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

Russia’s Trade with Norway

In 2011, Russia’s trade with Norway totaled $2,975,957,942, up 37.07% ($804,882,592) from 2010.

Russia’s exports to Norway in 2011 totaled $1,071,969,539, up 42.01% ($317,121,574) from 2010.

Russia’s imports from Norway in 2011 totaled $1,903,988,403, up 34.44% ($487,761,018) from 2010.

Russia’s trade deficit with Norway in 2011 was $832,018,864, a 25.80% increase ($170,639,444) over 2010.

Norway was Russia’s 39th largest trading partner in 2011 (up from 42nd in 2010), accounting for 0.3618% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3468% in 2010).

Norway was Russia’s 55th largest export market in 2011 (up from 57th in 2010), accounting for 0.2075% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1901% in 2010).

Norway was Russia’s 29th largest supplier in 2011 (up from 30th in 2010), accounting for 0.6227% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.6187% in 2010).

Russia’s Exports to Norway

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 52.31% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (45.84% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 26.39% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (35.94% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.62% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (5.20% in 2010);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.92% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (7.08% in 2010);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.19% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (2.68% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.59% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (2.17% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Norway 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 $212,898,330;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $34,656,702;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $25,533,016;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $21,572,116;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $19,503,115;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $18,483,655;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $10,518,690;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $6,743,910;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $3,497,658.

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

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $32,298,661;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $10,046,715.
Russia’s exports to Norway in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
02 Meat and edible meat offal 862 0.00 3,315-74.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 10,572,328 0.99 10,740,740-1.57
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 631 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 778,535 0.07 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 749,391 0.07 257,087191.49
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,510 0.00 0
10 Cereals 4,295,353 0.40 3,486,25523.21
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 5,799,263 0.54 4,587,23226.42
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 10 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 22,676,583 2.12 1,104,4671,953.17
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 712 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 421 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,253 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,129 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,365 0.00 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 28,509 0.00 54,654-47.84
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,172 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 61,343,659 5.72 63,059,136-2.72
26 Ores, slag and ash 9,707,709 0.91 6,210,05156.32
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 489,682,183 45.68 276,783,85376.92
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 51,000,076 4.76 16,343,374212.05
29 Organic chemicals 34,960 0.00 291,038-87.99
30 Pharmaceutical products 629 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 20,524,745 1.91 10,006,055105.12
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,165,469 0.11 9,00012,849.66
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 246,604 0.02 132,03386.77
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 11,900 0.00 4,863144.70
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,015 0.00 6,481-38.05
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 881 0.00 14,432-93.90
39 Plastics and articles thereof 270,380 0.03 49,061451.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 19,116,555 1.78 12,372,64554.51
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 323 0.00 5,182-93.77
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 16,862,074 1.57 16,299,0723.45
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 157,186 0.01 36,974325.13
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 17,470 0.00 19,991-12.61
54 Man-made filaments 13 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 33 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,156,028 0.11 94,1601,127.73
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 76 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 40 0.00 119-66.39
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 8,700 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 21,549 0.00 19,9937.78
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 32,605 0.00 116,606-72.04
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 124,870 0.01 269,609-53.68
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 10,740 0.00 10,4123.15
65 Headgear and parts thereof 236 0.00 2,846-91.71
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 171,938 0.02 0
69 Ceramic products 4,993 0.00 6,420-22.23
70 Glass and glassware 32,339 0.00 41,333-21.76
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 68 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 32,423,361 3.02 13,939,706132.60
73 Articles of iron or steel 31,451,106 2.93 5,918,090431.44
74 Copper and articles thereof 16,106 0.00 1619,903.73
75 Nickel and articles thereof 264,327 0.02 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 218,155,292 20.35 250,453,953-12.90
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,651 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 34 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 536,086 0.05 963,066-44.34
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 11,477 0.00 15,238-24.68
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 14,739 0.00 2954,896.27
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,945,133 0.37 13,991,848-71.80
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 6,884,291 0.64 5,991,24514.91
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 7,451 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 87,022 0.01 6,5711,224.33
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 50,708,158 4.73 31,205,04362.50
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,774,995 0.17 2,230,365-20.42
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 322 0.00 156106.41
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 5,984-100.00
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 7,514,227 0.70 6,730,86811.64
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 884,320 0.08 836,3915.73
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,933 0.00 306,343.33
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,386 0.00 5,746-75.88
SS Classified 662,049 0.06 114 720477.10

Russia’s Imports from Norway

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 52.35% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (66.37% in 2010);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 34.34% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (19.85% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.68% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (5.64% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.39% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (5.29% in 2010);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.78% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (1.26% in 2010).

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $240,234,212;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $93,995,782;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $60,775,997;
  • 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 $30,271,654;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $18,128,573;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $13,516,964;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $10,975,909;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $7,840,568;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $7,705,185.

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

  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $7,570,675.
Russia’s imports from Norway in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
01 Live animals 26,671 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 949,759,391 49.88 888,983,3946.84
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,945,867 0.21 3,505,22112.57
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 197,102 0.01 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 6,363 0.00 8,071-21.16
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 6,130-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 722,109 0.04 590,95022.19
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 469,292 0.02 356,79331.53
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,047 0.00 1822,123.63
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,358 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 16,038 0.00 26,405-39.26
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 24,473,646 1.29 32,044,321-23.63
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,306,088 0.07 1,044,71925.02
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 15,765,889 0.83 13,362,10217.99
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 30,133,158 1.58 16,616,19481.35
26 Ores, slag and ash 2,649,116 0.14 397,760566.01
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,071,313 0.06 890,86220.26
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,532,704 0.40 5,773,08030.48
29 Organic chemicals 2,351,979 0.12 2,092,84812.38
30 Pharmaceutical products 23,886,584 1.25 16,181,39947.62
31 Fertilizers 1,252,593 0.07 1,030,11221.60
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,918,417 0.26 6,682,445-26.40
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 776,962 0.04 744,2624.39
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 3,431,913 0.18 4,006,628-14.34
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 42,299 0.00 4,344873.73
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,517 0.00 3,418-55.62
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,509,427 0.18 3,710,318-5.41
39 Plastics and articles thereof 30,133,212 1.58 32,502,908-7.29
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,688,414 0.30 2,222,836155.91
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 12,931 0.00 36,510-64.58
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 2,480-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,656,699 0.14 2,144,87623.86
45 Cork and articles of cork 44 0.00 507-91.32
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 8,674-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,460,775 0.18 3,540,361-2.25
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,403,806 0.18 1,827,40286.26
52 Cotton 22,256 0.00 97,361-77.14
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 76,278-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 25,949 0.00 121,670-78.67
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,134 0.00 176,743-99.36
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,174,209 0.11 881,338146.69
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 26,341 0.00 32,500-18.95
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 648,940 0.03 746,326-13.05
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,089,457 0.06 866,07525.79
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,013,797 0.05 475,398113.25
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,544,962 0.13 2,517,7331.08
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 788-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 366,384 0.02 160,106128.84
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 285 0.00 33763.64
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 801,192 0.04 1,401,565-42.84
69 Ceramic products 27,627 0.00 85,848-67.82
70 Glass and glassware 329,831 0.02 332,822-0.90
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 53,742 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 46,416,117 2.44 35,440,20830.97
73 Articles of iron or steel 17,843,247 0.94 17,824,9460.10
74 Copper and articles thereof 289,923 0.02 92,775212.50
75 Nickel and articles thereof 39,059,643 2.05 20,931,07086.61
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,603,962 0.14 3,271,775-20.41
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 807-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 6,562 0.00 247,478-97.35
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 505,550 0.03 77,971548.38
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,135,555 0.06 1,562,472-27.32
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 266,415 0.01 419,272-36.46
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 136,443,810 7.17 42,448,028221.44
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 79,964,662 4.20 49,693,00860.92
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 551,565 0.03 341,22261.64
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 7,449,578 0.39 7,411,2750.52
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 398,795,203 20.95 158,560,991151.51
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 30,540,918 1.60 22,700,35034.54
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 6,802 0.00 19,125-64.43
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 57 0.00 26119.23
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 4,454,425 0.23 3,876,88014.90
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,549,940 0.24 2,967,25453.34
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 29,639 0.00 6,258373.62
SS Classified 340,000 0.02 13 0982,495.82
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia