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

Russia’s Trade with Spain

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Spain was $1,287,192,472, down 13.10% ($193,999,774) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Spain in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $455,707,967, down 24.45% ($147,511,857) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Spain in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $831,484,505, down 5.29% ($46,487,917) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade deficit with Spain in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $375,776,538, a 36.77% increase ($101,023,940) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Spain was Russia’s 29th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 24th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.6889% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.8862% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Spain was Russia’s 42nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 37th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3661% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5864% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Spain was Russia’s 19th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.3337% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.3659% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Spain

The major share of Russian exports to Spain 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) - 61.30% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (62.46% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.89% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (12.40% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.81% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (2.44% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.29% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (8.22% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.31% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (1.05% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.29% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (0.89% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Spain in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $14,440,253;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $9,647,254;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $6,693,023;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $5,665,008;
  • 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 $4,495,199;
  • 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 $4,160,186;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,905,167;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $1,682,390.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Spain 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) - a decrease of $98,510,618;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $12,457,341;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $9,498,484;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $9,428,122;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $3,507,859;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $1,657,737;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $1,630,011;
  • Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $1,397,811.
Russia’s exports to Spain in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
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 116,137 0.03 1,773,874-93.45
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 9,826,837 2.16 179,5835,372.03
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 313 0.00 27314.65
10 Cereals 14,440,253 3.17 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 92,860 0.02 18,741395.49
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,336,223 0.29 890,32150.08
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 511 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 457 0.00 10,643-95.71
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,693,057 1.03 3,010,66755.88
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 122,331 0.03 426,370-71.31
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 19,074 0.00 76,586-75.09
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 179,974 0.04 175,9262.30
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 143,960 0.03 98,86145.62
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 13,713,263 3.01 8,048,25570.39
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,325,462 0.29 362,275265.87
26 Ores, slag and ash 132,969 0.03 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 277,908,129 60.98 376,418,747-26.17
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 9,603,336 2.11 5,108,13788.00
29 Organic chemicals 2,075,586 0.46 11,503,708-81.96
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,486 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 12,740,621 2.80 22,239,105-42.71
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,041,861 0.23 3,11533,346.58
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 140,153 0.03 280,006-49.95
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 132,849 0.03 76,73073.14
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 86,032 0.02 33,558156.37
39 Plastics and articles thereof 938,876 0.21 2,257,586-58.41
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,480,253 1.42 8,110,264-20.10
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 4,130,630 0.91 5,528,441-25.28
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 261,814 0.06 2,7599,389.45
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,258,252 0.93 3,441,35823.74
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 19 0.00 46-58.70
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,583,044 0.35 1,861,008-14.94
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 25,619 0.01 40,357-36.52
52 Cotton 33,370 0.01 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 156,151 0.03 13,9371,020.41
54 Man-made filaments 1,165,473 0.26 938,78024.15
55 Man-made staple fibers 19 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 129,420 0.03 404,064-67.97
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,119 0.00 307264.50
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 11,583 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 143,259 0.03 119,95219.43
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,266,384 0.28 244,172418.64
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 733,068 0.16 487,95450.23
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 105,466 0.02 78113,403.97
65 Headgear and parts thereof 81,897 0.02 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 62 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 96,951 0.02 94,5852.50
69 Ceramic products 52,259 0.01 29,08879.66
70 Glass and glassware 8,886,081 1.95 2,193,058305.19
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,250 0.00 7,513-70.05
72 Iron and steel 49,767,688 10.92 62,225,029-20.02
73 Articles of iron or steel 202,359 0.04 131,63753.73
74 Copper and articles thereof 621 0.00 0
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 39,325-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,203,692 1.80 11,711,551-29.95
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 556,907 0.12 564,287-1.31
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 9,244 0.00 4,009130.58
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 6,924 0.00 119,758-94.22
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,604,944 1.23 2,699,777107.61
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 3,601,849 0.79 3,181,02113.23
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 234,087 0.05 124,66387.78
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 148,565 0.03 113,68330.68
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 109 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 945,059 0.21 209,601350.88
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 3,378 0.00 4,633-27.09
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 5,346,730 1.17 1,186,544350.61
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 65,557 0.01 214,012-69.37
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 57,518 0.01 0
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 9,698 0.00 2,608271.86
SS Classified 525,983 0.12 64 176 195-99.18

Russia’s Imports from Spain

The major share of Russian imports from Spain 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) - 31.43% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (33.70% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 30.70% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (31.11% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 19.33% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (18.26% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.75% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (7.18% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.33% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (2.07% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.51% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (1.32% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Spain 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 $16,991,872;
  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $11,374,168.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Spain in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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) - a decrease of $27,169,799;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $19,396,608;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $16,694,640;
  • 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) - a decrease of $4,884,877;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,973,786;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $3,577,123;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,647,985;
  • 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 $2,595,559.
Russia’s imports from Spain in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 182,331 0.02 11,3441,507.29
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,972,296 0.36 1,299,697128.69
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,163 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 4,339,323 0.52 4,820,470-9.98
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 10,289-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 130,321 0.02 72,99378.54
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,112,680 0.13 1,244,458-10.59
10 Cereals 4,765 0.00 65,789-92.76
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 742,213 0.09 656,87912.99
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 9,321,849 1.12 9,239,4610.89
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,997,720 0.24 2,069,619-3.47
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 11,875,168 1.43 10,835,9869.59
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 373,903 0.04 365,9102.18
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,001,037 0.24 1,875,4306.70
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 6,166,240 0.74 6,542,155-5.75
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,211,434 0.51 3,945,6376.74
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 42,237,686 5.08 41,849,2630.93
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,431,801 0.53 3,582,15423.72
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 60,712,091 7.30 64,289,214-5.56
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,833,695 0.58 5,769,252-16.22
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,066,398 0.37 1,790,89471.22
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 778,745 0.09 895,716-13.06
26 Ores, slag and ash 231,870 0.03 198,11617.04
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,687,553 0.20 1,474,63514.44
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,924,441 0.71 8,025,856-26.18
29 Organic chemicals 12,482,372 1.50 9,996,21424.87
30 Pharmaceutical products 70,796,070 8.51 87,490,710-19.08
31 Fertilizers 157,527 0.02 1,815,327-91.32
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 23,514,548 2.83 25,813,633-8.91
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 30,731,426 3.70 30,073,3952.19
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 7,276,809 0.88 5,662,43828.51
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,370,694 0.16 1,402,357-2.26
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 522,121 0.06 526,525-0.84
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 207,123 0.02 85,804141.39
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 25,907,307 3.12 23,603,2889.76
39 Plastics and articles thereof 35,938,185 4.32 38,586,170-6.86
40 Rubber and articles thereof 40,477,164 4.87 40,096,3500.95
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 13,075 0.00 66,372-80.30
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 3,402,604 0.41 2,630,39429.36
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 208,896 0.03 732,586-71.49
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,676,810 0.20 1,689,778-0.77
45 Cork and articles of cork 84,301 0.01 85,128-0.97
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 469-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 80,828-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 10,517,126 1.26 9,231,51913.93
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 277,330 0.03 530,315-47.70
50 Silk 107 0.00 2,152-95.03
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 23,015 0.00 17,28933.12
52 Cotton 785,244 0.09 760,2733.28
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 4,176 0.00 31,689-86.82
54 Man-made filaments 1,378,867 0.17 481,561186.33
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,661,370 0.32 3,648,674-27.06
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,437,186 0.17 1,105,02130.06
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 73,340 0.01 73,420-0.11
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 159,436 0.02 73,172117.89
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,055,865 0.13 1,122,955-5.97
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,352,088 0.16 694,03594.82
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,792,758 0.22 1,274,73440.64
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,989,439 0.24 2,353,208-15.46
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,515,300 0.18 1,378,6049.92
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,106,941 0.61 5,117,131-0.20
65 Headgear and parts thereof 34,244 0.00 22,18154.38
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 3,068 0.00 895242.79
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 9,599 0.00 13,414-28.44
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 13,904,615 1.67 2,530,447449.49
69 Ceramic products 22,311,743 2.68 23,288,760-4.20
70 Glass and glassware 3,504,496 0.42 3,503,2760.03
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 4,838,795 0.58 3,503,65338.11
72 Iron and steel 11,410,929 1.37 13,624,136-16.24
73 Articles of iron or steel 31,321,647 3.77 35,295,433-11.26
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,015,860 0.12 413,322145.78
75 Nickel and articles thereof 273,616 0.03 747,312-63.39
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,634,492 0.32 5,028,371-47.61
79 Zinc and articles thereof 388,943 0.05 15,1482,467.62
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 8,955-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 28,237 0.00 209,596-86.53
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 4,569,973 0.55 2,668,10371.28
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 4,502,504 0.54 5,011,922-10.16
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 98,615,162 11.86 118,011,770-16.44
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 68,809,229 8.28 51,817,35732.79
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 1,079,070 0.13 3,674,629-70.63
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 83,513,155 10.04 110,682,954-24.55
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 1,544,343-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 9,340,731 1.12 10,163,292-8.09
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 98,734 0.01 104,688-5.69
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 227,038 0.03 202,98611.85
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 6,902,298 0.83 11,787,175-41.44
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,281,804 0.39 3,200,1342.55
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 736,932 0.09 881,056-16.36
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 24,981 0.00 532,860-95.31
SS Classified 3,864,267 0.46 219 5191,660.33
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia