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Russian trade with Canada in 2012

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Canada in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In 2012, Russia’s trade with Canada totaled $2,809,942,944, up 15.60% ($379,289,283) from 2011.

Russia’s exports to Canada in 2012 were $345,242,073, down 42.61% ($256,304,793) from 2011.

Russia’s imports from Canada in 2012 totaled $2,464,700,871, up 34.75% ($635,594,076) from 2011.

Russia’s trade deficit with Canada in 2012 was $2,119,458,798, a 72.66% increase ($891,898,869) over 2011.

Canada was Russia’s 41st largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 44th in 2011), accounting for 0.3337% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2955% in 2011).

Canada was Russia’s 71st largest export market in 2012 (down from 68th in 2011), accounting for 0.0658% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1164% in 2011).

Canada was Russia’s 26th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 31st in 2011), accounting for 0.7769% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.5982% in 2011).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

The major share of Russian exports to Canada in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.91% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (23.68% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.13% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.76% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.51% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.71% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.08% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.73% in 2011);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.99% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (54.75% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.52% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (1.41% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Canada in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $44,196,239;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $11,289,623;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $6,723,050;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $1,353,955;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,240,328.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Canada in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $312,143,334;
  • 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 $11,155,266;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $8,739,917;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $6,672,547;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,897,187;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - a decrease of $2,268,870;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $1,865,006;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $1,431,937.
Russia’s exports to Canada in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 16,500 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,683,082 0.49 3,548,088-52.56
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 62,311 0.02 42,36147.10
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 38,300 0.01 25,50050.20
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,755 0.00 6,3825.84
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 31,300 0.01 91,574-65.82
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 94,560 0.03 131,371-28.02
10 Cereals 8,981 0.00 2,148318.11
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 177,168 0.05 294,776-39.90
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,955 0.00 433351.50
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 41,208 0.01 99,401-58.54
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 6,871 0.00 76,320-91.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 127,796 0.04 210,386-39.26
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 834,234 0.24 698,69919.40
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 319,314 0.09 455,813-29.95
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 740,761 0.21 335,861120.56
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 208,473 0.06 261,518-20.28
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,556,335 0.74 1,316,00794.25
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,383 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,757,632 0.51 900,80195.12
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,826 0.00 680315.59
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 17,225,283 4.99 329,368,617-94.77
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 25,587,826 7.41 36,743,092-30.36
29 Organic chemicals 1,022,202 0.30 772,02432.41
31 Fertilizers 55,669,682 16.12 64,409,599-13.57
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 563 0.00 13,522-95.84
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 559,587 0.16 321,55774.02
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 279 0.00 6,010-95.36
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 208 0.00 12961.24
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 142,805 0.04 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 21,062 0.01 37,595-43.98
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 507,117 0.15 456,56611.07
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,671,511 1.35 7,568,698-38.28
40 Rubber and articles thereof 25,444,315 7.37 32,116,862-20.78
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 5,833 0.00 19,611-70.26
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,072,346 0.31 425,137152.24
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 16,659,618 4.83 15,726,3275.93
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 164-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 216,713 0.06 34,635525.71
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 649,978 0.19 685,719-5.21
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 106 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 21,015-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 66 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 72 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 926 0.00 48590.93
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 88,540 0.03 86,8881.90
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 7,171 0.00 7,418-3.33
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 191,731 0.06 169,94612.82
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 9,210 0.00 7,14528.90
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,801 0.00 4,42331.16
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 20-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 110,376 0.03 32,539239.21
69 Ceramic products 275,292 0.08 294,238-6.44
70 Glass and glassware 211,196 0.06 62,623237.25
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 528,099 0.15 550,454-4.06
72 Iron and steel 55,406,081 16.05 11,209,842394.26
73 Articles of iron or steel 276,613 0.08 770,040-64.08
74 Copper and articles thereof 11,804 0.00 30,236-60.96
75 Nickel and articles thereof 346,529 0.10 1,778,466-80.52
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 426,524 0.12 1,244,738-65.73
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,627,537 0.76 1,273,582106.31
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 45,371 0.01 60,109-24.52
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 4,124 0.00 242,056-98.30
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 16,322,864 4.73 5,033,241224.30
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 3,740,062 1.08 2,740,68836.46
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 3,534,134 1.02 3,013,18417.29
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 753,993 0.22 277,588171.62
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 11,944,231 3.46 5,221,181128.76
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 51,336 0.01 60,228-14.76
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 9 0.00 0
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 2,853,388 0.83 5,122,258-44.29
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 79,854 0.02 97,372-17.99
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,099 0.00 9,561-88.51
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 20,050 0.01 0
SS Classified 87,192,211 25.26 64 921 31934.30

Russia’s Imports from Canada

The major share of Russian imports from Canada in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 36.81% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (40.18% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 33.57% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (34.11% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.28% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (7.77% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.66% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (4.43% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.76% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (2.73% in 2011);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.71% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.15% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Canada in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $229,324,081;
  • 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 $75,112,900;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $40,872,954;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $37,429,588;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $17,468,189;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $12,897,531.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Canada in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $19,052,086;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $12,253,545;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $10,088,183.
Russia’s imports from Canada in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 16,042,347 0.65 35,094,433-54.29
02 Meat and edible meat offal 630,725,876 25.59 401,401,79557.13
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 120,578,697 4.89 116,785,7843.25
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,958,208 0.36 4,469,903100.41
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,033,393 0.12 2,710,32011.92
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 367,812 0.01 268,84236.81
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,885,298 0.08 14,138,843-86.67
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,827,593 0.07 2,823,046-35.26
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 103,218 0.00 89,39415.46
10 Cereals 1,717,401 0.07 2,842,043-39.57
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 218,631 0.01 39,916447.73
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 5,499,710 0.22 15,587,893-64.72
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 53,787 0.00 36,28948.22
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 46,296 0.00 16,135186.93
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 382,279 0.02 9,5643,897.06
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 705,991 0.03 205,883242.91
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 40,329 0.00 11,652246.11
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 758,877 0.03 605,69025.29
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 727,845 0.03 759,139-4.12
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,693,843 0.07 1,140,67048.50
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 9,501,412 0.39 5,734,35665.69
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 22,546,361 0.91 19,080,05018.17
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 100,299 0.00 147,990-32.23
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,381,716 0.06 6,980,283-80.21
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 842-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 16,180,010 0.66 14,119,78814.59
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,126,679 0.21 3,531,70045.16
29 Organic chemicals 222,852 0.01 4,161,063-94.64
30 Pharmaceutical products 72,318,226 2.93 65,078,08011.13
31 Fertilizers 11,547 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,759,092 0.07 1,741,0501.04
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 14,756,342 0.60 14,073,4974.85
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 14,004,965 0.57 11,752,88219.16
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,455,972 0.14 1,899,78881.91
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 511,619 0.02 49,746928.46
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 144,873 0.01 91,34958.59
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 8,574,857 0.35 4,034,794112.52
39 Plastics and articles thereof 21,354,220 0.87 25,381,045-15.87
40 Rubber and articles thereof 12,423,222 0.50 10,332,41220.24
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 2,176-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 632,281 0.03 563,90312.13
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,903,375 0.12 4,509,066-35.61
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 41,280,265 1.67 41,034,7830.60
45 Cork and articles of cork 2,736 0.00 2510,844.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 342,397 0.01 281,222,746.43
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,270,274 0.05 3,041,641-58.24
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 525,313 0.02 5,825,170-90.98
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 833 0.00 112643.75
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 194 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 35,133 0.00 41,312-14.96
55 Man-made staple fibers 8,835 0.00 3,924125.15
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 504,525 0.02 922,380-45.30
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 242,038 0.01 150,53660.78
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 9,992 0.00 13,934-28.29
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 366,049 0.01 333,5709.74
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 774,545 0.03 582,37933.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,096,647 0.04 773,91441.70
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,442,601 0.10 2,044,52319.47
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,423,535 0.10 1,718,90840.99
65 Headgear and parts thereof 548,115 0.02 578,526-5.26
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 19,581 0.00 15112,867.55
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 28,728 0.00 24,74816.08
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,102,998 0.09 1,616,57430.09
69 Ceramic products 238,653 0.01 146,24663.19
70 Glass and glassware 686,417 0.03 736,507-6.80
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 225,029 0.01 625,453-64.02
72 Iron and steel 7,956,704 0.32 13,059,248-39.07
73 Articles of iron or steel 62,755,811 2.55 49,858,28025.87
74 Copper and articles thereof 541,792 0.02 441,85722.62
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,876,936 0.08 2,140,996-12.33
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,497,589 0.06 1,788,962-16.29
78 Lead and articles thereof 320 0.00 560-42.86
79 Zinc and articles thereof 5,418 0.00 65,350-91.71
80 Tin and articles thereof 12,923 0.00 9421,271.87
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 243,757 0.01 242,7590.41
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 14,090,682 0.57 12,377,33613.84
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,107,296 0.04 1,052,8425.17
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 505,936,375 20.53 468,506,7877.99
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 142,420,169 5.78 67,307,269111.60
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 331,484 0.01 385,786-14.08
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 154,813,139 6.28 113,940,18535.87
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 14,265,566 0.58 12,713,63912.21
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 89,501,923 3.63 72,033,73424.25
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 43,449 0.00 16,700160.17
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 246,005 0.01 133,77883.89
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 9,151,260 0.37 10,003,672-8.52
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 6,387,139 0.26 5,165,22723.66
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,330,095 0.14 612,511443.68
SS Classified 389,732,255 15.81 144 739 937169.26
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia