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Russian trade with Brazil in 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 Brazil in 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Brazil

In 2021, Russia’s trade with Brazil totaled $7,484,295,498, up 86.78% ($3,477,265,833) from 2020.

Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2021 totaled $5,261,559,608, up 163.47% ($3,264,507,418) from 2020.

Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2021 totaled $2,222,735,890, up 10.59% ($212,758,415) from 2020.

Russia’s trade balance with Brazil went from a deficit of $12,925,285 in 2020, to a surplus of $3,038,823,718 in 2021.

Brazil was Russia’s 19th largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 28th in 2020), accounting for 0.9534% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.7057% in 2020).

Brazil was Russia’s 18th largest export market in 2021 (up from 34th in 2020), accounting for 1.0703% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.5937% in 2020).

Brazil was Russia’s 27th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 24th in 2020), accounting for 0.7575% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.8685% in 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Brazil

The major share of Russian exports to Brazil in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 69.90% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (73.67% in 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 22.44% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (17.03% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.49% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (3.58% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.97% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (1.71% in 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.90% of Russia’s total exports to Brazil (3.56% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,159,464,244;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $836,802,680;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $217,899,578;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $30,057,503;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $25,125,131;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $19,726,251;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $17,149,328.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $39,820,015.
Russia’s exports to Brazil in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 125,714-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 161,488 0.00 221,024-26.94
10 Cereals 7,538,503 0.14 47,358,518-84.08
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 31,274,193 0.59 19,552,28059.95
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,120 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,849,190 0.05 1,749,39862.87
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 111,060 0.00 25,044343.46
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,946,316 0.08 1,991,25598.18
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 413,320 0.01 156,599163.94
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 919,270 0.02 12,5417,230.12
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 33,059,839 0.63 15,910,511107.79
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 14,645,598-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,146,270,636 21.79 309,467,956270.40
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 13,646,275 0.26 13,319,5692.45
29 Organic chemicals 17,263,739 0.33 19,139,506-9.80
30 Pharmaceutical products 90,558 0.00 235,810-61.60
31 Fertilizers 3,549,055,987 67.45 1,389,591,743155.40
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,058,752 0.06 4,713,289-35.10
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 493,924 0.01 582,454-15.20
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 426,476 0.01 309,39637.84
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,922,549 0.06 2,198,90732.91
39 Plastics and articles thereof 29,573,379 0.56 4,448,248564.83
40 Rubber and articles thereof 56,354,081 1.07 36,627,83053.86
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 401 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,109,964 0.04 1,221,12772.79
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 4,651,283 0.09 3,021,54153.94
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,409,360 0.03 1,544,646-8.76
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 514 0.00 168205.95
54 Man-made filaments 352,887 0.01 196,66679.43
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 755,407 0.01 429,67475.81
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 57 0.00 83-31.33
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 407,899 0.01 341,199,602.94
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 596 0.00 3,670-83.76
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,396 0.00 9,478-74.72
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 623,830 0.01 737,049-15.36
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,371 0.00 1,023327.27
65 Headgear and parts thereof 43 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 668 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 390,712 0.01 262,49548.85
69 Ceramic products 222,115 0.00 207,2607.17
70 Glass and glassware 2,445,956 0.05 79,4362,979.15
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 25,609 0.00 33,287-23.07
72 Iron and steel 256,425,801 4.87 38,526,223565.59
73 Articles of iron or steel 20,995,214 0.40 8,113,401158.77
74 Copper and articles thereof 141,224 0.00 1,07413,049.35
75 Nickel and articles thereof 10,101 0.00 8,26122.27
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,570,076 0.16 21,042,146-59.27
78 Lead and articles thereof 2 0.00 91-97.80
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,361,591 0.04 3,721,792-36.55
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 30,790 0.00 35,629-13.58
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 161,914 0.00 68,567136.14
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,545,637 0.05 1,882,02435.26
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 13,850,004 0.26 28,387,582-51.21
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,156,544 0.06 2,968,2376.34
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 30,057,503 0.57 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,248,739 0.02 894,48139.60
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 282 0.00 4,712-94.02
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 761-100.00
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 1,109 0.00 188489.89
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 7,628 0.00 16,837-54.70
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,305,331 0.04 2,33298,756.39
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 36,102 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 1 247 025-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Brazil

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 72.60% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (70.00% in 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.86% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (11.90% in 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.02% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (7.75% in 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.27% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (4.13% in 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.13% of Russia’s total imports from Brazil (1.45% in 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $131,671,997;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $97,871,381;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $54,152,772;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $12,068,055;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $11,441,127;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $9,696,846;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $9,656,759;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $8,791,518;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $7,971,905.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $46,226,082;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $36,786,518;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $10,237,424;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $10,183,364;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $8,275,320;
  • 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 $7,122,190.
Russia’s imports from Brazil in 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2021
over 2020
02 Meat and edible meat offal 294,119,730 13.23 330,906,248-11.12
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,597 0.00 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,832,585 0.26 4,976,76817.20
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,463,616 0.38 9,911,469-14.61
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 9,560 0.00 3,600165.56
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 143,715 0.01 85,07868.92
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 59,232,770 2.66 47,791,64323.94
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 191,710,587 8.62 137,557,81539.37
10 Cereals 0 0.00 157,714-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 53,661 0.00 97,096-44.73
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 697,830,533 31.40 566,158,53623.26
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 91,262 0.00 37,172145.51
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 41,450 0.00 19,192115.98
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 18,483,844 0.83 6,415,789188.10
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 5,597,453 0.25 2,071,562170.20
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 213,691 0.01 214,071-0.18
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 68,462,509 3.08 58,765,66316.50
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 69,970,865 3.15 78,246,185-10.58
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 216,801 0.01 67,060223.29
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 21,759,400 0.98 12,967,88267.79
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 140,347,913 6.31 150,585,337-6.80
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,871,018 0.17 3,773,7872.58
26 Ores, slag and ash 139,178 0.01 23,500492.25
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 115,291 0.01 15,834628.12
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 54,752,929 2.46 61,875,119-11.51
29 Organic chemicals 26,009,656 1.17 25,914,1010.37
30 Pharmaceutical products 11,410,166 0.51 15,177,976-24.82
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 8,288-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 892,667 0.04 739,33920.74
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,545,002 0.11 1,755,50144.97
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 992,917 0.04 854,63316.18
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 21,015,902 0.95 18,802,95611.77
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 52,333 0.00 55,557-5.80
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 14,078,924 0.63 8,396,19867.68
39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,622,063 0.52 12,160,819-4.43
40 Rubber and articles thereof 9,581,710 0.43 10,009,544-4.27
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 186,216 0.01 742,724-74.93
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 51,828 0.00 71,601-27.62
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 334,194 0.02 150,282122.38
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 516,215 0.02 641,906-19.58
45 Cork and articles of cork 43 0.00 19126.32
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 16,253,674 0.73 10,449,35955.55
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,841,942 0.35 18,025,306-56.49
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6,724 0.00 6,808-1.23
50 Silk 0 0.00 1,986-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 177,982 0.01 0
52 Cotton 959 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 499,708 0.02 1,664,619-69.98
54 Man-made filaments 640,958 0.03 548,86616.78
55 Man-made staple fibers 960 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 26,618 0.00 71,685-62.87
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 73,833 0.00 51,28443.97
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 489,886 0.02 517,846-5.40
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 100,416 0.00 236,065-57.46
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 31,408 0.00 44,791-29.88
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 165,023 0.01 172,004-4.06
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,822,802 0.26 9,912,943-41.26
65 Headgear and parts thereof 638 0.00 288121.53
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,469,996 0.29 5,015,95628.99
69 Ceramic products 293,771 0.01 125,616133.86
70 Glass and glassware 3,993,352 0.18 2,595,41753.86
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 648,013 0.03 205,600215.18
72 Iron and steel 78,648,051 3.54 68,991,29214.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,238,060 0.19 3,526,90520.16
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,507,868 0.11 3,954,925-36.59
75 Nickel and articles thereof 132 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 249,510 0.01 135,25684.47
79 Zinc and articles thereof 3,827 0.00 5,844-34.51
80 Tin and articles thereof 724,105 0.03 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 436 0.00 3,016-85.54
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 6,356,775 0.29 6,329,3530.43
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 308,641 0.01 78,552292.91
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 226,341,118 10.18 128,469,73776.18
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 27,990,235 1.26 24,728,56013.19
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 2,944 0.00 9,364-68.56
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 34,134,081 1.54 80,360,163-57.52
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 13,604,726 0.61 5,632,821141.53
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 51,840 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 18,375 0.00 51,797-64.52
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 242,600 0.01 133,49681.73
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 94,090 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 130,459 0.01 76,18371.24
SS Classified 0 0.00 69 638 208-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia