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Russian trade with Australia in 2012

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Australia in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Australia

In 2012, Russia’s trade with Australia was $1,005,970,801, down 6.77% ($73,031,020) from 2011.

Russia’s exports to Australia in 2012 totaled $106,717,014, up 62.67% ($41,115,521) from 2011.

Russia’s imports from Australia in 2012 were $899,253,787, down 11.26% ($114,146,541) from 2011.

Russia’s trade deficit with Australia in 2012 was $792,536,773, a 16.38% decrease ($155,262,062) over 2011.

Australia was Russia’s 67th largest trading partner in 2012 (down from 66th in 2011), accounting for 0.1195% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.1312% in 2011).

Australia was Russia’s 99th largest export market in 2012 (up from 107th in 2011), accounting for 0.0203% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0127% in 2011).

Australia was Russia’s 44th largest supplier in 2012 (down from 42nd in 2011), accounting for 0.2834% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3314% in 2011).

Russia’s Exports to Australia

The major share of Russian exports to Australia in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 63.66% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (61.74% in 2011);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 11.73% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (0.00% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 10.31% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (13.30% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.45% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (3.02% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.21% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (12.71% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.28% of Russia’s total exports to Australia (7.01% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Australia in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $23,481,441;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $12,512,815;
  • 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 $3,936,316;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $3,232,404;
  • 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 $3,117,503;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $1,081,861;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $607,607.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Australia in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $2,130,884;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $1,097,163;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $792,709;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $753,348;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $682,529;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $670,910;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $552,964.
Russia’s exports to Australia in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 37,885 0.04 88,891-57.38
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 893 0.00 251255.78
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,276 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 240 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 73,296 0.07 28,458157.56
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 4,797 0.00 5,638-14.92
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 234,573 0.22 276,011-15.01
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 381,432 0.36 238,61459.85
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 27,196 0.03 68,059-60.04
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 16,001 0.01 20,146-20.57
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 61,607 0.06 123,589-50.15
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 4,165 0.00 22,843-81.77
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,592,005 1.49 3,722,889-57.24
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 148-100.00
26 Ores, slag and ash 610 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 12,512,815 11.73 0
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 16,455,677 15.42 12,519,36131.44
29 Organic chemicals 2,372,466 2.22 1,290,60583.83
30 Pharmaceutical products 12,060 0.01 0
31 Fertilizers 48,189,976 45.16 24,708,53595.03
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 849 0.00 2,068-58.95
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 431,736 0.40 1,114,265-61.25
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 124,631 0.12 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,472 0.00 1,44770.84
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 6,044 0.01 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,411 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 54,372 0.05 26,176107.72
39 Plastics and articles thereof 244,221 0.23 797,185-69.36
40 Rubber and articles thereof 34,691 0.03 41,515-16.44
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,152 0.00 3,609-40.37
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,644,800 4.35 1,412,396228.86
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,166,471 1.09 558,864108.72
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,807 0.00 12,507-61.57
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 65,758 0.06 45,86143.39
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 25 0.00 173-85.55
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 31,362 0.03 59,551-47.34
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 90,430 0.08 94,843-4.65
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 231,901 0.22 182,73526.91
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 67,339 0.06 120,413-44.08
65 Headgear and parts thereof 210 0.00 2100.00
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 4,436-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 16,915 0.02 7,612122.21
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,586 0.00 5,108-29.80
72 Iron and steel 1,943,602 1.82 2,696,950-27.93
73 Articles of iron or steel 63,174 0.06 199,346-68.31
74 Copper and articles thereof 918 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,122,899 1.99 3,220,062-34.07
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,419,705 1.33 2,212,414-35.83
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 8,677 0.01 8,3573.83
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 474,326 0.44 1,145,236-58.58
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 9,204,786 8.63 6,087,28351.21
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 0 0.00 7,818-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 692,823 0.65 593,39216.76
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 632,756 0.59 890,555-28.95
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 19,529 0.02 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 854,284 0.80 844,2211.19
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 26,400 0.02 68,612-61.52
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 837 0.00 2,551-67.19
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 11 0.00 0
SS Classified 46,134 0.04 19 684134.37

Russia’s Imports from Australia

The major share of Russian imports from Australia in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 47.50% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (45.61% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 35.95% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (42.01% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 11.32% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (9.33% in 2011);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.62% of Russia’s total imports from Australia (0.43% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Australia in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $19,428,863;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $8,002,521;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $6,260,124;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $4,134,107.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Australia in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $111,847,695;
  • 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 $41,849,583;
  • 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 $3,023,276.
Russia’s imports from Australia in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 92,486,360 10.28 84,483,8399.47
02 Meat and edible meat offal 191,350,105 21.28 303,197,800-36.89
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 605,513 0.07 675,101-10.31
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 18,998,327 2.11 19,631,428-3.22
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 9,000-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 25,382 0.00 32,650-22.26
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 30,209 0.00 201,152-84.98
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,223,255 0.47 4,935,690-14.43
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 105,934 0.01 57,73783.48
10 Cereals 8,836 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 203,154 0.02 54,740271.13
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 572,769 0.06 418,04637.01
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 43,378 0.00 3,3251,204.60
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 95,043 0.01 185,700-48.82
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 887,102-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 139,850 0.02 111,45025.48
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 714,708 0.08 520,32737.36
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 704,569 0.08 141,777396.96
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 664,362 0.07 500,06932.85
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 7,394,135 0.82 6,851,8837.91
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,954,901 0.55 2,834,79174.79
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,408,440 0.16 1,573,131-10.47
26 Ores, slag and ash 22,154,833 2.46 2,725,970712.73
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 6,535 0.00 67,291-90.29
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 398,785,271 44.35 440,634,854-9.50
29 Organic chemicals 422,991 0.05 1,041,551-59.39
30 Pharmaceutical products 6,412,416 0.71 5,703,53812.43
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 334,879 0.04 23,7071,312.57
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,606,431 0.18 1,509,8466.40
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 780,256 0.09 542,37143.86
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,094,692 0.23 1,618,93829.39
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,258 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,618,801 0.62 3,179,84076.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 8,676,164 0.96 6,662,11530.23
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,398,030 0.27 1,272,91288.39
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 8,333,698 0.93 9,954,163-16.28
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 109,596 0.01 52,467108.89
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 6,700-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 147,354 0.02 343,472-57.10
45 Cork and articles of cork 25 0.00 194-87.11
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 92,722 0.01 626,526-85.20
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 56,852 0.01 54,3764.55
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 265 0.00 259,733-99.90
52 Cotton 0 0.00 35-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 95,270 0.01 500,218-80.95
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 25,617 0.00 187,162-86.31
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 100,997 0.01 3,5722,727.46
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 8,257 0.00 1,295537.61
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 9,775 0.00 1,844430.10
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 33,695 0.00 56,589-40.46
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 136,020 0.02 25,116441.57
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 47,444 0.01 40,98015.77
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 264,512 0.03 3,3017,913.09
65 Headgear and parts thereof 3,318 0.00 1512,097.35
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 36 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 23,071 0.00 26,293-12.25
69 Ceramic products 812,650 0.09 1,314,918-38.20
70 Glass and glassware 420,389 0.05 464,626-9.52
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,213,717 0.36 4,000,375-19.66
72 Iron and steel 1,267,349 0.14 132,033859.87
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,071,761 0.56 4,239,98419.62
74 Copper and articles thereof 37,813 0.00 388,016-90.25
75 Nickel and articles thereof 17,099 0.00 8,475101.76
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 71,247 0.01 851,170-91.63
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,357 0.00 1,2696.93
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,091,067 0.12 2,615,206-58.28
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 57,631 0.01 102,060-43.53
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 61,527,272 6.84 55,267,14811.33
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 5,740,484 0.64 8,763,760-34.50
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 64,297 0.01 56,46213.88
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 14,561,918 1.62 10,427,81139.65
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,414,841 0.27 40,5405,856.69
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 17,509,264 1.95 20,002,941-12.47
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 8,415 0.00 17,391-51.61
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,209 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 1,284,715 0.14 95,0631,251.44
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 175,072 0.02 114,83552.46
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 115,867 0.01 56,255105.97
SS Classified 277,042 0.03 6 1324,417.97
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia