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

Russia’s Trade with the US

In 2018, Russia’s trade with the US totaled $25,021,672,307, up 7.86% ($1,823,197,280) from 2017.

Russia’s exports to the US in 2018 totaled $12,505,682,050, up 16.88% ($1,805,717,290) from 2017.

Russia’s imports from the US in 2018 totaled $12,515,990,257, up 0.14% ($17,479,990) from 2017.

Russia’s trade deficit with the US in 2018 was $10,308,207, a 99.43% decrease ($1,788,237,300) over 2017.

The US was Russia’s 7th largest trading partner in 2018 (down from 6th in 2017), accounting for 3.6363% of Russia’s total trade (down from 3.9720% in 2017).

The US was Russia’s 10th largest export market in 2018 (just as in 2017), accounting for 2.7793% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.9965% in 2017).

The US was Russia’s 3rd largest supplier in 2018 (just as in 2017), accounting for 5.2555% of Russia’s total imports (down from 5.5068% in 2017).

Russia’s Exports to the US

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 39.17% of Russia’s total exports to the US (31.97% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 24.22% of Russia’s total exports to the US (36.03% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 16.51% of Russia’s total exports to the US (13.85% in 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 9.50% of Russia’s total exports to the US (7.68% in 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.88% of Russia’s total exports to the US (5.32% in 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.96% of Russia’s total exports to the US (1.80% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the US 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 $1,457,741,211;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $426,308,401;
  • 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) - an increase of $366,297,995;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $243,879,990;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $100,594,735;
  • 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 $88,640,133;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $68,973,954;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $58,143,871.

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

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,206,343,414.
Russia’s exports to the US in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
01 Live animals 11,610 0.00 8,51036.43
02 Meat and edible meat offal 45,818 0.00 38,28919.66
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 17,666,228 0.14 11,450,17054.29
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 880,825 0.01 1,051,747-16.25
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,182,500 0.01 1,253,887-5.69
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 280,616 0.00 165,68869.36
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 320,330 0.00 254,23926.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 623,841 0.00 560,13511.37
10 Cereals 164,858 0.00 123,57133.41
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 12,405,841 0.10 13,508,022-8.16
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 533,893 0.00 1,896,332-71.85
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 378,331 0.00 684,531-44.73
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 4,980 0.00 3,07861.79
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 403,176 0.00 362,45111.24
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,067,358 0.01 1,060,9450.60
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,031,673 0.02 1,820,92911.57
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5,894,520 0.05 5,563,7005.95
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,662,034 0.02 2,756,368-3.42
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,386,322 0.04 4,991,8707.90
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,724,370 0.02 2,392,25913.88
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 10,706,506 0.09 10,240,5164.55
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,778 0.00 264,065-97.81
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 50,452 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 29,830,529 0.24 4,383,944580.45
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,808,720 0.01 7,147,642-74.69
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,867,065,642 38.92 3,409,324,43142.76
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 771,730,415 6.17 683,090,28212.98
29 Organic chemicals 25,371,063 0.20 24,654,2652.91
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,572,979 0.01 1,948,581-19.28
31 Fertilizers 1,008,342,891 8.06 582,034,49073.24
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 266,130 0.00 280,940-5.27
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,427,205 0.01 1,293,76310.31
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 233,246 0.00 352,127-33.76
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 174,773 0.00 25,955573.37
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 419,952 0.00 1,710,034-75.44
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 95,730 0.00 111,940-14.48
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 3,431,645 0.03 3,173,1308.15
39 Plastics and articles thereof 97,014,443 0.78 28,040,489245.98
40 Rubber and articles thereof 154,877,027 1.24 155,301,113-0.27
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 6 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 253,303 0.00 116,660117.13
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 7,908 0.00 129,058-93.87
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 228,215,899 1.82 170,072,02834.19
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 1,166 0.00 113931.86
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,081 0.00 732,190-99.85
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,960,492 0.03 3,660,3608.20
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 13,080,600 0.10 18,148,356-27.92
50 Silk 173 0.00 3,389-94.90
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,622 0.00 0
52 Cotton 261 0.00 171,435.29
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 174,937 0.00 935,950-81.31
54 Man-made filaments 243,454 0.00 479,998-49.28
55 Man-made staple fibers 11 0.00 180-93.89
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,316,585 0.01 2,134,230-38.31
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 6,605 0.00 60,768-89.13
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3,313 0.00 1,618104.76
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 54,678 0.00 144,924-62.27
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 298 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 637,287 0.01 639,683-0.37
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 767,618 0.01 11,168,828-93.13
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,872,745 0.02 2,618,9339.69
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,043,295 0.02 2,005,2951.89
65 Headgear and parts thereof 170,486 0.00 140,26821.54
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,341 0.00 481386.69
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 109,969 0.00 99,77610.22
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,648,753 0.02 1,291,728105.06
69 Ceramic products 2,918,257 0.02 1,530,07490.73
70 Glass and glassware 1,609,937 0.01 1,217,28632.26
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,188,070,975 9.50 821,772,98044.57
72 Iron and steel 1,851,332,807 14.80 1,607,452,81715.17
73 Articles of iron or steel 264,309,619 2.11 163,714,88461.45
74 Copper and articles thereof 157,233 0.00 616,961-74.51
75 Nickel and articles thereof 389,117 0.00 170,278128.52
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 637,304,960 5.10 1,843,648,374-65.43
78 Lead and articles thereof 11,502 0.00 1945,828.87
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 29,896-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 3,533 0.00 3,2458.88
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 272,786,686 2.18 235,667,65815.75
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,937,285 0.02 3,015,607-35.76
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 423,064 0.00 462,463-8.52
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 387,362,962 3.10 374,643,9463.39
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 109,816,267 0.88 76,887,94842.83
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 28,624,430 0.23 24,890,31115.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 17,350,378 0.14 35,929,134-51.71
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 772,948 0.01 252,797205.76
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 66,580,217 0.53 56,313,47518.23
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 42,413 0.00 16,737153.41
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 457,504 0.00 46,775878.10
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 15,281,980 0.12 12,718,98520.15
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,757,245 0.03 4,826,745-22.16
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 213,527 0.00 147,93344.34
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 443,342 0.00 308,08143.90
SS Classified 368,054,726 2.94 255 769 91743.90

Russia’s Imports from the US

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 44.19% of Russia’s total imports from the US (44.38% in 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.75% of Russia’s total imports from the US (16.64% in 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.58% of Russia’s total imports from the US (3.31% in 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.35% of Russia’s total imports from the US (3.70% in 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the US in 2018 over 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 $153,918,674;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $55,397,330;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $49,414,333.

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $206,578,863;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $47,846,656.
Russia’s imports from the US in 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2018
over 2017
01 Live animals 7,289,951 0.06 1,910,185281.64
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 3,102,932-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 66,273 0.00 72,679-8.81
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,886,952 0.07 5,785,84853.60
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,852,493 0.01 2,249,822-17.66
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 92,266 0.00 20,568348.59
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 419,900 0.00 212,04698.02
10 Cereals 2,828,804 0.02 3,463,197-18.32
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 262,654 0.00 212,05523.86
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 121,040,674 0.97 131,403,395-7.89
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 7,871,241 0.06 8,177,864-3.75
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 108,935 0.00 161,660-32.61
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,461,753 0.01 1,724,710-15.25
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 5,200,644 0.04 8,567,375-39.30
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 10,649,843 0.09 14,768,853-27.89
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,610,984 0.02 2,982,708-12.46
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 26,148,949 0.21 28,999,634-9.83
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 72,932,324 0.58 90,507,797-19.42
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 75,885,023 0.61 66,473,14714.16
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 23,567,196 0.19 15,909,75248.13
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 50,024,056 0.40 75,939,194-34.13
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 7,572,296 0.06 8,022,129-5.61
26 Ores, slag and ash 6,605,917 0.05 12,672,512-47.87
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 41,112,521 0.33 37,537,2999.52
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 73,714,370 0.59 121,561,026-39.36
29 Organic chemicals 142,179,459 1.14 150,773,504-5.70
30 Pharmaceutical products 637,502,618 5.09 622,111,7162.47
31 Fertilizers 410,855 0.00 303,58735.33
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 61,777,940 0.49 53,902,43614.61
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 226,074,783 1.81 188,670,19919.83
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 92,732,097 0.74 86,722,3676.93
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 23,444,901 0.19 26,545,630-11.68
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,118,378 0.01 1,395,071-19.83
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 26,576,495 0.21 28,688,083-7.36
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 410,142,236 3.28 360,727,90313.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 359,635,669 2.87 304,238,33918.21
40 Rubber and articles thereof 166,195,985 1.33 134,499,85423.57
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 424,222 0.00 177,447139.07
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,782,951 0.04 5,020,872-4.74
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 501,614 0.00 413,87721.20
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,915,499 0.06 4,809,22943.80
45 Cork and articles of cork 56,713 0.00 43,09131.61
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 282,521 0.00 102,459175.74
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 64,117,311 0.51 57,411,38011.68
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 18,642,417 0.15 16,206,99415.03
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 15,028,704 0.12 9,632,82456.02
50 Silk 2,543 0.00 13,283-80.86
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 23,601 0.00 7,382219.71
52 Cotton 556,508 0.00 364,52852.67
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 53,275 0.00 30,75773.21
54 Man-made filaments 9,952,843 0.08 9,868,0930.86
55 Man-made staple fibers 30,899,966 0.25 31,362,568-1.48
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 16,568,321 0.13 17,021,276-2.66
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,801,538 0.01 2,135,359-15.63
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 741,716 0.01 582,15827.41
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 7,947,351 0.06 6,272,34926.70
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 870,917 0.01 650,65133.85
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,291,363 0.03 3,211,0552.50
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 9,391,503 0.08 10,095,045-6.97
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 13,712,273 0.11 11,401,77020.26
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,258,885 0.02 2,163,2084.42
65 Headgear and parts thereof 668,119 0.01 680,111-1.76
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 13,621 0.00 6,745101.94
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 19,433 0.00 47,588-59.16
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 16,397,555 0.13 21,513,362-23.78
69 Ceramic products 5,993,070 0.05 6,689,845-10.42
70 Glass and glassware 35,575,523 0.28 34,444,5863.28
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 31,522,438 0.25 26,200,93820.31
72 Iron and steel 6,008,378 0.05 3,110,54293.16
73 Articles of iron or steel 221,526,142 1.77 228,768,371-3.17
74 Copper and articles thereof 20,518,226 0.16 9,572,702114.34
75 Nickel and articles thereof 20,941,241 0.17 15,019,38839.43
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 37,750,807 0.30 24,649,11253.15
78 Lead and articles thereof 152,276 0.00 272,732-44.17
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,118,132 0.01 1,189,686-6.01
80 Tin and articles thereof 7,385 0.00 171,397-95.69
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 24,381,761 0.19 17,534,92339.05
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 83,347,595 0.67 82,921,0100.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 32,811,113 0.26 30,877,3396.26
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,995,304,526 15.94 2,201,883,389-9.38
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 775,999,310 6.20 751,862,6353.21
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 5,666,604 0.05 6,699,077-15.41
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,719,222,166 13.74 1,565,303,4929.83
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 10,391,675 0.08 17,065,300-39.11
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,024,319,313 8.18 1,004,164,8412.01
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 991,630 0.01 990,3730.13
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 5,378,297 0.04 4,113,19330.76
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 64,373,105 0.51 66,080,170-2.58
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 22,391,955 0.18 21,383,8584.71
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 8,948,646 0.07 8,998,412-0.55
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,729,103 0.01 9,785,863-82.33
SS Classified 3,437,699,122 27.47 3 546 494 556-3.07
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia