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Russian trade with Slovakia in 2015

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 2015: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Slovakia

In 2015, Russia’s trade with Slovakia was $5,336,988,898, down 33.78% ($2,722,396,220) from 2014.

Russia’s exports to Slovakia in 2015 were $3,577,519,786, down 31.15% ($1,618,271,164) from 2014.

Russia’s imports from Slovakia in 2015 were $1,759,469,112, down 38.56% ($1,104,125,056) from 2014.

Russia’s trade surplus with Slovakia in 2015 was $1,818,050,674, a 22.05% decrease ($514,146,108) over 2014.

Slovakia was Russia’s 21st largest trading partner in 2015 (just as in 2014), accounting for 1.0141% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.0294% in 2014).

Slovakia was Russia’s 20th largest export market in 2015 (just as in 2014), accounting for 1.0412% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.0455% in 2014).

Slovakia was Russia’s 25th largest supplier in 2015 (down from 24th in 2014), accounting for 0.9632% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.0013% in 2014).

Russia’s Exports to Slovakia

The major share of Russian exports to Slovakia in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 90.80% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (90.28% in 2014);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.85% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (4.09% in 2014);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.60% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (3.33% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.33% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (1.99% in 2014).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Slovakia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Slovakia in 2015 over 2014 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 $1,384,825,587;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $69,383,551;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $57,300,859;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $41,221,149;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $27,161,839;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $22,442,556.
Russia’s exports to Slovakia in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
01 Live animals 2,223 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 162,118 0.00 645,224-74.87
10 Cereals 0 0.00 10,653-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,784 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 4,441 0.00 1,970125.43
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,501 0.00 9,737-74.31
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 10,150 0.00 32,664-68.93
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 251 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 17,604 0.00 17,2132.27
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 900 0.00 1,117-19.43
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 197,502 0.01 443,579-55.48
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 25,498 0.00 34,537-26.17
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 141,572 0.00 59,720137.06
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 27,152-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,050,251 0.03 1,298,076-19.09
26 Ores, slag and ash 105,846,484 2.96 163,147,343-35.12
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,141,582,156 87.81 4,526,407,743-30.59
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 9,890,343 0.28 13,559,643-27.06
29 Organic chemicals 66,563,660 1.86 107,784,809-38.24
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,701,331 0.05 528,986221.62
31 Fertilizers 161,283 0.00 3,042,448-94.70
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,562 0.00 27,213-90.59
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 50,524 0.00 18,083179.40
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 20,878 0.00 26,296-20.60
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,094 0.00 856144.63
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 12,483 0.00 5,188140.61
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 965,520 0.03 2,068,150-53.31
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,965,482 0.05 2,193,038-10.38
40 Rubber and articles thereof 56,269,619 1.57 83,431,458-32.56
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 478,963 0.01 750,021-36.14
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,334 0.00 14,511-90.81
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,007,319 0.03 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,734,361 0.16 5,376,2816.66
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 323,601 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,010,032 0.03 1,428,655-29.30
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 101,708 0.00 522,707-80.54
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 143,344 0.00 315,842-54.62
52 Cotton 16,008 0.00 5330,103.77
54 Man-made filaments 43,480 0.00 124,767-65.15
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 22,479 0.00 17,75826.59
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 41 0.00 25,210-99.84
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 10,671 0.00 9,02718.21
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 42,412 0.00 20211,960.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 72,619 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 95,542 0.00 34,594176.18
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,882 0.00 2,67944.90
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,123 0.00 172552.91
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 35,815 0.00 8,121341.02
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,416,162 0.07 2,268,7586.50
69 Ceramic products 341 0.00 46,783-99.27
70 Glass and glassware 295,010 0.01 579,922-49.13
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 91,070 0.00 131,773-30.89
72 Iron and steel 67,303,617 1.88 89,746,173-25.01
73 Articles of iron or steel 783,293 0.02 2,597,992-69.85
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,052,241 0.17 4,514,96834.05
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 12,061-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,802,765 0.22 5,048,51054.56
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 289-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 734 0.00 6906.38
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 335-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 206,560 0.01 38,346438.67
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 968,592 0.03 1,056,835-8.35
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 83,972 0.00 130,077-35.44
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 73,903,424 2.07 143,286,975-48.42
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 8,844,036 0.25 13,874,414-36.26
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 4,985,476 0.14 6,248,203-20.21
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,540,213 0.04 433,635255.19
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 1,284-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,902,711 0.11 9,052,421-56.89
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2 0.00 15,805-99.99
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 47,187 0.00 0
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 545,008 0.02 422,28229.06
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 15,928 0.00 39,777-59.96
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 110,246 0.00 30,149265.67
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 9,244 0.00 19,881-53.50
SS Classified 1,810,006 0.05 2 739 298-33.92

Russia’s Imports from Slovakia

The major share of Russian imports from Slovakia in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 81.93% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (82.18% in 2014);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.50% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (7.35% in 2014);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.34% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (2.51% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.27% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (2.62% in 2014);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.14% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (0.86% in 2014).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Slovakia in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Slovakia in 2015 over 2014 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 $427,912,767;
  • 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 $313,763,657;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $159,863,933;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $30,948,652;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - a decrease of $23,941,916;
  • 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) - a decrease of $21,649,181;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $18,695,063;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $16,520,473;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $16,303,091;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $13,401,454;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $9,639,629;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $8,703,623;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $5,564,174.
Russia’s imports from Slovakia in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
01 Live animals 2,837,544 0.16 615,116361.30
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 7,471,564 0.42 10,571,957-29.33
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,945 0.00 16,943-64.91
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 94,556 0.01 11,131749.48
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 7,387 0.00 71,790-89.71
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 101,719-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 46,505-100.00
10 Cereals 2,599,640 0.15 1,802,36344.24
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,184,664 0.07 2,352,513-49.64
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 230,200 0.01 19,5671,076.47
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 322,278 0.02 342,439-5.89
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 917,955 0.05 1,532,278-40.09
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 503,920 0.03 1,003,281-49.77
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 997,289 0.06 1,840,491-45.81
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,472,941 0.08 1,392,1345.80
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 291 0.00 62,349-99.53
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 347,381 0.02 955,942-63.66
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,054,497 0.06 1,469,289-28.23
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 419,512-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 4,996,895 0.28 7,315,328-31.69
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 68,974 0.00 5,633,148-98.78
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 865,231 0.05 756,21714.42
29 Organic chemicals 15,396,904 0.88 34,091,967-54.84
30 Pharmaceutical products 44,701,701 2.54 75,650,353-40.91
31 Fertilizers 821,394 0.05 1,241,222-33.82
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,827,802 0.10 2,510,875-27.20
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 16,799,233 0.95 18,593,880-9.65
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 366,752 0.02 838,794-56.28
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 219,320 0.01 8,922,943-97.54
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 85 0.00 3,865-97.80
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,374,708 0.19 8,602,569-60.77
39 Plastics and articles thereof 21,878,421 1.24 24,014,401-8.89
40 Rubber and articles thereof 25,705,780 1.46 35,345,409-27.27
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 139,525 0.01 309,619-54.94
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 421,844 0.02 662,677-36.34
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,898,356 0.11 1,473,82428.80
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 142,084 0.01 590,654-75.94
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 233,521 0.01 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 11,219,734 0.64 11,270,708-0.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,332,115 0.08 5,610,715-76.26
54 Man-made filaments 1,160,846 0.07 1,181,313-1.73
55 Man-made staple fibers 293,681 0.02 23,2251,164.50
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,691,750 0.21 4,751,148-22.30
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 230,124 0.01 582,987-60.53
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,969,428 0.17 5,173,422-42.60
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 134,426 0.01 228,771-41.24
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 94,815 0.01 87,3978.49
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,285,891 0.19 4,188,029-21.54
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,742,435 0.16 6,236,301-56.02
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,534,944 0.09 478,420220.84
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 25,099,148 1.43 49,041,064-48.82
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,188 0.00 19,210-72.99
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 958 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 961,775 0.05 2,414,104-60.16
69 Ceramic products 2,721,489 0.15 3,907,756-30.36
70 Glass and glassware 2,862,017 0.16 5,220,681-45.18
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 11,530 0.00 21,786-47.08
72 Iron and steel 8,522,086 0.48 21,923,540-61.13
73 Articles of iron or steel 21,848,977 1.24 38,152,068-42.73
74 Copper and articles thereof 365,608 0.02 198,46984.21
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,529,552 0.20 7,018,605-49.71
78 Lead and articles thereof 35 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 7,876-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 33 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 11,626 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,694,455 0.10 1,634,4473.67
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,881,532 0.22 6,118,264-36.56
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 273,872,563 15.57 433,736,496-36.86
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 364,953,093 20.74 678,716,750-46.23
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 5,219,358 0.30 3,851,43135.52
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 771,611,157 43.85 1,199,523,924-35.67
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 5,076,942 0.29 1,265401,239.29
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 20,883,542 1.19 37,404,015-44.17
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,553 0.00 750107.07
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 81,418 0.00 145,763-44.14
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 33,464,133 1.90 55,113,314-39.28
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,711,899 0.15 4,234,375-35.96
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 19,616,531 1.11 22,156,805-11.46
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 52 0.00 30,416-99.83
SS Classified 1,864,091 0.11 2 003 494-6.96
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia