Russian trade with Malta in 2011
January 02, 2016
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Malta in 2011: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Malta
In 2011, Russia’s trade with Malta totaled $1,599,131,441, up 22.90% ($297,958,183) from 2010.
Russia’s exports to Malta in 2011 totaled $1,561,017,047, up 21.20% ($272,996,116) from 2010.
Russia’s imports from Malta in 2011 totaled $38,114,394, up 189.79% ($24,962,067) from 2010.
Russia’s trade surplus with Malta in 2011 was $1,522,902,653, a 19.46% increase ($248,034,049) over 2010.
Malta was Russia’s 54th largest trading partner in 2011 (down from 52nd in 2010), accounting for 0.1944% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2079% in 2010).
Malta was Russia’s 44th largest export market in 2011 (down from 43rd in 2010), accounting for 0.3021% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.3244% in 2010).
Malta was Russia’s 101st largest supplier in 2011 (up from 109th in 2010), accounting for 0.0125% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0057% in 2010).
Russia’s Exports to Malta
The major share of Russian exports to Malta in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 98.12% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (93.93% in 2010);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.76% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (5.96% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malta 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 $321,857,765.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malta in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $47,234,946.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 13,052 | 0.00 | 5,743 | 127.27 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,531,727,614 | 98.12 | 1,209,869,849 | 26.60 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 97,212 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 933 | 0.00 | 903 | 3.32 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 661 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 667 | 0.00 | 26 | 2,465.38 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 0 | 0.00 | 302 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 432 | 0.00 | 3,047 | -85.82 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,617 | 0.00 | 63 | 2,466.67 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 0 | 0.00 | 192 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 539,561 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 219 | 0.00 | 402 | -45.52 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 19 | 0.00 | 283 | -93.29 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 155 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 130 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 0 | 0.00 | 831 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 805 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 459 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 559 | 0.00 | 182 | 207.14 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 952,169 | 0.06 | 1,286,751 | -26.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,368 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 90,306 | 0.01 | 89 | 101,367.42 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 45 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 114 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 54,525 | 0.00 | 82 | 66,393.90 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 98 | 0.00 | 287 | -65.85 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,701,226 | 0.11 | 211,435 | 704.61 |
| 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 | 1,785,653 | 0.11 | 1,843,398 | -3.13 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 20,666,163 | 1.32 | 67,901,109 | -69.56 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,378,825 | 0.22 | 6,826,631 | -50.51 |
| 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 | 4,784 | 0.00 | 50 | 9,468.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 928 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 66 000 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Malta
The major share of Russian imports from Malta in 2011 (and in 2010) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 50.73% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (77.93% in 2010);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 44.51% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (13.16% in 2010).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malta in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $13,818,200;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $7,574,138;
- 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 $1,566,296;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $952,987;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $611,000;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $344,190;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $167,619;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $138,629.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malta in 2011 over 2010 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $209,257.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2010, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2011 over 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 344,190 | 0.90 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 4,168 | 0.01 | 50 | 8,236.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 123 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 675,000 | 1.77 | 64,000 | 954.69 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 15,899,466 | 41.72 | 8,325,328 | 90.98 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 89,075 | 0.23 | 181,858 | -51.02 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,572,125 | 6.75 | 1,619,138 | 58.86 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 100,726 | 0.26 | 59,647 | 68.87 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 957,376 | 2.51 | 984,054 | -2.71 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 7,956 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,443 | 0.00 | 2,377 | -39.29 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 35,459 | 0.09 | 34,621 | 2.42 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 214,009 | 0.56 | 75,380 | 183.91 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 5,983 | 0.02 | 672 | 790.33 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 117 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 97 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 15,366 | 0.04 | 12,030 | 27.73 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 119 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 344 | 0.00 | 176 | 95.45 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 19,094 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 159 | 0.00 | 720 | -77.92 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 152,589 | 0.40 | 92,003 | 65.85 |
| 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 | 2,898,891 | 7.61 | 1,332,595 | 117.54 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 39 | 0.00 | 200 | -80.50 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 13,818,200 | 36.25 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 96,277 | 0.25 | 305,534 | -68.49 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 50,777 | 0.13 | 20,237 | 150.91 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 182,276 | 0.48 | 14,657 | 1,143.61 |