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Russian trade with Denmark in 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 Denmark in 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Denmark

In 2017, Russia’s trade with Denmark totaled $3,873,934,000, up 73.62% ($1,642,722,045) from 2016.

Russia’s exports to Denmark in 2017 totaled $2,948,401,096, up 110.53% ($1,547,938,132) from 2016.

Russia’s imports from Denmark in 2017 totaled $925,532,904, up 11.41% ($94,783,913) from 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Denmark in 2017 was $2,022,868,192, a 255.07% increase ($1,453,154,219) over 2016.

Denmark was Russia’s 33rd largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 39th in 2016), accounting for 0.6633% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4770% in 2016).

Denmark was Russia’s 28th largest export market in 2017 (up from 40th in 2016), accounting for 0.8257% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.4905% in 2016).

Denmark was Russia’s 40th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 35th in 2016), accounting for 0.4078% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4558% in 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Denmark

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 79.59% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (69.12% in 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.23% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (17.70% in 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.25% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (4.97% in 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.40% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (0.70% in 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.37% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (5.02% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.96% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (2.17% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Denmark in 2017 over 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 $1,378,521,868;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $86,227,623;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $63,088,051;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $25,243,991.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Denmark in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Denmark in 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
01 Live animals 100 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 7,523,945 0.26 2,667,790182.03
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,473 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 204,752-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 27,732-100.00
10 Cereals 11,275,228 0.38 13,048,779-13.59
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 76,406 0.00 1,374,968-94.44
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 306,609 0.01 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 22,829,062 0.77 17,693,80929.02
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 865,400 0.03 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,770 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 32 0.00 46-30.43
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 84,339 0.00 3,196,109-97.36
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 38,539 0.00 41,785-7.77
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 26,715,124 0.91 31,851,592-16.13
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 136,587 0.00 133,9911.94
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 550 0.00 1,126-51.15
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,346,496,550 79.59 967,974,682142.41
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,903,124 0.17 11,774,463-58.36
29 Organic chemicals 245,992 0.01 226,4338.64
30 Pharmaceutical products 32,986 0.00 23,95337.71
31 Fertilizers 18,102,980 0.61 16,115,84312.33
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,066,565 0.07 1,341,97353.99
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 100-100.00
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 5,532 0.00 760627.89
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 52,533 0.00 113,026-53.52
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,636,872 0.06 562,293191.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,394,160 0.05 227,707512.26
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 657 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,768 0.00 0
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 983,481 0.03 573,28371.55
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 92,643,745 3.14 67,399,75437.45
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,076,440 0.10 2,107,76045.96
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 129,846 0.00 51,877150.30
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 227,694-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 65 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 426,236 0.01 287,75948.12
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 7,853 0.00 7,7271.63
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 29-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 450-100.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 3,614-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 52,571 0.00 286,634-81.66
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,141 0.00 0
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 29,785 0.00 1,5291,848.01
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 19,833 0.00 66,795-70.31
65 Headgear and parts thereof 33 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,201,450 0.11 2,124,24150.71
69 Ceramic products 301,927 0.01 92,688225.75
70 Glass and glassware 97,485 0.00 45,609113.74
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 32 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 320,283,991 10.86 234,056,36836.84
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,177,762 0.04 1,279,074-7.92
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,232 0.00 1,599289.74
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,210,285 0.28 6,436,09427.57
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,575 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 9,462 0.00 115,387-91.80
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,271,842 0.04 5,964,940-78.68
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,270,184 0.04 2,271,091-44.07
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 285,528 0.01 609,715-53.17
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 300 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 183,859 0.01 496,529-62.97
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 68,657,801 2.33 5,569,7501,132.69
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 414,830 0.01 899,159-53.86
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 300 0.00 0
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 581,110 0.02 721,360-19.44
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 16,110 0.00 53,702-70.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,670 0.00 7,345-77.26
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 29,855 0.00 28,8873.35
SS Classified 226,594 0.01 70 809220.01

Russia’s Imports from Denmark

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 41.75% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (41.47% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 31.48% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (33.79% in 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.68% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (15.91% in 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.67% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (2.29% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Denmark in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $37,763,431;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $15,789,085;
  • 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 $8,678,436;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $8,030,994;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $7,807,785;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $6,401,286;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $6,009,277;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $5,498,227;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $5,437,475;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $5,271,156;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $4,297,635;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $3,734,761;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $3,727,706;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,929,316.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Denmark in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $13,891,249;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $10,103,919;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $5,924,658;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $3,577,516;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,796,064.
Russia’s imports from Denmark in 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
01 Live animals 21,603,582 2.33 5,814,497271.55
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,601,934 0.17 2,085,761-23.20
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 607,835 0.07 96,886527.37
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,246,385 0.24 3,343,843-32.82
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 14,116,656 1.53 13,608,8073.73
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 74,864 0.01 143,450-47.81
10 Cereals 11,615,023 1.25 3,584,029224.08
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 7,413,874 0.80 3,686,168101.13
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 15,853,899 1.71 11,556,26437.19
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 9,006,284 0.97 9,215,319-2.27
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 956 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,565,637 0.17 1,089,85143.66
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,192,005 0.13 2,112,940-43.59
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,257,626 0.24 1,759,64828.30
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,155,524 0.12 962,01720.11
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 18,603,466 2.01 13,105,23941.95
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 617,364 0.07 746,303-17.28
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,702,625 0.72 12,627,283-46.92
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,459,725 0.37 1,499,552130.72
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 49,682,648 5.37 41,874,86318.65
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,556,596 0.38 3,285,0268.27
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 374,754 0.04 2,643,732-85.82
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 127,744 0.01 132,437-3.54
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,032,229 0.11 525,04396.60
29 Organic chemicals 1,448,394 0.16 4,244,458-65.88
30 Pharmaceutical products 115,834,618 12.52 109,825,3415.47
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 12,934,123 1.40 11,488,94812.58
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,641,558 0.29 1,733,80252.36
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 5,717,304 0.62 5,008,39014.15
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 56,117,951 6.06 59,695,467-5.99
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 252 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 89-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 62,383,779 6.74 61,813,5580.92
39 Plastics and articles thereof 25,591,260 2.77 20,153,78526.98
40 Rubber and articles thereof 7,644,494 0.83 6,220,61322.89
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 71,888 0.01 103,115-30.28
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,763,353 0.41 28,59213,062.26
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 813,072 0.09 590,79337.62
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,127 0.00 78843.02
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,316 0.00 463400.22
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,002,860 0.65 4,463,27234.49
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,403,935 0.15 1,321,4616.24
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 519 0.00 9,530-94.55
52 Cotton 1,488 0.00 4,649-67.99
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 4,330 0.00 1363,083.82
54 Man-made filaments 35,217 0.00 10,882223.63
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,104,849 0.12 764,55444.51
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,425,146 0.26 3,060,292-20.75
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,816,193 0.20 1,091,81166.35
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 33,659 0.00 47,445-29.06
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 765,404 0.08 488,26356.76
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 10,552 0.00 3,540198.08
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 184,272 0.02 353,603-47.89
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 273,020 0.03 214,53227.26
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,261,674 0.14 749,60968.31
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 48,780 0.01 41,59917.26
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,128 0.00 14,575-64.82
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 4,544 0.00 963371.86
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 24 0.00 47,525-99.95
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,143,681 0.34 2,710,38915.99
69 Ceramic products 1,331,953 0.14 870,99252.92
70 Glass and glassware 725,378 0.08 1,426,400-49.15
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 4,739 0.00 11,264-57.93
72 Iron and steel 647,587 0.07 290,013123.30
73 Articles of iron or steel 16,123,526 1.74 10,852,37048.57
74 Copper and articles thereof 869,270 0.09 1,029,111-15.53
75 Nickel and articles thereof 262 0.00 4,343-93.97
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,657,648 0.40 3,754,780-2.59
78 Lead and articles thereof 585 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 154,154 0.02 10,3901,383.68
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 1-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 176,347 0.02 1,034,496-82.95
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,348,487 0.15 494,240172.84
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,771,643 0.19 1,558,81813.65
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 268,102,235 28.97 230,338,80416.39
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 47,349,557 5.12 38,671,12122.44
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 134,776 0.01 106,02827.11
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 13,967,655 1.51 11,038,33926.54
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 13,894,519 1.50 27,785,768-49.99
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 42,953,734 4.64 36,552,44817.51
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 95,778 0.01 135,313-29.22
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 11,537 0.00 0
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 4,073,553 0.44 2,961,51437.55
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 18,056,148 1.95 28,160,067-35.88
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,061,873 0.22 1,853,39411.25
SS Classified 59,961 0.01 3 1871,781.42
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia