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Russian trade with France in 2011

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with France in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with France

In 2011, Russia’s trade with France totaled $28,135,084,001, up 25.25% ($5,672,279,876) from 2010.

Russia’s exports to France in 2011 totaled $14,858,937,565, up 19.64% ($2,438,996,882) from 2010.

Russia’s imports from France in 2011 totaled $13,276,146,436, up 32.19% ($3,233,282,994) from 2010.

Russia’s trade surplus with France in 2011 was $1,582,791,129, a 33.41% decrease ($794,286,112) over 2010.

France was Russia’s 10th largest trading partner in 2011 (just as in 2010), accounting for 3.4208% of Russia’s total trade (down from 3.5884% in 2010).

France was Russia’s 10th largest export market in 2011 (just as in 2010), accounting for 2.8756% of Russia’s total exports (down from 3.1279% in 2010).

France was Russia’s 8th largest supplier in 2011 (down from 6th in 2010), accounting for 4.3420% of Russia’s total imports (down from 4.3872% in 2010).

Russia’s Exports to France

The major share of Russian exports to France in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 89.74% of Russia’s total exports to France (88.77% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.18% of Russia’s total exports to France (6.88% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to France (1.17% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.87% of Russia’s total exports to France (1.03% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to France in 2011 over 2010 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 $2,308,768,541;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $134,953,543.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to France in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $222,119,345.
Russia’s exports to France in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
01 Live animals 157,770 0.00 181,678-13.16
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,852,837 0.03 2,412,52559.70
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,481 0.00 20,598-92.81
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,646,589 0.01 1,030,81059.74
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,069,009 0.01 877,358135.82
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 376,038 0.00 405,546-7.28
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 17,126-100.00
10 Cereals 593,901 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 769,654 0.01 114,434572.57
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 71,088,252 0.48 69,458,7412.35
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 3,672 0.00 5,136-28.50
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 25,600 0.00 7,093260.92
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 48 0.00 1,200-96.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,880 0.00 9,364-15.85
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 10,843 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,792,357 0.02 3,550,642-21.36
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,065,941 0.03 3,344,79621.56
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,174,048 0.01 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 5,377,804 0.04 4,094,68931.34
26 Ores, slag and ash 7,866,835 0.05 7,794,7420.92
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 13,321,665,752 89.65 11,012,897,21120.96
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 544,034,539 3.66 766,153,884-28.99
29 Organic chemicals 4,410,085 0.03 4,120,7587.02
30 Pharmaceutical products 959,254 0.01 6,701,994-85.69
31 Fertilizers 38,020,658 0.26 58,457,979-34.96
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 67,796 0.00 125,719-46.07
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,634,787 0.01 2,101,889-22.22
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 696 0.00 1,791-61.14
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 330,080 0.00 1,400,544-76.43
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 53 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,779,508 0.01 916,58394.15
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,615,376 0.01 1,367,37118.14
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,898,507 0.05 4,337,11359.06
40 Rubber and articles thereof 21,427,967 0.14 8,788,028143.83
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 4,965,656 0.03 5,322,126-6.70
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,461,830 0.01 3,549,606-58.82
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 703,231 0.00 984,096-28.54
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 95,982,682 0.65 98,165,048-2.22
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 3,240 0.00 8,386-61.36
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 10,447,584 0.07 11,848,247-11.82
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 19,626,923 0.13 16,345,30620.08
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,074,255 0.02 1,994,22254.16
52 Cotton 0 0.00 560-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 347,180 0.00 135,880155.50
54 Man-made filaments 130,722 0.00 105,37024.06
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 1,801-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 196,274 0.00 152,19828.96
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 106 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 446,831 0.00 1,224,132-63.50
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,520,379 0.01 2,976,700-48.92
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,086,595 0.01 955,63513.70
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 429,876 0.00 992,086-56.67
65 Headgear and parts thereof 96,618 0.00 33,057192.28
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 10,761 0.00 16,674-35.46
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 278 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 317,993 0.00 108,597192.82
69 Ceramic products 194,681 0.00 425,625-54.26
70 Glass and glassware 2,084,786 0.01 4,107,928-49.25
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 599,362 0.00 3,362,324-82.17
72 Iron and steel 236,901,183 1.59 101,947,640132.38
73 Articles of iron or steel 6,834,099 0.05 9,921,862-31.12
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,564,318 0.02 2,873,31524.05
75 Nickel and articles thereof 415,687 0.00 28,2661,370.63
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 28,357,573 0.19 20,384,13239.12
78 Lead and articles thereof 182,209 0.00 81,138124.57
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 13,730,654 0.09 9,446,47645.35
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 307,019 0.00 289,0766.21
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 92,622 0.00 310,948-70.21
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 69,826,146 0.47 58,853,00818.64
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 15,204,592 0.10 12,207,35424.55
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 512,305 0.00 550,376-6.92
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,182,137 0.01 3,108,813-29.81
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 5,045,050-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,829,891 0.09 20,469,827-37.32
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 67,665 0.00 20,909223.62
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,839 0.00 4,014-29.27
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 12,361,996 0.08 9,805,92426.07
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 238,269 0.00 284,246-16.18
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 13,540 0.00 46,498-70.88
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 49,754 0.00 37,95831.08
SS Classified 266,809,607 1.80 50 710 907426.14

Russia’s Imports from France

The major share of Russian imports from France in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 28.40% of Russia’s total imports from France (27.76% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.11% of Russia’s total imports from France (32.64% in 2010);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.21% of Russia’s total imports from France (13.10% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.41% of Russia’s total imports from France (3.53% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.98% of Russia’s total imports from France (1.19% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from France in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $648,039,176;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $190,617,604;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $182,188,900;
  • 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 $115,588,654;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $91,192,400;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $69,875,481;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $68,471,145;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $43,267,657;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $41,177,983;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $39,924,812.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from France in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $174,778,466.
Russia’s imports from France in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
01 Live animals 16,801,626 0.13 11,889,25941.32
02 Meat and edible meat offal 208,780,767 1.57 186,985,18211.66
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 10,694,646 0.08 11,116,228-3.79
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 103,510,957 0.78 139,549,512-25.82
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,150,214 0.01 350,920227.77
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,061,291 0.01 1,592,344-33.35
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 59,378,733 0.45 36,236,88963.86
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 68,496,981 0.52 40,527,09769.02
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 8,650,967 0.07 6,709,56128.93
10 Cereals 20,347,662 0.15 10,673,31690.64
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 6,813,894 0.05 4,657,31046.31
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 84,497,700 0.64 68,280,00523.75
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 13,477,627 0.10 12,232,32510.18
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 129,527 0.00 28,948347.45
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 967,091 0.01 1,226,991-21.18
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 32,292,395 0.24 25,415,55427.06
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 29,936,041 0.23 19,831,72050.95
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 26,143,764 0.20 19,490,65334.13
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 43,285,043 0.33 34,435,92725.70
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 22,690,421 0.17 14,086,85461.08
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 94,143,458 0.71 103,390,927-8.94
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 510,912,643 3.85 471,251,0328.42
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 98,977,073 0.75 76,097,77830.07
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24,569,004 0.19 20,032,99022.64
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 26,618,056 0.20 16,875,98657.73
26 Ores, slag and ash 6,539 0.00 38,193-82.88
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 14,484,958 0.11 11,255,07228.70
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 63,602,327 0.48 238,380,793-73.32
29 Organic chemicals 218,567,674 1.65 127,375,27471.59
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,337,495,324 10.07 1,146,877,72016.62
31 Fertilizers 845,991 0.01 306,065176.41
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 64,419,953 0.49 52,646,78922.36
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 923,866,972 6.96 928,610,644-0.51
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 88,033,031 0.66 61,167,20543.92
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 39,978,127 0.30 40,911,636-2.28
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 4,143,077 0.03 1,535,102169.89
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,756,333 0.02 5,980,008-53.91
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 348,458,078 2.62 278,582,59725.08
39 Plastics and articles thereof 373,767,455 2.82 305,296,31022.43
40 Rubber and articles thereof 133,848,668 1.01 90,581,01147.77
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 476,382 0.00 112,623322.99
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 44,555,044 0.34 34,312,21529.85
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,215,403 0.02 2,256,90542.47
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 14,414,570 0.11 18,311,981-21.28
45 Cork and articles of cork 233,867 0.00 229,5061.90
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 62,875 0.00 26,779134.79
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 269,926 0.00 117,620129.49
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 90,714,654 0.68 83,025,5729.26
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 24,663,959 0.19 18,121,21636.11
50 Silk 631,565 0.00 285,918120.89
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 23,985 0.00 62,172-61.42
52 Cotton 1,444,540 0.01 532,337171.36
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 608,609 0.00 115,153428.52
54 Man-made filaments 1,224,481 0.01 4,965,217-75.34
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,287,424 0.01 2,592,604-50.34
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 6,216,726 0.05 6,813,182-8.75
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 4,654,099 0.04 3,187,84746.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,492,788 0.01 1,148,15630.02
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,544,301 0.03 3,497,0591.35
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 136,070 0.00 351,340-61.27
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 11,367,063 0.09 15,487,191-26.60
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 29,059,578 0.22 24,801,56817.17
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,601,110 0.03 6,427,292-28.41
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 14,496,218 0.11 18,710,693-22.52
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,292,066 0.01 1,649,073-21.65
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 390,399 0.00 960,030-59.33
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 235,047 0.00 229,3362.49
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 26,476,497 0.20 19,866,02733.28
69 Ceramic products 10,613,059 0.08 12,384,430-14.30
70 Glass and glassware 86,597,155 0.65 64,589,25334.07
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 34,994,189 0.26 26,477,74032.16
72 Iron and steel 181,002,582 1.36 141,077,77028.30
73 Articles of iron or steel 168,664,700 1.27 127,486,71732.30
74 Copper and articles thereof 10,131,478 0.08 8,459,88019.76
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,216,690 0.02 1,492,99048.47
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 41,631,274 0.31 35,240,87218.13
78 Lead and articles thereof 507,837 0.00 675,912-24.87
79 Zinc and articles thereof 221,487 0.00 139,78858.44
80 Tin and articles thereof 158,573 0.00 152,2184.17
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 912,160 0.01 1,543,313-40.90
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 18,257,479 0.14 13,056,74139.83
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 28,859,097 0.22 25,536,18613.01
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,563,569,405 11.78 915,530,22970.78
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 987,509,761 7.44 871,921,10713.26
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 5,531,390 0.04 5,791,759-4.50
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 842,284,965 6.34 660,096,06527.60
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 8,297,740 0.06 1,914,625333.39
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 363,531,430 2.74 332,510,8539.33
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,935,720 0.02 1,332,685120.29
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 296,474 0.00 645,587-54.08
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 48,186,606 0.36 39,611,72221.65
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 8,196,516 0.06 5,601,72846.32
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 17,133,099 0.13 14,340,29619.48
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 236,256 0.00 110,810113.21
SS Classified 3,427,277,980 25.82 1 844 435 82785.82
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia