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

Russia’s Trade with Slovakia

In 2012, Russia’s trade with Slovakia was $9,868,052,327, down 1.55% ($154,933,826) from 2011.

Russia’s exports to Slovakia in 2012 were $6,153,231,504, down 12.90% ($911,620,621) from 2011.

Russia’s imports from Slovakia in 2012 totaled $3,714,820,823, up 25.58% ($756,686,795) from 2011.

Russia’s trade surplus with Slovakia in 2012 was $2,438,410,681, a 40.62% decrease ($1,668,307,416) over 2011.

Slovakia was Russia’s 22nd largest trading partner in 2012 (down from 20th in 2011), accounting for 1.1720% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.2186% in 2011).

Slovakia was Russia’s 22nd largest export market in 2012 (down from 21st in 2011), accounting for 1.1726% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.3673% in 2011).

Slovakia was Russia’s 20th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 24th in 2011), accounting for 1.1709% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.9675% in 2011).

Russia’s Exports to Slovakia

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 91.86% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (91.99% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.32% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (3.60% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.32% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (2.32% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.20% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (1.49% in 2011).

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $52,117,912.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Slovakia 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 $768,365,268;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $76,125,273;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $36,644,915.
Russia’s exports to Slovakia in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 0 0.00 1,440-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 549,988 0.01 502,1769.52
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 1,203-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 313,961-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 425,751 0.01 333,75227.57
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 34 0.00 77,664-99.96
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 19 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 385,413 0.01 578,377-33.36
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 56,986 0.00 166,495-65.77
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,671,440 0.03 3,284,020-49.10
26 Ores, slag and ash 173,294,829 2.82 249,420,102-30.52
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 5,477,653,738 89.02 6,246,019,006-12.30
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 31,992,684 0.52 48,025,523-33.38
29 Organic chemicals 71,473,206 1.16 66,936,0866.78
30 Pharmaceutical products 571,465 0.01 458,24124.71
31 Fertilizers 9,957,863 0.16 12,551,474-20.66
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 151,845 0.00 35,875323.26
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 21,215 0.00 2,583721.33
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 10,009 0.00 27,514-63.62
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 2,217-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 7,636 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,349,350 0.02 585,512130.46
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,206,528 0.05 3,406,125-5.86
40 Rubber and articles thereof 85,702,969 1.39 122,347,884-29.95
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 808,630 0.01 159508,472.33
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 300 0.00 25,551-98.83
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 849-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,575,229 0.07 6,027,896-24.10
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 945,380 0.02 3,473,748-72.79
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,165,467 0.02 901,64529.26
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,272,363 0.04 3,070,248-25.99
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 52,390 0.00 169,856-69.16
52 Cotton 318,138 0.01 491,485-35.27
54 Man-made filaments 271,059 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 7,448 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,164-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 150-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 358-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 11,626 0.00 2963,827.70
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 9,588 0.00 11,606-17.39
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 13,097 0.00 93,263-85.96
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 8,661 0.00 1,298567.26
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 10,179 0.00 21,448-52.54
65 Headgear and parts thereof 100,990 0.00 20,450393.84
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,342,969 0.04 1,721,47336.10
69 Ceramic products 859 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 239,329 0.00 203,13817.82
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 19,636 0.00 5,813237.79
72 Iron and steel 61,776,581 1.00 75,210,611-17.86
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,395,912 0.02 2,675,538-47.83
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,788,223 0.08 9,415,151-49.14
75 Nickel and articles thereof 25,737 0.00 49,445-47.95
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,414,945 0.09 17,330,652-68.76
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 129,070-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 965 0.00 311210.29
80 Tin and articles thereof 210 0.00 12765.35
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 486,634 0.01 591,234-17.69
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 4,356 0.00 24,462-82.19
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 171,765,639 2.79 119,647,72743.56
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 11,882,855 0.19 28,830,597-58.78
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 5,173,660 0.08 9,951,467-48.01
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 99,340 0.00 1,582,090-93.72
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 9,096 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 15,111,504 0.25 3,641,933314.93
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 353,557 0.01 197,10579.37
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 11,060-100.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 153 0.00 1,186-87.10
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,008 0.00 2,781-27.80
SS Classified 3,283,823 0.05 24 240 454-86.45

Russia’s Imports from Slovakia

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 85.06% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (83.58% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.76% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (5.59% in 2011);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.43% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (2.66% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.97% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (3.03% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.76% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (1.63% in 2011).

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

  • 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 $491,197,773;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $153,245,221;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $41,007,095;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $35,813,515;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $17,619,299;
  • 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) - an increase of $15,557,818.

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

  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $21,209,260;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $18,182,367.
Russia’s imports from Slovakia in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 4,128,274 0.11 6,385,517-35.35
02 Meat and edible meat offal 180,727 0.00 638,038-71.67
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,723,562 0.18 3,188,619110.86
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 5-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 29,514 0.00 19,47751.53
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 31,408 0.00 153,628-79.56
10 Cereals 1,089,885 0.03 552,56797.24
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 9,096,594 0.24 5,698,17459.64
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 18,622-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,482,047 0.04 2,427,474-38.95
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 6,416,134 0.17 3,906,91464.23
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,474,912 0.04 147,774898.09
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,221,075 0.03 31,1413,821.12
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 494,611 0.01 404,08122.40
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 75,881 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 760,998 0.02 1,047,681-27.36
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 876,592 0.02 1,040,871-15.78
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,581,612 0.04 416,417279.81
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 8,229 0.00 10,429-21.10
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 8,767,995 0.24 8,374,4334.70
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 795,219 0.02 295,401169.20
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 357,618 0.01 333,3707.27
29 Organic chemicals 28,228,945 0.76 25,267,95711.72
30 Pharmaceutical products 101,950,418 2.74 66,136,90354.15
31 Fertilizers 685,297 0.02 182,238276.05
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 155,626 0.00 56,389175.99
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 11,412,859 0.31 7,975,68643.10
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 351,496 0.01 384,506-8.59
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,099,743 0.11 2,012,257103.74
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 12 0.00 182,981-99.99
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 10,301,332 0.28 13,561,474-24.04
39 Plastics and articles thereof 24,114,004 0.65 24,140,120-0.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 32,379,431 0.87 25,170,90428.64
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 970,280 0.03 1,262,634-23.15
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 135,680 0.00 21,370534.91
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,836,236 0.05 1,409,51130.27
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,057,838 0.03 718,02647.33
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 12,205 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 18,066,267 0.49 39,275,527-54.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 9,217,148 0.25 8,305,46910.98
52 Cotton 0 0.00 44,399-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 1,469,214 0.04 1,276,69515.08
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,542 0.00 37,727-95.91
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,148,503 0.14 6,197,985-16.93
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 304,228 0.01 321,457-5.36
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 5,939,279 0.16 3,528,42868.33
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 122,289 0.00 22,068454.15
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 160,257 0.00 65,773143.65
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,630,475 0.10 3,564,4931.85
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,051,699 0.11 3,927,6203.16
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 842,130 0.02 1,757,356-52.08
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 68,761,323 1.85 57,978,40918.60
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,916 0.00 2,762-30.63
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 2,201-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,412,895 0.06 4,932,677-51.08
69 Ceramic products 3,628,017 0.10 2,766,53931.14
70 Glass and glassware 11,362,933 0.31 9,692,59717.23
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 19,996 0.00 13,83344.55
72 Iron and steel 19,228,055 0.52 37,410,422-48.60
73 Articles of iron or steel 35,594,661 0.96 34,571,5632.96
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,119,016 0.06 2,753,257-23.04
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 8,479-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,688,736 0.21 8,887,811-13.49
78 Lead and articles thereof 60,135 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 49,116 0.00 46,9294.66
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 13 0.00 62,147-99.98
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,592,243 0.07 2,420,6277.09
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,928,474 0.16 3,336,04377.71
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 418,721,183 11.27 377,714,08810.86
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 1,063,502,395 28.63 572,304,62285.83
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 2,760,925 0.07 9,730,335-71.63
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,624,637,704 43.73 1,471,392,48310.41
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,192,223 0.03 2,30051,735.78
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 49,197,273 1.32 41,216,30219.36
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 939 0.00 9310.86
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 11,392 0.00 3982,762.31
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 59,420,199 1.60 43,862,38135.47
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 5,089,289 0.14 3,324,43253.09
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 17,756,538 0.48 137,23912,838.41
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 2,192-100.00
SS Classified 845,914 0.02 1 661 443-49.09
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia