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Russian trade in goods with Japan in Q1 2018

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Japan in the first quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Japan

In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Japan totaled $4,482,812,453, up 13.73% ($541,279,563) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Japan in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $2,585,499,770, up 13.49% ($307,358,412) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Japan in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $1,897,312,683, up 14.06% ($233,921,151) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Japan in the 1st quarter of 2018 was $688,187,087, a 11.95% increase ($73,437,261) over the 1st quarter of 2017.

Japan was Russia’s 9th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 2.8438% of Russia’s total trade (down from 3.0661% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Japan was Russia’s 13th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 11th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 2.5096% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.7337% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Japan was Russia’s 7th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 6th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 3.4743% of Russia’s total imports (down from 3.6788% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Japan

The major share of Russian exports to Japan in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 75.66% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (74.84% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.52% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (13.44% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.83% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (4.82% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 4.53% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (4.81% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.49% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (0.10% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.10% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.40% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Japan in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 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 $242,258,239;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $60,414,092;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $23,594,572;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $10,795,285;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $7,868,273.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Japan in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $60,685,664.
Russia’s exports to Japan in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
01 Live animals 100 0.00 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 110,517 0.00 33,410230.79
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 18,637,675 0.72 21,878,309-14.81
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 5,335 0.00 12,288-56.58
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 266,544 0.01 223,28619.37
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 825 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 10,607 0.00 2,617305.31
10 Cereals 8,533,007 0.33 6,729,56226.80
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 64,439 0.00 9336,806.65
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 229,785 0.01 29,421681.02
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 5,780-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 288,016 0.01 48,759490.69
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,544 0.00 2,57476.53
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 13,936 0.00 10,11037.84
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,616 0.00 590173.90
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,626 0.00 7,500-38.32
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 131,713 0.01 112,69616.87
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 67,158 0.00 27,535143.90
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 25,712 0.00 59,068-56.47
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 18,460 0.00 2,630,659-99.30
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,781,893 0.07 641,838177.62
26 Ores, slag and ash 20,789,110 0.80 12,920,83760.90
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,933,553,238 74.78 1,691,294,99914.32
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,080,288 0.20 4,173,46521.73
29 Organic chemicals 7,549,520 0.29 2,028,337272.20
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,176 0.00 50,000-87.65
31 Fertilizers 2,569,928 0.10 71,0603,516.56
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 5,915 0.00 3516,800.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 217,441 0.01 7,2592,895.47
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 5,091 0.00 619722.46
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,733 0.00 724,657.14
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 484 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 371,690 0.01 128,987188.16
39 Plastics and articles thereof 95,019 0.00 262,940-63.86
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,673,099 0.22 6,461,424-12.20
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,292 0.00 612,018.03
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 109,731,608 4.24 98,936,32310.91
45 Cork and articles of cork 35 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 15,034,213 0.58 10,806,97439.12
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 58,179 0.00 75,649-23.09
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 33,210 0.00 29,12314.03
55 Man-made staple fibers 391,642 0.02 42492,268.40
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,496 0.00 2410,300.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 198 0.00 343-42.27
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 413 0.00 1,546-73.29
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 200-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 42,078 0.00 5,191710.60
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 75,742 0.00 26,372187.21
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 7,044 0.00 13,754-48.79
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 147,544 0.01 116,60726.53
65 Headgear and parts thereof 12,755 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 37-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,700 0.00 622977.17
69 Ceramic products 506 0.00 878-42.37
70 Glass and glassware 142,427 0.01 64,594120.50
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 117,170,431 4.53 109,593,6236.91
72 Iron and steel 61,839,094 2.39 38,244,52261.69
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,579,912 0.10 153,1631,584.42
74 Copper and articles thereof 32 0.00 550-94.18
75 Nickel and articles thereof 67,568 0.00 27,120149.14
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 203,268,091 7.86 263,953,755-22.99
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,156,922 0.16 3,875,0397.27
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,269 0.00 0
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 4,434 0.00 2,066114.62
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,294,967 0.05 545,956137.19
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 1,084,528 0.04 720,17050.59
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 638,107 0.02 329,23693.81
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 60,414,092 2.34 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 873,754 0.03 638,96036.75
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 15,596 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 12,380 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 174,556 0.01 61,812182.40
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 37,966 0.00 59,560-36.26
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 372 0.00 20086.00
SS Classified 61,377 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Japan

The major share of Russian imports from Japan in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 78.73% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (78.87% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.13% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (12.45% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.65% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (2.89% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Japan in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 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 $83,465,722;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $66,086,613;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $22,659,900;
  • 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 $17,065,405;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $14,200,746;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $10,481,909;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $9,009,666.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Japan in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $7,486,288.
Russia’s imports from Japan in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 89,441 0.00 49,90579.22
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 8,264,612 0.44 3,619,711128.32
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 373,733 0.02 20,0631,762.80
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 31,553 0.00 22,66639.21
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 15,353 0.00 8,05290.67
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 310,151 0.02 128,036142.24
10 Cereals 60,703 0.00 71,848-15.51
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 10,369 0.00 4642,134.70
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 22,019 0.00 19,01415.80
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 243,181 0.01 320,927-24.23
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 33,182 0.00 5,989454.05
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 21,762 0.00 39,102-44.35
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 8,143 0.00 890814.94
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 222,162 0.01 143,59054.72
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 192,187 0.01 159,07920.81
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 180,768 0.01 69,234161.10
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 38,885 0.00 16,785131.67
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,704,609 0.09 1,720,681-0.93
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 613,985 0.03 667,085-7.96
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 114,834 0.01 9,6321,092.21
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 15,497-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 105,761 0.01 21,027402.98
26 Ores, slag and ash 65,277 0.00 22,597188.87
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 13,064,408 0.69 13,639,636-4.22
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,665,664 0.09 1,234,30534.95
29 Organic chemicals 7,388,060 0.39 3,596,238105.44
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,667,351 0.83 15,071,8233.95
31 Fertilizers 2,680 0.00 1,156131.83
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,746,091 0.25 3,930,10420.76
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 11,116,792 0.59 9,389,03218.40
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 5,784,219 0.30 4,905,24417.92
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 612,408 0.03 154,267296.98
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 13,572,638 0.72 13,414,4241.18
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,606,094 0.40 5,997,50426.82
39 Plastics and articles thereof 39,063,852 2.06 24,863,10657.12
40 Rubber and articles thereof 122,896,546 6.48 124,593,504-1.36
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 234,165 0.01 343,888-31.91
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 10,201 0.00 3,979156.37
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,027,378 0.11 542,388273.79
45 Cork and articles of cork 4,183 0.00 4,1820.02
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,600 0.00 3,710-29.92
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,700,536 0.09 2,631,477-35.38
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 252,415 0.01 182,52438.29
50 Silk 16,453 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,811 0.00 0
52 Cotton 109,369 0.01 35,198210.73
54 Man-made filaments 3,394,562 0.18 3,829,192-11.35
55 Man-made staple fibers 7,557,943 0.40 7,484,4560.98
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,650,473 0.09 2,479,583-33.44
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 343,006 0.02 79,167333.27
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 11,606 0.00 2,303403.95
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 553,715 0.03 503,29010.02
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 182,757 0.01 130,96639.55
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 214,360 0.01 298,256-28.13
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 657,663 0.03 442,65748.57
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 560,607 0.03 332,55968.57
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 27,755 0.00 35,311-21.40
65 Headgear and parts thereof 398,162 0.02 341,09416.73
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 180,695 0.01 22821,240.91
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 272 0.00 4,758-94.28
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,488,021 0.13 3,803,241-34.58
69 Ceramic products 1,316,483 0.07 1,192,97810.35
70 Glass and glassware 7,311,879 0.39 5,629,55829.88
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 825,187 0.04 366,357125.24
72 Iron and steel 13,936,559 0.73 3,454,650303.41
73 Articles of iron or steel 33,106,024 1.74 24,096,35837.39
74 Copper and articles thereof 471,230 0.02 517,001-8.85
75 Nickel and articles thereof 475,875 0.03 597,002-20.29
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,759,120 0.09 1,181,10348.94
78 Lead and articles thereof 422 0.00 1,052-59.89
79 Zinc and articles thereof 11,772 0.00 3,727215.86
80 Tin and articles thereof 14,261 0.00 26,206-45.58
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 760,012 0.04 144,046427.62
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 8,819,714 0.46 8,673,1081.69
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 9,990,154 0.53 9,398,2396.30
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 373,980,524 19.71 307,893,91121.46
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 146,631,885 7.73 129,566,48013.17
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 9,397 0.00 12,040-21.95
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 881,138,568 46.44 797,672,84610.46
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 12,517,007 0.66 20,003,295-37.43
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 79,485,684 4.19 56,825,78439.88
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,054,382 0.06 909,86515.88
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 540,857 0.03 440,73522.72
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 9,172,759 0.48 8,552,2577.26
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 824,976 0.04 1,044,782-21.04
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 34,654,124 1.83 33,700,7052.83
SS Classified 12,647 0.00 31 029-59.24
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia