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

Russia's Trade with the Netherlands

In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with the Netherlands was $8,310,401,884, down 32.94% ($4,082,973,257) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's exports to the Netherlands in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $7,465,231,802, down 36.20% ($4,235,855,593) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's imports from the Netherlands in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $845,170,082, up 22.08% ($152,882,336) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia's trade surplus with the Netherlands in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $6,620,061,720, a 39.87% decrease ($4,388,737,929) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.

The Netherlands was Russia's 3rd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 2nd in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 7.6355% of Russia's total trade (down from 9.0904% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The Netherlands was Russia's largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 11.2348% of Russia's total exports (down from 12.7816% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The Netherlands was Russia's 13th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 15th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 1.9937% of Russia's total imports (up from 1.5457% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Russia's Exports to the Netherlands

The major share of Russian exports to the Netherlands 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) - 86.66% of Russia's total exports to the Netherlands (78.75% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.88% of Russia's total exports to the Netherlands (18.62% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.61% of Russia's total exports to the Netherlands (1.43% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.08% of Russia's total exports to the Netherlands (0.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

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

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $32,877,381.

The largest declines in Russia's exports to the Netherlands 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 $2,748,180,756;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $657,818,743;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $434,347,438;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $293,188,456;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $48,333,879;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $42,746,011;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $37,393,635.
Russia's exports to the Netherlands in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 16,536 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 48,562,631 0.65 15,685,250209.61
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 12,884-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 15,810 0.00 2,100652.86
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 89,289 0.00 296,665-69.90
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 130,620 0.00 55,089137.11
10 Cereals 9,893,922 0.13 2,067,582378.53
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 688,762-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,204,353 0.02 459,699161.99
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 13,334-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 39,433 0.00 87,855-55.12
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 479,474 0.01 2,207,232-78.28
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 592,800 0.01 712,299-16.78
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 912,953 0.01 691,47632.03
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 28,136 0.00 2,624972.26
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 9,523 0.00 39,725-76.03
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,931,979 0.03 181,172966.38
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 16,553,930 0.22 10,529,46257.22
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 207,913 0.00 25,998699.73
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,981,757 0.03 1,026,86892.99
26 Ores, slag and ash 3,713,485 0.05 1,592,703133.16
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 6,463,823,810 86.59 9,212,004,566-29.83
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,251,426 0.10 11,110,751-34.74
29 Organic chemicals 96,293,295 1.29 139,039,306-30.74
30 Pharmaceutical products 256,297 0.00 1,191,121-78.48
31 Fertilizers 7,082,551 0.09 9,537,827-25.74
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 17,240 0.00 2,000762.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,638,164 0.02 851,58392.37
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 534,513 0.01 16,1333,213.17
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 169 0.00 115,694-99.85
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,138,217 0.02 2,120,781-46.33
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,824,042 0.06 2,815,23571.35
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,142,424 0.02 948,13220.49
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 23,441 0.00 464,098-94.95
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 4,208,972-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 27,912,978 0.37 21,917,24027.36
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 709,040 0.01 710,768-0.24
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,818,646 0.02 1,726,3385.35
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 12,034 0.00 25,157-52.16
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 185,913 0.00 618,006-69.92
54 Man-made filaments 43,138 0.00 83,749-48.49
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 27 0.00 131,692-99.98
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 100 0.00 30233.33
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 13 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,014 0.00 4,404-53.21
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 18,599 0.00 45,896-59.48
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,395 0.00 6,661-49.03
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 11,108 0.00 8,83925.67
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 321,791 0.00 249,11629.17
69 Ceramic products 71,215 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 93,890 0.00 37,384151.15
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 39,268 0.00 28,97935.51
72 Iron and steel 122,302,931 1.64 170,636,810-28.33
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,316,366 0.03 4,701,403-50.73
74 Copper and articles thereof 230,612,106 3.09 888,430,849-74.04
75 Nickel and articles thereof 226,124,069 3.03 519,312,525-56.46
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 110,621,101 1.48 544,968,539-79.70
78 Lead and articles thereof 640,859 0.01 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 8,928,853 0.12 544,0691,541.13
80 Tin and articles thereof 28 0.00 1,424-98.03
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 34,590,561 0.46 47,816,689-27.66
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,744,366 0.02 1,746,192-0.10
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 11,844 0.00 46,464-74.51
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,741,453 0.09 12,361,730-45.47
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 4,160,723 0.06 9,794,270-57.52
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 21,289 0.00 4,250400.92
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,351,311 0.07 42,744,946-87.48
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 1,216 0.00 8,381,113-99.99
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,736,625 0.02 1,674,1413.73
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 5,843,761 0.08 2402,434,800.42
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 507,248 0.01 756,140-32.92
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,099,639 0.01 434 490153.09
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 242,151 0.00 8,6042,714.40
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 27,294-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 296,076-100.00

Russia's Imports from the Netherlands

The major share of Russian imports from the Netherlands 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) - 42.50% of Russia's total imports from the Netherlands (26.24% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 29.29% of Russia's total imports from the Netherlands (34.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.09% of Russia's total imports from the Netherlands (27.99% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.61% of Russia's total imports from the Netherlands (3.60% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.67% of Russia's total imports from the Netherlands (2.24% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.32% of Russia's total imports from the Netherlands (1.63% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.12% of Russia's total imports from the Netherlands (1.60% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia's imports from the Netherlands 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) - an increase of $96,830,908;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $74,405,899;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $14,616,211;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $9,745,271;
  • 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) - an increase of $4,883,463;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $4,855,694;
  • 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 $4,511,796;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,556,268;
  • 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) - an increase of $2,700,237.

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

  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $46,480,301;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $6,119,827;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,743,836.
Russia's imports from the Netherlands in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
01 Live animals 15,614,577 1.85 5,869,306166.04
02 Meat and edible meat offal 115,230 0.01 45,493153.29
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 18,830,830 2.23 19,455,934-3.21
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 390,982 0.05 209,26686.83
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 13,523,515 1.60 60,003,816-77.46
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 7,558,980 0.89 13,678,807-44.74
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,590,717 0.19 1,216,14030.80
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,132,822 0.13 1,559,622-27.37
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,129,339 0.25 3,540,354-39.86
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 61,500 0.01 130,603-52.91
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 17,346 0.00 21,295-18.54
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 23,036,592 2.73 21,356,8547.87
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,862,694 0.34 2,253,68127.02
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 8,050,760 0.95 5,618,84243.28
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 16,462,888 1.95 16,769,385-1.83
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 17,980,730 2.13 15,760,01914.09
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,672,400 0.79 7,313,171-8.76
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,809,342 0.57 4,600,9244.53
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 12,007,304 1.42 14,185,874-15.36
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 59,457 0.01 174,487-65.91
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,912,502 0.46 2,866,36336.50
26 Ores, slag and ash 2,197,237 0.26 4,400,137-48.90
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 7,983,606 0.94 8,371,909-4.64
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,476,069 0.29 2,289,3518.16
29 Organic chemicals 16,981,558 2.01 20,725,394-18.06
30 Pharmaceutical products 92,293,602 10.92 77,677,39118.82
31 Fertilizers 1,717,366 0.20 1,475,49916.39
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 12,400,791 1.47 11,492,6447.90
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,448,791 0.53 6,181,427-28.03
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 13,809,487 1.63 11,109,25024.31
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 8,839,841 1.05 8,249,4447.16
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 113,781 0.01 41,372175.02
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,351,243 0.40 4 434 404-24.43
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 14,108,533 1.67 16,100,861-12.37
39 Plastics and articles thereof 72,494,490 8.58 73,381,042-1.21
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,495,186 0.53 3,335,17734.78
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 14,665 0.00 2775,194.22
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 21,516 0.00 59,756-63.99
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 6,362 0.00 647883.31
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 905,413 0.11 809,16911.89
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,199 0.00 1,1454.72
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 7,810 0.00 1,877316.09
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 288,055-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,323,533 0.87 7,613,283-3.81
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,194,677 0.14 2,345,745-49.07
50 Silk 0 0.00 6,156-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 8 0.00 27-70.37
52 Cotton 98,573 0.01 99,078-0.51
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 2,217 0.00 9,639-77.00
54 Man-made filaments 405,498 0.05 790,651-48.71
55 Man-made staple fibers 151,045 0.02 110,47536.72
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,074,278 0.13 1,250,193-14.07
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,837,122 0.34 1,869,01251.80
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 116,947 0.01 520,708-77.54
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 876,135 0.10 638,52737.21
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 338,949 0.04 3,34310,039.07
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 10,292 0.00 59,125-82.59
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 52,417 0.01 28,74982.33
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5,147,611 0.61 5,837,765-11.82
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,618 0.00 11,837-60.99
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,416 0.00 3,820-62.93
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,049 0.00 3,312-68.33
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,280 0.00 11,723-89.08
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,839,774 0.22 1,370,78034.21
69 Ceramic products 779,441 0.09 3,083,631-74.72
70 Glass and glassware 1,242,495 0.15 1,626,583-23.61
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 8,211 0.00 33,688-75.63
72 Iron and steel 1,463,284 0.17 2,483,940-41.09
73 Articles of iron or steel 15,079,356 1.78 10,223,66247.49
74 Copper and articles thereof 147,904 0.02 198,698-25.56
75 Nickel and articles thereof 199,152 0.02 83,092139.68
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,982,694 1.06 8,654,9013.79
78 Lead and articles thereof 45,885 0.01 1,0834,136.84
79 Zinc and articles thereof 14,695 0.00 7,74389.78
80 Tin and articles thereof 27,426 0.00 19,53640.39
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 29,745 0.00 27,2759.06
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,221,923 0.26 977,135127.39
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,280,620 0.27 2,247,1821.49
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 193,814,164 22.93 119,408,26562.31
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 17,469,020 2.07 12,957,22434.82
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 124,577 0.01 99,78324.85
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 22,227,711 2.63 24,023,979-7.48
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 101,245,233 11.98 4 414,4252,193.56
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 24,314,899 2.88 20,758,63117.13
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,719 0.00 1,6365.07
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,930 0.00 8,110-63.87
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 9,698,063 1.15 4,814,600101.43
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 576,154 0.07 155,854269.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,195,773 0.73 6,200,671-0.08
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 10,516 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 236,207-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia