, down 16.62% ($429,720,272) from 2019.

Russia’s exports to Mexico in 2020 were $1,137,952,391, down 23.01% ($340,111,756) from 2019.

Russia’s imports from Mexico in 2020 were $1,018,176,501, down 8.09% ($89,608,516) from 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with Mexico in 2020 was $119,775,890, a 67.65% decrease ($250,503,240) over 2019.

Mexico was Russia’s 48th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 43rd in 2019), accounting for 0.3797% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3879% in 2019).

Mexico was Russia’s 49th largest export market in 2020 (down from 46th in 2019), accounting for 0.3383% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3496% in 2019).

Mexico was Russia’s 37th largest supplier in 2020 (down from 36th in 2019), accounting for 0.4400% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4544% in 2019).

Russia’s Exports to Mexico

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

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 67.22% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (68.04% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 23.53% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (17.75% in 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.85% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (1.87% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.13% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (1.95% in 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.94% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (9.51% in 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.86% of Russia’s total exports to Mexico (0.66% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Mexico in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $32,383,712;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $10,943,949;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $9,018,018;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $6,280,022;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $4,164,087.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Mexico in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $242,075,330;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $116,913,179;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $33,489,228;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $9,299,119;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $4,842,301.
Russia’s exports to Mexico in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 31,427 0.00 51,615-39.11
10 Cereals 19,818,540 1.74 20,936,457-5.34
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 484,120 0.04 5,326,421-90.91
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 81,518 0.01 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 9-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 383,496 0.03 482,986-20.60
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 180,644 0.02 193,833-6.80
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,033 0.00 1004,933.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,908,697 0.17 140,6981,256.59
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 581,700 0.05 266,259118.47
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 741,944 0.07 1,476,632-49.75
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 808,457 0.07 2,418,733-66.58
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 21,232,408 1.87 138,145,587-84.63
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 6,396,520 0.56 6,909,336-7.42
29 Organic chemicals 2,490,412 0.22 1,920,63929.67
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,743,987 0.59 463,9651,353.56
31 Fertilizers 198,238,522 17.42 165,854,81019.53
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 89,495 0.01 94,531-5.33
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,582,967 0.14 1,414,66211.90
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 195,029 0.02 97,489100.05
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 9 0.00 62,815-99.99
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 39,621-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,185,778 0.10 1,378,924-14.01
39 Plastics and articles thereof 952,311 0.08 711,42833.86
40 Rubber and articles thereof 49,856,438 4.38 83,345,666-40.18
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 349 0.00 2,712-87.13
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 9,587,031 0.84 5,422,94476.79
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 330-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 38-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,464,963 0.22 675,850264.72
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 20,373,961 1.79 21,487,440-5.18
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 42,069 0.00 5,030736.36
52 Cotton 15 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 63,922 0.01 103,397-38.18
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 750 0.00 363106.61
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 942 0.00 996-5.42
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,226 0.00 19,751-93.79
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,630 0.00 6,376-74.44
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,046 0.00 5,589-63.39
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 224 0.00 39,893-99.44
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 33,180 0.00 40,483-18.04
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,132 0.00 561,921.43
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 686-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 784,024 0.07 787,390-0.43
69 Ceramic products 4,904 0.00 34,863-85.93
70 Glass and glassware 357,110 0.03 503,084-29.02
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,086 0.00 283,778.57
72 Iron and steel 714,248,197 62.77 956,323,527-25.31
73 Articles of iron or steel 717,148 0.06 923,032-22.31
74 Copper and articles thereof 17,474 0.00 13,42330.18
75 Nickel and articles thereof 8,710 0.00 105,226-91.72
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 42,341,746 3.72 31,397,79734.86
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 9-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 1-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 7,523,016 0.66 16,822,135-55.28
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 82,222 0.01 113,093-27.30
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 13,573 0.00 18,026-24.70
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 12,451,695 1.09 3,433,677262.63
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 6,282,557 0.55 4,846,75129.62
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 479,200 0.04 21,8882,089.33
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 584,347 0.05 677,914-13.80
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,390,962 0.12 812,60571.17
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 10,401 0.00 11,767-11.61
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 3,526 0.00 14,961-76.43
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 91,827 0.01 393,445-76.66
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,206 0.00 5,371-77.55
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 37,396 0.00 19,85088.39
SS Classified 3,957,172 0.35 1 239 134219.35

Russia’s Imports from Mexico

The major share of Russian imports from Mexico in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 71.65% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (69.89% in 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.50% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (9.10% in 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.26% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (12.52% in 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.30% of Russia’s total imports from Mexico (5.47% in 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Mexico in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $15,740,623;
  • 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 $5,263,698;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $4,101,869.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Mexico in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $48,948,635;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $43,829,691;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $6,276,769;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $5,283,431;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $5,241,985;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $4,100,439;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $3,484,409.
Russia’s imports from Mexico in 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2020
over 2019
02 Meat and edible meat offal 2,755,572 0.27 2,595,3846.17
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 63,147 0.01 87,849-28.12
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 120,847 0.01 129,340-6.57
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 21,748,754 2.14 22,450,309-3.12
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,877,320 0.48 4,262,43014.43
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 21,320 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,330,845 0.23 2,142,3358.80
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 77,165 0.01 32,809135.19
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 302,810 0.03 96,816212.77
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 487,788 0.05 429,45213.58
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 399,099 0.04 250,19559.52
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,553 0.00 10,458-56.46
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 2,042-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 3,118,398 0.31 2,946,3845.84
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,663,646 0.56 5,274,4157.38
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 74,716,653 7.34 58,976,03026.69
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,347 0.00 1,512187.50
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 422,683 0.04 1,105,728-61.77
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,240,272 0.12 2,485,445-50.10
26 Ores, slag and ash 3,224,376 0.32 7,324,815-55.98
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,480,900 0.15 1,707,161-13.25
29 Organic chemicals 3,121,342 0.31 2,143,42645.62
30 Pharmaceutical products 7,042,375 0.69 13,319,144-47.13
31 Fertilizers 515 0.00 186,659-99.72
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 23,302,602 2.29 19,200,73321.36
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,566,439 0.35 1,768,716101.64
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 615,564 0.06 280,676119.31
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,398,445 0.14 615,742127.12
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 12,875 0.00 483,718-97.34
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,918,370 0.19 2,696,025-28.84
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,935,425 1.47 11,909,06225.41
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,779,623 0.67 6,272,1418.09
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 501,931 0.05 835,656-39.94
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 64,485 0.01 22,747183.49
45 Cork and articles of cork 457 0.00 4511.33
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 6,785 0.00 26,485-74.38
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 76,181 0.01 40,00190.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 494,074 0.05 1,723,303-71.33
54 Man-made filaments 69,575 0.01 56,52423.09
55 Man-made staple fibers 220,200 0.02 439,808-49.93
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 450,590 0.04 421,9686.78
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 74,038 0.01 3,0202,351.59
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 44-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 232,444 0.02 218,3106.47
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,558,507 0.15 2,142,819-27.27
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,793,385 0.18 1,763,8541.67
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 572,426 0.06 170,986234.78
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 37,075 0.00 80,626-54.02
65 Headgear and parts thereof 34,318 0.00 33,8751.31
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 127-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 30 0.00 664-95.48
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,687,998 0.17 1,193,24241.46
69 Ceramic products 780,033 0.08 1,300,960-40.04
70 Glass and glassware 973,881 0.10 811,69519.98
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 125,098 0.01 37,176236.50
72 Iron and steel 1,847 0.00 2,028-8.93
73 Articles of iron or steel 35,023,228 3.44 40,306,659-13.11
74 Copper and articles thereof 40,581,117 3.99 89,529,752-54.67
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,921,090 0.29 2,821,4123.53
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,118,430 0.11 1,361,336-17.84
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 55-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 23,795 0.00 9,258157.02
80 Tin and articles thereof 91 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,864,272 0.18 2,126,949-12.35
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,462,324 0.14 1,093,36933.74
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,137,664 0.11 1,498,069-24.06
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 143,210,494 14.07 148,452,479-3.53
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 182,326,820 17.91 177,063,1222.97
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 270,194,293 26.54 314,023,984-13.96
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 9,809,866 0.96 7,249,38035.32
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 123,981,329 12.18 127,465,738-2.73
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 11,901 0.00 1,0001,090.10
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 500,794 0.05 707,025-29.17
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 3,130,107 0.31 4,127,677-24.17
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,595,265 0.25 4,385,618-40.82
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,532,179 0.25 3,048,359-16.93
SS Classified 242,014 0.02 45652,973.25
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia