Russian trade with Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico in 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Puerto Rico
In 2021, Russia’s trade with Puerto Rico totaled $603,418,340, up 102.32% ($305,167,157) from 2020.
Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2021 totaled $209,557,953, up 75.03% ($89,830,786) from 2020.
Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2021 totaled $393,860,387, up 120.62% ($215,336,371) from 2020.
Russia’s trade deficit with Puerto Rico in 2021 was $184,302,434, a 213.46% increase ($125,505,585) over 2020.
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 79th largest trading partner in 2021 (up from 88th in 2020), accounting for 0.0769% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0525% in 2020).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 95th largest export market in 2021 (up from 100th in 2020), accounting for 0.0426% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0356% in 2020).
Puerto Rico was Russia’s 63rd largest supplier in 2021 (up from 78th in 2020), accounting for 0.1342% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0771% in 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian exports to Puerto Rico in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 93.06% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (97.41% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.61% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (0.54% in 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.32% of Russia’s total exports to Puerto Rico (1.76% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2021 over 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 $78,383,983;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $9,012,645;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,503,501;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $655,933.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Puerto Rico in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 195,013,763 | 93.06 | 116,629,780 | 67.21 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 12,467 | 0.01 | 34,711 | -64.08 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 523,066 | 0.25 | 176,853 | 195.76 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 5,279 | 0.00 | 171 | 2,987.13 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 14,055 | 0.01 | 20,468 | -31.33 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 43,304 | 0.02 | 72,689 | -40.43 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 44 | 0.00 | 123 | -64.23 |
| 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 | 1,516,814 | 0.72 | 13,313 | 11,293.48 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 264 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 35 | 0.00 | 35 | 0.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 7 | 0.00 | 21 | -66.67 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 322 | 0.00 | 602 | -46.51 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 201 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 49 | 0.00 | 187 | -73.80 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3,984 | 0.00 | 3,371 | 18.18 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 9,685 | 0.00 | 27,243 | -64.45 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 9,648,150 | 4.60 | 635,505 | 1,418.19 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 3,871 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 3,024 | 0.00 | 3,242 | -6.72 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,745,443 | 1.31 | 2,089,510 | 31.39 |
| 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 | 0.00 | 10,000 | 0.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,420 | 0.00 | 1,010 | 40.59 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,619 | 0.00 | 1,723 | 52.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 3,779 | 0.00 | 2,738 | 38.02 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 44 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Puerto Rico
The major share of Russian imports from Puerto Rico in 2021 (and in 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 94.36% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (96.40% in 2020);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.30% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (1.81% in 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.00% of Russia’s total imports from Puerto Rico (1.54% in 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $186,921,037;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $17,634,477;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $12,645,370.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Puerto Rico in 2021 over 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $2,750,533.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2021 over 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 25,370 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 20,857,866 | 5.30 | 3,223,389 | 547.08 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 13,623,482 | 3.46 | 978,112 | 1,292.83 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 357,475,935 | 90.76 | 170,554,898 | 109.60 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 512,535 | 0.13 | 274,797 | 86.51 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 6,679 | 0.00 | 2,727 | 144.92 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 9,827 | 0.00 | 286,666 | -96.57 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 60 | 0.00 | 384 | -84.38 |
| 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 | 3,102 | 0.00 | 13,699 | -77.36 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 144 | 0.00 | 977 | -85.26 |
| 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 | 231,702 | 0.06 | 35,864 | 546.06 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7 | 0.00 | 111 | -93.69 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 2,750,533 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 77 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 606 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 104,017 | 0.03 | 109,103 | -4.66 |
| 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 | 173,551 | 0.04 | 40,403 | 329.55 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 690 | 0.00 | 1,811 | -61.90 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 832,268 | 0.21 | 249,963 | 232.96 |