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Russian trade with Iceland 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 Iceland in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Iceland

In 2011, Russia’s trade with Iceland totaled $208,496,099, up 54.84% ($73,842,409) from 2010.

Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2011 were $11,206,196, down 7.18% ($866,942) from 2010.

Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2011 totaled $197,289,903, up 60.95% ($74,709,351) from 2010.

Russia’s trade deficit with Iceland in 2011 was $186,083,707, a 68.39% increase ($75,576,293) over 2010.

Iceland was Russia’s 98th largest trading partner in 2011 (up from 101st in 2010), accounting for 0.0253% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0215% in 2010).

Iceland was Russia’s 131st largest export market in 2011 (down from 128th in 2010), accounting for 0.0022% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0030% in 2010).

Iceland was Russia’s 70th largest supplier in 2011 (up from 74th in 2010), accounting for 0.0645% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0535% in 2010).

Russia’s Exports to Iceland

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 46.44% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (26.18% in 2010);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 17.72% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (6.28% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 16.03% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (57.32% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 10.51% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (5.20% in 2010);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.49% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (1.66% in 2010);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.45% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (2.94% in 2010).

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

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $1,990,549;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $547,669;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $444,595;
  • 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 $444,006;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $326,958;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $264,086;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $52,491.

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $5,030,815;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $213,183;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $135,711;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $74,085.
Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
10 Cereals 264,086 2.36 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 126,555 1.13 200,640-36.92
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 839 0.01 0
26 Ores, slag and ash 5,150,838 45.96 3,160,28962.99
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 52,491 0.47 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 13,666 0.12 0
31 Fertilizers 1,634,138 14.58 6,664,953-75.48
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 11,199 0.10 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 81 0.00 0
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 3,388 0.03 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 93 0.00 331-71.90
39 Plastics and articles thereof 44,247 0.39 30,00147.49
40 Rubber and articles thereof 89,807 0.80 225,518-60.18
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,175,461 10.49 627,79287.24
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,266 0.02 0
52 Cotton 54 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 141,782 1.27 354,965-60.06
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 380 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,272 0.02 0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,359 0.05 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 11,513 0.10 0
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,621 0.01 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 42 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,366 0.02 0
69 Ceramic products 304 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 22,587 0.20 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 25,755 0.23 1,7421,378.47
74 Copper and articles thereof 268 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,498 0.01 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 343 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,976 0.02 0
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 434,331 3.88 107,373304.51
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 491,999 4.39 47,993925.15
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,897 0.03 0
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 8,970 0.08 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,047,198 9.34 602,60373.78
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 7,538 0.07 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,531 0.03 8,202-56.95
SS Classified 422,457 3.77 40 736937.06

Russia’s Imports from Iceland

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 88.85% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (84.71% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.98% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (12.96% in 2010);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.18% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (1.40% in 2010).

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

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $71,000,379;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,914,109;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $852,430;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $790,063.

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,058,118.
Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
02 Meat and edible meat offal 695,691 0.35 1,143,491-39.16
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 172,190,704 87.28 101,190,32570.17
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 1,848-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 545,353 0.28 377,99544.28
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 933,825 0.47 681,19437.09
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 249,893 0.13 276,118-9.50
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 20,814-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 108,251 0.05 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 577,139 0.29 148,994287.36
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 781 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 13,673,510 6.93 15,731,628-13.08
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 1,435 0.00 295386.44
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 725 0.00 2,173-66.64
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,678 0.00 2,748252.18
39 Plastics and articles thereof 75,035 0.04 147,178-49.02
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,915 0.00 1,278441.08
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 0 0.00 80-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 6,151-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 0 0.00 740-100.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 330 0.00 32931.25
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 8,639 0.00 15,240-43.31
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 69-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,710-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 634 0.00 571,012.28
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,727 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 87,021 0.04 102,665-15.24
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6,789 0.00 4,02368.75
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 1,126-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 0 0.00 16,145-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 895-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 854 0.00 0
69 Ceramic products 21,213 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 1,714,297 0.87 924,23485.48
73 Articles of iron or steel 85,587 0.04 36,107137.04
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 0 0.00 317-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 23,696 0.01 4,332447.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,521,138 2.29 607,029644.80
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 365,195 0.19 41,854772.55
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 0 0.00 1,587-100.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 536,187-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,381,034 0.70 528,604161.26
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 0 0.00 12,405-100.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 9,980-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,814 0.00 2,904-37.53
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia