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Russian trade in goods with Israel in Q1 2021

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Israel in the first quarter of 2021: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Israel

In the 1st quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Israel totaled $570,562,910, up 16.14% ($79,303,485) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s exports to Israel in the 1st quarter of 2021 totaled $355,433,747, up 37.51% ($96,962,807) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s imports from Israel in the 1st quarter of 2021 were $215,129,163, down 7.59% ($17,659,322) from the 1st quarter of 2020.

Russia’s trade surplus with Israel in the 1st quarter of 2021 was $140,304,584, a 446.31% increase ($114,622,129) over the 1st quarter of 2020.

Israel was Russia’s 42nd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 47th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3692% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.3456% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Israel was Russia’s 44th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2021 (up from 52nd in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3853% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2905% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Israel was Russia’s 41st largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2021 (down from 37th in the 1st quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.3453% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4379% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

Russia’s Exports to Israel

The major share of Russian exports to Israel in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 30.62% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (16.71% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 25.93% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (30.84% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 17.64% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (8.52% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.56% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (10.34% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.90% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (10.20% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.28% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (6.07% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Israel in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $68,019,147;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $39,493,130;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $14,216,621;
  • 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 $12,468,047;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $4,684,156;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $4,635,773;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,236,533;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,182,915;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,087,036.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Israel in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $4,476,821;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $3,394,836;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $3,316,629;
  • 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 $3,048,158.
Russia’s exports to Israel in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 47,980-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 60,475 0.02 47,80926.49
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 451,436 0.13 579,021-22.03
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 232,247 0.07 95024,347.05
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 540,785 0.15 940,248-42.48
10 Cereals 22,934,425 6.45 8,717,804163.08
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,214,527 0.34 357,393239.83
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 320,982 0.09 160,76599.66
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 11 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,826,695 0.80 7,303,516-61.30
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 5,133 0.00 29,246-82.45
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 292,678 0.08 1,129,437-74.09
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,348,499 0.38 1,082,52224.57
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 835,050 0.23 984,921-15.22
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,800,423 0.51 1,818,090-0.97
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,045,980 1.14 2,981,33635.71
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 525,332 0.15 537,108-2.19
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 105,947 0.03 6,2191,603.60
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,527,258 0.43 344,343343.53
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 61,165,516 17.21 21,672,386182.23
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,488,786 0.42 4,536,944-67.19
29 Organic chemicals 293,690 0.08 3,688,526-92.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 16,891 0.00 9,06486.35
31 Fertilizers 10,876,277 3.06 11,617,901-6.38
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 102,953 0.03 87,41917.77
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,094,500 0.31 346,375215.99
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 29,134 0.01 273,076-89.33
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 9,957 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,525,266 1.27 3,976,38813.80
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,057,726 1.70 1,421,953326.01
40 Rubber and articles thereof 17,318 0.00 407,741-95.75
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 37,095-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,820 0.00 2,327-21.79
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 16,806,510 4.73 12,122,35438.64
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,843,243 0.52 1,046,44076.14
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,453,538 0.97 2,217,00555.77
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 233,772 0.07 294,484-20.62
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 14 0.00 0
52 Cotton 109 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 3 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 20 0.00 21-4.76
55 Man-made staple fibers 115 0.00 91,177.78
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 49 0.00 3540.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 21,462-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 41,897 0.01 26,94755.48
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 37,278 0.01 10,132267.92
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 37,523 0.01 544,280-93.11
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,127 0.00 9,455-56.35
65 Headgear and parts thereof 142 0.00 111,190.91
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,382 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,521,007 0.71 2,021,65224.70
69 Ceramic products 42,275 0.01 38,5479.67
70 Glass and glassware 905,059 0.25 3,42426,332.80
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 92,174,220 25.93 79,706,17315.64
72 Iron and steel 101,498,555 28.56 33,479,408203.17
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,635,398 0.46 548,362198.23
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,215 0.00 2,60523.42
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,724,896 1.33 4,953,075-4.61
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 831,617 0.23 4,148,246-79.95
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 54,204 0.02 2,4252,135.22
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 69,195 0.02 66,4234.17
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 830,667 0.23 287,099189.33
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 1,247,016 0.35 792,23657.40
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 3,359 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 110,402 0.03 40275,905.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 459,098 0.13 280,83463.48
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 27-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 7,874 0.00 1,018673.48
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 776,356 0.22 600,73929.23
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 55,994 0.02 54,8372.11
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 247,671 0.07 30,621708.83
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 3,034-100.00
SS Classified 27,230 0.01 40 011 577-99.93

Russia’s Imports from Israel

The major share of Russian imports from Israel in the 1st quarter of 2021 (and in the 1st quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 42.32% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (52.36% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 26.01% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (20.08% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.42% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (16.52% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.35% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (4.42% in the 1st quarter of 2020);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.59% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (2.92% in the 1st quarter of 2020).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 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 $8,099,770;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $6,000,901;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $2,161,345;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,701,872;
  • 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 $1,266,575;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $1,251,233;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,220,526;
  • 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 $862,637.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 1st quarter of 2021 over the 1st quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $19,716,461;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $12,752,636;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $1,646,973;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,461,937;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $1,394,556;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $1,331,128;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $1,053,728.
Russia’s imports from Israel in the 1st quarter of 2021 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2021,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2021
over Q1 2020
01 Live animals 229,425 0.11 232,559-1.35
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,673 0.00 2,66237.98
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,940,676 0.90 689,443181.48
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 60,797,727 28.26 80,514,188-24.49
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 18,713,332 8.70 31,465,968-40.53
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 173,570 0.08 190,793-9.03
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,932 0.00 12,445-84.48
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,684,443 0.78 1,741,898-3.30
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 82,655 0.04 20,752298.30
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 166,634 0.08 96,33172.98
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 260,970 0.12 99,883161.28
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 18,640 0.01 27,671-32.64
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 402,545 0.19 211,77090.09
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,082,992 2.36 5,609,880-9.39
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 919,557 0.43 776,16018.48
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 570,198 0.27 184,965208.27
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,189,392 0.55 1,004,37918.42
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 115,074 0.05 204,318-43.68
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,270,820 1.06 1,408,18361.26
29 Organic chemicals 727,949 0.34 961,871-24.32
30 Pharmaceutical products 12,525,981 5.82 6,525,08091.97
31 Fertilizers 1,643,426 0.76 2,070,716-20.63
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,713,833 0.80 3,360,806-49.01
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 8,939,844 4.16 8,416,8626.21
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 3,180,026 1.48 2,949,8377.80
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 16,332 0.01 14,05716.18
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 99,455 0.05 193,595-48.63
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,623,477 4.47 7,462,13228.96
39 Plastics and articles thereof 14,603,935 6.79 12,902,06313.19
40 Rubber and articles thereof 607,924 0.28 488,25424.51
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 192,258 0.09 204,643-6.05
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 0 0.00 2,419-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 472,063 0.22 703,056-32.86
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 195,966 0.09 111,12676.35
52 Cotton 572,327 0.27 536,1936.74
54 Man-made filaments 34,685 0.02 43,194-19.70
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,575,948 2.13 5,629,676-18.72
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 17 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 238,745 0.11 374,417-36.24
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 16,830-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 476 0.00 20,142-97.64
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,077 0.00 2,036149.36
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 135,861 0.06 168,379-19.31
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 13,590-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 38-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 390,987 0.18 773,049-49.42
69 Ceramic products 442 0.00 173155.49
70 Glass and glassware 195,807 0.09 136,22443.74
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 107,674 0.05 353,800-69.57
72 Iron and steel 0 0.00 105-100.00
73 Articles of iron or steel 344,298 0.16 531,373-35.21
74 Copper and articles thereof 30,859 0.01 1,361,987-97.73
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 11,066-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 42,819 0.02 79,488-46.13
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,476 0.00 8,584-59.51
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 6,735,697 3.13 8,130,253-17.15
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 57,242 0.03 161,727-64.61
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 9,821,452 4.57 11,283,389-12.96
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 22,787,673 10.59 14,687,90355.15
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 109,546 0.05 272,863-59.85
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 97,932 0.05 174,269-43.80
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 13,256,639 6.16 12,036,11310.14
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 690 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 5,808,029 2.70 4,541,45427.89
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 419,321 0.19 335,42725.01
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 9,170 0.00 15,499-40.83
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 36,000 0.02 0
SS Classified 143,550 0.07 228 479-37.17
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia