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Russian trade in goods with Belgium in Q2 2019

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Belgium in the second quarter of 2019: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Belgium

In the 2nd quarter of 2019, Russia’s trade with Belgium was $2,316,949,214, down 24.26% ($741,975,155) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s exports to Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2019 were $1,738,259,087, down 27.56% ($661,198,407) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s imports from Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2019 were $578,690,127, down 12.25% ($80,776,748) from the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Russia’s trade surplus with Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2019 was $1,159,568,960, a 33.36% decrease ($580,421,659) over the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Belgium was Russia’s 17th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 1.4473% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.7898% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Belgium was Russia’s 16th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 14th in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 1.7251% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.1773% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Belgium was Russia’s 24th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (down from 21st in the 2nd quarter of 2018), accounting for 0.9755% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.0863% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

Russia’s Exports to Belgium

The major share of Russian exports to Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 37.88% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (43.06% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 31.90% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (32.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 19.00% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (15.87% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.94% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (6.15% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.96% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (1.19% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.10% of Russia’s total exports to Belgium (0.48% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $9,925,939;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $7,238,580;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $6,748,439.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 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 $362,001,027;
  • 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 $218,291,660;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $57,847,450;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $13,955,131;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $10,573,054;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $7,179,751;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $5,323,799.
Russia’s exports to Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
01 Live animals 0 0.00 3,875-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 178,673 0.01 669,076-73.30
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 100,000 0.01 102,500-2.44
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 24,038 0.00 12,09998.68
10 Cereals 1,417,747 0.08 1,131,77525.27
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 18,964 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 15,124,869 0.87 8,376,43080.56
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 77,460 0.00 101,690-23.83
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 18,833 0.00 185,722-89.86
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 748,957 0.04 380,71196.73
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 19,628 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 129,600 0.01 45,600184.21
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 147,906 0.01 120,57122.67
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,161,379 0.07 420,068176.47
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 25,541,311 1.47 27,801,362-8.13
26 Ores, slag and ash 7,393,035 0.43 17,966,089-58.85
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 625,471,839 35.98 987,472,866-36.66
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 55,859,625 3.21 58,295,535-4.18
29 Organic chemicals 6,369,395 0.37 9,999,554-36.30
30 Pharmaceutical products 33,308 0.00 4083,170.00
31 Fertilizers 45,298,456 2.61 59,253,587-23.55
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 94,450 0.01 112,275-15.88
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 276,199 0.02 368,187-24.98
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 318,738 0.02 2,689,527-88.15
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 7 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 450 0.00 984-54.27
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,978,834 0.46 5,314,49150.13
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,432,864 0.26 11,612,615-61.83
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 421 0.00 96,036-99.56
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 23,861,796 1.37 13,935,85771.23
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 80-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 2,906,303 0.17 2,790,8064.14
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,247,979 0.42 11,917,588-39.18
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,311 0.00 2,65762.25
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 144,507 0.01 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 90 0.00 0
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 48 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 6 0.00 7,459-99.92
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 135-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 9,950 0.00 6,18960.77
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 693,201 0.04 349,85498.14
69 Ceramic products 16,009 0.00 45,607-64.90
70 Glass and glassware 4,661,309 0.27 4,916,491-5.19
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 554,493,678 31.90 772,785,338-28.25
72 Iron and steel 320,163,012 18.42 378,010,462-15.30
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,136,615 0.07 1,058,8577.34
74 Copper and articles thereof 106,341 0.01 1,1469,179.32
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,292,958 0.48 1,054,378686.53
78 Lead and articles thereof 385,166 0.02 593,902-35.15
79 Zinc and articles thereof 55 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 100,499 0.01 18,820434.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 80,331 0.00 9,347759.43
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 32,144 0.00 30,1736.53
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 8,607,130 0.50 13,930,929-38.22
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 628,735 0.04 479,81131.04
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,705,368 0.27 3,718,67226.53
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,553,905 0.09 1,078,84344.03
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 5,612 0.00 4,93013.83
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 92,031 0.01 118,803-22.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 75,901 0.00 0
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 17,111 0.00 30,341-43.60
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 10,032-100.00
SS Classified 0 0.00 16 722-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Belgium

The major share of Russian imports from Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2019 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2018) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 49.78% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (47.44% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 19.21% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (23.82% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.09% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (7.73% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.05% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (6.84% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 5.05% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (5.08% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 4.13% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (3.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.71% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (1.74% in the 2nd quarter of 2018);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.47% of Russia’s total imports from Belgium (0.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2018).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 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) - an increase of $3,849,263;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $2,928,284.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2019 over the 2nd quarter of 2018 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $37,322,025;
  • 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 $8,820,756;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $7,993,859;
  • 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) - a decrease of $5,896,493;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $4,564,738;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $3,431,724;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $3,349,441;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,269,736;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - a decrease of $3,101,830;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $3,090,399;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,768,925;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $2,075,545.
Russia’s imports from Belgium in the 2nd quarter of 2019 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2019
over Q2 2018
01 Live animals 296,807 0.05 281,3635.49
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,117,131 0.37 501,396322.25
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 14,573 0.00 1,2291,085.76
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 818,608 0.14 1,247,626-34.39
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 20,835-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 6,918 0.00 1,398394.85
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 650,090 0.11 539,72720.45
10 Cereals 917 0.00 355158.31
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,387,721 0.41 2,152,27710.94
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,319 0.00 14,545-77.18
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 210,033 0.04 113,82384.53
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 2,701 0.00 1092,377.98
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,945,133 0.34 2,495,609-22.06
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 602,580 0.10 771,244-21.87
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,636,961 0.63 2,095,22573.58
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 8,207,848 1.42 6,833,86420.11
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 5,693,332 0.98 6,801,726-16.30
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,179,531 0.72 4,237,978-1.38
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,619,443 0.45 3,904,839-32.92
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 11,602,938 2.01 11,433,7351.48
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 7,356,094 1.27 6,862,0697.20
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 260,380 0.04 636,956-59.12
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 116,378 0.02 118,079-1.44
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 3,349,441-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 29,122,453 5.03 30,009,653-2.96
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,740,335 0.82 4,052,29716.98
29 Organic chemicals 41,145,807 7.11 43,221,352-4.80
30 Pharmaceutical products 47,258,972 8.17 50,528,708-6.47
31 Fertilizers 3,671,595 0.63 2,870,46627.91
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 20,524,813 3.55 20,426,3490.48
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 15,194,037 2.63 18,625,761-18.42
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 23,940,125 4.14 29,836,618-19.76
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,490,356 0.78 3,836,08717.06
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 157-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 7,680,134 1.33 8,811,158-12.84
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 27,835,863 4.81 35,829,722-22.31
39 Plastics and articles thereof 85,071,400 14.70 87,840,325-3.15
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,520,995 1.13 6,951,616-6.19
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 446,937 0.08 400,56611.58
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 615 0.00 47429.75
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,193,183 0.38 3,527,832-37.83
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 138 0.00 409-66.26
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,105,539 1.06 6,425,242-4.98
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,584,188 0.27 1,552,0042.07
50 Silk 0 0.00 8,562-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 49,615 0.01 7,821534.38
52 Cotton 2,697 0.00 7,839-65.60
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 61,020 0.01 107,189-43.07
54 Man-made filaments 2,620,447 0.45 2,015,17430.04
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,072,080 0.36 2,554,863-18.90
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,550,673 0.27 1,702,008-8.89
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 6,025,732 1.04 6,848,341-12.01
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 83,244 0.01 87,330-4.68
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,452,537 0.60 3,070,89312.43
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 1,470,952 0.25 1,763,971-16.61
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 32,963 0.01 16,000106.02
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 129,111 0.02 47,698170.68
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 6,339,177 1.10 6,982,473-9.21
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,911 0.00 1143,330.70
65 Headgear and parts thereof 985 0.00 3,219-69.40
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 642 0.00 1,215-47.16
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 226 0.00 516-56.20
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,403,031 0.42 1,552,84154.75
69 Ceramic products 1,825,599 0.32 3,289,556-44.50
70 Glass and glassware 1,893,618 0.33 4,995,448-62.09
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 8,482,327 1.47 4,633,06483.08
72 Iron and steel 30,159,924 5.21 29,583,2131.95
73 Articles of iron or steel 6,522,235 1.13 11,086,973-41.17
74 Copper and articles thereof 725,300 0.13 453,47559.94
75 Nickel and articles thereof 217,319 0.04 235,998-7.91
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 600,899 0.10 616,145-2.47
79 Zinc and articles thereof 36,963 0.01 359,348-89.71
80 Tin and articles thereof 139,082 0.02 25,162452.75
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 737,502 0.13 1,039,044-29.02
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 446,696 0.08 278,32660.49
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,191,450 0.21 1,435,686-17.01
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 54,698,001 9.45 92,020,026-40.56
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 14,102,990 2.44 22,923,746-38.48
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 400,411 0.07 17,2552,220.55
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 37,200,213 6.43 34,271,9298.54
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 33,963-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,752,951 0.82 7,843,350-39.40
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 200 0.00 3,196-93.74
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 1,381,183 0.24 990,91339.38
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,412,377 0.24 1,551,766-8.98
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5,206,735 0.90 5,758,115-9.58
SS Classified 188 0.00 80 867-99.77
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia