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Russian trade in goods with Switzerland in Q4 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 Switzerland in the fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Switzerland

In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Switzerland totaled $1,900,761,431, up 22.36% ($347,302,452) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $1,272,599,446, up 24.52% ($250,567,120) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $628,161,985, up 18.20% ($96,735,332) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2017 was $644,437,461, a 31.36% increase ($153,831,788) over the 4th quarter of 2016.

Switzerland was Russia’s 20th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 1.1372% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.1400% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Switzerland was Russia’s 20th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 21st in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 1.2372% of Russia’s total exports (up from 1.2191% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Switzerland was Russia’s 25th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 24th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.9772% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.0136% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Switzerland

The major share of Russian exports to Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 44.22% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (27.38% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 27.71% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (49.52% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 21.29% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (19.16% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.10% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (0.80% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 0.54% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (2.10% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th 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) - an increase of $282,938,334;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $75,067,928;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $47,328,327;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $27,203,231;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $6,589,659.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $155,386,741;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $23,018,808;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $14,551,300.
Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 498,790 0.04 760,242-34.39
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 147,243 0.01 122,60720.09
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 345-100.00
10 Cereals 4,815,412 0.38 2,033,362136.82
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 109,856 0.01 102,3387.35
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 278,971 0.02 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 651-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 305,973-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 228,476 0.02 110,435106.89
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,102,881 0.32 3,855,4906.42
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 7,225 0.00 3451,994.20
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 270,922,032 21.29 195,854,10438.33
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 972,476 0.08 2,229,051-56.37
29 Organic chemicals 7,745,941 0.61 1,156,282569.90
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,557,524 0.20 15,62816,265.01
31 Fertilizers 47,887,589 3.76 559,2628,462.64
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 79,054 0.01 38,346106.16
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 703,703 0.06 157,618346.46
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 4,159 0.00 5,664-26.57
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 188,416 0.01 86,548117.70
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 29,230-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 174,947 0.01 168,2963.95
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,173,383 0.17 2,194,298-0.95
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,418,252 0.19 1,575,45053.50
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 563,269 0.04 169,053233.19
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,388 0.00 3,446-59.72
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 512,958 0.04 749,818-31.59
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 219,568 0.02 83,688162.36
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 9,896 0.00 15,866-37.63
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 46,379 0.00 122,456-62.13
52 Cotton 1 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 3 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 326,293 0.03 455,972-28.44
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 24 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 432,918 0.03 200,915115.47
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,097,179 0.09 556,34497.21
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,278 0.00 1,596293.36
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 366,033 0.03 284,19728.80
65 Headgear and parts thereof 25,879 0.00 34,830-25.70
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 201 0.00 386-47.93
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 16,402 0.00 3,553361.64
69 Ceramic products 4,902 0.00 19,458-74.81
70 Glass and glassware 8,784 0.00 10,797-18.64
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 562,736,858 44.22 279,798,524101.12
72 Iron and steel 272,986 0.02 121,543124.60
73 Articles of iron or steel 174,432 0.01 176,038-0.91
74 Copper and articles thereof 58,165,472 4.57 81,184,280-28.35
75 Nickel and articles thereof 266,533,599 20.94 239,330,36811.37
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 9,073,854 0.71 164,460,595-94.48
78 Lead and articles thereof 17,980,684 1.41 20,678,159-13.05
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 329,339 0.03 122,229169.44
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 52,801 0.00 50,1565.27
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 24,772 0.00 1,3361,754.19
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,484,951 0.43 20,036,251-72.62
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 823,104 0.06 446,97384.15
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 16,704 0.00 136,093-87.73
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 564,487 0.04 875,161-35.50
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 485,691 0.04 432,30212.35
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 7,000 0.00 2,582171.11
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 145,555 0.01 12,9941,020.17
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 55,247 0.00 82,278-32.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,756 0.00 499,606.12
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,483 0.00 3,534-58.04
SS Classified 10,982 0.00 6 94158.22

Russia’s Imports from Switzerland

The major share of Russian imports from Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 37.78% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (33.95% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 33.79% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (38.76% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.24% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (10.18% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.80% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (5.17% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.16% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (0.50% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $50,744,364;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $11,770,208;
  • Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - an increase of $7,591,083;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $6,755,910;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $5,779,215;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $4,139,428;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $4,071,784;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $3,894,794;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $2,934,187;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,368,377;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $1,976,246;
  • 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) - an increase of $1,903,227.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $8,067,763;
  • 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) - a decrease of $5,344,260;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,691,715.
Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
01 Live animals 381,183 0.06 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 290,488-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 10,638,789 1.69 6,567,00562.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 27,140 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 168,015-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 63,072-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 9,698,098 1.54 8,483,14314.32
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 202-100.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 543,428 0.09 432,08825.77
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 16,759 0.00 8,81590.12
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 115,663 0.02 179,406-35.53
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,029,022 0.16 188,665445.42
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,439,815 0.71 2,778,82059.77
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 18,932,827 3.01 17,307,2969.39
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 404,084 0.06 334,04920.97
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 14,617,672 2.33 8,838,45765.39
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,590,522 0.73 3,955,95016.04
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 716,294 0.11 119,685498.48
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,466,096 0.71 4,391,6091.70
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 11,403 0.00 1,134905.56
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 260,492 0.04 148,16475.81
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,474,536 0.23 1,004,35546.81
29 Organic chemicals 19,652,982 3.13 12,897,07252.38
30 Pharmaceutical products 144,437,156 22.99 93,692,79254.16
31 Fertilizers 4,162 0.00 2,78349.55
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 9,861,534 1.57 10,442,086-5.56
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 27,684,347 4.41 23,544,91917.58
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 5,698,087 0.91 4,581,75024.36
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 3,915,207 0.62 4,220,375-7.23
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 313 0.00 95229.47
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 176,714 0.03 167,0215.80
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 8,118,951 1.29 16,186,714-49.84
39 Plastics and articles thereof 15,293,272 2.43 12,924,89518.32
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,004,615 0.16 748,01534.30
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 19,739 0.00 9,841100.58
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 186,470 0.03 117,23759.05
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 2,394-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,177,290 0.35 2,331,703-6.62
45 Cork and articles of cork 309,659 0.05 188,36864.39
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 21-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,031,160 0.32 1,793,48613.25
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 223,370 0.04 697,328-67.97
50 Silk 0 0.00 2,295-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 4,094 0.00 0
52 Cotton 1,578 0.00 1,00457.17
54 Man-made filaments 290,713 0.05 176,48664.72
55 Man-made staple fibers 106,731 0.02 67,62257.83
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 412,705 0.07 357,27815.51
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 71,915 0.01 70,0062.73
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 55,553 0.01 42,18231.70
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 492,060 0.08 478,5182.83
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 34,249 0.01 7,528354.95
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,031,250 0.16 623,47565.40
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,434,179 0.71 539,385722.08
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 103,264 0.02 110,525-6.57
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 255,046 0.04 165,69153.93
65 Headgear and parts thereof 9,285 0.00 13,337-30.38
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 437-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 84-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,736,267 0.28 1,679,0013.41
69 Ceramic products 214,249 0.03 144,80447.96
70 Glass and glassware 310,353 0.05 379,659-18.25
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 6,224,746 0.99 4,321,51944.04
72 Iron and steel 450,296 0.07 883,581-49.04
73 Articles of iron or steel 9,561,904 1.52 12,253,619-21.97
74 Copper and articles thereof 464,254 0.07 386,21620.21
75 Nickel and articles thereof 378,317 0.06 44,382752.41
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,154,135 0.18 649,09977.81
79 Zinc and articles thereof 83,339 0.01 69,54719.83
80 Tin and articles thereof 2,857 0.00 3,339-14.44
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 7,003,056 1.11 4,068,86972.11
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 10,694,901 1.70 8,718,65522.67
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 330,241 0.05 379,661-13.02
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 100,510,749 16.00 101,439,305-0.92
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 35,844,713 5.71 41,188,973-12.97
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 25,184 0.00 28,562-11.83
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,264,592 0.36 1,453,25755.83
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 73,619,456 11.72 61,849,24819.03
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 54,864,560 8.73 47,273,47716.06
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 18,323 0.00 3,313453.06
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 409,299 0.07 1,221,739-66.50
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 456,808 0.07 38,3171,092.18
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,020,478 0.16 455,757123.91
SS Classified 57,435 0.01 27 588108.19
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia