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Russian trade in goods with Greece in Q3 2017

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 third quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Greece

In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Greece totaled $896,911,668, up 41.75% ($264,163,186) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Greece in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $828,466,292, up 43.43% ($250,865,359) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Greece in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $68,445,376, up 24.11% ($13,297,827) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Greece in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $760,020,916, a 45.47% increase ($237,567,532) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Greece was Russia’s 35th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 38th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.6135% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.5190% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Greece was Russia’s 24th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 31st in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.9706% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.8028% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Greece was Russia’s 62nd largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 63rd in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1125% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1103% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Greece

The major share of Russian exports to Greece in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 78.68% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (59.42% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 19.35% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (38.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.60% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (1.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Greece in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $308,581,492;
  • Zinc and articles thereof (HS code 79) - an increase of $15,594,134.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Greece in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $70,281,735;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $3,311,227.
Russia’s exports to Greece in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 149-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 4,669-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,026 0.00 505103.17
10 Cereals 4,358,397 0.53 6,678,689-34.74
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 47,422 0.01 16,664184.58
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,085 0.00 1450,507.14
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 7-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 199,709 0.02 156,72027.43
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 214,302 0.03 19,771983.92
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,824 0.00 32,830-94.44
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,889 0.00 6,879-14.39
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,527 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,955 0.00 64,826-95.44
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 95,522 0.01 81,80516.77
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 25,897 0.00 381,026-93.20
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 4,561 0.00 5,794-21.28
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 651,814,420 78.68 343,232,92889.90
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 125,696 0.02 267,806-53.06
29 Organic chemicals 0 0.00 8,759-100.00
30 Pharmaceutical products 16,645 0.00 8,007107.88
31 Fertilizers 1,471,577 0.18 617,129138.46
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,889 0.00 7,156-59.63
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 3,595-100.00
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 1,544-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 58,056 0.01 69,500-16.47
39 Plastics and articles thereof 146,960 0.02 137,9566.53
40 Rubber and articles thereof 895,667 0.11 661,71935.35
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 521,862 0.06 47,1471,006.88
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,205,305 0.39 2,015,74959.01
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,128,994 0.14 412,465173.72
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,737,714 0.21 1,908,947-8.97
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 28,571 0.00 45,870-37.71
52 Cotton 18,429 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 400,474 0.05 80,259398.98
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 87 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 13,517-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 987-100.00
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,134 0.00 739594.72
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 17,924 0.00 168,771-89.38
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 125,785 0.02 88,68941.83
69 Ceramic products 14,966 0.00 5102,834.51
70 Glass and glassware 107,657 0.01 38,011183.23
72 Iron and steel 1,358,927 0.16 2,039,859-33.38
73 Articles of iron or steel 63,400 0.01 332,161-80.91
74 Copper and articles thereof 84,141,652 10.16 154,423,387-45.51
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 34,509,115 4.17 37,820,342-8.76
78 Lead and articles thereof 3,514,343 0.42 3,801,392-7.55
79 Zinc and articles thereof 36,356,158 4.39 20,762,02475.11
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 4,269-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 5,511-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 334,123 0.04 341,019-2.02
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,260,656 0.15 439,853186.61
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 14,524 0.00 49,173-70.46
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 42,439 0.01 46,802-9.32
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 51,149 0.01 71,229-28.19
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 6,489 0.00 24,601-73.62
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,389 0.00 0
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 133,160-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 18 043-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Greece

The major share of Russian imports from Greece in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 26.87% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (31.80% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 18.08% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (19.08% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 15.50% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (13.58% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.05% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (16.79% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.98% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (3.75% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.45% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (2.32% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.31% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (1.19% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Greece in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $6,972,312;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $2,066,275;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $1,795,871;
  • 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 $981,681;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $857,479;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $847,136;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $612,741;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $591,079;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $561,974;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $368,890;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $343,429;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $283,529;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $230,122;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $217,883.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Greece in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $1,578,877;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,134,966;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $1,032,072;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $360,120;
  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $307,853.
Russia’s imports from Greece in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 16,889-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 227,685 0.33 139,50363.21
10 Cereals 11,971 0.02 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 938-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 2,265-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 175 0.00 6,560-97.33
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,486,734 2.17 1,566,605-5.10
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 9,940-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 104,419 0.15 18,917451.98
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 226,598 0.33 42,667431.08
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 17,620 0.03 77,031-77.13
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,269,096 3.32 2,218,0272.30
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 53,500 0.08 75,913-29.52
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,864,829 2.72 1,521,40022.57
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,985,316 2.90 3,564,193-44.30
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 944,518 1.38 907,2394.11
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 360,120-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 48,537 0.07 12,805279.05
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 21,579 0.03 92,065-76.56
29 Organic chemicals 7,628 0.01 8,167-6.60
30 Pharmaceutical products 5,496,524 8.03 4,905,44512.05
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,956,569 4.32 2,953,1270.12
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,957,163 2.86 1,395,18940.28
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 542,202 0.79 363,88549.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 80 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,212,752 3.23 3,244,824-31.81
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,153,397 7.53 4,540,65613.49
40 Rubber and articles thereof 42,599 0.06 32,71930.20
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 44,017 0.06 24,49579.70
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,579 0.01 12,493-63.35
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 11,632,675 17.00 4,660,363149.61
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 12,060 0.02 10,45715.33
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,271 0.00 1,383-8.10
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 437,713 0.64 414,1025.70
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 446,395 0.65 228,51295.35
52 Cotton 5,231 0.01 10,087-48.14
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 75 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 450,844 0.66 758,697-40.58
55 Man-made staple fibers 20,598 0.03 36,167-43.05
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,295,189 1.89 437,710195.90
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 75,762 0.11 49715,143.86
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 87,215 0.13 79,20710.11
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 7,012 0.01 2350,500.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 131,690 0.19 182,348-27.78
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 649,711 0.95 280,821131.36
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 268,469 0.39 71,888273.45
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,809 0.01 34,365-80.19
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 405,423 0.59 175,301131.27
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,741 0.01 1861,911.29
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,815 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,369,779 2.00 1,086,25026.10
69 Ceramic products 2,349 0.00 2,777-15.41
70 Glass and glassware 1,214 0.00 1,333-8.93
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 54,444 0.08 142,948-61.91
72 Iron and steel 145,307 0.21 72,189101.29
73 Articles of iron or steel 347,006 0.51 304,50413.96
74 Copper and articles thereof 5,144,822 7.52 3,348,95153.62
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,745,905 4.01 2,541,0728.06
78 Lead and articles thereof 288 0.00 2,675-89.23
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,920,272 2.81 1,073,13678.94
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 304,365 0.44 148,660104.74
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,045,562 8.83 7,180,528-15.81
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 4,074,450 5.95 3,092,76931.74
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 120,012 0.18 150,750-20.39
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,066,275 3.02 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 68,726 0.10 100,317-31.49
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,893 0.00 209,365.00
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 135,612 0.20 72,13588.00
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 245,550 0.36 289,817-15.27
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 30,969 0.05 33,390-7.25
SS Classified 791 0.00 7 158-88.95
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia