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Russian trade with Greece in 2011

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Greece in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Greece

In 2011, Russia’s trade with Greece totaled $5,269,664,107, up 60.87% ($1,994,005,463) from 2010.

Russia’s exports to Greece in 2011 totaled $4,683,819,503, up 64.20% ($1,831,390,881) from 2010.

Russia’s imports from Greece in 2011 totaled $585,844,604, up 38.42% ($162,614,582) from 2010.

Russia’s trade surplus with Greece in 2011 was $4,097,974,899, a 68.70% increase ($1,668,776,299) over 2010.

Greece was Russia’s 27th largest trading partner in 2011 (up from 33rd in 2010), accounting for 0.6407% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.5233% in 2010).

Greece was Russia’s 26th largest export market in 2011 (up from 28th in 2010), accounting for 0.9065% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.7184% in 2010).

Greece was Russia’s 48th largest supplier in 2011 (up from 50th in 2010), accounting for 0.1916% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.1849% in 2010).

Russia’s Exports to Greece

The major share of Russian exports to Greece in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 90.04% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (90.93% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.76% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (5.39% in 2010);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.46% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (1.07% in 2010);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.54% of Russia’s total exports to Greece (1.07% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Greece in 2011 over 2010 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 $1,622,754,045;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $89,905,166;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $65,231,359;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $45,616,393.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Greece in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Greece in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
01 Live animals 414 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 613,077 0.01 331,01585.21
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 14,690-100.00
10 Cereals 54,226,457 1.16 8,610,064529.80
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 92,752 0.00 121,071-23.39
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,261,318 0.03 720,46975.07
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 7,376,149 0.16 14,431,990-48.89
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 155,312 0.00 145,7026.60
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 80,187 0.00 24,378228.93
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 90,746 0.00 121,094-25.06
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 156,687 0.00 553,994-71.72
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 24,843 0.00 53,524-53.59
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,290,870 0.03 1,378,530-6.36
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 772,629 0.02 1,015,416-23.91
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,223,492 0.05 3,086,658-27.96
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 880,550 0.02 118746,128.81
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,216,344,770 90.02 2,593,590,72562.57
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,994,395 0.17 4,733,58268.89
29 Organic chemicals 72,271 0.00 22,500221.20
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,351 0.00 4,875-31.26
31 Fertilizers 11,063,920 0.24 10,960,3070.95
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 383,143 0.01 459,747-16.66
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 0 0.00 438-100.00
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 2,863 0.00 18,945-84.89
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 6 0.00 1,279,089-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 431,972 0.01 451,575-4.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,470,578 0.10 128,8693,369.09
40 Rubber and articles thereof 11,441,564 0.24 7,423,27654.13
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 180 0.00 0
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 12,061,278 0.26 7,257,67466.19
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 5,065,796 0.11 9,566,330-47.05
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,293,704 0.03 2,037,416-36.50
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 18,401,106 0.39 18,229,4230.94
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 676,994 0.01 763,435-11.32
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,633 0.00 607169.03
54 Man-made filaments 1,435,922 0.03 62,4622,198.87
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 21,789 0.00 180,036-87.90
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 106 0.00 191-44.50
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 62-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,960 0.00 3,8462.96
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 11,998 0.00 1,715599.59
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 181 0.00 364-50.27
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 20,589 0.00 3,907426.98
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 824-100.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 552-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 31,105 0.00 12,464149.56
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 882-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 100,024 0.00 684,296-85.38
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 5,116-100.00
72 Iron and steel 75,459,273 1.61 67,964,04611.03
73 Articles of iron or steel 128,453 0.00 22,465471.79
74 Copper and articles thereof 89,906,141 1.92 9759,221,042.67
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 150,824,428 3.22 85,593,06976.21
78 Lead and articles thereof 22 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 16,998 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 44,284 0.00 29,97847.72
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 25,977 0.00 16,17160.64
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,155,456 0.02 1,353,098-14.61
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 4,532,727 0.10 5,132,400-11.68
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 0 0.00 1,919-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 9,493 0.00 146,384-93.52
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 631,122 0.01 3,068,812-79.43
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 120,044 0.00 113,1766.07
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,054-100.00
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 110,066 0.00 128,524-14.36
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 5,761 0.00 98,196-94.13
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 12,079 0.00 4,940144.51
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 17,332-100.00
SS Classified 256,498 0.01 241 8406.06

Russia’s Imports from Greece

The major share of Russian imports from Greece in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 44.44% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (46.49% in 2010);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.18% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (20.44% in 2010);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 13.81% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (10.96% in 2010);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.95% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (5.91% in 2010);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.74% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (4.54% in 2010);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.20% of Russia’s total imports from Greece (0.97% in 2010).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Greece in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $52,999,291;
  • 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 $26,369,284;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $15,355,322;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $10,928,850;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $8,699,555;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $7,104,193;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $5,993,975;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $5,132,581;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $3,758,372;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,642,245;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $3,199,106;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $3,132,550;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $2,582,168;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $2,581,832;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $1,934,221.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Greece in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from Greece in 2011 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2010,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2011
over 2010
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 15,980,108 2.73 15,235,0204.89
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 942,572 0.16 449,556109.67
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 63,680 0.01 71,698-11.18
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 560,796 0.10 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,712,033 0.46 777,812248.67
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 165,300,380 28.22 112,301,08947.19
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 23,276 0.00 9,686140.31
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 375,458 0.06 12,5672,887.65
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 85,821 0.01 81,9874.68
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 147,469 0.03 153,853-4.15
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 11,216,859 1.91 8,635,02729.90
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 298,962 0.05 550,566-45.70
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 90,830 0.02 115,267-21.20
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,359,483 0.23 796,99170.58
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 29,657,406 5.06 29,944,062-0.96
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 131,591 0.02 228,969-42.53
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,728,233 0.98 4,736,27420.94
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,385,649 0.24 1,513,939-8.47
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 24,269,056 4.14 21,136,50614.82
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,903,389 0.67 3,420,57914.11
26 Ores, slag and ash 8,699,555 1.48 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 278,875 0.05 690,125-59.59
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,863,743 0.66 2,242,49572.30
29 Organic chemicals 5,607 0.00 7,581-26.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 51,428,701 8.78 36,073,37942.57
31 Fertilizers 553,903 0.09 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 18,856,604 3.22 13,724,02337.40
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 7,275,101 1.24 4,692,93355.02
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 4,182,661 0.71 3,324,57825.81
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 80,182 0.01 35,702124.59
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 106,807 0.02 69,01754.75
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,328,886 0.91 3,762,56841.63
39 Plastics and articles thereof 26,106,894 4.46 22,348,52216.82
40 Rubber and articles thereof 414,711 0.07 243,16970.54
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 22,930 0.00 72,107-68.20
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 295,692 0.05 551,032-46.34
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 37,800,306 6.45 31,806,33118.85
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 73,285 0.01 46,11658.91
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 17 0.00 1,330-98.72
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,521,146 0.43 2,011,80125.32
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,146,588 0.20 827,29338.60
50 Silk 0 0.00 197,510-100.00
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 3,857 0.00 0
52 Cotton 983,355 0.17 1,343,856-26.83
54 Man-made filaments 361,059 0.06 1,997,391-81.92
55 Man-made staple fibers 92,180 0.02 65,65940.39
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 10,475,608 1.79 7,276,50243.96
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 589,559 0.10 477,52323.46
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 566,432 0.10 516,5579.66
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 62,111 0.01 77,753-20.12
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 121,225 0.02 48,780148.51
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,341,616 0.57 2,860,88816.80
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,715,919 0.29 1,223,21040.28
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,309,847 0.22 1,689,320-22.46
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,249,442 0.38 1,428,40757.48
65 Headgear and parts thereof 4,748 0.00 18,855-74.82
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 12,275 0.00 3063,911.44
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,467 0.00 2,780-47.23
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,322,754 0.57 2,387,62539.17
69 Ceramic products 112,143 0.02 551,776-79.68
70 Glass and glassware 47,032 0.01 34,84134.99
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,187,134 0.37 1,580,95538.34
72 Iron and steel 2,001,228 0.34 1,159,68372.57
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,435,896 1.27 3,793,65196.01
74 Copper and articles thereof 12,541,706 2.14 1,612,856677.61
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 15,070,905 2.57 15,767,838-4.42
78 Lead and articles thereof 19,393 0.00 13,68541.71
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 38-100.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,992,346 0.51 2,039,10546.75
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 678,462 0.12 640,5975.91
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 25,249,660 4.31 18,145,46739.15
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 48,979,615 8.36 22,610,331116.62
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 874,441 0.15 453,31892.90
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 5,143,215 0.88 4,753,1528.21
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 647,539 0.11 420,85253.86
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 329,154 0.06 377,220-12.74
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,876 0.00 98091.43
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 1,970,111 0.34 1,648,08719.54
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 499,390 0.09 732,921-31.86
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 485,288 0.08 507,028-4.29
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 9,518 0.00 0
SS Classified 79,853 0.01 2 071 169-96.14
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia