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Russian trade in goods with Kuwait in Q4 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 Kuwait in the fourth quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Kuwait

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Kuwait totaled $153,859,654, up 10.66% ($14,818,823) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $153,859,546, up 10.70% ($14,868,679) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $108, down 99.78% ($49,856) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Kuwait in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $153,859,438, a 10.74% increase ($14,918,535) over the 4th quarter of 2020.

Kuwait was Russia’s 82nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 81st in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0662% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0858% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Kuwait was Russia’s 70th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 65th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1022% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1472% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Kuwait was Russia’s 210th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 160th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0000% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0001% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Kuwait

The major share of Russian exports to Kuwait 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) - 93.75% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (97.33% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.31% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.17% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.77% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (1.11% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.10% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.59% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $30,768,646;
  • 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 $1,829,208;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $1,419,913;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $1,188,452;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $520,502.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kuwait 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) - a decrease of $24,933,113;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $524,826.
Russia’s exports to Kuwait in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,247,628 0.81 59,1762,008.33
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 191,886 0.12 26,513623.74
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 998 0.00 4,698-78.76
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 290,631 0.19 31,985808.65
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 15,057 0.01 8,37679.76
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,438,620 0.94 18,7077,590.28
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 44,733 0.03 4,846823.09
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 13,278 0.01 3,231310.96
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,965 0.01 9,401-4.64
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,000 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 214,363 0.14 72,796194.47
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 58,777 0.04 342,743-82.85
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 15,419 0.01 0
29 Organic chemicals 2 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 344,917 0.22 58,590488.70
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 8,808-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 918 0.00 3,151-70.87
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 1 0.00 193-99.48
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 679,170 0.44 364,40586.38
39 Plastics and articles thereof 88,781 0.06 114,000-22.12
40 Rubber and articles thereof 24,472 0.02 17,86337.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,201 0.00 356,188.57
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,809 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 370,137 0.24 65,111468.47
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,282,117 0.83 761,61568.34
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 48 0.00 2965.52
55 Man-made staple fibers 146,273 0.10 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 35-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 43,642 0.03 10,676308.79
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 36,039 0.02 9,250289.61
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 85,562 0.06 86,890-1.53
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,024 0.00 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,246 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 838 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 34,443 0.02 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 20 0.00 116-82.76
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 68,371-100.00
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 24,933,113-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 118,297 0.08 136,530-13.35
74 Copper and articles thereof 140,947,086 91.61 110,178,44027.93
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 55-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,479 0.00 29,954-85.05
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 8-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,912 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,433 0.00 2,13513.96
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 11,177 0.01 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 307,107 0.20 831,933-63.09
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 2,282,187 1.48 452,979403.82
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 55,820 0.04 0
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 3,230-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,508 0.01 250,289-95.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,674 0.00 1,14246.58
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 463 0.00 0
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 28,368 0.02 1,5901,684.15
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 14,644 0.01 17,859-18.00

Russia’s Imports from Kuwait

The major share of Russian imports from Kuwait 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) - 100.00% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (99.11% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $48,819;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $591;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $252;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $134;
  • 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 $60.
Russia’s imports from Kuwait in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
29 Organic chemicals 108 100.00 699-84.55
39 Plastics and articles thereof 0 0.00 48,819-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 0 0.00 134-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 0 0.00 252-100.00
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 0 0.00 60-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia