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Russian trade with Japan in 2013

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Japan in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Japan

In 2013, Russia’s trade with Japan totaled $33,228,007,597, up 6.64% ($2,069,742,268) from 2012.

Russia’s exports to Japan in 2013 totaled $19,667,507,637, up 26.82% ($4,158,689,934) from 2012.

Russia’s imports from Japan in 2013 were $13,560,499,960, down 13.35% ($2,088,947,666) from 2012.

Russia’s trade balance with Japan went from a deficit of $140,629,923 in 2012, to a surplus of $6,107,007,677 in 2013.

Japan was Russia’s 7th largest trading partner in 2013 (up from 8th in 2012), accounting for 3.9452% of Russia’s total trade (up from 3.7005% in 2012).

Japan was Russia’s 8th largest export market in 2013 (up from 10th in 2012), accounting for 3.7301% of Russia’s total exports (up from 2.9556% in 2012).

Japan was Russia’s 7th largest supplier in 2013 (down from 4th in 2012), accounting for 4.3054% of Russia’s total imports (down from 4.9326% in 2012).

Russia’s Exports to Japan

The major share of Russian exports to Japan in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 87.13% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (82.33% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.78% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (8.34% in 2012);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.85% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (2.63% in 2012);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.56% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (2.82% in 2012);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.27% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.55% in 2012);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.12% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.72% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Japan in 2013 over 2012 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 $4,282,233,819;
  • 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 $153,164,811;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $84,866,945;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $70,951,541.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Japan in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $352,176,253.
Russia’s exports to Japan in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
01 Live animals 156,277 0.00 6,0192,496.39
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 202,823,092 1.03 251,081,737-19.22
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 12,527 0.00 33,241-62.31
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,092,549 0.01 21,2779,734.79
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,517,567 0.01 1,044,88445.24
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,011 0.00 285254.74
10 Cereals 10,337,126 0.05 6,030,36871.42
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 2,510-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,009,274 0.01 1,141,981-11.62
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 11,858 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 245,751 0.00 73,978232.19
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,041,565 0.01 1,104,794-5.72
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,460 0.00 612138.56
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,261,700 0.01 4,852,603-74.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 232,939-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 23,825 0.00 23,0623.31
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 208,374 0.00 245,138-15.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 109,084 0.00 73,34148.74
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 48,120-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 163,400 0.00 180,591-9.52
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 630,464 0.00 1,142,613-44.82
26 Ores, slag and ash 117,329,377 0.60 32,462,432261.43
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 17,017,612,777 86.53 12,735,378,95833.62
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 13,187,510 0.07 62,405,312-78.87
29 Organic chemicals 9,054,693 0.05 5,394,17267.86
30 Pharmaceutical products 39,003 0.00 25,00056.01
31 Fertilizers 3,537,436 0.02 2,973,81718.95
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 22,746 0.00 2,410843.82
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 456,209 0.00 113,892300.56
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 15,701 0.00 47,544-66.98
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 94,433 0.00 95,512-1.13
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 259,083 0.00 764,510-66.11
39 Plastics and articles thereof 433,298 0.00 401,5367.91
40 Rubber and articles thereof 23,596,970 0.12 17,454,73535.19
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 43,630 0.00 45,713-4.56
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,953,144 0.01 642,262204.10
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 480,131,412 2.44 409,179,87117.34
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 23,196,875 0.12 26,456,079-12.32
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 195,105 0.00 225,845-13.61
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 204,289 0.00 1,108,523-81.57
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 13,015-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 20,685 0.00 2667,676.32
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 113 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,530 0.00 2,833-10.70
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 13-100.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 43,220 0.00 15,253183.35
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 220,052 0.00 10,9851,903.20
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 151,473 0.00 186,166-18.64
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 623,756 0.00 751,574-17.01
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,535 0.00 94961.75
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 846 0.00 183362.30
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,846 0.00 72,520-94.70
69 Ceramic products 35,045 0.00 345,040-89.84
70 Glass and glassware 1,421,466 0.01 1,030,68537.91
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 560,416,785 2.85 407,251,97437.61
72 Iron and steel 213,486,793 1.09 222,148,554-3.90
73 Articles of iron or steel 376,535 0.00 67,783455.50
74 Copper and articles thereof 19,638,552 0.10 12,751,96954.00
75 Nickel and articles thereof 13,518 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 697,015,844 3.54 1,049,192,097-33.57
80 Tin and articles thereof 94,015 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 9,701,671 0.05 9,221,4405.21
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,151 0.00 2,196-47.59
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 24,073 0.00 7,877205.61
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,271,064 0.01 18,357,163-93.08
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 4,591,078 0.02 20,208,196-77.28
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 13,260 0.00 61,620-78.48
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 662,189 0.00 1,319,904-49.83
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 239,838,820 1.22 196,997,15721.75
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,921,321 0.01 4,065,573-28.14
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 50 0.00 220-77.27
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 1,688,472 0.01 1,070,97957.66
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 141,336 0.00 67,145110.49
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 32,698 0.00 38,587-15.26
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 4,612 0.00 1,873146.24
SS Classified 38,637 0.00 1 037 698-96.28

Russia’s Imports from Japan

The major share of Russian imports from Japan in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 83.23% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (85.71% in 2012);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.38% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (7.22% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.69% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (4.17% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Japan in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $62,912,546.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Japan in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,743,602,930;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $263,492,650;
  • 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 $163,138,292;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $78,232,037.
Russia’s imports from Japan in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
01 Live animals 381,816 0.00 115,367230.96
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 5,073,099 0.04 2,866,65876.97
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 330 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 323 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 124,016 0.00 24,791400.25
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 130,773 0.00 130,915-0.11
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 166,792 0.00 255,179-34.64
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 894,372 0.01 587,01552.36
10 Cereals 172,512 0.00 183,349-5.91
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 55,068 0.00 38,17944.24
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 258,492 0.00 221,40116.75
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 936,593 0.01 569,37164.50
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 2,370 0.00 2051,056.10
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 105,751 0.00 58,15581.84
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 30,200 0.00 20,58546.71
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 546,164 0.00 604,638-9.67
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 910,225 0.01 959,646-5.15
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 458,746 0.00 431,2376.38
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 283,803 0.00 332,071-14.54
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,002,881 0.04 5,333,64112.55
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 9,098,556 0.07 11,812,590-22.98
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,030 0.00 6,753-10.71
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 230,541 0.00 263,061-12.36
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 342,481 0.00 109,316213.29
26 Ores, slag and ash 251,421 0.00 252,000-0.23
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 51,570,632 0.38 45,583,66413.13
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 10,765,629 0.08 19,849,763-45.76
29 Organic chemicals 38,852,444 0.29 32,116,30420.97
30 Pharmaceutical products 61,917,796 0.46 61,531,5220.63
31 Fertilizers 2,218 0.00 1022,080.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 25,763,738 0.19 28,026,998-8.08
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 53,740,481 0.40 50,361,7146.71
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 19,739,963 0.15 19,272,0072.43
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,773,823 0.02 2,803,130-1.05
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 607 0.00 1,553-60.91
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 55,307,136 0.41 50,264,40510.03
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 46,711,556 0.34 37,877,53023.32
39 Plastics and articles thereof 131,824,904 0.97 117,580,68312.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 688,717,078 5.08 710,542,315-3.07
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,122,767 0.01 718,07856.36
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 55,290 0.00 12,501342.28
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 318,145 0.00 345,418-7.90
45 Cork and articles of cork 38,996 0.00 27,46042.01
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 7,109 0.00 10,565-32.71
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 9,550-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 11,874,383 0.09 11,491,8883.33
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,878,688 0.04 7,490,054-21.51
50 Silk 7,449 0.00 2,658180.25
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,811 0.00 4,664-39.73
52 Cotton 137,045 0.00 157,307-12.88
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 12-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 15,188,317 0.11 12,713,41819.47
55 Man-made staple fibers 43,135,079 0.32 47,274,022-8.76
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,615,039 0.03 5,654,369-18.38
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 152,303 0.00 169,713-10.26
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 119,931 0.00 183,845-34.77
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,125,378 0.02 2,770,028-23.27
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,748,447 0.02 2,868,504-4.19
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 719,172 0.01 687,2414.65
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 689,685 0.01 721,047-4.35
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,453,823 0.03 5,823,886-23.52
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 244,326 0.00 72,944234.95
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,930,954 0.01 1,978,961-2.43
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 336,609 0.00 346,587-2.88
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 18,078 0.00 3,567406.81
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 11,931,778 0.09 12,244,682-2.56
69 Ceramic products 9,562,086 0.07 4,826,11198.13
70 Glass and glassware 50,709,178 0.37 42,537,72019.21
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,140,367 0.01 732,77255.62
72 Iron and steel 35,486,846 0.26 113,718,883-68.79
73 Articles of iron or steel 476,994,013 3.52 444,192,8087.38
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,932,841 0.02 2,641,10711.05
75 Nickel and articles thereof 406,336 0.00 656,433-38.10
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,877,144 0.04 5,832,3540.77
78 Lead and articles thereof 11,843 0.00 108,894-89.12
79 Zinc and articles thereof 13,160 0.00 34,759-62.14
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,694 0.00 5,410-68.69
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 729,415 0.01 1,057,651-31.03
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 75,781,586 0.56 53,197,38642.45
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 37,430,134 0.28 31,636,05618.31
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,735,065,964 20.17 2,672,153,4182.35
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 771,600,347 5.69 934,738,639-17.45
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 231,698 0.00 641,423-63.88
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 7,177,838,439 52.93 8,921,441,369-19.54
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 34,336,313 0.25 54,090,038-36.52
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 566,775,304 4.18 830,267,954-31.74
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,296,282 0.02 2,495,58332.08
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 3,605,840 0.03 5,524,970-34.74
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 66,515,704 0.49 67,452,497-1.39
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,097,593 0.03 3,796,6877.93
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 176,207,118 1.30 139,228,43626.56
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 22,701 0.00 0
SS Classified 1,827,052 0.01 1 667 5789.56
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia