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Russian trade with Greece in the 2nd 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 Greece in the second quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia's Trade with Greece

In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Greece totaled $617,343,965, up 0.99% ($6,047,521) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $561,160,448, up 1.69% ($9,331,609) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $56,183,517, down 5.52% ($3,284,088) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade surplus with Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $504,976,931, a 2.56% increase ($12,615,697) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Greece was Russia's 35th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 39th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.5672% of Russia's total trade (up from 0.4484% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Greece was Russia's 26th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 31st in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.8445% of Russia's total exports (up from 0.6028% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Greece was Russia's 63rd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 61st in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1325% of Russia's total imports (down from 0.1328% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to Greece

The major share of Russian exports to Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 62.81% of Russia's total exports to Greece (79.99% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 32.08% of Russia's total exports to Greece (14.33% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.08% of Russia's total exports to Greece (1.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.40% of Russia's total exports to Greece (2.11% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.02% of Russia's total exports to Greece (0.74% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's exports to Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $115,032,669;
  • Zinc and articles thereof (HS code 79) - an increase of $14,808,467;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,455,969.

The largest declines in Russia's exports to Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd 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) - a decrease of $88,698,757;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $27,969,753;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,183,880.
Russia's exports to Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 732 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 13,496 0.00 0
10 Cereals 10,122,767 1.80 6,666,79851.84
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 43,784 0.01 16,786160.84
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 9,302 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 334,024 0.06 686,028-51.31
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,543 0.00 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 62,669-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 126,734 0.02 37,524237.74
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,826 0.00 5710,121.05
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,053 0.00 81,185-95.01
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 197,632 0.04 35,693453.70
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 119,767 0.02 126,247-5.13
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 689,925 0.12 513,19034.44
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,286 0.00 607,043.33
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 7 0.00 230,000-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 352,491,055 62.81 441,189,812-20.10
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,641,397 0.29 3,172,503-48.26
29 Organic chemicals 8,805 0.00 0
30 Pharmaceutical products 22,202 0.00 4648,165.22
31 Fertilizers 4,843,815 0.86 4,124,46417.44
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 12,954 0.00 35,489-63.50
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 1,662-100.00
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 0.00 854-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 8,650 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 212,570 0.04 131,00562.26
39 Plastics and articles thereof 289,928 0.05 2,473,808-88.28
40 Rubber and articles thereof 798,924 0.14 1,679,579-52.43
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,087,434 0.37 3,533,106-40.92
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,268,071 0.58 2,598,95025.75
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,334,844 0.42 1,398,84966.91
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 143,181 0.03 59,515140.58
52 Cotton 0 0.00 7-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 118,839 0.02 252,953-53.02
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 20,927 0.00 8,300152.13
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,346 0.00 1,705-21.06
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,898 0.00 8,057-14.39
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 26 0.00 18,588-99.86
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 3,087-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 154-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 23-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 74,149 0.01 22,237233.45
69 Ceramic products 629 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 43,502 0.01 19,500123.09
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,956 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 2,107,828 0.38 3,585,578-41.21
73 Articles of iron or steel 422,915 0.08 77,139448.25
74 Copper and articles thereof 115,032,936 20.50 26743,083,396.63
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 47,079,132 8.39 75,048,885-37.27
78 Lead and articles thereof 186,706 0.03 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 14,808,467 2.64 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 367,947 0.07 341,0287.89
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 851,175 0.15 90,832837.09
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 62,148 0.01 182,976-66.03
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 75,004 0.01 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 34,581 0.01 20,71566.94
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 7,796 0.00 5,21349.55
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,682 0.00 1,25134.45
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 9,856 0.00 3003,185.33
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,295 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 3,284,265-100.00

Russia's Imports from Greece

The major share of Russian imports from Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 33.24% of Russia's total imports from Greece (37.91% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 26.58% of Russia's total imports from Greece (29.54% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.81% of Russia's total imports from Greece (11.79% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.79% of Russia's total imports from Greece (13.20% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 5.08% of Russia's total imports from Greece (2.71% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.29% of Russia's total imports from Greece (1.69% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.15% of Russia's total imports from Greece (0.86% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's imports from Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,655,162;
  • 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 $2,071,555;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $1,524,201;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $1,155,424;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,063,960;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $947,511;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $876,130;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $474,322;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - an increase of $388,015;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $304,169;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $268,248;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $234,936;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $216,318;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $211,320;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $186,392.

The largest declines in Russia's imports from Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $9,834,478;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $1,448,645;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,326,421;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $1,085,024;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $937,173;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $660,482;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $541,063;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $426,959;
  • 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 $265,023.
Russia's imports from Greece in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,022 0.01 6,91016.09
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 28,555 0.05 97,204-70.62
10 Cereals 13,404 0.02 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,445,629 4.35 1,381,66977.01
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 10,168 0.02 9,4138.02
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 38,569 0.07 15,546148.10
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 9,216 0.02 22,416-58.89
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 26,859 0.05 115,355-76.72
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,522,073 2.71 2,970,718-48.76
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 62,601 0.11 26,873132.95
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 913,084 1.63 701,76430.11
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 53,612 0.10 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,188,608 5.68 1,664 40791.58
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,185,843 2.11 881,67434.50
26 Ores, slag and ash 93,780 0.17 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,344 0.01 121,186-96.42
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 20,234 0.04 98,700-79.50
29 Organic chemicals 14,466 0.03 1,637783.69
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,318,429 5.91 4,255,602-22.02
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 426,959-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,323,069 4.13 2,864,132-18.89
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,602,769 2.85 726,639120.57
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 673,721 1.20 1,758,745-61.69
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,039 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,010,219 3.58 1,793,90112.06
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,886,430 8.70 5,546,912-11.91
40 Rubber and articles thereof 84,370 0.15 90,998-7.28
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 32,617 0.06 9323,399.68
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,201,402 2.14 253,891373.20
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,383 0.01 8,553-25.37
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 3-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 698 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 319,234 0.57 454,837-29.81
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 317,690 0.57 49,442542.55
52 Cotton 19,382 0.03 9611,916.86
54 Man-made filaments 934,665 1.66 546,65070.98
55 Man-made staple fibers 56,863 0.10 2,0522,671.10
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,227,079 2.18 71,6551,612.48
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 105 0.00 59,833-99.82
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 105,206 0.19 184,025-42.83
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 6,417 0.01 5128,240.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 52,405 0.09 206,635-74.64
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 203,160 0.36 342,203-40.63
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 68,702 0.12 45,16152.13
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 25,451 0.05 13,09794.33
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 156,420 0.28 140,78411.11
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 547,198 0.97 537,4431.82
69 Ceramic products 11,351 0.02 1875,970.05
70 Glass and glassware 29,690 0.05 2,5591,060.22
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 92,281 0.16 164,792-44.00
72 Iron and steel 109,585 0.20 207,011-47.06
73 Articles of iron or steel 293,646 0.52 272,0837.93
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,398,952 4.27 2,164,01610.86
75 Nickel and articles thereof 24 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,218,635 5.73 4,545,056-29.18
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,962 0.01 4,996-40.71
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 959,013 1.71 484,69197.86
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 205,404 0.37 173,26018.55
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,555,169 11.67 2,900,007126.04
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 2,876,468 5.12 804,913257.36
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 0 0.00 1,680-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 283,132 0.50 173,47463.21
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 8,768,355 15.61 18,602,833-52.87
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 190,045 0.34 62,973201.79
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 45,008 0.08 6074,913.33
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 87,559 0.16 352,582-75.17
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 186,446 0.33 54345,170.37
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 49,602 0.09 52,856-6.16
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia