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Russian trade with Hungary in 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 Hungary in 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Hungary

In 2018, Russia’s trade with Hungary totaled $6,964,476,855, up 29.61% ($1,591,093,840) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to Hungary in 2018 totaled $4,801,279,609, up 46.14% ($1,515,808,411) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from Hungary in 2018 totaled $2,163,197,246, up 3.61% ($75,285,429) from 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hungary in 2018 was $2,638,082,363, a 120.29% increase ($1,440,522,982) over 2017.

Hungary was Russia’s 21st largest trading partner in 2018 (just as in 2017), accounting for 1.0121% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.9200% in 2017).

Hungary was Russia’s 21st largest export market in 2018 (up from 26th in 2017), accounting for 1.0670% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.9201% in 2017).

Hungary was Russia’s 26th largest supplier in 2018 (just as in 2017), accounting for 0.9083% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.9199% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Hungary

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 86.98% of Russia’s total exports to Hungary (82.59% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 7.11% of Russia’s total exports to Hungary (10.27% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.20% of Russia’s total exports to Hungary (5.14% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hungary in 2018 over 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 $1,497,895,597;
  • 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 $89,523,499;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $19,182,928;
  • 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 $17,862,808.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hungary in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $35,526,098;
  • 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 $32,789,845;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $17,390,281;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $14,721,706.
Russia’s exports to Hungary in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
01 Live animals 117 0.00 21,813-99.46
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 355,653 0.01 262,98735.24
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 113,093 0.00 393,123-71.23
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 266,318 0.01 211,72525.78
10 Cereals 31,811 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 48,009 0.00 81,510-41.10
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,279,903 0.03 240,064433.15
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 1,850-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,822 0.00 4,960-2.78
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,962 0.00 2831,300.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 537-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 17,782-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 491,519 0.01 121,786303.59
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 615,929 0.01 256,058140.54
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 21,190 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 159,474 0.00 69522,845.90
26 Ores, slag and ash 76,395 0.00 35,602,493-99.79
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,175,852,909 86.97 2,677,957,31255.93
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 110,204,930 2.30 92,342,12219.34
29 Organic chemicals 56,644,960 1.18 54,126,9194.65
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,817,901 0.06 1,226,789129.70
31 Fertilizers 12,339,041 0.26 29,729,322-58.50
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 55,197 0.00 60,018-8.03
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,900,045 0.04 1,834,2363.59
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 111,222 0.00 860,769-87.08
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 52,938 0.00 21025,108.57
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 536-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 951,845 0.02 167,427468.51
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,084,539 0.04 1,950,1906.89
40 Rubber and articles thereof 154,327,926 3.21 155,275,148-0.61
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 324,307 0.01 233,32738.99
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 5,203 0.00 3,41152.54
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 16,789,267 0.35 15,461,6718.59
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,897,152 0.04 4,245,801-55.32
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,702,220 0.06 2,106,92628.25
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 16,055 0.00 51,419-68.78
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 18,550 0.00 0
52 Cotton 470,200 0.01 274,29071.42
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 9,415 0.00 7,79120.84
55 Man-made staple fibers 131 0.00 101,210.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,261 0.00 54,984-92.25
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,235 0.00 21,125-75.22
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,460 0.00 348,566.67
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 483 0.00 32050.94
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 11,882 0.00 11,1776.31
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 91,827 0.00 50,95680.21
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 82,422 0.00 4,2671,831.61
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,003 0.00 2,493-59.77
65 Headgear and parts thereof 508 0.00 8,585-94.08
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 180-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,798 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,052,258 0.04 1,465,57540.03
69 Ceramic products 49,864 0.00 18,720166.37
70 Glass and glassware 1,780,431 0.04 2,769,921-35.72
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,100 0.00 3,25056.92
72 Iron and steel 32,442,637 0.68 13,259,709144.67
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,948,813 0.04 1,143,55170.42
74 Copper and articles thereof 550 0.00 2,397-77.05
75 Nickel and articles thereof 6,542,208 0.14 7,469,279-12.41
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,279,233 0.03 2,426,913-47.29
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 29,133 0.00 47,109-38.16
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 63,194 0.00 40,89354.54
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 8,178 0.00 627,048-98.70
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 87,868,642 1.83 102,590,348-14.35
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 11,815,407 0.25 44,605,252-73.51
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 92,014,808 1.92 2,491,3093,593.43
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 6,699,249 0.14 10,560,401-36.56
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,341,163 0.07 8,487,661-60.64
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 2,144-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 4,930 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 5,705,009 0.12 6,834,923-16.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 143,492 0.00 119,17720.40
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,118,337 0.09 5,104,332-19.32
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 19,240 0.00 57,872-66.75
SS Classified 102,706 0.00 56 01483.36

Russia’s Imports from Hungary

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 44.03% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (38.89% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.94% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (33.46% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.05% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (12.42% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.06% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (2.56% in 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.83% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (2.20% in 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.31% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (1.06% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hungary in 2018 over 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $204,040,804;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $14,230,193;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $10,229,457;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $8,438,327;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $7,655,362;
  • 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 $6,574,993.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hungary in 2018 over 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 $87,365,331;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $74,571,124;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $13,761,696;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $12,356,521;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $10,692,063;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $8,056,728.
Russia’s imports from Hungary in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
01 Live animals 21,930,743 1.01 19,755,00311.01
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,901,416 0.09 2,737,059-30.53
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 12,616,857 0.58 7,940,21358.90
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,366 0.00 1,843245.42
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 15,793,711 0.73 11,176,51441.31
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,928,111 0.14 2,159,48635.59
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 12,474 0.00 13,908-10.31
10 Cereals 65,421,131 3.02 70,794,947-7.59
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 6,116 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 11,711,974 0.54 12,104,690-3.24
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 344,545 0.02 526,253-34.53
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 823,888 0.04 1,999,696-58.80
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 11,558,957 0.53 11,750,561-1.63
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 12,053,358 0.56 9,008,86933.79
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,664,513 0.17 891,959310.84
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 27,862,304 1.29 21,559,45929.23
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 31,300,498 1.45 37,042,888-15.50
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,354,706 0.16 2,717,30823.46
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 33,627,306 1.55 44,319,369-24.13
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,744,415 0.17 2,883,85929.84
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 316 0.00 5,011-93.69
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,388,456 0.20 5,110,861-14.13
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,598,514 0.26 6,802,619-17.70
29 Organic chemicals 66,305,586 3.07 80,067,282-17.19
30 Pharmaceutical products 355,710,161 16.44 430,281,285-17.33
31 Fertilizers 352,340 0.02 395,937-11.01
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,902,448 0.13 2,384,92221.70
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 13,419,748 0.62 9,240,56345.23
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 27,502,051 1.27 21,535,64927.70
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 9,425,616 0.44 4,627,039103.71
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 46,696,616 2.16 54,753,344-14.71
39 Plastics and articles thereof 72,255,056 3.34 62,025,59916.49
40 Rubber and articles thereof 25,769,022 1.19 26,398,310-2.38
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 7,260-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 3,420,730 0.16 3,631,570-5.81
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 42,081 0.00 44,624-5.70
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,105,660 0.24 6,522,731-21.73
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 21,606,215 1.00 13,950,85354.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,675,193 0.08 1,676,838-0.10
52 Cotton 28,450 0.00 47,544-40.16
54 Man-made filaments 178,673 0.01 58,354206.19
55 Man-made staple fibers 7,068 0.00 17,685-60.03
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 9,202,887 0.43 21,559,408-57.31
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 15,029 0.00 20,118-25.30
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 117 0.00 984-88.11
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 150,933 0.01 93,68661.11
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,647,504 0.08 1,259,93130.76
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 4,146,624 0.19 3,690,41512.36
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 7,177,712 0.33 6,278,16014.33
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 641,886 0.03 926,116-30.69
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 16,238,320 0.75 11,894,86036.52
65 Headgear and parts thereof 109,704 0.01 110,703-0.90
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,363,076 0.11 1,678,37740.80
69 Ceramic products 3,454,777 0.16 3,478,892-0.69
70 Glass and glassware 4,219,118 0.20 4,555,532-7.38
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 144,127 0.01 0
72 Iron and steel 23,467,209 1.08 15,028,88256.15
73 Articles of iron or steel 21,277,652 0.98 17,169,60123.93
74 Copper and articles thereof 382,813 0.02 490,031-21.88
75 Nickel and articles thereof 968,857 0.04 10,7988,872.56
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 7,774,451 0.36 9,137,150-14.91
78 Lead and articles thereof 50,713 0.00 50,1911.04
79 Zinc and articles thereof 81,822 0.00 42,50292.51
80 Tin and articles thereof 127,324 0.01 69,27983.78
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 28,929 0.00 47,507-39.11
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 4,961,968 0.23 4,130,50720.13
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 7,012,992 0.32 7,262,484-3.44
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 573,787,878 26.52 369,747,07455.18
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 188,538,640 8.72 275,903,971-31.67
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 20,544,389 0.95 13,969,39647.07
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 144,891,896 6.70 130,661,70310.89
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 142,668 0.01 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 24,541,697 1.13 21,637,03613.42
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 269,998 0.01 92,738191.14
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 4,122-100.00
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 13,076,807 0.60 17,618,136-25.78
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 30,317,410 1.40 26,307,63315.24
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 128,331,931 5.93 134,002,089-4.23
SS Classified 53,999 0.00 12 041348.46
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia