Russian trade in goods with Malta in Q4 2018
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Malta
In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Malta totaled $1,097,597,831, up 133.41% ($627,352,402) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Malta in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $1,091,292,631, up 135.58% ($628,059,026) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Malta in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $6,305,200, down 10.08% ($706,624) from the 4th quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade surplus with Malta in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $1,084,987,431, a 137.82% increase ($628,765,650) over the 4th quarter of 2017.
Malta was Russia’s 36th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 52nd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.5875% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2813% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Malta was Russia’s 25th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 42nd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.8766% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.4503% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Malta was Russia’s 105th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 100th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0101% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0109% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Malta
The major share of Russian exports to Malta 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) - 99.92% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (99.68% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malta 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 $628,657,975.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malta in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 2,000 | 0.00 | 10,441 | -80.84 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,090,400,567 | 99.92 | 461,742,592 | 136.15 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 83 | 0.00 | 171 | -51.46 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 127,776 | 0.01 | 74,106 | 72.42 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,223 | 0.00 | 9,232 | -86.75 |
| 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 | 247 | 0.00 | 732 | -66.26 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 226,364 | 0.02 | 3,451 | 6,459.37 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 14,280 | 0.00 | 4,868 | 193.34 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,424 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 30 | 0.00 | 30 | 0.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 88,157 | 0.01 | 28,512 | 209.19 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 169,915 | 0.02 | 236,471 | -28.15 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 16,428 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 36 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,720 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 912 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 3,405 | 0.00 | 8,480 | -59.85 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 26,086 | 0.00 | 111,159 | -76.53 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 209,512 | 0.02 | 1,001,987 | -79.09 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 500 | 0.00 | 300 | 66.67 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,037 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Malta
The major share of Russian imports from Malta in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 79.64% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (70.97% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 16.11% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (27.15% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.60% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (0.61% in the 4th quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malta in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $238,944;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $192,373;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $57,868;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $55,659;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $48,231;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $36,019;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $21,457.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malta 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) - a decrease of $1,319,556;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $34,125.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2018 over Q4 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0 | 0.00 | 498 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 95,146 | 1.51 | 37,278 | 155.23 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,832,364 | 76.64 | 4,832,715 | -0.01 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 362 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 860 | 0.01 | 761 | 13.01 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 42,631 | 0.68 | 21,174 | 101.34 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 50,058 | 0.79 | 84,183 | -40.54 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,572 | 0.02 | 1,268 | 23.97 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 36,019 | 0.57 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 490 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 88,690 | 1.41 | 33,031 | 168.51 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 11,986 | 0.19 | 8,865 | 35.21 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 882 | -100.00 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 83 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 2,858 | 0.05 | 5,380 | -46.88 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,934 | 0.09 | 7,330 | -19.05 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 115 | 0.00 | 572 | -79.90 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 234 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 26 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,524 | 0.02 | 2,927 | -47.93 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 208,074 | 3.30 | 15,701 | 1,225.23 |
| 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 | 397,339 | 6.30 | 1,716,895 | -76.86 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 70 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 410,196 | 6.51 | 171,252 | 139.53 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 118,956 | 1.89 | 70,725 | 68.20 |