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

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 $12,368,590.
Russia’s exports to Malta in 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
10 Cereals 0 0.00 481,685-100.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 10,441 0.00 9,6727.95
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 2,176,506,02013.36
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 5282,021.02
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 3682,611.68
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,153 0.00 4,23968.74
39 Plastics and articles thereof 42,924 0.00 4449,567.57
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 0.01 138,8296.61
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 1806,138.89
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 554762.09
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 534 0.00 5340.00
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 6,94037.69
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 1,066,88644.52
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 9,720113.69
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 $353,106.
Russia’s imports from Malta in 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
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 18,361,1302.34
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,449 0.01 2,937-50.66
39 Plastics and articles thereof 161,174 0.63 71,950124.01
40 Rubber and articles thereof 329,602 1.29 245,20334.42
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 46,63918.88
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 171141.52
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 28,31020.25
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,574 0.01 1,59261.68
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 52,695236.01
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
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia