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Russian trade in goods with Brazil in Q3 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 Brazil in the third quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Brazil

In the 3rd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Brazil totaled $1,863,060,190, up 70.56% ($770,743,373) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2021 totaled $1,355,940,451, up 134.09% ($776,706,519) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2021 were $507,119,739, down 1.16% ($5,963,146) from the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $848,820,712, a 1,183.16% increase ($782,669,665) over the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Brazil was Russia’s 21st largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 25th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.8937% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.7998% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Brazil was Russia’s 19th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (up from 26th in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 1.0165% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.7364% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Brazil was Russia’s 28th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (down from 23rd in the 3rd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.6754% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.8859% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Brazil

The major share of Russian exports to Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 73.70% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (76.73% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 20.22% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (11.81% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.32% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (4.27% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.95% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (5.46% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.51% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (1.33% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $547,984,755;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $193,992,532;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $39,589,951;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $11,755,272;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4,441,740.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $22,729,412;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $4,301,730.
Russia’s exports to Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 1,735-100.00
10 Cereals 7,538,503 0.56 30,267,915-75.09
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,213,018 0.24 335,413857.93
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 594,890 0.04 300,12198.22
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 44,431 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,142,650 0.08 731,52056.20
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 198,912 0.01 13,8501,336.19
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 163,358 0.01 23370,010.73
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 16,088,514 1.19 4,333,242271.28
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 258,040,474 19.03 64,047,942302.89
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,896,991 0.29 2,771,66940.60
29 Organic chemicals 3,942,912 0.29 3,863,5512.05
30 Pharmaceutical products 19,418 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 971,635,542 71.66 423,650,787129.35
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 424,607 0.03 640,487-33.71
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 103,191 0.01 66,86954.32
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 779,575 0.06 551,20341.43
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,456,420 0.18 1,284,90691.18
40 Rubber and articles thereof 16,066,819 1.18 11,625,07938.21
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 401 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 505,255 0.04 349,49744.57
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,250,823 0.09 1,070,91716.80
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 450,985 0.03 66,018583.12
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 230 0.00 49369.39
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 41,814-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 177,435 0.01 156,86513.11
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 62-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 246,235 0.02 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,396 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 170,160 0.01 154,7269.98
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 377 0.00 402-6.22
65 Headgear and parts thereof 39 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 47,808 0.00 98,063-51.25
70 Glass and glassware 856,635 0.06 468182,941.67
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 8,937 0.00 8710,172.41
72 Iron and steel 54,515,997 4.02 14,926,046265.24
73 Articles of iron or steel 162,599 0.01 1,950,465-91.66
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 450-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,528,984 0.26 7,830,714-54.93
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 280,190 0.02 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 12,623 0.00 30,832-59.06
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 47,225 0.00 6267,443.93
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,135,920 0.08 454,350150.01
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 4,478,168 0.33 6,826,554-34.40
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 854,229 0.06 127,348570.78
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 78,187 0.01 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 436,512 0.03 287,47251.85
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 260 0.00 0
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 341 0.00 77342.86
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 15,803-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5,093 0.00 2619,488.46
SS Classified 336,182 0.02 357 679-6.01

Russia’s Imports from Brazil

The major share of Russian imports from Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2021 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 66.91% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (72.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.17% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (13.62% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.42% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (6.96% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.91% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (3.68% in the 3rd quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.56% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (1.74% in the 3rd quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $20,025,035;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $18,182,079;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $5,091,366;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $3,524,075;
  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $3,425,709;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $2,697,327;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,461,219;
  • 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 $1,766,932.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2021 over the 3rd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $36,710,546;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $30,593,798;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $6,704,880;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $5,285,961;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $4,384,297;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $4,204,185;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $4,000,873;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $1,836,086.
Russia’s imports from Brazil in the 3rd quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2021
over Q3 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 67,633,279 13.34 72,919,240-7.25
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 676,937 0.13 916,854-26.17
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,348,496 0.46 2,906,324-19.19
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,761 0.00 495,534.69
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 54,973 0.01 28,02796.14
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 10,982,375 2.17 14,983,248-26.70
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 50,682,250 9.99 30,657,21565.32
10 Cereals 0 0.00 157,714-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 7,833 0.00 77,198-89.85
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 129,744,300 25.58 166,454,846-22.05
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 48,757 0.01 7,981510.91
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 15,771 0.00 2635,896.58
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,393,137 0.27 1,058,65031.60
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,925,588 0.77 401,513877.70
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,005 0.00 130,940-97.71
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 15,948,492 3.14 14,988,4186.41
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 16,011,304 3.16 22,716,184-29.52
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 98,634 0.02 71713,656.49
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,895,771 0.97 3,470,18941.08
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 34,830,922 6.87 39,035,107-10.77
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 906,562 0.18 913,165-0.72
26 Ores, slag and ash 58,476 0.01 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 35,336 0.01 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 13,809,166 2.72 12,679,8438.91
29 Organic chemicals 7,126,902 1.41 6,460,79010.31
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,092,150 0.22 2,027,998-46.15
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 183,529 0.04 2,9036,222.05
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 638,183 0.13 416,85453.10
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 146,087 0.03 364,426-59.91
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,860,025 0.96 6,696,111-27.42
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 10,112 0.00 10,0960.16
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,086,399 0.81 1,389,072194.18
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,458,922 0.68 3,625,955-4.61
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,196,345 0.43 2,015,3728.98
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 165,803-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 9,157 0.00 28,107-67.42
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 184,357 0.04 16,946987.91
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 75,798 0.01 149,560-49.32
45 Cork and articles of cork 3 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 6,040,587 1.19 2,614,878131.01
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,770,384 0.35 6,154,681-71.24
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,685 0.00 3,84421.88
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 77,014 0.02 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 150,073 0.03 315,223-52.39
54 Man-made filaments 178,521 0.04 185,794-3.91
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 26,465 0.01 44,376-40.36
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 19,359 0.00 1,6601,066.20
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 37,796 0.01 109,698-65.55
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 40,203 0.01 53,394-24.71
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,360 0.00 1,98219.07
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,292 0.00 1,908-32.29
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 906,836 0.18 1,410,944-35.73
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 5-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,903,892 0.38 1,508,93326.17
69 Ceramic products 148,684 0.03 35,166322.81
70 Glass and glassware 1,647,438 0.32 700,416135.21
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 39,496 0.01 38,5572.44
72 Iron and steel 20,156,316 3.97 15,064,95033.80
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,241,006 0.24 762,44862.77
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,437,470 0.28 1,908,362-24.68
75 Nickel and articles thereof 132 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 44,175 0.01 28,30256.08
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 756-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 724,105 0.14 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,256,311 0.25 1,084,84115.81
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 42,719 0.01 20,790105.48
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 42,775,315 8.43 24,593,23673.93
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 7,802,591 1.54 6,035,65929.27
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 0 0.00 9,364-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 7,751,297 1.53 38,345,095-79.79
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,379,072 0.67 917,853268.15
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 51,840 0.01 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 18,375 0.00 9771,780.76
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 39,548 0.01 73,652-46.30
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 34,612 0.01 23,27648.70
SS Classified 29,187,676 5.76 3 158 187824.19
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia