Russian trade with Malta in the 4th quarter of 2016
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Malta
In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Malta totaled $504,501,936, up 2.17% ($10,716,325) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s exports to Malta in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $494,843,325, up 1.70% ($8,268,925) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s imports from Malta in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $9,658,611, up 33.94% ($2,447,400) from the 4th quarter of 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Malta in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $485,184,714, a 1.21% increase ($5,821,525) over the 4th quarter of 2015.
Malta was Russia’s 47th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 45th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3702% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3776% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Malta was Russia’s 37th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 33rd in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.5902% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5903% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Malta was Russia’s 95th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (up from 101st in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0184% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0149% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Malta
The major share of Russian exports to Malta 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) - 98.39% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (99.72% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.09% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (0.00% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malta in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $5,418,058;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $1,658,704.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malta in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 9,672 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 486,868,722 | 98.39 | 485,210,018 | 0.34 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 5,418,058 | 1.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 244 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 48 | 0.00 | 2,149 | -97.77 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 50 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 111,629 | 0.02 | 15,399 | 624.91 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 230,487 | 0.05 | 147,202 | 56.58 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 780 | 0.00 | 4,480 | -82.59 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 180 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 250 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 360 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 78 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 240 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 11,000 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,996 | -100.00 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 1,066,886 | 0.22 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,124,641 | 0.23 | 1,185,131 | -5.10 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 7,025 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Malta
The major share of Russian imports from Malta 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) - 69.83% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (82.08% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 28.13% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (14.68% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.15% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (1.87% in the 4th quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malta in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- 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 $1,612,440;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $781,284;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $57,672;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $34,606.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malta in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $46,141;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $46,125.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2016 over Q4 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 207 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 17,239 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 6,654,687 | 68.90 | 5,873,403 | 13.30 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 707 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 12,940 | 0.13 | 4,428 | 192.23 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 76,083 | 0.79 | 41,477 | 83.43 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 37,875 | 0.39 | 84,016 | -54.92 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 22,083 | 0.23 | 602 | 3,568.27 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 87,711 | 0.91 | 133,836 | -34.46 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 171 | 0.00 | 142 | 20.42 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 628 | 0.01 | 104 | 503.85 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 662 | 0.01 | 22 | 2,909.09 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 2,529 | 0.03 | 3,635 | -30.43 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 11,079 | 0.11 | 864 | 1,182.29 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 522 | 0.01 | 575 | -9.22 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,776 | 0.02 | 220 | 707.27 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 64,531 | 0.67 | 6,859 | 840.82 |
| 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 | 2,639,388 | 27.33 | 1,026,948 | 157.01 |
| 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 | 5,354 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 71 | 0.00 | 277 | -74.37 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 7,430 | 0.08 | 24,459 | -69.62 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | -100.00 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 14,938 | 0.15 | 9,324 | 60.21 |