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

Russia’s Trade with Sweden

In 2017, Russia’s trade with Sweden totaled $4,043,577,740, up 3.90% ($151,737,289) from 2016.

Russia’s exports to Sweden in 2017 were $1,933,802,474, down 13.04% ($290,000,960) from 2016.

Russia’s imports from Sweden in 2017 totaled $2,109,775,266, up 26.48% ($441,738,249) from 2016.

Russia’s trade balance with Sweden went from a surplus of $555,766,417 in 2016, to a deficit of $175,972,792 in 2017.

Sweden was Russia’s 31st largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 28th in 2016), accounting for 0.6923% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.8320% in 2016).

Sweden was Russia’s 37th largest export market in 2017 (down from 29th in 2016), accounting for 0.5416% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.7789% in 2016).

Sweden was Russia’s 25th largest supplier in 2017 (just as in 2016), accounting for 0.9296% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.9152% in 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Sweden

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 70.59% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (68.44% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.82% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (22.55% in 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.91% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (2.61% in 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.61% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (2.14% in 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.29% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.01% in 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.05% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (2.37% in 2016).

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

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $21,169,148;
  • 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 $12,472,348;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $9,972,042.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sweden 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) - a decrease of $157,441,002;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $139,688,546;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $37,594,583;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $9,874,617.
Russia’s exports to Sweden in 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 624,909 0.03 1,094,009-42.88
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2 0.00 3-33.33
10 Cereals 1,340,825 0.07 1,570,164-14.61
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 28,108 0.00 28,935-2.86
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 34,432 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3 0.00 6-50.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 887,949 0.05 105,853738.85
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 122,086 0.01 32,909270.98
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 21,857,772 1.13 19,652,70511.22
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 904,760 0.05 497,25381.95
26 Ores, slag and ash 5,689 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,364,122,412 70.54 1,521,563,414-10.35
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 197,372,067 10.21 337,060,613-41.44
29 Organic chemicals 87,031,301 4.50 65,862,15332.14
30 Pharmaceutical products 61,658 0.00 168,111-63.32
31 Fertilizers 34,189,314 1.77 32,432,0275.42
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 22,632 0.00 4,688382.76
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 767,257 0.04 527,26245.52
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 686,593 0.04 396,82773.02
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 27,067 0.00 23117,582.61
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 389,037 0.02 72,669435.35
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,402,292 0.12 2,130,28712.77
40 Rubber and articles thereof 60,380,045 3.12 62,804,009-3.86
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,114 0.00 98013.67
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 50,031,463 2.59 47,140,2676.13
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 28,158 0.00 26,3796.74
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 3,912-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 290,216 0.02 365,141-20.52
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 55,529 0.00 68,291-18.69
52 Cotton 513 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 43,041 0.00 48,826-11.85
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 108-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 65 0.00 10,378-99.37
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,966,690 0.21 3,808,0264.17
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 462 0.00 271,611.11
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 9 0.00 34-73.53
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,991,851 0.10 1,672,42319.10
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 522,175 0.03 199,404161.87
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,734,863 0.09 1,375,79926.10
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 452,784 0.02 530,266-14.61
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 104 0.00 356-70.79
65 Headgear and parts thereof 54 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,979,412 0.21 3,840,6913.61
69 Ceramic products 36,352 0.00 42,567-14.60
70 Glass and glassware 4,453,181 0.23 3,951,18112.71
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,694 0.00 0
72 Iron and steel 23,031,976 1.19 13,059,93476.36
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,468,991 0.13 2,146,37715.03
74 Copper and articles thereof 536,217 0.03 443,02421.04
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 21,735,235 1.12 31,609,852-31.24
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,778,903 0.09 631,128181.86
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 420,932 0.02 314,54533.82
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 6,279,847 0.32 9,861,935-36.32
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,976,857 0.36 6,545,8766.58
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 7,529,083 0.39 4,475,92668.21
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 1,141-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,454,691 0.13 2,081,44917.93
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 184,922 0.01 37,779,505-99.51
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,232,909 0.17 1,922,08768.20
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 308-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 14,916 0.00 8,94666.73
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 16,203,569 0.84 3,731,221334.27
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 102,274 0.01 94,0208.78
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 508 0.00 694-26.80
SS Classified 704 0.00 6 490-89.15

Russia’s Imports from Sweden

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 55.13% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (50.27% in 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.78% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (24.71% in 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.47% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (8.71% in 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.80% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (5.84% in 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.54% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (7.01% in 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.10% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (0.60% in 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sweden 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 $193,720,629;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $139,945,435;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $27,104,932;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $22,992,567;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $14,685,543;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $9,354,639;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $9,123,252;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $7,575,623;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $6,849,939.

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

  • Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard (HS code 47) - a decrease of $9,449,081;
  • 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 $9,023,642;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $8,772,004.
Russia’s imports from Sweden in 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2017
over 2016
01 Live animals 152,054 0.01 48,409214.10
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,117,143 0.05 997,10212.04
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 45,364-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 32,829 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 3,074,753 0.15 1,592,94793.02
10 Cereals 8,692,724 0.41 1,842,785371.72
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,232,417 0.06 3,301,035-62.67
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 147,843 0.01 32,343357.11
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 15,702 0.00 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 144 0.00 7494.59
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 74,581,282 3.54 59,895,73924.52
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 229,120 0.01 340,652-32.74
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,193,029 0.06 1,092,1999.23
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,075,839 0.10 1,513,52137.15
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,042,900 0.24 5,395,706-6.54
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 3,033,021 0.14 2,342,70629.47
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 9,455,358 0.45 9,097,5343.93
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8,321,815 0.39 5,756,11944.57
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,158,359 0.10 2,137,5660.97
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,823,039 0.09 2,053,982-11.24
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 9,705,567 0.46 2,129,944355.67
26 Ores, slag and ash 4,886,124 0.23 581,401740.41
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 8,605,648 0.41 7,306,64117.78
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,898,872 0.18 3,274,20119.08
29 Organic chemicals 12,399,900 0.59 10,601,94216.96
30 Pharmaceutical products 142,876,638 6.77 115,771,70623.41
31 Fertilizers 450,233 0.02 1,340,799-66.42
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 77,507,597 3.67 74,237,9964.40
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 29,546,918 1.40 25,608,39015.38
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 21,554,659 1.02 20,640,7374.43
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 12,720,973 0.60 12,844,855-0.96
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,036,531 0.05 1,535,559-32.50
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 397 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 31,920,238 1.51 27,665,86415.38
39 Plastics and articles thereof 107,806,986 5.11 103,568,4974.09
40 Rubber and articles thereof 17,798,289 0.84 15,054,23418.23
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 33 0.00 379-91.29
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,447,139 0.12 4,733,981-48.31
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 918,284 0.04 358,372156.24
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,112,244 0.19 3,997,6272.87
45 Cork and articles of cork 3,251 0.00 1,83577.17
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 3,099 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 17,695,162 0.84 27,144,243-34.81
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 94,186,241 4.46 84,831,60211.03
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 809,619 0.04 891,633-9.20
50 Silk 0 0.00 164-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 5,741 0.00 11,571-50.38
52 Cotton 106,192 0.01 86,66422.53
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 4,243 0.00 13,403-68.34
54 Man-made filaments 59,976 0.00 47,69725.74
55 Man-made staple fibers 600,544 0.03 1,895,900-68.32
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,815,732 0.18 3,284,37416.18
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 643,487 0.03 312,740105.76
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 170,825 0.01 139,92822.08
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 6,407,497 0.30 5,720,03112.02
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 815,088 0.04 315,212158.58
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 106,424 0.01 77,02338.17
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 150,754 0.01 98,87352.47
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 725,836 0.03 613,09118.39
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 577,637 0.03 353,24463.52
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,209,370 0.06 684,91176.57
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,225 0.00 14,694-91.66
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 225 0.00 648-65.28
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,750,834 0.08 2,449,190-28.51
69 Ceramic products 1,679,585 0.08 4,379,495-61.65
70 Glass and glassware 3,388,949 0.16 3,270,7873.61
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 56,377 0.00 8,930531.32
72 Iron and steel 42,238,652 2.00 36,872,84214.55
73 Articles of iron or steel 72,019,692 3.41 49,027,12546.90
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,018,216 0.05 849,49919.86
75 Nickel and articles thereof 123,867 0.01 124,469-0.48
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,386,488 0.16 2,683,09426.22
78 Lead and articles thereof 571 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 41,834 0.00 28,66045.97
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 760,965 0.04 802,199-5.14
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 38,621,386 1.83 35,372,1509.19
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 20,475,914 0.97 19,562,8824.67
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 489,624,763 23.21 349,679,32840.02
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 159,063,869 7.54 168,087,511-5.37
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 8,454 0.00 403,273-97.90
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 462,902,728 21.94 269,182,09971.97
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 320,136 0.02 9,092,140-96.48
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 51,215,865 2.43 42,092,61321.67
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 26,506 0.00 6,870285.82
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 96,101 0.00 155,197-38.08
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 14,724,252 0.70 12,005,99522.64
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,081,936 0.10 1,758,52218.39
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,068,788 0.15 4,197,618-26.89
SS Classified 407,729 0.02 666 140-38.79
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia