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Russian trade with Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia's foreign trade in goods with Ireland in the first quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with Ireland

In the 1st quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Ireland totaled $301,955,028, up 37.52% ($82,379,505) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $119,498,153, up 105.12% ($61,241,009) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016 totaled $182,456,875, up 13.10% ($21,138,496) from the 1st quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade deficit with Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016 was $62,958,722, a 38.91% decrease ($40,102,513) over the 1st quarter of 2015.

Ireland was Russia's 50th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 61st in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3103% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.1660% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Ireland was Russia's 57th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 74th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1947% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.0645% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Ireland was Russia's 36th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2016 (up from 39th in the 1st quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.5077% of Russia's total imports (up from 0.3838% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to Ireland

The major share of Russian exports to Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.92% of Russia's total exports to Ireland (64.88% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 16.89% of Russia's total exports to Ireland (28.38% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.87% of Russia's total exports to Ireland (2.21% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.22% of Russia's total exports to Ireland (2.04% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.29% of Russia's total exports to Ireland (2.07% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's exports to Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 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 $3,651,405;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,111,770.

The largest declines in Russia's exports to Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $12,855,058;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $833,641.
Russia's exports to Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total export
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 18 0.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 -100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 53,573 0.04 -6.71
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,181,212 1.83 103.96
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 6,229 0.01 -2.79
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 20,177,371 16.89 22.09
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 31,990 0.03 -62.36
29 Organic chemicals 46,894 0.04 -16.40
30 Pharmaceutical products 92,028 0.08
31 Fertilizers 24,798,044 20.75 -34.14
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 37 0.00
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 0 0.00 -100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 -100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,050 0.00 98.45
39 Plastics and articles thereof 28,265 0.02
40 Rubber and articles thereof 248 0.00 8,166.67
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 191,738 0.16 -81.30
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 152,799 0.13 -15.77
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 166 0.00 -87.53
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 29 0.00 -94.02
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,485 0.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 19 0.00
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 -100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 32,962 0.03 40.21
70 Glass and glassware 10,057 0.01 2,798.27
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 136,031 0.11 -13.49
72 Iron and steel 37,879 0.03 -1.39
73 Articles of iron or steel 218,451 0.18 1,529.99
74 Copper and articles thereof 2 0.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 0 0.00 -100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,174 0.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 23 0.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 322,202 0.27 1,384.67
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 665,516 0.56 17.97
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 470,659 0.39 -22.15
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2 0.00 -94.87
SS Classified 69,838,000 58.44

Russia's Imports from Ireland

The major share of Russian imports from Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016 (and in the 1st quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 61.84% of Russia's total imports from Ireland (52.85% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 22.08% of Russia's total imports from Ireland (29.56% in the 1st quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.84% of Russia's total imports from Ireland (14.08% in the 1st quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's imports from Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $27,722,758;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,545,900;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $1,681,935;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,022,829;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $749,387;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $669,408.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016 over the 1st quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $6,220,796;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $5,751,488;
  • 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 $606,291.
Russia's imports from Ireland in the 1st quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share
in total import
in Q1 2016
Percent change
in Q1 2016
over Q1 2015
01 Live animals 2,717 0.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 262,565 0.14
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 -100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 155 0.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 77 0.00 -15.38
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 152,702 0.08 15.30
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 741 0.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 834,812 0.46 6.73
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5,304 0.00 10.09
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 8,181,101 4.48 8.91
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 689,196 0.38 -25.17
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,763,824 2.61 -0.49
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,222,894 4.51 -1.54
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 283,631 0.16 116.15
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 27,209 0.01 32.73
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 41,647 0.02 0.01
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 0 0.00 -100.00
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 12,925,872 7.08 14.96
29 Organic chemicals 1,984,716 1.09 106.34
30 Pharmaceutical products 60,242,473 33.02 85.25
31 Fertilizers 1,612 0.00 60.72
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 812,059 0.45 -30.62
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 25,161,215 13.79 -18.61
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 182,673 0.10 2.11
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,432,167 0.78 12.69
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 645,455 0.35 -38.91
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,377,264 1.85 -6.76
39 Plastics and articles thereof 964,671 0.53 28.76
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,107,445 2.80 227.08
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 3,227 0.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 -100.00
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 -100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 94,660 0.05 477.05
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 827,575 0.45 -19.88
54 Man-made filaments 1,024 0.00 -69.74
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 -100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 21 0.00 -76.67
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 25,836 0.01 -29.58
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 -100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 -100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 466 0.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 21 0.00 -99.86
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 886 0.00 -97.05
69 Ceramic products 966 0.00 -95.45
70 Glass and glassware 9,094 0.00 -94.44
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 -100.00
72 Iron and steel 1,128 0.00 -86.46
73 Articles of iron or steel 177,305 0.10 -16.70
74 Copper and articles thereof 26,491 0.01 1,713.21
75 Nickel and articles thereof 148,903 0.08 9.34
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,824 0.00 67.82
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 11,434 0.01 -49.87
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 464,799 0.25 340.18
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 372,944 0.20 32.33
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 9,534,488 5.23 -39.48
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 6,095,995 3.34 -9.05
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 184,536 0.10 -38.99
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 24,469,712 13.41 -1.81
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 305 0.00
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 56,461 0.03 137.69
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,852,183 1.02 67.95
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,782,394 0.98 -18.79
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia