Russian trade with Kuwait in 2021
February 16, 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 Kuwait in 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Kuwait
In 2021, Russia’s trade with Kuwait was $596,206,586, down 20.25% ($151,427,214) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2021 were $595,869,465, down 20.20% ($150,828,525) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2021 were $337,121, down 63.98% ($598,689) from 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Kuwait in 2021 was $595,532,344, a 20.14% decrease ($150,229,836) over 2020.
Kuwait was Russia’s 80th largest trading partner in 2021 (down from 72nd in 2020), accounting for 0.0759% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1317% in 2020).
Kuwait was Russia’s 65th largest export market in 2021 (down from 59th in 2020), accounting for 0.1212% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2220% in 2020).
Kuwait was Russia’s 159th largest supplier in 2021 (down from 146th in 2020), accounting for 0.0001% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0004% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Kuwait
The major share of Russian exports to Kuwait in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 93.49% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (94.08% in 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.46% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.27% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.56% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.75% in 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.13% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (4.12% in 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.06% of Russia’s total exports to Kuwait (0.46% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $12,015,383;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $7,994,455;
- 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 $5,482,809;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,269,823;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $1,880,330.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Kuwait in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $105,149,111;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $51,297,739;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $29,909,399.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 2,027,304 | 0.34 | 146,974 | 1,279.36 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 48,553 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 292,323 | 0.05 | 78,543 | 272.18 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 8,700 | 0.00 | 4,698 | 85.19 |
| 10 | Cereals | 25,873 | 0.00 | 29,935,272 | -99.91 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 793 | 0.00 | 17,498 | -95.47 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 298,451 | 0.05 | 43,655 | 583.66 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,164,257 | 0.20 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 86,619 | 0.01 | 8,376 | 934.13 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,791,911 | 0.30 | 32,567 | 5,402.23 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 128,046 | 0.02 | 22,770 | 462.35 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 29,968 | 0.01 | 3,515 | 752.57 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 33,251 | 0.01 | 17,039 | 95.15 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 49,377 | 0.01 | 25,102 | 96.71 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 6,000 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 722,055 | 0.12 | 446,318 | 61.78 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 910,737 | 0.15 | 1,368,990 | -33.47 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 22,313 | 0.00 | 11,767 | 89.62 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 85 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 12,148,048 | 2.04 | 132,665 | 9,056.94 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 20,841 | 0.00 | 46,110 | -54.80 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 71,893 | 0.01 | 43,811 | 64.10 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 12,677 | 0.00 | 25,803 | -50.87 |
| 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 | 6,118 | 0.00 | 356 | 1,618.54 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 206 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,829,586 | 0.31 | 1,488,447 | 22.92 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 410,745 | 0.07 | 155,808 | 163.62 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 57,252 | 0.01 | 76,770 | -25.42 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,376 | 0.00 | 320 | 642.50 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 2,809 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,632,998 | 0.44 | 363,175 | 624.99 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 3,631,560 | 0.61 | 3,043,227 | 19.33 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 91 | 0.00 | 105 | -13.33 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 148,590 | 0.02 | 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 | 97,005 | 0.02 | 44,857 | 116.25 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 40 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 38,719 | 0.01 | 9,502 | 307.48 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 226,469 | 0.04 | 187,241 | 20.95 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 12,683 | 0.00 | 10 | 126,730.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 5,246 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,444 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 73,166 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 36,821 | 0.01 | 643,536 | -94.28 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 408 | 0.00 | 18,573 | -97.80 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 4,940 | 0.00 | 119,649 | -95.87 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 51,297,739 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8,592,741 | 1.44 | 598,286 | 1,336.23 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 545,176,743 | 91.49 | 650,325,854 | -16.17 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 53 | 0.00 | 4,356 | -98.78 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 6,084 | 0.00 | 82,029 | -92.58 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 54 | 0.00 | 1,217 | -95.56 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,912 | 0.00 | 1,744 | 9.63 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 20,891 | 0.00 | 135,153 | -84.54 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 44,901 | 0.01 | 12,841 | 249.67 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,298,330 | 0.22 | 1,790,660 | -27.49 |
| 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 | 7,650,516 | 1.28 | 2,167,707 | 252.93 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 55,987 | 0.01 | 60,717 | -7.79 |
| 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 | 263,893 | 0.04 | 1,577,651 | -83.27 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 2,410 | 0.00 | 1,974 | 22.09 |
| 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 | 41,250 | 0.01 | 842 | 4,799.05 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 68,358 | 0.01 | 32,145 | 112.66 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 49,216 | 0.01 | 30,320 | 62.32 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 6,200 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 10 440 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Kuwait
The major share of Russian imports from Kuwait in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 98.40% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (19.51% in 2020);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.55% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (0.17% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.05% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (77.90% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Kuwait (2.42% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $206,800;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $116,785;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $3,679.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Kuwait in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $406,578;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $299,421;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $173,215;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $22,859;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $22,616;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $1,264.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 118,803 | 35.24 | 2,018 | 5,787.17 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 206,800 | 61.34 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,114 | 1.81 | 179,329 | -96.59 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,264 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5,242 | 1.55 | 1,563 | 235.38 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1 | 0.00 | 22,617 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 161 | 0.05 | 299,582 | -99.95 |
| 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 | 406,578 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 22,859 | -100.00 |