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Russian trade in goods with Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Trinidad and Tobago

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Trinidad and Tobago was $1,055,267, down 88.17% ($7,864,407) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $972,697, down 88.96% ($7,834,188) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $82,570, down 26.79% ($30,219) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $890,127, a 89.76% decrease ($7,803,969) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 166th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 132nd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0007% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0063% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 156th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 118th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0011% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0099% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Trinidad and Tobago was Russia’s 149th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0001% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0002% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Trinidad and Tobago

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 60.10% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (0.07% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.26% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (0.22% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 13.30% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (2.26% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.85% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (0.16% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.40% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (0.50% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Trinidad and Tobago (96.67% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $551,586;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $130,005;
  • 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 $33,096;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $23,381;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $18,181;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $17,113;
  • 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 $9,942;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $9,358.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $8,441,716;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $71,615;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $64,550;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $43,745;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $5,224.
Russia’s exports to Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 43,745-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 23,381 2.40 0
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 8,441,716-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 71,615-100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 47,132 4.85 14,036235.79
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 65,130 6.70 129,680-49.78
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 64,222 6.60 69,446-7.52
69 Ceramic products 20,348 2.09 10,99085.15
72 Iron and steel 18,181 1.87 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 149,721 15.39 19,716659.39
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 556,885 57.25 5,29910,409.25
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 10,584 1.09 6421,548.60
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 17,113 1.76 0

Russia’s Imports from Trinidad and Tobago

The major share of Russian imports from Trinidad and Tobago 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) - 94.46% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (99.81% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.63% of Russia’s total imports from Trinidad and Tobago (0.00% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,824;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $840;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $616.

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

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $35,423.
Russia’s imports from Trinidad and Tobago in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 840 1.02 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 77,157 93.44 112,580-31.46
40 Rubber and articles thereof 133 0.16 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,824 4.63 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 616 0.75 0
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 0 0.00 209-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia