Russian trade in goods with Chile in Q4 2021
February 13, 2022
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 Chile in the fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Chile
In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Chile totaled $282,760,108, up 7.21% ($19,021,615) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Chile in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $28,976,205, up 119.69% ($15,786,385) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Chile in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $253,783,903, up 1.29% ($3,235,230) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Chile in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $224,807,698, a 5.29% decrease ($12,551,155) over the 4th quarter of 2020.
Chile was Russia’s 72nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 65th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1217% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1627% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Chile was Russia’s 110th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 119th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0192% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0140% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Chile was Russia’s 43rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 40th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3101% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3705% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Chile
The major share of Russian exports to Chile in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 43.96% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (49.92% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 25.22% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (8.96% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 18.31% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (20.34% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 8.94% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (11.20% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.50% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (6.58% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.08% of Russia’s total exports to Chile (1.42% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Chile in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,899,079;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,012,561;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $2,609,332;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $2,001,141;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,246,122;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $964,990;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $932,004;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $335,177;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $292,035;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $121,564;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $113,215;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $104,819;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $93,000.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Chile in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $598,227;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $350,858;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $246,979;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $176,780;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $161,007;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $160,080;
- Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $155,118;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $128,472;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $120,277.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 43,824 | 0.15 | 290,803 | -84.93 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 161,007 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 160,080 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 93,000 | 0.32 | 0 | ∞ |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 14,197 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 79,770 | 0.28 | 67,160 | 18.78 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 203,839 | 0.70 | 188,779 | 7.98 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 9,912 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 5,291,704 | 18.26 | 2,682,372 | 97.28 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 530,702 | 1.83 | 1,128,929 | -52.99 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,842,812 | 9.81 | 841,671 | 237.76 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,923 | 0.01 | 124,200 | -96.84 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 6,328,685 | 21.84 | 2,316,124 | 173.24 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 203,959 | 0.70 | 99,140 | 105.73 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 85,971 | 0.30 | 262,751 | -67.28 |
| 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 | 5,814 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 17,193 | 0.06 | 368,051 | -95.33 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 380,036 | 1.31 | 44,859 | 747.18 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,330,971 | 8.04 | 1,398,967 | 66.62 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 39 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,519,105 | 5.24 | 272,983 | 456.48 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 22,232 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 5,783,416 | 19.96 | 884,337 | 553.98 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,217 | 0.00 | 2,357 | -48.37 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 0 | 0.00 | 155,118 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 511 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,053 | 0.00 | 363 | 190.08 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 34 | 0.00 | 31,093 | -99.89 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 424 | -100.00 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 22,600 | 0.08 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 233,330 | 0.81 | 111,766 | 108.77 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 201 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 143,894 | 0.50 | 30,679 | 369.03 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 45,071 | 0.16 | 28,461 | 58.36 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 5,792 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,471 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 330 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 8,808 | 0.03 | 6,690 | 31.66 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 59,203 | 0.20 | 16,666 | 255.23 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 558,216 | 1.93 | 266,181 | 109.71 |
| 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 | 466,257 | 1.61 | 483,626 | -3.59 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,532,280 | 5.29 | 567,290 | 170.11 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 31,815 | 0.11 | 160,287 | -80.15 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 10,617 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 12,146 | -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 | 64,081 | 0.22 | 788 | 8,032.11 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,200 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 962 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Chile
The major share of Russian imports from Chile in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 67.63% of Russia’s total imports from Chile (67.82% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 21.45% of Russia’s total imports from Chile (23.89% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.97% of Russia’s total imports from Chile (3.32% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.55% of Russia’s total imports from Chile (0.59% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.04% of Russia’s total imports from Chile (4.10% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Chile in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $11,595,836;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $7,054,902;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $2,899,082;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,532,532;
- Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - an increase of $860,179.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Chile in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $7,657,381;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $5,787,227;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $5,336,498;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $1,381,329;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,083,619;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $947,851.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 2,059,965 | 0.81 | 3,007,816 | -31.51 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 104,999,750 | 41.37 | 105,720,366 | -0.68 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 3,295,473 | 1.30 | 3,811,757 | -13.54 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 107,177 | 0.04 | 12,129 | 783.64 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 396,981 | 0.16 | 447,593 | -11.31 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 21,101,280 | 8.31 | 14,046,378 | 50.23 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 1,083,619 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 13,264,732 | 5.23 | 10,365,650 | 27.97 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 188,674 | 0.07 | 649,376 | -70.95 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 4,922 | 0.00 | 40,829 | -87.94 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 10,415,693 | 4.10 | 11,797,022 | -11.71 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 0 | 0.00 | 2,079 | -100.00 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 2,832,880 | 1.12 | 2,421,815 | 16.97 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 139,161 | 0.05 | 202,860 | -31.40 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 10,988,043 | 4.33 | 16,324,541 | -32.69 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 6,177 | -100.00 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 2,602,872 | 1.03 | 10,260,253 | -74.63 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 19,592,435 | 7.72 | 7,996,599 | 145.01 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 204 | 0.00 | 275,657 | -99.93 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 39,354 | 0.02 | 8,721 | 351.26 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 102,605 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 151,753 | 0.06 | 87 | 174,328.74 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 123,404 | 0.05 | 46,654 | 164.51 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 67,645 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 111,162 | 0.04 | 88,146 | 26.11 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 2,104,517 | 0.83 | 1,244,338 | 69.13 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,680,977 | 0.66 | 148,445 | 1,032.39 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 15,967 | 0.01 | 6,433 | 148.20 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 3,961 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 26,369 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 12,129 | 0.00 | 3,580 | 238.80 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 53,843,389 | 21.22 | 59,630,616 | -9.71 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 522 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 218,772 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 63 | 0.00 | 113 | -44.25 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 846,914 | 0.33 | 290,680 | 191.36 |
| 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 | 2,514 | 0.00 | 120,010 | -97.91 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 4,451 | 0.00 | 4,298 | 3.56 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 193,562 | -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 | 37 | 0.00 | 88 | -57.95 |