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Russian trade in goods with Ecuador in Q1 2021

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Ecuador in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Ecuador

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Ecuador totaled $470,242,894, up 6.67% ($29,386,841) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Ecuador in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $89,713,956, up 23.22% ($16,906,251) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Ecuador in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $380,528,938, up 3.39% ($12,480,590) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade deficit with Ecuador in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $290,814,982, a 1.50% decrease ($4,425,661) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Ecuador was Russia’s 52nd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3043% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3102% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Ecuador was Russia’s 80th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 75th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0972% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0818% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Ecuador was Russia’s 31st largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.6108% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.6924% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Ecuador

The major share of Russian exports to Ecuador in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 61.98% of Russia’s total exports to Ecuador (17.59% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.68% of Russia’s total exports to Ecuador (27.24% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 14.48% of Russia’s total exports to Ecuador (12.77% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.11% of Russia’s total exports to Ecuador (5.28% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.64% of Russia’s total exports to Ecuador (36.44% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ecuador in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $42,798,186;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $3,713,662;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $804,538;
  • 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 $726,949;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $426,807;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $316,027.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ecuador in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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) - a decrease of $19,233,684;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $4,336,703;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $2,388,817;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,229,729;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $1,854,908;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,416,064;
  • Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 05) - a decrease of $281,631.
Russia’s exports to Ecuador in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 281,631-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 15,640 0.02 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 152-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 55,603,706 61.98 12,805,520334.22
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,697,636 3.01 1,970,68736.89
29 Organic chemicals 447,381 0.50 20,5742,074.50
30 Pharmaceutical products 121,400 0.14 0
31 Fertilizers 14,440,977 16.10 16,295,885-11.38
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 33,186 0.04 5,278528.76
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 28,195 0.03 4,798487.64
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 156,988 0.17 169,531-7.40
39 Plastics and articles thereof 824,513 0.92 508,48662.15
40 Rubber and articles thereof 698,392 0.78 859,785-18.77
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 28,125 0.03 40,863-31.17
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 38,473 0.04 45,110-14.71
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 12,922,734 14.40 9,209,07240.33
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 264 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3,361 0.00 1222,654.92
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 122-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 721-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 78,057 0.09 16,481373.62
70 Glass and glassware 7,844 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 850,817 0.95 46,2791,738.45
73 Articles of iron or steel 25,341 0.03 1,441,405-98.24
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 12,000-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 104,467 0.12 2,334,196-95.52
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 7,354 0.01 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,947 0.01 12,132-34.50
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 528 0.00 1,224-56.86
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 306,406 0.34 4,643,109-93.40
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 135,330 0.15 19,369,014-99.30
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 128,867 0.14 2,517,684-94.88
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 38,600-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 27 0.00 2412.50
SS Classified 0 0.00 157 220-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Ecuador

The major share of Russian imports from Ecuador in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.37% of Russia’s total imports from Ecuador (99.70% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ecuador in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $26,317,448;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $20,745,124;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,089,114;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $1,337,999.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ecuador in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $38,348,851.
Russia’s imports from Ecuador in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 40,758,843 10.71 20,013,719103.65
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 42,352,002 11.13 16,034,554164.13
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 664,145 0.17 499,65032.92
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 279,354,593 73.41 317,703,444-12.07
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 78,533-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 93,059 0.02 56,25765.42
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,690,928 0.44 2,213,208-23.60
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 7,691,622 2.02 5,602,50837.29
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,012,804 0.27 831,56721.79
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,212,201 1.11 3,619,39516.38
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 60,350-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 293,938 0.08 231,96626.72
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 1,550-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 0 0.00 5-100.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 412 0.00 786-47.58
40 Rubber and articles thereof 253 0.00 1,663-84.79
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 124 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 13,503 0.00 4,607193.10
73 Articles of iron or steel 184 0.00 8,648-97.87
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,371,451 0.62 1,033,452129.47
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,319-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 351-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 44,804-100.00
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 17,766 0.00 3,266443.97
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 1,746-100.00
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 530 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 580 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia