Russian trade in goods with Colombia 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 Colombia in the fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Colombia
In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Colombia totaled $217,683,331, up 204.41% ($146,172,605) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $145,606,152, up 548.05% ($123,137,923) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $72,077,179, up 46.97% ($23,034,682) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade balance with Colombia went from a deficit of $26,574,268 in the 4th quarter of 2020, to a surplus of $73,528,973 in the 4th quarter of 2021.
Colombia was Russia’s 75th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 96th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0937% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0441% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Colombia was Russia’s 72nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 109th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0967% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0238% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Colombia was Russia’s 71st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 76th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0881% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0725% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Colombia
The major share of Russian exports to Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 58.00% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (18.51% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 34.08% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (48.25% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.09% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (7.03% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.43% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (5.39% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.79% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (1.54% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.47% of Russia’s total exports to Colombia (5.54% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $63,422,924;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $36,402,541;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $10,153,640;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,719,724;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $2,354,715;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,995,744;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,566,288;
- 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 $1,457,083;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,419,872;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $654,887;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $641,025.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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) - a decrease of $638,844.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 654,887 | 0.45 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 304,376 | 0.21 | 346,389 | -12.13 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 165,692 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 113,267 | 0.08 | 47,825 | 136.84 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 558,823 | 0.38 | 1,197,667 | -53.34 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,347,279 | 0.93 | 1,075,824 | 25.23 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 2,855,280 | 1.96 | 1,435,408 | 98.92 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 9,600 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 42,608,781 | 29.26 | 6,206,240 | 586.55 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 233,875 | 0.16 | 30,287 | 672.20 |
| 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 | 3,935 | 0.00 | 200,808 | -98.04 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 454 | 0.00 | 18,850 | -97.59 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 809,716 | 0.56 | 730,584 | 10.83 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 841,192 | 0.58 | 912,442 | -7.81 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 114,700 | 0.08 | 220,640 | -48.01 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 246,626 | 0.17 | 243,426 | 1.31 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 130,936 | 0.09 | 215,926 | -39.36 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,106,705 | 2.13 | 751,990 | 313.13 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 7,883 | 0.01 | 2,144 | 267.68 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 179 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 853 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 736 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 12 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 22,350 | 0.02 | 20,022 | 11.63 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3,916 | 0.00 | 2,452 | 59.71 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 156,243 | 0.11 | 534,505 | -70.77 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 714 | 0.00 | 98 | 628.57 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 66,655,614 | 45.78 | 3,232,690 | 1,961.92 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 4,088,763 | 2.81 | 369,039 | 1,007.95 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 10,153,759 | 6.97 | 119 | 8,532,470.59 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 7,674 | 0.01 | 899 | 753.62 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,109,148 | 1.45 | 542,860 | 288.53 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 2,911 | 0.00 | 1,150 | 153.13 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 31,484 | 0.02 | 7,130 | 341.57 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 23,687 | 0.02 | 3,313 | 614.97 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 613 | 0.00 | 1,652 | -62.89 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,326,734 | 1.60 | 330,990 | 602.96 |
| 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 | 2,503,136 | 1.72 | 1,046,053 | 139.29 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 184,307 | 0.13 | 5,023 | 3,569.26 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 838,369 | 0.58 | 197,344 | 324.83 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,477 | -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 | 801 | 0.00 | 31,358 | -97.45 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 24,000 | 0.02 | 17,716 | 35.47 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 2 472 426 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Colombia
The major share of Russian imports from Colombia 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) - 95.95% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (94.43% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.63% of Russia’s total imports from Colombia (2.49% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $17,528,682;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $8,482,679;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $322,800;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $269,470.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Colombia in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $1,651,250;
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $1,064,614;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $662,194;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $282,482;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $243,217.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
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 | 32,542,585 | 45.15 | 15,013,903 | 116.75 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 112,500 | 0.16 | 1,763,750 | -93.62 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 10,527,929 | 14.61 | 2,045,250 | 414.75 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 14,883,413 | 20.65 | 15,948,027 | -6.68 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 6,905,137 | 9.58 | 6,635,667 | 4.06 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 90,884 | 0.13 | 132,086 | -31.19 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 746,263 | 1.04 | 989,480 | -24.58 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 599,041 | 0.83 | 881,523 | -32.04 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 534,514 | 0.74 | 552,214 | -3.21 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,616,307 | 2.24 | 2,278,501 | -29.06 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 99,320 | 0.14 | 70,905 | 40.07 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 322,800 | 0.45 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,175,008 | 1.63 | 1,222,407 | -3.88 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 3,180 | 0.00 | 10,447 | -69.56 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 224,357 | 0.31 | 127,726 | 75.65 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 51,302 | 0.07 | 51,051 | 0.49 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 440 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 12,268 | 0.02 | 29,116 | -57.87 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,380 | 0.00 | 41,996 | -96.71 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 136 | 0.00 | 52 | 161.54 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 752 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 620 | 0.00 | 93 | 566.67 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,823 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | -100.00 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 725 | 0.00 | 86,250 | -99.16 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 738 | 0.00 | 765 | -3.53 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 21 | 0.00 | 23 | -8.70 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 124,472 | 0.17 | 134,340 | -7.35 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 3,538 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 120,677 | 0.17 | 74,304 | 62.41 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 41,132 | 0.06 | 52,595 | -21.79 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 16,746 | 0.02 | 48 | 34,787.50 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 125 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 1,032 | 0.00 | 190 | 443.16 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 398 | 0.00 | 61 | 552.46 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 25,084 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 31,275 | 0.04 | 31,857 | -1.83 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 190,207 | 0.26 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 120 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 6,058 | 0.01 | 4,202 | 44.17 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 35,820 | 0.05 | 8,814 | 306.40 |
| 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 | 2,064 | 0.00 | 885 | 133.22 |
| 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 | 2,500 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 7,391 | 0.01 | 218 | 3,290.37 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,856 | 0.00 | 20,000 | -90.72 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 830,188 | 1.15 | 672,678 | 23.42 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 160 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 155 920 | -100.00 |