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

Russia’s Trade with Qatar

In the 4th quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Qatar totaled $91,838,143, up 315.23% ($69,720,821) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $77,248,269, up 605.67% ($66,301,431) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2021 totaled $14,589,874, up 30.61% ($3,419,390) from the 4th quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade balance with Qatar went from a deficit of $223,646 in the 4th quarter of 2020, to a surplus of $62,658,395 in the 4th quarter of 2021.

Qatar was Russia’s 92nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 125th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0395% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0136% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Qatar was Russia’s 87th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 121st in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0513% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0116% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Qatar was Russia’s 97th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2021 (up from 98th in the 4th quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0178% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0165% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Qatar

The major share of Russian exports to Qatar 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) - 87.04% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (4.44% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.55% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (52.97% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.36% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (29.58% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.90% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (3.68% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.82% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (4.47% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.15% of Russia’s total exports to Qatar (1.33% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Qatar 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 $67,141,724;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $2,918,341;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $639,755;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $614,721;
  • 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 $394,786.

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $3,771,961;
  • 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 $1,338,896;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $318,694;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $314,291.
Russia’s exports to Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
01 Live animals 0 0.00 6,649-100.00
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 96,829-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 55,874-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 23,227-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 802,348 1.04 930,114-13.74
10 Cereals 66,524 0.09 3,838,485-98.27
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,918,341 3.78 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,474 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 779,581 1.01 603,50629.18
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 468 0.00 15,148-96.91
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 69,498 0.09 5,3711,193.95
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 34,005 0.04 8,244312.48
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 210,195 0.27 78,631167.32
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 173,099 0.22 136,84726.49
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 6,584 0.01 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 626,721 0.81 12,0005,122.68
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 394,786 0.51 0
29 Organic chemicals 222 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 66,188 0.09 2,3472,720.11
31 Fertilizers 178 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 42,333 0.05 51,977-18.55
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 439-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 87,309 0.11 222,029-60.68
39 Plastics and articles thereof 79,408 0.10 7,0031,033.91
40 Rubber and articles thereof 23,146 0.03 118,585-80.48
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 37-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 588,244 0.76 461,45627.48
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 44,896 0.06 25,05279.21
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 2,420-100.00
50 Silk 10 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 4,088 0.01 0
52 Cotton 0 0.00 63-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 20 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 5,246 0.01 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 97,536 0.13 143,103-31.84
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5,729 0.01 757,538.67
65 Headgear and parts thereof 200 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 2,120-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 64,332 0.08 32200,937.50
69 Ceramic products 69,329 0.09 94,080-26.31
70 Glass and glassware 263,483 0.34 271,543-2.97
72 Iron and steel 143 0.00 314,434-99.95
73 Articles of iron or steel 22,320 0.03 104,518-78.64
74 Copper and articles thereof 67,141,724 86.92 0
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 8,097-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 37,785 0.05 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 32,546 0.04 59,047-44.88
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 719,919 0.93 561,09728.31
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 903,371 1.17 2,242,267-59.71
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 23,844-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 145,626 0.19 35,461310.67
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 56,961 0.07 375,655-84.84
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 729 0.00 904-19.36
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 645,905 0.84 6,15010,402.52
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10,549 0.01 2,078407.65

Russia’s Imports from Qatar

The major share of Russian imports from Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2021 (and in the 4th quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 89.07% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (66.31% in the 4th quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.90% of Russia’s total imports from Qatar (33.38% in the 4th quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Qatar 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) - an increase of $5,557,086;
  • 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 $292,116;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $69,317;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $45,509.

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

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,549,952.
Russia’s imports from Qatar in the 4th quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2021
over Q4 2020
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 12,963,924 88.86 7,406,83875.03
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 292,116 2.00 0
29 Organic chemicals 861,115 5.90 3,411,067-74.76
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 45,509 0.31 0
39 Plastics and articles thereof 387,362 2.66 318,04521.79
40 Rubber and articles thereof 0 0.00 93-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 8 0.00 0
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 160 0.00 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,401 0.02 9,930-75.82
73 Articles of iron or steel 458 0.00 509-10.02
74 Copper and articles thereof 0 0.00 16,068-100.00
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 1,993 0.01 7,586-73.73
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 348-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia