In the region of St. Petersburg customs celebrated the growth of imports and a slight decline in exports of goods.
Foreign trade turnover in the region of St. Petersburg customs for 3 months in 2020 amounted to 4.23 billion dollars. USA and increased compared to the same period last year by 12%.
Exports slightly ahead of imports in value terms. In the first quarter of 2020, exports decreased by 2% and amounted to 2.12 billion. USA. Import in January-March 2020 increased by 32% and amounted to 2.11 billion dollars. USA.
For 3 months the year 2020 the St. Petersburg customs issued more than 86 thousand goods declarations, which is 27% more than in the first quarter of 2019.
A mass load feature loads also increased from 5.42 million tonnes to 6.19 million tons. The weight, the volume of exports increased by 12% and amounted to 5.71 million tons, the weight of the import volume reached 480 thousand tons, which is higher than in the same period last year by 37%.
Almost 80% of all exported goods in terms of value was goods lumber industry.
Commodity structure of import (in value terms) have established machinery and mechanical appliances (25%), electrical machinery and equipment (16%), plastics and articles thereof (7%), paper and cardboard (6%), ferrous metals (5%).
At the St. Petersburg customs office also reported an increase in collection of customs duties.
In the first quarter of 2020 the Federal budget of St.-Petersburg customs office listed 31 billion 761 million rubles, 35% more than in the same period last year.
As told the head of customs payments Department of the St. Petersburg customs office of Elena Bazhenova, increase collection of customs payments due to the implementation of the concept of centralization of customs clearance at Saint-Petersburg customs post (the electronic Declaration Center), St. Petersburg customs in the actual location of the goods not only in the region of North-Western customs administration and other customs authorities.
Just in the first quarter of 2020 foreign trade operations in the region of St. Petersburg customs carried out 6 000 traders.
The press service of the St. Petersburg customs