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

Russia’s Trade with Luxembourg

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Luxembourg totaled $49,689,153, up 21.43% ($8,768,940) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Luxembourg in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $10,818,122, down 6.53% ($756,076) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Luxembourg in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $38,871,031, up 32.46% ($9,525,016) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade deficit with Luxembourg in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $28,052,909, a 57.85% increase ($10,281,092) over the 4th quarter of 2015.

Luxembourg was Russia’s 99th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 100th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0365% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0313% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Luxembourg was Russia’s 114th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 117th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0129% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0140% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Luxembourg was Russia’s 74th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 77th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0741% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0607% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Luxembourg

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 91.97% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (88.02% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.88% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (4.57% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.50% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (3.79% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.58% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (2.61% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

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

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Luxembourg in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th 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 $238,253;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $172,222;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $159,122;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $147,108;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $60,957.
Russia’s exports to Luxembourg in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 9,949,019 91.97 10,187,272-2.34
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 6,557 0.06 0
29 Organic chemicals 1,090 0.01 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 393,804 3.64 369,6776.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 18,016 0.17 0
40 Rubber and articles thereof 75 0.00 159,197-99.95
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 8,168 0.08 69,125-88.18
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 0 0.00 228-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 0 0.00 28-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 0 0.00 31,640-100.00
72 Iron and steel 264,295 2.44 436,517-39.45
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,673 0.02 2,18822.17
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,123 0.03 1225,925.00
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 153,807 1.42 300,915-48.89
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 2,114 0.02 1,28165.03
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 4-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 15,381 0.14 0
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 4-100.00
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 0 0.00 16,110-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Luxembourg

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 42.29% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (41.33% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 25.72% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (13.68% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 14.74% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (19.79% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.42% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (20.14% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.46% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (3.62% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Luxembourg 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 $5,572,855;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $3,740,450;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,339,640;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,043,557;
  • 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 $281,915;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $279,424;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $147,135.

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,190,546;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $713,860;
  • 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 $220,817;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $131,250.
Russia’s imports from Luxembourg in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 366-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 29,362 0.08 59,459-50.62
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 99 0.00 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,393 0.01 2,683-10.81
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,069 0.01 1,79115.52
29 Organic chemicals 900 0.00 151496.03
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,270,720 3.27 1,984,580-35.97
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 766,965 1.97 682,08112.44
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 165,425 0.43 386,242-57.17
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 13,731-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 143,919 0.37 50,229186.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 9,523,204 24.50 5,782,75464.68
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,567,849 11.75 3,228,20941.50
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 2,020-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,726,092 14.73 5,804,160-1.35
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,063 0.01 593416.53
54 Man-made filaments 8,361 0.02 13,248-36.89
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,315,201 3.38 1,035,77726.98
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 7,435 0.02 11,138-33.25
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 12,431 0.03 1,160971.64
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 278-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 5 0.00 1,759-99.72
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 236 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 64,315 0.17 8,642644.21
69 Ceramic products 1,521 0.00 417264.75
70 Glass and glassware 401,236 1.03 346,65315.75
72 Iron and steel 2,220,751 5.71 1,177,19488.65
73 Articles of iron or steel 761,960 1.96 2,952,506-74.19
74 Copper and articles thereof 38,650 0.10 7,155440.18
75 Nickel and articles thereof 31,036 0.08 60,241-48.48
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 61,877 0.16 193,127-67.96
79 Zinc and articles thereof 10,572 0.03 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 26,243 0.07 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,666,413 4.29 1,519,2789.68
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 9,624 0.02 3982,318.09
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8,259,291 21.25 2,686,436207.44
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 1,431,158 3.68 1,149,24324.53
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 235,534 0.61 148,96658.11
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 72,595 0.19 29,439146.59
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 32,435 0.08 3,161926.10
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 91 0.00 750-87.87
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia