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Russian trade in goods with Israel in Q4 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 Israel in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Israel

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Israel totaled $640,573,887, up 0.99% ($6,298,098) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $426,698,121, up 1.48% ($6,207,924) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $213,875,766, up 0.04% ($90,174) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Israel in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $212,822,355, a 2.96% increase ($6,117,750) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Israel was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3429% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3795% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Israel was Russia’s 44th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 46th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3428% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.4088% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Israel was Russia’s 43rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3431% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3326% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Israel

The major share of Russian exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 44.83% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (29.84% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 26.89% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (30.27% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.16% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (12.77% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.59% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (9.94% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.29% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (3.48% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.75% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (3.17% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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 $57,448,785;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $8,366,414;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,682,327;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $2,630,346;
  • 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 $2,066,379;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,928,797.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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 $12,569,320;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $11,833,243;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $5,361,837;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,863,676.
Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 10,600 0.00 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 47,977 0.01 31,28653.35
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,208,577 0.28 1,448,093-16.54
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,232 0.00 10,000-67.68
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,082,996 0.25 1,543,487-29.83
10 Cereals 15,110,614 3.54 26,943,857-43.92
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 463,047 0.11 575,091-19.48
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 353,949 0.08 8,7273,955.79
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,180,270 0.75 3,222,782-1.32
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 120,257 0.03 86,70438.70
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 226,774 0.05 140,87460.98
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,323,364 0.31 1,415,170-6.49
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 950,577 0.22 751,31426.52
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,256,773 0.29 888,22041.49
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,979,076 0.93 3,015,98431.93
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,111,060 0.49 1,718,23622.86
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 931,979 0.22 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,867 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 11,731,420 2.75 3,365,006248.63
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 179,563,885 42.08 122,115,10047.04
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,456,793 0.81 1,390,414148.62
29 Organic chemicals 963,462 0.23 429,143124.51
30 Pharmaceutical products 31,724 0.01 9,445235.88
31 Fertilizers 9,583,385 2.25 6,953,03937.83
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 13,799 0.00 10,39432.76
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 28,651 0.01 137,666-79.19
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 4,874 0.00 4,13018.01
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 58-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,941,769 1.16 4,038,40222.37
39 Plastics and articles thereof 3,492,116 0.82 1,563,319123.38
40 Rubber and articles thereof 55,515 0.01 77,461-28.33
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 8,470 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 444 0.00 40011.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 9,949,001 2.33 7,266,67436.91
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 24 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 914,191 0.21 1,108,442-17.52
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,782,285 1.12 4,535,7015.44
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 350,645 0.08 435,354-19.46
54 Man-made filaments 147,180 0.03 233,749-37.04
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 1,223-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 145 0.00 242-40.08
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 10,710-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 2-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 60,196 0.01 13843,520.29
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 24,565 0.01 29,657-17.17
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 15,691 0.00 3,716322.26
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 33,231 0.01 13,534145.54
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 11,548 0.00 8,57834.62
65 Headgear and parts thereof 120 0.00 44172.73
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 145 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 150 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,194,854 0.51 1,591,20237.94
69 Ceramic products 38,451 0.01 16,045139.64
70 Glass and glassware 7,059 0.00 12,069-41.51
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 114,732,885 26.89 127,302,205-9.87
72 Iron and steel 23,298,924 5.46 28,162,600-17.27
73 Articles of iron or steel 439,827 0.10 233,04888.73
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,619 0.00 1143,074.56
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 8,657-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 15,119,603 3.54 20,481,440-26.18
78 Lead and articles thereof 500 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,405,297 1.03 4,788,671-8.01
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,951 0.00 2,053287.29
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 72,160 0.02 3,2732,104.71
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 487,694 0.11 565,769-13.80
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 1,585,010 0.37 1,652,288-4.07
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 0 0.00 82,153-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 520,800 0.12 492,1505.82
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 841 0.00 0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,950 0.00 1,59022.64
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 438,785 0.10 145,933200.68
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 570,017 0.13 221,460157.39
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 7,517 0.00 4231,677.07
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,164 0.00 0
SS Classified 231,800 0.05 39 185 488-99.41

Russia’s Imports from Israel

The major share of Russian imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 34.07% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (31.77% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 33.71% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (34.92% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.68% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (22.52% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.12% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (4.04% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.76% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (3.52% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.74% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (1.06% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $3,535,987;
  • 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 $2,984,192;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,843,893;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,596,050;
  • 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 $1,171,848;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $802,824;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $783,418;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $718,455.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $2,953,482;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $2,343,877;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $2,045,664;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - a decrease of $1,822,777;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,591,849;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $811,138;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $708,475.
Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 188,492 0.09 394,536-52.22
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 181,314 0.08 184,912-1.95
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,496,082 0.70 3,839,959-61.04
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 38,025,628 17.78 38,139,207-0.30
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 24,699,598 11.55 21,855,70513.01
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 253,276 0.12 224,53812.80
10 Cereals 0 0.00 270-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 858-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,452,994 0.68 1,675,076-13.26
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 256,224-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 6,531-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 133,092 0.06 24,496443.32
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,010 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 71,507 0.03 882,645-91.90
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 15,908 0.01 55,253-71.21
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 219,317 0.10 289,100-24.14
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,160,343 1.95 5,983,120-30.47
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 979,821 0.46 608,07961.13
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 223,527 0.10 232,337-3.79
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,462,552 0.68 2,171,027-32.63
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 112,303 0.05 98,60713.89
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 945,731 0.44 1,459,105-35.18
29 Organic chemicals 2,681,863 1.25 2,763,267-2.95
30 Pharmaceutical products 11,032,904 5.16 11,491,186-3.99
31 Fertilizers 27,391 0.01 38,861-29.52
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,220,600 1.97 4,823,787-12.50
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 8,339,673 3.90 7,536,84910.65
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 2,426,247 1.13 1,642,82947.69
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 66,804 0.03 20,253229.85
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 127,290 0.06 208,710-39.01
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,826,911 1.79 5,872,575-34.83
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,246,317 5.73 11,827,2303.54
40 Rubber and articles thereof 417,787 0.20 468,651-10.85
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 77,560 0.04 47,34363.83
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 361,387 0.17 24,4081,380.61
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,012,295 0.47 293,840244.51
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 45,563 0.02 66,551-31.54
52 Cotton 468,949 0.22 665,661-29.55
54 Man-made filaments 103,790 0.05 424,859-75.57
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,444,549 1.14 5,398,031-54.71
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 468-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 307,808 0.14 658,326-53.24
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 36,012 0.02 25,89239.09
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 5,980 0.00 15,914-62.42
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 26,557 0.01 78,981-66.38
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 360,613 0.17 238,14051.43
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 17,879-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 4,753 0.00 521812.28
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 980,258 0.46 815,86920.15
69 Ceramic products 262,795 0.12 224,70816.95
70 Glass and glassware 262,291 0.12 53,922386.43
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,587,514 0.74 990,31860.30
72 Iron and steel 2,939 0.00 0
73 Articles of iron or steel 295,537 0.14 334,512-11.65
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,625 0.00 15,757-83.34
75 Nickel and articles thereof 355 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 213,162 0.10 560,130-61.94
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 60-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 16,218 0.01 1,1921,260.57
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,981,798 3.73 7,391,9227.98
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 297,796 0.14 330,403-9.87
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 13,544,244 6.33 15,136,093-10.52
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 31,413,713 14.69 27,877,72612.68
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 1,184,157 0.55 12,3099,520.25
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 495,060 0.23 263,55387.84
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 26,229,095 12.26 24,633,0456.48
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 6,975 0.00 3,60993.27
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 3,339,980 1.56 355,788838.76
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 230,155 0.11 104,685119.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 13,279 0.01 169,349-92.16
SS Classified 220,722 0.10 1 478 045-85.07
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia