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

Russia’s Trade with Slovakia

In 2017, Russia’s trade with Slovakia totaled $5,260,138,024, up 26.37% ($1,097,697,945) from 2016.

Russia’s exports to Slovakia in 2017 totaled $3,253,360,684, up 30.29% ($756,324,117) from 2016.

Russia’s imports from Slovakia in 2017 totaled $2,006,777,340, up 20.50% ($341,373,828) from 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Slovakia in 2017 was $1,246,583,344, a 49.90% increase ($414,950,289) over 2016.

Slovakia was Russia’s 24th largest trading partner in 2017 (up from 25th in 2016), accounting for 0.9006% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.8899% in 2016).

Slovakia was Russia’s 27th largest export market in 2017 (just as in 2016), accounting for 0.9111% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.8746% in 2016).

Slovakia was Russia’s 27th largest supplier in 2017 (down from 26th in 2016), accounting for 0.8842% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.9137% in 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Slovakia

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 89.09% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (86.36% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.45% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (4.93% in 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.78% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (5.17% in 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.94% of Russia’s total exports to Slovakia (2.65% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Slovakia 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 $716,927,340;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $24,236,940;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $24,080,574;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $18,507,373.

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $41,928,451;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $9,849,053.
Russia’s exports to Slovakia in 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 134,050 0.00 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 75,621 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 12,784 0.00 13,946-8.33
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 59,040 0.00 35,58465.92
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 234 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 6,729-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 147-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 477-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 511-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 333,215 0.01 231,66543.83
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 147,558 0.00 228,165-35.33
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 121,753 0.00 239,999-49.27
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,610,306 0.05 880,37882.91
26 Ores, slag and ash 117,377,460 3.61 93,140,52026.02
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,779,422,261 85.43 2,062,494,92134.76
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 23,073,522 0.71 14,369,72060.57
29 Organic chemicals 57,814,603 1.78 39,307,23047.08
30 Pharmaceutical products 319,463 0.01 1,498,492-78.68
31 Fertilizers 262,916 0.01 1,750,793-84.98
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 259,163 0.01 23,4881,003.38
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 24,835 0.00 26,008-4.51
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 150,183 0.00 287,943-47.84
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 5,775-100.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 105,881 0.00 10,719887.79
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,230,700 0.16 2,298,872127.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 5,284,060 0.16 2,627,004101.14
40 Rubber and articles thereof 84,931,209 2.61 60,850,63539.57
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 245,129 0.01 693,828-64.67
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 63,203 0.00 61,6012.60
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 3,965-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 10,499,072 0.32 7,529,96739.43
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,725,670 0.05 6,132,078-71.86
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 552,655 0.02 658,974-16.13
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 357,433 0.01 156,588128.26
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 111,570 0.00 184,972-39.68
52 Cotton 36,757 0.00 167,354-78.04
54 Man-made filaments 211,398 0.01 21,516882.52
55 Man-made staple fibers 239 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 12,490 0.00 13,406-6.83
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 9 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 18,397 0.00 4,306327.24
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 35,469 0.00 35,0811.11
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,820 0.00 12,970-62.84
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 14,211 0.00 9,32652.38
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 9,133 0.00 6,40542.59
65 Headgear and parts thereof 105 0.00 203-48.28
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,880,948 0.09 1,993,56444.51
69 Ceramic products 34 0.00 0
70 Glass and glassware 179,575 0.01 72,223148.64
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 68,395 0.00 76,661-10.78
72 Iron and steel 44,202,420 1.36 54,051,473-18.22
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,187,062 0.10 2,922,0009.07
74 Copper and articles thereof 6,700,950 0.21 3,503,57291.26
75 Nickel and articles thereof 11,734 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,829,650 0.24 4,048,99993.37
78 Lead and articles thereof 3 0.00 49,042-99.99
79 Zinc and articles thereof 146 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 309,350 0.01 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 766,055 0.02 1,429,474-46.41
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 203,227 0.01 68,827195.27
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 72,080,198 2.22 114,008,649-36.78
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 5,671,641 0.17 6,293,774-9.88
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 3,964,571 0.12 3,338,20118.76
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 6,257,653 0.19 3,266,82691.55
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 45,558 0.00 35,88026.97
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,534,967 0.08 2,044,88223.97
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 140,159 0.00 65,526113.90
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 7,366-100.00
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 1,446,501 0.04 686,955110.57
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 473,658 0.01 93,927404.28
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,590 0.00 31,818-95.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,621 0.00 1,890-14.23
SS Classified 3,754,441 0.12 2 922 77728.45

Russia’s Imports from Slovakia

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 78.51% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (80.24% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.33% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (8.63% in 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.08% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (2.55% in 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.87% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (1.91% in 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.98% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (1.09% in 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.93% of Russia’s total imports from Slovakia (1.05% in 2016).

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

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $149,653,350;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $49,510,926;
  • 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 $26,072,885;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $25,536,522;
  • 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 $20,032,418;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $16,431,664;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $13,748,997;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $8,283,317;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $6,414,958;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,192,623.

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

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Slovakia 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 1,313,537 0.07 102,5541,180.82
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,840,124 0.19 8,688,651-55.80
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 52,812 0.00 6,046773.50
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 46,726 0.00 153,361-69.53
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 26,052 0.00 14,72776.90
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 449 0.00 0
10 Cereals 2,520,330 0.13 632,278298.61
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,899,937 0.09 1,615,88517.58
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 392 0.00 33915.63
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 776,889 0.04 676,81014.79
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 394,770 0.02 321,42622.82
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,110,001 0.06 545,251103.58
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 195,260 0.01 1,093,940-82.15
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,622,416 0.08 1,502,7947.96
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 3,188 0.00 1,423124.03
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 587,115 0.03 400,20446.70
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 965,523 0.05 769,00225.56
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 3,229,858 0.16 972,608232.08
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 8,094,288 0.40 4,928,77564.23
26 Ores, slag and ash 200,400 0.01 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 5,294,674 0.26 83,9176,209.42
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,127,527 0.11 934,848127.58
29 Organic chemicals 13,974,658 0.70 12,733,5749.75
30 Pharmaceutical products 69,246,019 3.45 52,814,35531.11
31 Fertilizers 552,495 0.03 418,21832.11
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,379,059 0.07 1,566,062-11.94
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 15,582,524 0.78 15,584,390-0.01
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 1,387,863 0.07 1,550,478-10.49
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 983,918 0.05 1,406,504-30.05
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 32,933 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 590-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,377,276 0.22 4,152,9715.40
39 Plastics and articles thereof 21,565,536 1.07 21,948,027-1.74
40 Rubber and articles thereof 56,120,833 2.80 30,584,31183.50
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 2,383 0.00 499,513-99.52
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 248,444 0.01 738,253-66.35
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,338,828 0.07 2,253,433-40.59
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 314,192 0.02 377,183-16.70
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 7,114 0.00 3,345112.68
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,683 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 18,223,499 0.91 16,905,2597.80
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,144,173 0.06 883,57129.49
52 Cotton 887 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 2,465,071 0.12 1,896,54729.98
55 Man-made staple fibers 466 0.00 1,588-70.65
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,034,189 0.05 2,125,578-51.35
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 94,360 0.00 143,652-34.31
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2,292,603 0.11 3,016,261-23.99
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 267,559 0.01 200,92333.16
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 28,032 0.00 32,439-13.59
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,516,795 0.08 1,358,64011.64
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,312,624 0.17 2,631,50625.88
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 759,983 0.04 1,073,324-29.19
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 25,692,477 1.28 19,277,51933.28
65 Headgear and parts thereof 17,768 0.00 1,930820.62
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 9 0.00 3,887-99.77
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,533,574 0.08 1,050,57945.97
69 Ceramic products 4,561,621 0.23 1,562,220192.00
70 Glass and glassware 5,392,412 0.27 2,953,73082.56
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 401 0.00 3,030-86.77
72 Iron and steel 16,802,764 0.84 10,610,14158.37
73 Articles of iron or steel 29,807,074 1.49 21,523,75738.48
74 Copper and articles thereof 124,260 0.01 80,78153.82
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,086,950 0.10 2,487,083-16.09
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 408-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 390-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 799 0.00 43,744-98.17
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,515,203 0.13 1,793,61740.23
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 10,469,683 0.52 5,989,14974.81
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 305,761,838 15.24 256,250,91219.32
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 329,952,519 16.44 303,879,6348.58
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 1,740,073 0.09 968,73479.62
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 892,972,517 44.50 743,319,16720.13
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,438,927 0.12 2,962,398-17.67
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 42,708,105 2.13 28,959,10847.48
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,405 0.00 1,769-20.58
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 45 0.00 12,903-99.65
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 57,939,060 2.89 37,906,64252.85
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,299,894 0.16 3,381,554-2.41
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 17,521,782 0.87 19,245,378-8.96
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 6,231-100.00
SS Classified 877,913 0.04 781 78312.30
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia