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

Russia’s Trade with Switzerland

In 2011, Russia’s trade with Switzerland totaled $14,415,504,484, up 29.51% ($3,284,419,570) from 2010.

Russia’s exports to Switzerland in 2011 totaled $11,447,858,727, up 31.34% ($2,731,579,666) from 2010.

Russia’s imports from Switzerland in 2011 totaled $2,967,645,757, up 22.89% ($552,839,904) from 2010.

Russia’s trade surplus with Switzerland in 2011 was $8,480,212,970, a 34.58% increase ($2,178,739,762) over 2010.

Switzerland was Russia’s 16th largest trading partner in 2011 (just as in 2010), accounting for 1.7527% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.7782% in 2010).

Switzerland was Russia’s 16th largest export market in 2011 (just as in 2010), accounting for 2.2155% of Russia’s total exports (up from 2.1952% in 2010).

Switzerland was Russia’s 23rd largest supplier in 2011 (up from 24th in 2010), accounting for 0.9706% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.0549% in 2010).

Russia’s Exports to Switzerland

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 54.97% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (52.70% in 2010);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 21.68% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (11.64% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.08% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (26.19% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.82% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (7.74% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Switzerland 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 $1,699,960,931;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $1,466,775,904;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $397,318,964;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $64,699,365.

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

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $496,406,748;
  • 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 $201,386,953;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $118,573,553;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $71,761,294;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $36,606,864.
Russia’s exports to Switzerland in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,722,717 0.02 1,005,76471.28
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 152,196 0.00 118,35828.59
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 30 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 142,256 0.00 367,776-61.32
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 94-100.00
10 Cereals 4,209,620 0.04 19,67321,297.96
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 133,663 0.00 39,398239.26
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 39,931 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,150 0.00 1,53040.52
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 70,499 0.00 25,463176.87
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 13,322 0.00 3353,876.72
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 49 0.00 506-90.32
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 53,552 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 187,271 0.00 91,009105.77
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 959,533 0.01 957,1000.25
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 21,497 0.00 21,3220.82
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 10,917,940 0.10 18,76258,091.77
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 10,145 0.00 6,39558.64
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 6,293,099,039 54.97 4,593,138,10837.01
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 207,989,389 1.82 409,376,342-49.19
29 Organic chemicals 4,346,078 0.04 1,574,867175.96
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,161,831 0.01 131,452783.84
31 Fertilizers 303,377,020 2.65 238,677,65527.11
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 26,863 0.00 0
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 682,573 0.01 353,15593.28
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 258,074 0.00 159,32361.98
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 561 0.00 258117.44
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,167,515 0.08 4,703,98094.89
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,540,194 0.07 2,523,026238.49
40 Rubber and articles thereof 16,090,267 0.14 17,047,354-5.61
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,537,417 0.04 32,30613,945.12
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,280,640 0.01 731,14975.15
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,943,306 0.06 6,114,61213.55
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 60,672,201 0.53 80,453,537-24.59
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 563,687 0.00 54,942925.97
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 275,083 0.00 85,811220.57
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 151,707-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 4,640 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 189,447 0.00 221,404-14.43
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 500 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 109 0.00 55,977-99.81
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 9,370 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,449,222 0.01 614,944135.67
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 990,406 0.01 132,323648.48
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 93,357 0.00 7,4231,157.67
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 681,864 0.01 2,53826,766.19
65 Headgear and parts thereof 58,712 0.00 66,996-12.36
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 107 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 11,795 0.00 14,816-20.39
69 Ceramic products 72,539 0.00 2,4932,809.71
70 Glass and glassware 8,787 0.00 41,487-78.82
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,481,616,052 21.68 1,014,840,148144.53
72 Iron and steel 48,255,621 0.42 166,829,174-71.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 971,382 0.01 91,848957.60
74 Copper and articles thereof 244,904,337 2.14 741,311,085-66.96
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,571,927,442 13.73 1,174,608,47833.83
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 70,965,402 0.62 142,726,696-50.28
78 Lead and articles thereof 17,548,892 0.15 20,283,695-13.48
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 338,803 0.00 36,945,667-99.08
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 93 0.00 32,411-99.71
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 23,782 0.00 88,996-73.28
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 53,969,959 0.47 50,681,6066.49
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 11,365,266 0.10 4,508,249152.10
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 38,164-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 121,133 0.00 188,975-35.90
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,926,830 0.03 2,322,04726.05
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 777,618 0.01 1,320,469-41.11
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 121,275 0.00 126,819-4.37
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 202,662 0.00 119,44769.67
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,853 0.00 4,36157.14
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 114,221 0.00 3,0873,600.06
SS Classified 482,140 0.00 64 169651.36

Russia’s Imports from Switzerland

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 44.98% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (48.83% in 2010);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 33.06% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (29.24% in 2010);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.35% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (8.84% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.05% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (2.80% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.85% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (1.88% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Switzerland 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 $185,882,524;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $112,860,343;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $84,019,107;
  • Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - an increase of $65,269,698;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $17,602,111;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $12,449,398;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $12,219,262;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $9,221,006;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $9,140,419.

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

  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $14,863,876.
Russia’s imports from Switzerland in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
01 Live animals 1,519 0.00 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,292,811 0.28 15,337,469-45.93
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 10,676-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1 0.00 10.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 28,942 0.00 46,154-37.29
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 23,513,796 0.79 14,822,18858.64
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 12,291 0.00 0
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 4,359,379 0.15 4,106,0286.17
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 46,473 0.00 43,1757.64
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,247,354 0.04 819,43352.22
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 26,523,290 0.89 14,304,02885.43
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 72,359,479 2.44 68,715,8515.30
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,223,583 0.04 1,331,540-8.11
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 53,679,764 1.81 68,543,640-21.69
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 15,953,392 0.54 10,060,94058.57
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 713,715 0.02 721,993-1.15
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 10,141,426 0.34 14,530,786-30.21
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 695,199 0.02 69799,641.61
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 566,310 0.02 479,19018.18
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,632,027 0.09 1,808,52845.53
29 Organic chemicals 25,666,682 0.86 21,991,13216.71
30 Pharmaceutical products 993,063,144 33.46 880,202,80112.82
31 Fertilizers 3,176 0.00 960230.83
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 68,959,834 2.32 65,235,8345.71
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 93,044,603 3.14 88,943,8074.61
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 12,249,206 0.41 9,307,74831.60
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 8,292,697 0.28 2,926,970183.32
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 128,381 0.00 5,7652,126.90
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 365,948 0.01 186,03496.71
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 46,800,554 1.58 43,714,0817.06
39 Plastics and articles thereof 79,187,701 2.67 61,585,59028.58
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,392,530 0.15 3,357,42130.83
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 21,390 0.00 6,690219.73
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,126,501 0.04 955,91717.85
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 325,499 0.01 38,585743.59
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 8,223,348 0.28 3,696,661122.45
45 Cork and articles of cork 539,175 0.02 1,167,619-53.82
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 292 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 463-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 42,499,099 1.43 38,022,71711.77
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,500,434 0.12 2,576,69935.85
50 Silk 39,139 0.00 41,234-5.08
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 43,299 0.00 11,038292.27
52 Cotton 218,519 0.01 730,561-70.09
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 45,374 0.00 6,804566.87
54 Man-made filaments 302,503 0.01 447,657-32.43
55 Man-made staple fibers 392,459 0.01 422,021-7.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 825,995 0.03 724,83713.96
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 254,807 0.01 156,64062.67
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 162,434 0.01 103,17157.44
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 7,111,503 0.24 5,921,68420.09
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 56,698 0.00 55,1732.76
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,586,108 0.09 2,927,510-11.66
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,384,652 0.08 1,978,75120.51
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,080,588 0.10 2,173,87941.71
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,516,080 0.05 1,538,088-1.43
65 Headgear and parts thereof 346,298 0.01 128,978168.49
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 30,082 0.00 9,009233.91
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 10,144 0.00 9,4317.56
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 7,190,753 0.24 4,570,04857.35
69 Ceramic products 507,297 0.02 580,808-12.66
70 Glass and glassware 2,715,667 0.09 1,715,41858.31
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 12,693,443 0.43 9,968,17727.34
72 Iron and steel 1,251,179 0.04 1,717,664-27.16
73 Articles of iron or steel 26,832,521 0.90 17,692,10251.66
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,204,477 0.14 2,513,44667.28
75 Nickel and articles thereof 210,492 0.01 39,016439.50
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,139,529 0.11 3,502,428-10.36
79 Zinc and articles thereof 3,397 0.00 26,742-87.30
80 Tin and articles thereof 4,452 0.00 2,41484.42
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 560,400 0.02 318,39276.01
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 52,991,714 1.79 40,542,31630.71
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,420,220 0.05 1,345,0305.59
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 499,524,646 16.83 313,642,12259.27
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 190,057,122 6.40 195,620,781-2.84
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 8,177,676 0.28 6,524,21425.34
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 29,628,217 1.00 20,407,21145.19
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 253,837,209 8.55 169,818,10249.48
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 223,171,374 7.52 157,901,67641.34
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,331 0.00 9,770-86.38
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 8,388,269 0.28 4,458,36288.15
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,113,832 0.07 1,164,52581.52
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,367,470 0.11 3,207,4644.99
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 792,056 0.03 0
SS Classified 5,073,387 0.17 525 348865.72
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia