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Russian trade with Canada in the 4th 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 Canada in the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Canada was $317,197,653, down 29.81% ($134,703,441) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $95,564,478, down 23.59% ($29,503,235) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $221,633,175, down 32.19% ($105,200,206) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade deficit with Canada in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $126,068,697, a 37.52% decrease ($75,696,971) over the 4th quarter of 2015.

Canada was Russia’s 56th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 47th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.2328% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3456% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Canada was Russia’s 72nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 62nd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.1140% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1517% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Canada was Russia’s 38th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 32nd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.4227% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.6762% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

The major share of Russian exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 33.50% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (25.27% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.16% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (34.65% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 10.35% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (15.32% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.13% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (3.23% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.74% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.13% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.66% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.63% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $2,009,511;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,556,439;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,000,006;
  • 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 $821,577;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $797,749;
  • 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 $695,811;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $694,080;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $519,626.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $18,018,299;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $9,550,288;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,678,894;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $450,750;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $392,740.
Russia’s exports to Canada in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,397 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,542,383 1.61 1,022,75750.81
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 10,440 0.01 19,975-47.73
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 5,359 0.01 1,140370.09
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,871 0.00 5,549-48.26
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 18,655 0.02 37,037-49.63
10 Cereals 1,214 0.00 1,574-22.87
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 95,196 0.10 114,353-16.75
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 69 0.00 15360.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 14,450 0.02 10,05443.72
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 9,574 0.01 2,352307.06
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 35,549 0.04 36,092-1.50
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 255,638 0.27 282,057-9.37
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 103,736 0.11 61,87767.65
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 170,570 0.18 176,920-3.59
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 47,635 0.05 42,43812.25
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 67,357 0.07 460,097-85.36
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,191,927 1.25 394,178202.38
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,678 0.00 2,740-2.26
26 Ores, slag and ash 283,080 0.30 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 9,606,271 10.05 19,156,559-49.85
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 11,432,546 11.96 10,610,9697.74
29 Organic chemicals 196,747 0.21 234,608-16.14
30 Pharmaceutical products 7 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 3,757,482 3.93 21,775,781-82.74
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,101 0.00 403173.20
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 275 0.00 394-30.20
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 79,600 0.08 105,705-24.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,753 0.01 171,714-93.16
40 Rubber and articles thereof 11,430,938 11.96 10,430,9329.59
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 757 0.00 58529.40
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,714,458 3.89 3,952,562-6.02
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 142,802 0.15 96414,713.49
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 86,736 0.09 91,093-4.78
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 301,226 0.32 165,02882.53
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 37-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 542 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 1-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 28,362 0.03 39,208-27.66
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,342 0.01 13,518-53.08
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 45,361 0.05 6,419606.67
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 59,827 0.06 65,557-8.74
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,128 0.00 216422.22
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 7 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 65,191 0.07 19,476234.72
69 Ceramic products 11,849 0.01 16,282-27.23
70 Glass and glassware 11,287 0.01 34,625-67.40
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 58,620 0.06 105,147-44.25
72 Iron and steel 26,521,163 27.75 30,200,057-12.18
73 Articles of iron or steel 903,700 0.95 209,620331.11
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,012,109 2.11 2,59877,348.38
75 Nickel and articles thereof 81,548 0.09 215,115-62.09
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,198,761 2.30 642,322242.31
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 289,197 0.30 321,627-10.08
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,018 0.00 5,503-81.50
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,461 0.00 3,708-33.63
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,870,900 1.96 1,868,2360.14
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 1,014,621 1.06 318,810218.25
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 67,391 0.07 6,155994.90
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 450,750-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 541,563 0.57 650,895-16.80
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3 0.00 2,610-99.89
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 5 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 674,974 0.71 544,04324.07
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 42,810 0.04 67,231-36.32
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 23 0.00 46-50.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,570 0.00 12,540-87.48
SS Classified 14,429,668 15.10 19 876 859-27.40

Russia’s Imports from Canada

The major share of Russian imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 52.77% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (27.56% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.57% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (11.20% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.38% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (4.60% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.73% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (6.10% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.25% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.95% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th 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 $15,589,954;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $14,316,320;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $9,283,663;
  • 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 $4,474,178;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,715,852;
  • 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 $2,360,882.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $3,376,717;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $2,843,057;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $2,403,936;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,175,662;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $1,407,307;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $775,685;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $679,145;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $679,071.
Russia’s imports from Canada in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
01 Live animals 3,331,855 1.50 2,748,60821.22
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,773,233 0.80 2,452,378-27.69
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 945,598 0.43 944,2990.14
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 94,074 0.04 77,82720.88
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 25,718-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 8,711 0.00 33,806-74.23
10 Cereals 0 0.00 316,381-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 14,317,301 6.46 9811,459,359.84
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 40,808 0.02 23,27875.31
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 81,716 0.04 91,951-11.13
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 142,041 0.06 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 144,773 0.07 154,599-6.36
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,353 0.00 2,850-17.44
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 23,817-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 32,917 0.01 12,498163.38
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 158,032 0.07 162,641-2.83
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 847,194 0.38 996,597-14.99
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,518,068 2.49 6,925,375-20.32
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 10,536 0.00 36,282-70.96
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 21,729 0.01 586,135-96.29
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 2,843,057-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,738,807 1.24 2,955,285-7.33
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,022,217 1.36 661,335356.99
29 Organic chemicals 425,664 0.19 1,104,735-61.47
30 Pharmaceutical products 21,743,279 9.81 19,027,42714.27
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 5,728-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 314,649 0.14 161,59794.71
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,472,835 1.57 3,123,92911.17
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 2,612,768 1.18 2,698,531-3.18
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 72,955 0.03 78,223-6.73
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 120,286 0.05 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 673 0.00 63,745-98.94
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 741,112 0.33 4,117,829-82.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,292,653 1.03 1,639,11739.87
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,121,441 1.86 3,937,8974.66
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 141,093 0.06 62,078127.28
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 28,945 0.01 274,691-89.46
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 443,953 0.20 324,94336.62
45 Cork and articles of cork 558 0.00 121361.16
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 30,882 0.01 70,788-56.37
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 154,018 0.07 357,578-56.93
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 14,661-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,228 0.00 136,784-99.10
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,303 0.00 44,550-97.08
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 203,618 0.09 171,30718.86
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 4,483 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 87,510 0.04 103,708-15.62
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 522,820 0.24 600,983-13.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 122,417 0.06 176,043-30.46
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 338,205 0.15 63,626431.55
65 Headgear and parts thereof 8,369 0.00 11,893-29.63
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 5,015 0.00 5,749-12.77
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 7,194-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 98,387 0.04 137,343-28.36
69 Ceramic products 199,474 0.09 56,792251.24
70 Glass and glassware 88,650 0.04 217,018-59.15
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 18,789 0.01 74,666-74.84
72 Iron and steel 7,110,305 3.21 6,738,0415.52
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,373,578 2.42 6,149,263-12.61
74 Copper and articles thereof 66,072 0.03 264,433-75.01
75 Nickel and articles thereof 30,809 0.01 2,434,745-98.73
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,115,919 0.50 1,065,8414.70
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 8,123-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 471 0.00 132256.82
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 64,778 0.03 126,711-48.88
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,136,628 1.42 2,985,5805.06
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 232,359 0.10 175,10532.70
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 71,085,967 32.07 55,496,01328.09
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 15,440,575 6.97 10,966,39740.80
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 72,126 0.03 204,736-64.77
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 8,565,444 3.86 10,741,106-20.26
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 144,498 0.07 300,922-51.98
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 21,640,456 9.76 12,356,79375.13
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 19,490 0.01 1,0761,711.34
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 18,433 0.01 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 469,710 0.21 1,014,600-53.70
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,012,766 0.46 1,070,744-5.41
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 17,439 0.01 554,745-96.86
SS Classified 14,365,357 6.48 153 231 303-90.63
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia