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Russian trade in goods with Israel 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 Israel in the third quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Israel

In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Israel totaled $631,171,047, up 7.97% ($46,613,275) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $467,658,781, up 7.85% ($34,035,032) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $163,512,266, up 8.33% ($12,578,243) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $304,146,515, a 7.59% increase ($21,456,789) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Israel was Russia’s 42nd largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 41st in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.4318% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4794% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Israel was Russia’s 37th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 38th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.5479% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.6027% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Israel was Russia’s 47th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 45th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2688% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3020% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Israel

The major share of Russian exports to Israel 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) - 46.69% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (35.06% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 24.90% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (36.78% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.99% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (12.75% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.15% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (9.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.31% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (2.39% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.93% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (2.77% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Israel 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 $62,829,311;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $4,647,153;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $3,479,184;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $3,412,353;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $2,674,042;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,772,153;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,506,471.

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

  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $43,023,258;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $6,123,205.
Russia’s exports to Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
01 Live animals 220 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 66,387-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 40,204 0.01 33,69919.30
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 79,799 0.02 134,562-40.70
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,201 0.00 14,036-91.44
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 456,372 0.10 83,208448.47
10 Cereals 49,981,749 10.69 47,307,7075.65
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 255,901 0.05 443,139-42.25
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 175 0.00 1,407-87.56
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,913,743 0.62 1,141,590155.24
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 36,499 0.01 15,417136.75
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 144,054 0.03 192,438-25.14
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,012,893 0.22 642,78157.58
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 580,204 0.12 536,5428.14
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 628,698 0.13 702,197-10.47
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,042,996 0.65 2,085,52545.91
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,527,502 0.33 1,867,606-18.21
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 762-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 34,270 0.01 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 6,369,644 1.36 2,890,460120.37
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 211,972,320 45.33 149,143,00942.13
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 964,192 0.21 756,14527.51
29 Organic chemicals 378,559 0.08 781,851-51.58
30 Pharmaceutical products 10,429 0.00 1,618544.56
31 Fertilizers 7,647,336 1.64 4,234,98380.58
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 5,659 0.00 2,578119.51
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 28,473 0.01 92,827-69.33
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 1,884 0.00 97,483-98.07
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 6,041-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 19,500 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,033,366 0.86 3,105,69429.87
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,299,681 0.49 1,280,69879.56
40 Rubber and articles thereof 88,846 0.02 17,108419.32
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 34 0.00 1978.95
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,467,731 1.60 7,027,1406.27
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 5-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 809,653 0.17 1,004,150-19.37
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,108,684 1.09 3,602,21341.82
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 298,771 0.06 386,704-22.74
52 Cotton 0 0.00 490-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 156,529 0.03 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 139-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 514 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 12 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 11,345 0.00 18,385-38.29
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 8,909 0.00 5,90550.87
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 20,883 0.00 9,628116.90
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 114 0.00 4,246-97.32
65 Headgear and parts thereof 28 0.00 38-26.32
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 54-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,135,057 0.24 813,77739.48
69 Ceramic products 14,844 0.00 64,325-76.92
70 Glass and glassware 41,172 0.01 48,428-14.98
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 116,463,310 24.90 159,486,568-26.98
72 Iron and steel 7,908,904 1.69 14,032,109-43.64
73 Articles of iron or steel 266,604 0.06 32,756713.91
74 Copper and articles thereof 49 0.00 0
75 Nickel and articles thereof 5,695 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 23,325,737 4.99 18,678,58424.88
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 6,548,399 1.40 6,782,447-3.45
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 49,268 0.01 52,195-5.61
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 7,728 0.00 10,124-23.67
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,014,186 0.22 520,80794.73
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 1,768,360 0.38 788,680124.22
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 260 0.00 109138.53
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 305,004 0.07 429,447-28.98
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 170 0.00 274-37.96
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 161,634 0.03 146,12210.62
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 38,408 0.01 86,664-55.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 705 0.00 67,636-98.96
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,300 0.00 0
SS Classified 162,405 0.03 1 844 083-91.19

Russia’s Imports from Israel

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 41.14% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (37.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 26.47% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (23.38% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 16.06% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (15.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.16% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (5.22% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.36% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (3.39% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.02% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (1.57% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 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 $6,712,052;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $3,758,158;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $3,725,245;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,171,722;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,763,187;
  • 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 $2,056,917;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,985,985;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $1,755,595;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $820,240;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $755,537;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $737,174;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $654,378.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 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 $1,130,981;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $1,003,531;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $878,077;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $612,841;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $541,820.
Russia’s imports from Israel in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
01 Live animals 212,062 0.13 306,575-30.83
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 94,664 0.06 159,712-40.73
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 5,451,264 3.33 6,582,245-17.18
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 8,973,283 5.49 5,248,03870.98
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 2,816,277 1.72 3,358,097-16.13
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 173,059 0.11 138,75024.73
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 917,914 0.56 1,119,866-18.03
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 512,448 0.31 247,850106.76
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 27-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 11,734 0.01 18,054-35.01
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 488,284 0.30 592,460-17.58
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 22,498 0.01 9,133146.34
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 415,350 0.25 169,415145.17
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,148,451 3.15 4,792,2087.43
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 752,233 0.46 1,216,727-38.18
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 277,645 0.17 79,822247.83
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 27,200-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,220,395 0.75 2,098,472-41.84
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 450,952 0.28 275,77263.52
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,451,987 0.89 988,43446.90
29 Organic chemicals 3,327,562 2.04 2,507,32232.71
30 Pharmaceutical products 11,045,608 6.76 7,287,45051.57
31 Fertilizers 93,929 0.06 23,048307.54
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,150,101 2.54 4,014,4543.38
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6,260,900 3.83 5,848,7837.05
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 1,596,222 0.98 1,231,21529.65
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 17,555 0.01 147,963-88.14
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 57-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 263,785 0.16 83,630215.42
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,723,973 1.67 2,960,066-7.98
39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,584,110 7.08 9,598,12520.69
40 Rubber and articles thereof 759,313 0.46 601,58526.22
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 10,608 0.01 86,842-87.78
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 4,863-100.00
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,006 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 313,370 0.19 222,46140.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 305,417 0.19 918,258-66.74
52 Cotton 613,998 0.38 384,96559.49
54 Man-made filaments 382,020 0.23 130,877191.89
55 Man-made staple fibers 58 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,667,842 2.24 3,222,59313.82
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 29,558 0.02 114,062-74.09
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 446,548 0.27 653,110-31.63
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 104,844 0.06 89911,562.29
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 43,314 0.03 54,273-20.19
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 83,370 0.05 74,36012.12
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 125,472 0.08 458,956-72.66
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 621 0.00 20,466-96.97
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,818 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 364 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,116,123 0.68 378,949194.53
69 Ceramic products 1,083,828 0.66 328,291230.14
70 Glass and glassware 54,448 0.03 100,861-46.02
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,181,545 0.72 1,136,7583.94
73 Articles of iron or steel 684,707 0.42 819,089-16.41
74 Copper and articles thereof 47,128 0.03 3,4761,255.81
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 25,913-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 860,733 0.53 206,355317.11
78 Lead and articles thereof 235 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,380 0.00 16,161-85.27
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 8,153,248 4.99 6,397,65327.44
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 331,925 0.20 406,507-18.35
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 14,430,515 8.83 11,667,32823.68
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 33,576,829 20.53 26,864,77724.98
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 555,671 0.34 1,559,202-64.36
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 947,375 0.58 1,280,715-26.03
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 17,755,265 10.86 14,583,54321.75
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4,460 0.00 5,811-23.25
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 2,753,836 1.68 696,919295.14
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 252,901 0.15 115,808118.38
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,050 0.00 10,229-40.85
SS Classified 2,368,278 1.45 16 250 138-85.43
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia