Russian trade with Australia in 2012
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
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 $552,964.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
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 | 251 | 255.78 |
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 | 28,458 | 157.56 |
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 | 238,614 | 59.85 |
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 | 12,519,361 | 31.44 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 2,372,466 | 2.22 | 1,290,605 | 83.83 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 12,060 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
31 | Fertilizers | 48,189,976 | 45.16 | 24,708,535 | 95.03 |
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 | 1,447 | 70.84 |
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 | 26,176 | 107.72 |
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 | 1,412,396 | 228.86 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,166,471 | 1.09 | 558,864 | 108.72 |
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 | 45,861 | 43.39 |
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 | 182,735 | 26.91 |
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 | 210 | 0.00 |
69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 4,436 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 16,915 | 0.02 | 7,612 | 122.21 |
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 | 8,357 | 3.83 |
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 | 6,087,283 | 51.21 |
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 | 593,392 | 16.76 |
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 | 844,221 | 1.19 |
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 | 19 684 | 134.37 |
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 $3,023,276.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
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 | 84,483,839 | 9.47 |
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 | 57,737 | 83.48 |
10 | Cereals | 8,836 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 203,154 | 0.02 | 54,740 | 271.13 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 572,769 | 0.06 | 418,046 | 37.01 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 43,378 | 0.00 | 3,325 | 1,204.60 |
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 | 111,450 | 25.48 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 714,708 | 0.08 | 520,327 | 37.36 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 704,569 | 0.08 | 141,777 | 396.96 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 664,362 | 0.07 | 500,069 | 32.85 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 7,394,135 | 0.82 | 6,851,883 | 7.91 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 4,954,901 | 0.55 | 2,834,791 | 74.79 |
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 | 2,725,970 | 712.73 |
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 | 5,703,538 | 12.43 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 334,879 | 0.04 | 23,707 | 1,312.57 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,606,431 | 0.18 | 1,509,846 | 6.40 |
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 | 542,371 | 43.86 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 2,094,692 | 0.23 | 1,618,938 | 29.39 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 1,258 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 5,618,801 | 0.62 | 3,179,840 | 76.70 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 8,676,164 | 0.96 | 6,662,115 | 30.23 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,398,030 | 0.27 | 1,272,912 | 88.39 |
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 | 52,467 | 108.89 |
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 | 54,376 | 4.55 |
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 | 3,572 | 2,727.46 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 8,257 | 0.00 | 1,295 | 537.61 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 9,775 | 0.00 | 1,844 | 430.10 |
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 | 25,116 | 441.57 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 47,444 | 0.01 | 40,980 | 15.77 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 264,512 | 0.03 | 3,301 | 7,913.09 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3,318 | 0.00 | 151 | 2,097.35 |
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 | 132,033 | 859.87 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 5,071,761 | 0.56 | 4,239,984 | 19.62 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 37,813 | 0.00 | 388,016 | -90.25 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 17,099 | 0.00 | 8,475 | 101.76 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 71,247 | 0.01 | 851,170 | -91.63 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,357 | 0.00 | 1,269 | 6.93 |
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 | 55,267,148 | 11.33 |
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 | 56,462 | 13.88 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 14,561,918 | 1.62 | 10,427,811 | 39.65 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 2,414,841 | 0.27 | 40,540 | 5,856.69 |
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 | 95,063 | 1,251.44 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 175,072 | 0.02 | 114,835 | 52.46 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 115,867 | 0.01 | 56,255 | 105.97 |
SS | Classified | 277,042 | 0.03 | 6 132 | 4,417.97 |