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Russian trade in goods with the Czech Republic in Q3 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 the Czech Republic in the third quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with the Czech Republic

In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with the Czech Republic totaled $2,207,381,164, up 14.05% ($271,892,006) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to the Czech Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $1,273,701,989, up 22.63% ($235,042,274) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from the Czech Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $933,679,175, up 4.11% ($36,849,732) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with the Czech Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $340,022,814, a 139.74% increase ($198,192,542) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.

The Czech Republic was Russia’s 19th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 18th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.2828% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.3240% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

The Czech Republic was Russia’s 22nd largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 21st in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.1352% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.2168% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

The Czech Republic was Russia’s 14th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (up from 15th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.5594% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.4744% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to the Czech Republic

The major share of Russian exports to the Czech Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 76.84% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (72.52% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.20% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (7.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.36% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (8.12% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.06% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (6.21% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.02% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (1.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.00% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (1.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the Czech Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd 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 $227,296,627;
  • 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 $43,480,295;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $10,747,316;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $6,555,904.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Czech Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $20,139,809;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $18,660,667.
Russia’s exports to the Czech Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2018
over Q3 2017
01 Live animals 90 0.00 120-25.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 368,133 0.03 334,8289.95
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 19,425-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 209,672 0.02 96,611117.03
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 69,450-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 44,939 0.00 27,31064.55
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 51,620 0.00 30,35670.05
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 339,101 0.03 291,43516.36
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 23,836 0.00 36,709-35.07
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 9,316 0.00 9,1961.30
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 18,977 0.00 227,495-91.66
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 192,803 0.02 186,8563.18
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 65,842 0.01 44,29848.63
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 17,639 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,153,854 0.17 944,693128.00
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 353,581 0.03 443,138-20.21
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,252 0.00 36,291-82.77
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 761,950 0.06 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 138,667 0.01 13,019965.11
26 Ores, slag and ash 3,500,049 0.27 5,386,076-35.02
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 975,093,993 76.56 747,797,36630.40
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 79,267,778 6.22 35,787,483121.50
29 Organic chemicals 3,462,364 0.27 1,955,73177.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 166,204 0.01 121137,258.68
31 Fertilizers 37,297 0.00 6,959435.95
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 318,878 0.03 126,779151.52
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 879,481 0.07 2,160,003-59.28
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 142,937 0.01 66,270115.69
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 225-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 81,270 0.01 448,860-81.89
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,424,301 0.35 3,911,26313.12
40 Rubber and articles thereof 28,424,036 2.23 28,969,147-1.88
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 55,503-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 11,478 0.00 42,709-73.13
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 9,801,779 0.77 10,081,042-2.77
45 Cork and articles of cork 5 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 402,451 0.03 436,180-7.73
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,819,605 0.22 2,821,326-0.06
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 28,130 0.00 43,211-34.90
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,830 0.00 0
52 Cotton 90,118 0.01 149,290-39.64
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 16,156-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 548,802 0.04 977,035-43.83
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 25,981-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 109,411 0.01 154,257-29.07
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 4,187 0.00 1213,360.33
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 26 0.00 646-95.98
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,407 0.00 49,293-97.15
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 101,367 0.01 33,160205.69
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 264,098 0.02 68,807283.82
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 21,927 0.00 43,728-49.86
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 679,072 0.05 153,701341.81
65 Headgear and parts thereof 67,872 0.01 8,154732.38
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,514,788 0.28 1,517,365131.64
69 Ceramic products 145,742 0.01 343,227-57.54
70 Glass and glassware 3,403,676 0.27 3,047,75911.68
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 38,444 0.00 20,178,253-99.81
72 Iron and steel 82,358,099 6.47 71,610,78315.01
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,391,728 0.19 1,275,43487.52
74 Copper and articles thereof 280,068 0.02 9,0273,002.56
75 Nickel and articles thereof 17,379 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,488,690 0.27 5,028,533-30.62
78 Lead and articles thereof 5,070,075 0.40 5,999,606-15.49
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 19,362 0.00 278,957-93.06
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 167,555 0.01 131,90727.03
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 14,667,870 1.15 8,111,96680.82
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 3,800,475 0.30 3,926,774-3.22
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 333,751 0.03 477,634-30.12
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 32,282,326 2.53 50,942,993-36.63
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 580,792 0.05 1,003,731-42.14
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 23,125 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 6,500 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 1,034,403 0.08 822,97725.69
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 281,960 0.02 312,028-9.64
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,278,418 0.18 357,208537.84
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 47,024-100.00
SS Classified 2,007,338 0.16 18 648 716-89.24

Russia’s Imports from the Czech Republic

The major share of Russian imports from the Czech Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 67.83% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (69.19% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.40% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (10.88% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.99% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (6.11% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.02% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (3.49% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.87% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (1.78% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.26% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (1.08% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Czech Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd 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 $29,207,789;
  • 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 $11,144,266;
  • 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) - an increase of $5,904,580;
  • 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 $5,574,712;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $3,398,520;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $3,374,316;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $3,098,117.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from the Czech Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $35,331,146;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $5,794,647.
Russia’s imports from the Czech Republic in the 3rd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2018
over Q3 2017
01 Live animals 368,567 0.04 259,44542.06
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,779,694 0.73 6,302,7757.57
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 64,871 0.01 28,044131.32
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 0 0.00 174-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 7,232-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 10,962 0.00 63,505-82.74
10 Cereals 69,461 0.01 110,997-37.42
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 703,969 0.08 929,938-24.30
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,303,741 0.46 3,082,18339.63
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 657,455 0.07 578,04513.74
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 11,792 0.00 68,032-82.67
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 263,320 0.03 413,300-36.29
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 914,364 0.10 943,121-3.05
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 17,873 0.00 7,483138.85
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,410,892 0.26 1,273,93889.25
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 174,725 0.02 313,832-44.33
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,360,066 0.15 1,041,64830.57
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 11,166,948 1.20 7,768,42843.75
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 8,209,037 0.88 8,074,3591.67
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 43,232-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 511,130 0.05 585,850-12.75
26 Ores, slag and ash 26,593 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 753,250 0.08 50,5441,390.29
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,156,152 0.34 3,080,8862.44
29 Organic chemicals 2,438,686 0.26 2,233,0469.21
30 Pharmaceutical products 24,673,109 2.64 30,467,756-19.02
31 Fertilizers 9,125 0.00 2,613249.22
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,049,673 0.43 3,590,82212.78
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,832,799 0.20 1,838,662-0.32
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 2,122,156 0.23 2,681,279-20.85
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 672,996 0.07 195,854243.62
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 135,475 0.01 79,72269.93
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 495,436 0.05 1,212,526-59.14
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,552,494 0.59 2,454,377126.23
39 Plastics and articles thereof 32,883,850 3.52 32,229,6212.03
40 Rubber and articles thereof 19,044,458 2.04 17,520,0278.70
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 650-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 667,899 0.07 399,21967.30
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 51,949 0.01 8,640501.26
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,476,061 0.16 998,24147.87
45 Cork and articles of cork 10 0.00 911.11
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 36,732-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 546,392-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,137,204 0.55 6,325,851-18.79
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,155,971 0.55 1,781,655189.39
52 Cotton 95,602 0.01 83,26214.82
54 Man-made filaments 990,481 0.11 834,57218.68
55 Man-made staple fibers 139,040 0.01 184,675-24.71
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,494,891 0.59 3,874,01341.84
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 245,212 0.03 579,959-57.72
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 431,357 0.05 498,815-13.52
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 7,200,238 0.77 6,559,5579.77
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 53,905 0.01 150,061-64.08
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 194,062 0.02 166,84216.31
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 636,768 0.07 905,630-29.69
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 445,392 0.05 521,859-14.65
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,325,628 0.14 1,328,941-0.25
65 Headgear and parts thereof 99,491 0.01 93,6866.20
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,509-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 94,283 0.01 196,423-52.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,366,861 0.25 2,684,815-11.84
69 Ceramic products 6,207,532 0.66 3,885,35259.77
70 Glass and glassware 9,109,397 0.98 7,474,36621.88
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 131,705 0.01 121,0788.78
72 Iron and steel 6,390,796 0.68 5,387,24018.63
73 Articles of iron or steel 28,475,148 3.05 28,965,074-1.69
74 Copper and articles thereof 681,252 0.07 859,872-20.77
75 Nickel and articles thereof 145,940 0.02 662,664-77.98
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,438,744 0.37 3,093,72311.15
79 Zinc and articles thereof 5,820 0.00 24,721-76.46
80 Tin and articles thereof 280 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 90,405 0.01 37,771139.35
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 5,742,554 0.62 6,747,683-14.90
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 10,963,514 1.17 9,031,20321.40
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 315,236,621 33.76 350,567,767-10.08
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 117,336,131 12.57 106,191,86510.49
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 15,094,690 1.62 9,190,11064.25
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 171,173,786 18.33 141,965,99720.57
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 120,205 0.01 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 14,328,204 1.53 12,584,88713.85
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 141,913 0.02 56,194152.54
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,096,537 0.12 316,955245.96
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 18,375,215 1.97 12,800,50343.55
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 12,142,945 1.30 14,174,801-14.33
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5,440,749 0.58 5,590,206-2.67
SS Classified 23,661,668 2.53 18 804 10725.83
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia