Russian trade with Malta in 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Malta
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Malta totaled $2,503,959,355, up 12.28% ($273,842,791) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Malta in 2017 totaled $2,478,403,252, up 12.63% ($278,013,339) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Malta in 2017 were $25,556,103, down 14.03% ($4,170,548) from 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Malta in 2017 was $2,452,847,149, a 13.00% increase ($282,183,887) over 2016.
Malta was Russia’s 41st largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 40th in 2016), accounting for 0.4287% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4768% in 2016).
Malta was Russia’s 32nd largest export market in 2017 (down from 30th in 2016), accounting for 0.6941% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.7707% in 2016).
Malta was Russia’s 98th largest supplier in 2017 (just as in 2016), accounting for 0.0113% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0163% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Malta
The major share of Russian exports to Malta in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 99.55% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (98.91% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malta 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 $290,686,515.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malta in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $12,368,590.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 481,685 | -100.00 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 10,441 | 0.00 | 9,672 | 7.95 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | -100.00 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,467,192,535 | 99.55 | 2,176,506,020 | 13.36 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 345 | 0.00 | 33,712 | -98.98 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 5,135,084 | 0.21 | 17,503,674 | -70.66 |
31 | Fertilizers | 11,199 | 0.00 | 528 | 2,021.02 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 12,257 | -100.00 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 68 | 0.00 | 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 | 9,979 | 0.00 | 368 | 2,611.68 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 7,153 | 0.00 | 4,239 | 68.74 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 42,924 | 0.00 | 444 | 9,567.57 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 18,258 | -100.00 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 372 | 0.00 | 733 | -49.25 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 148,010 | 0.01 | 138,829 | 6.61 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 124 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 661,386 | 0.03 | 784,268 | -15.67 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 2,318 | -100.00 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 11,230 | 0.00 | 180 | 6,138.89 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 86,510 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 1,380 | -100.00 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4,776 | 0.00 | 554 | 762.09 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 534 | 0.00 | 534 | 0.00 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 36 | 0.00 | 360 | -90.00 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 273 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 161 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 619 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 1,042 | -100.00 |
69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 569 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 172 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,082 | 0.00 | 12,977 | -91.66 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 240 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 7,950 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,711 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 5,991 | 0.00 | 11,000 | -45.54 |
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 | 9,556 | 0.00 | 6,940 | 37.69 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 178,277 | 0.01 | 315,375 | -43.47 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 1,541,884 | 0.06 | 1,066,886 | 44.52 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,274,826 | 0.13 | 3,455,448 | -5.23 |
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 | 44,923 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 20,771 | 0.00 | 9,720 | 113.69 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 1,551 | -100.00 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 201 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Malta
The major share of Russian imports from Malta in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 75.66% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (63.20% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 22.81% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (34.53% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.32% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (1.44% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malta in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $428,737;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $124,368;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $89,224;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $84,399.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malta in 2017 over 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) - a decrease of $2,536,395;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,010,723;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $884,240;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $353,106.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,063 | 0.00 | 2,653 | -59.93 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 14,499 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 17,239 | -100.00 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 54,837 | 0.21 | 106,124 | -48.33 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 18,789,867 | 73.52 | 18,361,130 | 2.34 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,449 | 0.01 | 2,937 | -50.66 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 161,174 | 0.63 | 71,950 | 124.01 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 329,602 | 1.29 | 245,203 | 34.42 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 45,703 | 0.18 | 83,267 | -45.11 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 453 | -100.00 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 23 | 0.00 | 2,742 | -99.16 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 55,443 | 0.22 | 46,639 | 18.88 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 23,313 | 0.09 | 376,419 | -93.81 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 413 | 0.00 | 171 | 141.52 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,414 | 0.01 | 2,466 | -2.11 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,084 | 0.00 | 3,272 | -66.87 |
69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 111 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 14,386 | 0.06 | 17,213 | -16.42 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 0 | 0.00 | 813 | -100.00 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 34,044 | 0.13 | 28,310 | 20.25 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,574 | 0.01 | 1,592 | 61.68 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 234 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 197 | -100.00 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 13,683 | 0.05 | 28,115 | -51.33 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 112,989 | 0.44 | 1,123,712 | -89.95 |
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 | 5,375,191 | 21.03 | 7,911,586 | -32.06 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 5,354 | -100.00 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 264 | 0.00 | 363 | -27.27 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 339,726 | 1.33 | 1,223,966 | -72.24 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 407 | -100.00 |
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 | 5,065 | 0.02 | 6,915 | -26.75 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 177,063 | 0.69 | 52,695 | 236.01 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 2,633 | -100.00 |