Russian trade with Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico in 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico
In 2020, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico was $298,251,183, down 23.26% ($90,385,088) from 2019.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2020 were $119,727,167, down 14.68% ($20,601,492) from 2019.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2020 were $178,524,016, down 28.10% ($69,783,596) from 2019.
Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in 2020 was $58,796,849, a 45.55% decrease ($49,182,104) over 2019.
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 88th largest trading partner in 2020 (down from 87th in 2019), accounting for 0.0525% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0583% in 2019).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 100th largest export market in 2020 (down from 94th in 2019), accounting for 0.0356% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0332% in 2019).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 78th largest supplier in 2020 (down from 70th in 2019), accounting for 0.0771% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.1019% in 2019).
Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico in 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 97.41% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (95.07% in 2019);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.76% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (3.54% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.54% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (1.18% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $442,033.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico 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 $16,775,104;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,876,648;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,461,055.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 116,629,780 | 97.41 | 133,404,884 | -12.57 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 34,711 | 0.03 | 176,122 | -80.29 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 176,853 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 171 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 40,574 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 20,468 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 72,689 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 123 | 0.00 | 96 | 28.13 |
| 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 | 13,313 | 0.01 | 42,178 | -68.44 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 21 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 602 | 0.00 | 94 | 540.43 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 187 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3,371 | 0.00 | 985 | 242.23 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 27,243 | 0.02 | 18,038 | 51.03 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 635,505 | 0.53 | 193,472 | 228.47 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 3,871 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,461,055 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,242 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,089,510 | 1.75 | 4,966,158 | -57.93 |
| 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 | 0.01 | 2,160 | 362.96 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,010 | 0.00 | 3,258 | -69.00 |
| 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 | 2,738 | 0.00 | 1,436 | 90.67 |
| 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 2020 (and in 2019) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 96.40% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (98.87% in 2019);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.81% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (0.20% in 2019);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.54% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (0.34% in 2019).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $3,087,712;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $1,918,644.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2020 over 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $72,931,387.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2019, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2020 over 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 351,591 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 3,223,389 | 1.81 | 135,677 | 2,275.78 |
| 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 | 0.55 | 1,413,227 | -30.79 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 170,554,898 | 95.54 | 243,486,285 | -29.95 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 274,797 | 0.15 | 343,367 | -19.97 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,727 | 0.00 | 2,845 | -4.15 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 286,666 | 0.16 | 244,518 | 17.24 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 384 | 0.00 | 129 | 197.67 |
| 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 | 13,699 | 0.01 | 61,368 | -77.68 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 977 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 579 | 0.00 | 852 | -32.04 |
| 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 | 35,864 | 0.02 | 315,065 | -88.62 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 111 | 0.00 | 5,910 | -98.12 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,750,533 | 1.54 | 831,889 | 230.64 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 109,103 | 0.06 | 206,850 | -47.26 |
| 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 | 40,403 | 0.02 | 131,566 | -69.29 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,811 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 249,963 | 0.14 | 741,736 | -66.30 |
| 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 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 30,000 | -100.00 |