Russian trade with Iceland in 2012
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Iceland
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Iceland totaled $212,145,495, up 1.75% ($3,649,396) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2012 totaled $31,266,754, up 179.01% ($20,060,558) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2012 were $180,878,741, down 8.32% ($16,411,162) from 2011.
Russia’s trade deficit with Iceland in 2012 was $149,611,987, a 19.60% decrease ($36,471,720) over 2011.
Iceland was Russia’s 95th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 98th in 2011), accounting for 0.0252% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0253% in 2011).
Iceland was Russia’s 116th largest export market in 2012 (up from 131st in 2011), accounting for 0.0060% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0022% in 2011).
Iceland was Russia’s 72nd largest supplier in 2012 (down from 70th in 2011), accounting for 0.0570% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0645% in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Iceland
The major share of Russian exports to Iceland in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 70.92% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (46.44% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.71% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (16.03% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.87% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (17.72% in 2011);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.18% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (10.51% in 2011);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (3.49% in 2011);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.80% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (1.45% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iceland 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) - an increase of $19,830,241;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,996,005;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $461,132;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $100,823.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $2,862,901;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $264,086;
- 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) - a decrease of $198,306;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $186,476.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 461,132 | 1.47 | 0 | ∞ |
10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 264,086 | -100.00 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 148,957 | 0.48 | 126,555 | 17.70 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3,878 | 0.01 | 839 | 362.22 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 2,287,937 | 7.32 | 5,150,838 | -55.58 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 19,882,732 | 63.59 | 52,491 | 37,778.36 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 13,666 | -100.00 |
31 | Fertilizers | 4,630,143 | 14.81 | 1,634,138 | 183.34 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 14,433 | 0.05 | 11,199 | 28.88 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 81 | -100.00 |
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 | 12,889 | 0.04 | 3,388 | 280.43 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 227 | 0.00 | 93 | 144.09 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 871 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 82,328 | 0.26 | 44,247 | 86.06 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 171,587 | 0.55 | 89,807 | 91.06 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 988,985 | 3.16 | 1,175,461 | -15.86 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,916 | 0.02 | 2,266 | 116.95 |
52 | Cotton | 118 | 0.00 | 54 | 118.52 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 242,605 | 0.78 | 141,782 | 71.11 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 286 | 0.00 | 380 | -24.74 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 1,784 | 0.01 | 2,272 | -21.48 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 5,359 | -100.00 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 6,315 | 0.02 | 11,513 | -45.15 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,621 | -100.00 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 42 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 3,926 | 0.01 | 2,366 | 65.93 |
69 | Ceramic products | 92 | 0.00 | 304 | -69.74 |
72 | Iron and steel | 64,151 | 0.21 | 22,587 | 184.02 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 51,270 | 0.16 | 25,755 | 99.07 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 268 | -100.00 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 560 | 0.00 | 1,498 | -62.62 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 2,776 | 0.01 | 343 | 709.33 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,976 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 472,206 | 1.51 | 434,331 | 8.72 |
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 | 293,693 | 0.94 | 491,999 | -40.31 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 23,307 | 0.07 | 2,897 | 704.52 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 14,993 | 0.05 | 8,970 | 67.15 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,029,605 | 3.29 | 1,047,198 | -1.68 |
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 | 6,032 | 0.02 | 7,538 | -19.98 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4,584 | 0.01 | 3,531 | 29.82 |
SS | Classified | 357,436 | 1.14 | 422 457 | -15.39 |
Russia’s Imports from Iceland
The major share of Russian imports from Iceland in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 90.21% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (88.85% in 2011);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.29% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (6.98% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.32% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (3.18% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $2,720,300;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,068,582;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $1,573,851;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $1,292,997.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $16,238,419;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $4,512,459;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,188,880;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,703,041.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 27,223 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 3,415,991 | 1.89 | 695,691 | 391.02 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 155,952,285 | 86.22 | 172,190,704 | -9.43 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 120,058 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 45 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 1,209 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 263 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 578,290 | 0.32 | 545,353 | 6.04 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 2,226,822 | 1.23 | 933,825 | 138.46 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 192,318 | 0.11 | 249,893 | -23.04 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 108,251 | -100.00 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 658,731 | 0.36 | 577,139 | 14.14 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,713 | 0.00 | 781 | 119.33 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 167 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 9,161,051 | 5.06 | 13,673,510 | -33.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 86 | 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 | 9,561 | 0.01 | 1,435 | 566.27 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 725 | -100.00 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 14,601 | 0.01 | 9,678 | 50.87 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 381,956 | 0.21 | 75,035 | 409.04 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 3,839 | 0.00 | 6,915 | -44.48 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 10,567 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,071 | 0.00 | 330 | 527.58 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 33,189 | 0.02 | 8,639 | 284.18 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 2,329 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 60 | 0.00 | 634 | -90.54 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 2,727 | -100.00 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 130,650 | 0.07 | 87,021 | 50.14 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 11,015 | 0.01 | 6,789 | 62.25 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 9,006 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 854 | -100.00 |
69 | Ceramic products | 5,184 | 0.00 | 21,213 | -75.56 |
72 | Iron and steel | 11,256 | 0.01 | 1,714,297 | -99.34 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 54,559 | 0.03 | 85,587 | -36.25 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 652 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 35,708 | 0.02 | 23,696 | 50.69 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 141 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,332,258 | 1.29 | 4,521,138 | -48.41 |
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 | 459,963 | 0.25 | 365,195 | 25.95 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 1,573,851 | 0.87 | 0 | ∞ |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,449,616 | 1.91 | 1,381,034 | 149.79 |
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 | 8,819 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,636 | 0.00 | 1,814 | -9.81 |