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Russian trade in goods with Canada in Q2 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 Canada in the second quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Canada was $322,557,886, down 29.73% ($136,460,871) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $121,266,868, down 12.90% ($17,958,168) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $201,291,018, down 37.06% ($118,502,703) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade deficit with Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2018 was $80,024,150, a 55.68% decrease ($100,544,535) over the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Canada was Russia’s 61st largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 47th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1887% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3284% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Canada was Russia’s 73rd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 62nd in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1100% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1658% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Canada was Russia’s 45th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 33rd in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3316% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.5733% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

The major share of Russian exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 39.91% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (50.93% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 33.47% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (14.54% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.89% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (17.31% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.25% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (4.78% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.09% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (5.29% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.48% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd 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 $20,429,544;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,165,325;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,124,092;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $475,631.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $19,720,572;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $11,380,698;
  • 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 $6,660,275;
  • 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 $1,233,404;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,043,877;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $785,212;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - a decrease of $636,000;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $389,904.
Russia’s exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 1,858-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 76,438 0.06 148,471-48.52
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 124,612 0.10 73,10870.45
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 5,454 0.00 1,502263.12
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,015 0.00 3,151-4.32
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 61,315 0.05 31,16396.76
10 Cereals 175,916 0.15 10,6491,551.95
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 119,959 0.10 160,757-25.38
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 47 0.00 1,146-95.90
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 74 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 14,355 0.01 46,390-69.06
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 46,619 0.04 2,8801,518.72
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 34,288 0.03 54,173-36.71
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 140,572 0.12 278,396-49.51
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 89,294 0.07 103,822-13.99
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 225,282 0.19 173,31729.98
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 561,490 0.46 661,045-15.06
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 488,808 0.40 333,21946.69
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 839,664 0.69 1,148,201-26.87
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 859 0.00 3,392-74.68
26 Ores, slag and ash 285,140 0.24 375,821-24.13
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 40,297,114 33.23 19,867,570102.83
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,813,043 3.97 11,473,318-58.05
29 Organic chemicals 1,435,547 1.18 311,455360.92
31 Fertilizers 10,744,950 8.86 30,465,522-64.73
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 192 0.00 14037.14
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 20,247 0.02 36,095-43.91
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 355 0.00 1,437-75.30
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 11 0.00 0
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 7,200-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 1,631-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 181,246 0.15 45,000302.77
39 Plastics and articles thereof 640,196 0.53 164,565289.02
40 Rubber and articles thereof 30,562,405 25.20 28,397,0807.63
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,221 0.00 2,973-25.29
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,005,648 4.95 6,395,552-6.10
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 268,779 0.22 215,54324.70
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 98,126 0.08 47,402107.01
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 67-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 40 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 44 0.00 202-78.22
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 8,527 0.01 35,857-76.22
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,433 0.00 3,196-55.16
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 8,600 0.01 24,908-65.47
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 61,504 0.05 49,30024.75
65 Headgear and parts thereof 551 0.00 30580.66
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 27,525 0.02 20,70332.95
69 Ceramic products 53,625 0.04 2,9901,693.48
70 Glass and glassware 6,879 0.01 10,126-32.07
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 310,833 0.26 143,689116.32
72 Iron and steel 7,691,171 6.34 7,687,6450.05
73 Articles of iron or steel 866,365 0.71 835,4293.70
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,531,591 1.26 12,912,289-88.14
75 Nickel and articles thereof 78,211 0.06 34,042129.75
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,502,427 1.24 2,287,639-34.32
78 Lead and articles thereof 94 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 301,887 0.25 181,22866.58
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 13,717 0.01 152,047-90.98
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,173 0.00 3,19961.71
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,229,525 1.84 3,273,402-31.89
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 1,214,993 1.00 2,448,397-50.38
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 0.00 636,000-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 593,122 0.49 401,06747.89
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 144,961 0.12 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 774,653 0.64 602,81728.51
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 22,080 0.02 42,065-47.51
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 9,930 0.01 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 871,935 0.72 795,0709.67
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 104,139 0.09 15,618566.79
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,278 0.00 403961.54
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 8,030 0.01 8,120-1.11
SS Classified 4,455,744 3.67 5 572 272-20.04

Russia’s Imports from Canada

The major share of Russian imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 40.14% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (11.86% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 37.74% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (68.45% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.36% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (6.28% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.61% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (4.28% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.31% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (4.37% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $29,700,136;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $14,559,747;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,404,910;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,155,718;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $607,340.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $130,299,504;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $10,362,501;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $5,652,631;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $5,099,416;
  • 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 $5,022,868;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $1,848,786;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $1,615,704;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,563,520;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - a decrease of $1,297,823;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $982,529;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $938,000.
Russia’s imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
01 Live animals 1,486,435 0.74 3,102,139-52.08
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,567,909 1.77 3,177,41812.29
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,192,361 0.59 1,183,6750.73
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 7,424 0.00 37,211-80.05
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 24,982 0.01 50,079-50.11
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,719 0.00 3,180-45.94
10 Cereals 16,829 0.01 33,657-50.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 763,034 0.38 358,214113.01
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 20,186 0.01 40,901-50.65
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 114,200 0.06 112,9751.08
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 115,240 0.06 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 138,307 0.07 192,152-28.02
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 2,740-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 206-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 288,686 0.14 95,003203.87
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 224,985 0.11 161,76039.09
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 562,386 0.28 600,590-6.36
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 12,320,037 6.12 10,915,12712.87
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 12,225 0.01 11,3078.12
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 30,453 0.02 29,6732.63
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 10,362,501-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,610,762 1.30 3,593,291-27.34
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 30,313,621 15.06 613,4854,841.22
29 Organic chemicals 179,723 0.09 226,957-20.81
30 Pharmaceutical products 36,462,095 18.11 21,902,34866.48
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 10,447-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 654,939 0.33 572,46314.41
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,159,690 1.57 3,167,775-0.26
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 3,374,031 1.68 3,517,419-4.08
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 400,773 0.20 67,907490.18
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 23,220 0.01 33,812-31.33
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 503 0.00 994-49.40
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 613,313 0.30 708,321-13.41
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,936,643 1.46 4,785,429-38.63
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,677,674 1.33 2,308,05316.01
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 96,923 0.05 42,398128.60
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,105,240 0.55 2,403,063-54.01
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 267,134 0.13 239,84111.38
45 Cork and articles of cork 89 0.00 209-57.42
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 109,735 0.05 75,99344.40
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 163,171 0.08 61,964163.33
54 Man-made filaments 8,696 0.00 10,463-16.89
55 Man-made staple fibers 60 0.00 1,794-96.66
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 101,759 0.05 65015,555.23
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 45,014 0.02 1,7992,402.17
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 48 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 242,324 0.12 125,98592.34
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 212,316 0.11 168,02526.36
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 104,194 0.05 453,263-77.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 290,199 0.14 101,708185.33
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 14,447 0.01 2,554465.66
65 Headgear and parts thereof 892 0.00 149498.66
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 9,241 0.00 3,470166.31
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 188,044 0.09 201,649-6.75
69 Ceramic products 139,313 0.07 17,284706.02
70 Glass and glassware 149,603 0.07 55,924167.51
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 632 0.00 19,842-96.81
72 Iron and steel 1,700,265 0.84 544,547212.23
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,660,010 3.81 7,600,0850.79
74 Copper and articles thereof 123,610 0.06 81,60851.47
75 Nickel and articles thereof 275,682 0.14 9,7872,716.82
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 624,102 0.31 232,368168.58
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 32-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 64 0.00 28128.57
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,406,804 0.70 799,46475.97
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,175,727 1.58 3,723,156-14.70
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 355,045 0.18 683,754-48.07
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 47,541,587 23.62 48,479,587-1.93
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 13,182,486 6.55 18,205,354-27.59
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 26,947 0.01 30,440-11.48
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 7,446,609 3.70 12,546,025-40.65
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 38,635 0.02 130,338,139-99.97
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 7,739,851 3.85 9,303,371-16.81
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 6,449 0.00 10,856-40.60
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 36 0.00 182-80.22
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 451,471 0.22 674,725-33.09
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,037,850 0.52 6,690,481-84.49
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 110,776 0.06 18,487499.21
SS Classified 843,553 0.42 3 854 009-78.11
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia