Russian trade in goods with Puerto Rico in Q4 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico
In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico totaled $164,744,100, up 35.78% ($43,410,886) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2021 were $1,366,216, down 97.74% ($59,077,143) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $163,377,884, up 168.32% ($102,488,029) from the 4th quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2021 was $162,011,668, a 36,185.13% increase ($161,565,172) over the 4th quarter of 2020.
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 80th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 82nd in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0709% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0749% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 158th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (down from 81st in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0009% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0640% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 54th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 73rd in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.1996% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0900% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 81.26% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.78% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 11.34% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.80% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.50% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (98.47% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th 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 $637,640;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $154,647;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $4,204.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico 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 $59,520,353;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $207,900;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $74,712;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $72,689.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 59,520,353 | -100.00 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 74,712 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 4,204 | 0.31 | 0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 72,689 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 154,647 | 11.32 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 264 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 100 | 0.01 | 29 | 244.83 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 49 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 950 | 0.07 | 724 | 31.22 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 92,918 | 6.80 | 300,818 | -69.11 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,098,958 | 80.44 | 461,318 | 138.22 |
| 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 | 10,000 | 0.73 | 10,000 | 0.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,077 | 0.08 | 1,723 | -37.49 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 2,870 | 0.21 | 954 | 200.84 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 44 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico 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) - 95.00% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (94.62% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.79% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (5.22% in the 4th quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $93,584,376;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $4,647,649;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $3,968,904.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in the 4th quarter of 2021 over the 4th quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2021 over Q4 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 7,828,094 | 4.79 | 3,180,445 | 146.13 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 4,947,016 | 3.03 | 978,112 | 405.77 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 150,127,922 | 91.89 | 56,543,546 | 165.51 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 128,162 | 0.08 | 43,365 | 195.54 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 2,803 | 0.00 | 1,726 | 62.40 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 83 | 0.00 | 44,242 | -99.81 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 79 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 477 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 144 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2,459 | 0.00 | 579 | 324.70 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 7,848 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 97 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 27,132 | 0.02 | 11,529 | 135.34 |
| 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 | 64,313 | 0.04 | 1,645 | 3,809.60 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 249,746 | 0.15 | 76,165 | 227.90 |