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Russian trade with Norway 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 Norway in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Norway

In 2012, Russia’s trade with Norway was $2,700,890,819, down 9.24% ($275,067,123) from 2011.

Russia’s exports to Norway in 2012 were $910,325,043, down 15.08% ($161,644,496) from 2011.

Russia’s imports from Norway in 2012 were $1,790,565,776, down 5.96% ($113,422,627) from 2011.

Russia’s trade deficit with Norway in 2012 was $880,240,733, a 5.80% increase ($48,221,869) over 2011.

Norway was Russia’s 43rd largest trading partner in 2012 (down from 39th in 2011), accounting for 0.3208% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3618% in 2011).

Norway was Russia’s 58th largest export market in 2012 (down from 55th in 2011), accounting for 0.1735% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.2075% in 2011).

Norway was Russia’s 31st largest supplier in 2012 (down from 29th in 2011), accounting for 0.5644% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.6227% in 2011).

Russia’s Exports to Norway

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 62.39% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (52.31% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.58% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (26.39% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.49% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (4.19% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.45% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (8.62% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.45% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (1.59% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.41% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (5.92% in 2011).

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

  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $32,283,084;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $14,550,061;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $7,377,190;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,713,247;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $3,316,530;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $3,168,303.

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

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $103,020,159;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $49,226,922;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $23,994,347;
  • 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 $21,372,007;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $14,704,718;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $6,577,389;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $3,859,680;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $3,404,111.
Russia’s exports to Norway in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 862-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 11,606,339 1.27 10,572,3289.78
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 631-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,228,965 0.24 778,535186.30
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 276,900 0.03 749,391-63.05
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 15,692 0.00 1,510939.21
10 Cereals 11,672,543 1.28 4,295,353171.75
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,395,152 0.26 5,799,263-58.70
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 10-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 54,959,667 6.04 22,676,583142.36
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 18,217 0.00 7122,458.57
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 421-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 1,253-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 2,129-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,396 0.00 3,365-58.51
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 30,455 0.00 28,5096.83
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,168,303 0.35 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 2,172-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 75,893,720 8.34 61,343,65923.72
26 Ores, slag and ash 8,916,828 0.98 9,707,709-8.15
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 483,104,794 53.07 489,682,183-1.34
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 29,628,069 3.25 51,000,076-41.91
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 34,960-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 629-100.00
31 Fertilizers 23,841,275 2.62 20,524,74516.16
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 1,165,469-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 427,616 0.05 246,60473.40
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 1,789 0.00 11,900-84.97
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 4,015-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 270 0.00 881-69.35
39 Plastics and articles thereof 205,657 0.02 270,380-23.94
40 Rubber and articles thereof 22,829,802 2.51 19,116,55519.42
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 7,918 0.00 3232,351.39
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 13,002,394 1.43 16,862,074-22.89
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 182,250 0.02 157,18615.95
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,907 0.00 17,470-89.08
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 13-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 33-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 96,468 0.01 1,156,028-91.66
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 76-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 32 0.00 40-20.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 8,700-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 12,206 0.00 21,549-43.36
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 225,774 0.02 32,605592.45
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 88,352 0.01 124,870-29.24
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 14,991 0.00 10,74039.58
65 Headgear and parts thereof 364 0.00 23654.24
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 504,089 0.06 171,938193.18
69 Ceramic products 8,259 0.00 4,99365.41
70 Glass and glassware 1,519,538 0.17 32,3394,598.78
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 16,113 0.00 6823,595.59
72 Iron and steel 17,718,643 1.95 32,423,361-45.35
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,456,759 0.82 31,451,106-76.29
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,469 0.00 16,106-78.46
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 264,327-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 115,135,133 12.65 218,155,292-47.22
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,651-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 34-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,460,398 0.16 536,086172.42
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 24,717 0.00 11,477115.36
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 0 0.00 14,739-100.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,230,553 0.35 3,945,133-18.11
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 5,486,694 0.60 6,884,291-20.30
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 126,597 0.01 7,4511,599.06
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 231 0.00 87,022-99.73
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,481,236 0.16 50,708,158-97.08
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,546,552 0.28 1,774,99543.47
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 322-100.00
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 7,979,028 0.88 7,514,2276.19
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 213,315 0.02 884,320-75.88
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 64 0.00 1,933-96.69
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 1,386-100.00
SS Classified 557,550 0.06 662 049-15.78

Russia’s Imports from Norway

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

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 63.50% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (52.35% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 23.77% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (34.34% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.77% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (5.68% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.89% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (4.39% in 2011);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.70% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (1.78% in 2011).

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

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $115,819,830;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $19,997,092.

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $170,822,991;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $38,417,522;
  • 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 $20,131,017.
Russia’s imports from Norway in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 4,166 0.00 26,671-84.38
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,065,579,221 59.51 949,759,39112.19
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,579,687 0.20 3,945,867-9.28
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 74 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,694 0.00 197,102-96.60
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 306,987 0.02 6,3634,724.56
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 835,462 0.05 722,10915.70
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 578,049 0.03 469,29223.17
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 878 0.00 4,047-78.30
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,072 0.00 2,358284.73
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 43,321 0.00 16,038170.11
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 29,262,716 1.63 24,473,64619.57
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,103,518 0.06 1,306,088-15.51
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 35,762,981 2.00 15,765,889126.84
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 29,446,411 1.64 30,133,158-2.28
26 Ores, slag and ash 199,787 0.01 2,649,116-92.46
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 725,324 0.04 1,071,313-32.30
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 9,377,104 0.52 7,532,70424.49
29 Organic chemicals 1,906,728 0.11 2,351,979-18.93
30 Pharmaceutical products 21,522,215 1.20 23,886,584-9.90
31 Fertilizers 1,686,991 0.09 1,252,59334.68
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,381,970 0.08 4,918,417-71.90
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 766,192 0.04 776,962-1.39
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 3,396,780 0.19 3,431,913-1.02
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 56,247 0.00 42,29932.97
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,297 0.00 1,517-14.50
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,917,966 0.16 3,509,427-16.85
39 Plastics and articles thereof 25,652,822 1.43 30,133,212-14.87
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,050,197 0.06 5,688,414-81.54
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 9,742 0.00 12,931-24.66
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,419,849 0.19 2,656,69928.73
45 Cork and articles of cork 12,796 0.00 4428,981.82
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,043,674 0.11 3,460,775-40.95
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 956,399 0.05 3,403,806-71.90
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,512 0.00 0
52 Cotton 15,284 0.00 22,256-31.33
54 Man-made filaments 2,801 0.00 25,949-89.21
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 1,134-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,068,358 0.06 2,174,209-50.86
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 33,638 0.00 26,34127.70
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 54,398 0.00 648,940-91.62
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,342,467 0.07 1,089,45723.22
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 292,702 0.02 1,013,797-71.13
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,815,628 0.16 2,544,96210.64
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,880 0.00 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 323,104 0.02 366,384-11.81
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 285-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,702,218 0.10 801,192112.46
69 Ceramic products 279,790 0.02 27,627912.74
70 Glass and glassware 18,476 0.00 329,831-94.40
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 32,074 0.00 53,742-40.32
72 Iron and steel 41,503,350 2.32 46,416,117-10.58
73 Articles of iron or steel 14,644,604 0.82 17,843,247-17.93
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,301,544 0.07 289,923348.93
75 Nickel and articles thereof 41,480,484 2.32 39,059,6436.20
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,114,161 0.06 2,603,962-57.21
78 Lead and articles thereof 3,739 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 67,072 0.00 6,562922.13
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 19,304 0.00 505,550-96.18
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,848,674 0.10 1,135,55562.80
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,321,336 0.07 266,415395.97
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 98,026,288 5.47 136,443,810-28.16
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 59,833,645 3.34 79,964,662-25.17
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 452,587 0.03 551,565-17.94
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 8,941,389 0.50 7,449,57820.03
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 227,972,212 12.73 398,795,203-42.83
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 30,465,629 1.70 30,540,918-0.25
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 7,102 0.00 6,8024.41
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 85 0.00 5749.12
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 5,006,948 0.28 4,454,42512.40
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,866,896 0.27 4,549,9406.97
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 85,501 0.00 29,639188.47
SS Classified 14,579 0.00 340 000-95.71
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia