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Russian trade with Japan in 2014

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 2014: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Japan

In 2014, Russia’s trade with Japan was $30,797,160,625, down 7.32% ($2,430,846,972) from 2013.

Russia’s exports to Japan in 2014 totaled $19,875,178,051, up 1.06% ($207,670,414) from 2013.

Russia’s imports from Japan in 2014 were $10,921,982,574, down 19.46% ($2,638,517,386) from 2013.

Russia’s trade surplus with Japan in 2014 was $8,953,195,477, a 46.61% increase ($2,846,187,800) over 2013.

Japan was Russia’s 7th largest trading partner in 2014 (just as in 2013), accounting for 3.9336% of Russia’s total trade (down from 3.9452% in 2013).

Japan was Russia’s 6th largest export market in 2014 (up from 8th in 2013), accounting for 3.9995% of Russia’s total exports (up from 3.7301% in 2013).

Japan was Russia’s 6th largest supplier in 2014 (up from 7th in 2013), accounting for 3.8191% of Russia’s total imports (down from 4.3054% in 2013).

Russia’s Exports to Japan

The major share of Russian exports to Japan in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 87.28% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (87.13% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.65% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (4.78% in 2013);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.67% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (2.85% in 2013);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.30% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (2.56% in 2013);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.24% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.12% in 2013);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.20% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.27% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Japan in 2014 over 2013 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 $161,236,329;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $151,623,975.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Japan in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $210,181,470;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $65,189,596.
Russia’s exports to Japan in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
01 Live animals 30,000 0.00 156,277-80.80
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 210,586,355 1.06 202,823,0923.83
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 80,946 0.00 12,527546.17
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 935,250 0.00 2,092,549-55.31
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,012,204 0.01 1,517,567-33.30
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 780 0.00 1,011-22.85
10 Cereals 13,377,845 0.07 10,337,12629.42
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 111,900 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 238,515 0.00 1,009,274-76.37
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 11,858-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 126,873 0.00 245,751-48.37
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,263,031 0.01 1,041,56521.26
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,135 0.00 1,460-22.26
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 23,473 0.00 1,261,700-98.14
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 369 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 9,434 0.00 23,825-60.40
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 447,260 0.00 208,374114.64
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 134,687 0.00 109,08423.47
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 361,705 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 18,042,781 0.09 163,40010,942.09
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 613,469 0.00 630,464-2.70
26 Ores, slag and ash 167,815,234 0.84 117,329,37743.03
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 17,178,849,106 86.43 17,017,612,7770.95
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 40,609,210 0.20 13,187,510207.94
29 Organic chemicals 10,636,428 0.05 9,054,69317.47
30 Pharmaceutical products 107,164 0.00 39,003174.76
31 Fertilizers 1,220,899 0.01 3,537,436-65.49
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 9,578 0.00 22,746-57.89
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 824,229 0.00 456,20980.67
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 18,404 0.00 15,70117.22
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 100,578 0.00 94,4336.51
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 7 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 854,094 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 753,224 0.00 259,083190.73
39 Plastics and articles thereof 896,397 0.00 433,298106.88
40 Rubber and articles thereof 27,402,243 0.14 23,596,97016.13
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 121,375 0.00 43,630178.19
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 872,516 0.00 1,953,144-55.33
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 414,941,816 2.09 480,131,412-13.58
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 41,431,275 0.21 23,196,87578.61
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 378,680 0.00 195,10594.09
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 250,354 0.00 204,28922.55
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,764 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 124 0.00 20,685-99.40
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 113-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,938 0.00 2,53016.13
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 35,106 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 1-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 53,347 0.00 43,22023.43
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 38,467 0.00 220,052-82.52
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 236,217 0.00 151,47355.95
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 856,424 0.00 623,75637.30
65 Headgear and parts thereof 7,530 0.00 1,535390.55
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 846-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 30,478 0.00 3,846692.46
69 Ceramic products 23,946 0.00 35,045-31.67
70 Glass and glassware 1,940,641 0.01 1,421,46636.52
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 529,713,467 2.67 560,416,785-5.48
72 Iron and steel 259,665,224 1.31 213,486,79321.63
73 Articles of iron or steel 162,567 0.00 376,535-56.83
74 Copper and articles thereof 337,819 0.00 19,638,552-98.28
75 Nickel and articles thereof 51,010 0.00 13,518277.35
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 848,639,819 4.27 697,015,84421.75
78 Lead and articles thereof 350,781 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 39,477 0.00 94,015-58.01
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 13,338,992 0.07 9,701,67137.49
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,315 0.00 1,151101.13
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 9,504 0.00 24,073-60.52
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,833,653 0.01 1,271,064122.94
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 4,686,770 0.02 4,591,0782.08
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 8,000 0.00 13,260-39.67
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,105,713 0.01 662,18966.98
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 29,657,350 0.15 239,838,820-87.63
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,160,493 0.01 2,921,321-26.04
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 100 0.00 50100.00
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 1,084,722 0.01 1,688,472-35.76
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 131,896 0.00 141,336-6.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,015 0.00 32,698-81.60
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 4,993 0.00 4,6128.26
SS Classified 42,468,566 0.21 38 637109,816.83

Russia’s Imports from Japan

The major share of Russian imports from Japan in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 83.30% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (83.23% in 2013);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.47% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (8.38% in 2013);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.64% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (4.69% in 2013).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Japan in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Japan in 2014 over 2013 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 $1,631,842,392;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $336,417,541;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $313,230,735;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $110,953,896;
  • 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 $109,709,020;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $61,644,188.
Russia’s imports from Japan in 2014 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2014
over 2013
01 Live animals 35,473 0.00 381,816-90.71
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 6,986,684 0.06 5,073,09937.72
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,317 0.00 3301,511.21
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 102 0.00 323-68.42
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 75,191 0.00 124,016-39.37
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 183,837 0.00 130,77340.58
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 231,921 0.00 166,79239.05
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,138,262 0.01 894,37227.27
10 Cereals 143,158 0.00 172,512-17.02
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 17,593 0.00 55,068-68.05
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 181,323 0.00 258,492-29.85
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 541,186 0.00 936,593-42.22
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 5,512 0.00 2,370132.57
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 104,887 0.00 105,751-0.82
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 33,509 0.00 30,20010.96
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 520,017 0.00 546,164-4.79
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 792,846 0.01 910,225-12.90
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 693,734 0.01 458,74651.22
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 191,544 0.00 283,803-32.51
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 14,346,722 0.13 6,002,881139.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 9,331,960 0.09 9,098,5562.57
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 78,268 0.00 6,0301,197.98
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 161,747 0.00 230,541-29.84
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,396,403 0.01 342,481307.73
26 Ores, slag and ash 315,460 0.00 251,42125.47
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 52,463,297 0.48 51,570,6321.73
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,202,877 0.07 10,765,629-33.09
29 Organic chemicals 30,899,312 0.28 38,852,444-20.47
30 Pharmaceutical products 54,271,988 0.50 61,917,796-12.35
31 Fertilizers 7,758 0.00 2,218249.77
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 20,840,718 0.19 25,763,738-19.11
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 40,780,352 0.37 53,740,481-24.12
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 19,404,537 0.18 19,739,963-1.70
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,550,866 0.02 2,773,823-8.04
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 467 0.00 607-23.06
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 61,345,390 0.56 55,307,13610.92
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 38,712,137 0.35 46,711,556-17.13
39 Plastics and articles thereof 131,299,959 1.20 131,824,904-0.40
40 Rubber and articles thereof 627,072,890 5.74 688,717,078-8.95
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,091,772 0.01 1,122,767-2.76
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 38,908 0.00 55,290-29.63
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 127,635 0.00 318,145-59.88
45 Cork and articles of cork 44,540 0.00 38,99614.22
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 10,993 0.00 7,10954.63
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 16,529 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 12,219,703 0.11 11,874,3832.91
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,009,860 0.02 5,878,688-65.81
50 Silk 61,914 0.00 7,449731.17
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 3,164 0.00 2,81112.56
52 Cotton 208,371 0.00 137,04552.05
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 11,524 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 9,975,711 0.09 15,188,317-34.32
55 Man-made staple fibers 40,549,676 0.37 43,135,079-5.99
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 6,957,199 0.06 4,615,03950.75
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 87,926 0.00 152,303-42.27
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 148,312 0.00 119,93123.66
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,672,486 0.02 2,125,378-21.31
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,787,337 0.02 2,748,447-34.97
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,165,534 0.01 719,17262.07
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,416,209 0.01 689,685105.34
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,612,276 0.02 4,453,823-41.35
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 217,702 0.00 244,326-10.90
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,043,687 0.02 1,930,9545.84
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 197,955 0.00 336,609-41.19
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 4,122 0.00 18,078-77.20
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 15,421,648 0.14 11,931,77829.25
69 Ceramic products 3,889,118 0.04 9,562,086-59.33
70 Glass and glassware 43,695,156 0.40 50,709,178-13.83
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,802,111 0.02 1,140,36758.03
72 Iron and steel 52,441,393 0.48 35,486,84647.78
73 Articles of iron or steel 140,576,472 1.29 476,994,013-70.53
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,535,292 0.02 2,932,841-13.56
75 Nickel and articles thereof 516,914 0.00 406,33627.21
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 5,318,036 0.05 5,877,144-9.51
78 Lead and articles thereof 8,908 0.00 11,843-24.78
79 Zinc and articles thereof 10,414 0.00 13,160-20.87
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,780 0.00 1,6945.08
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,906,421 0.02 729,415161.36
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 49,081,664 0.45 75,781,586-35.23
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 35,517,463 0.33 37,430,134-5.11
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,421,835,229 22.17 2,735,065,964-11.45
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 661,891,327 6.06 771,600,347-14.22
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 115,851 0.00 231,698-50.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,545,996,047 50.78 7,177,838,439-22.73
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 12,436,160 0.11 34,336,313-63.78
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 455,821,408 4.17 566,775,304-19.58
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,447,003 0.03 3,296,2824.57
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 5,179,485 0.05 3,605,84043.64
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 49,196,070 0.45 66,515,704-26.04
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,322,516 0.03 4,097,593-18.92
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 199,831,261 1.83 176,207,11813.41
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 64,654 0.00 22,701184.81
SS Classified 1,076,524 0.01 1 827 052-41.08
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia