Russian trade with Malta in 2012
February 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 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Malta
In 2012, Russia’s trade with Malta totaled $2,339,662,082, up 46.31% ($740,530,641) from 2011.
Russia’s exports to Malta in 2012 totaled $2,305,346,341, up 47.68% ($744,329,294) from 2011.
Russia’s imports from Malta in 2012 were $34,315,741, down 9.97% ($3,798,653) from 2011.
Russia’s trade surplus with Malta in 2012 was $2,271,030,600, a 49.13% increase ($748,127,947) over 2011.
Malta was Russia’s 44th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 54th in 2011), accounting for 0.2779% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.1944% in 2011).
Malta was Russia’s 34th largest export market in 2012 (up from 44th in 2011), accounting for 0.4393% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.3021% in 2011).
Malta was Russia’s 101st largest supplier in 2012 (just as in 2011), accounting for 0.0108% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0125% in 2011).
Russia’s Exports to Malta
The major share of Russian exports to Malta in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 95.29% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (98.12% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.20% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (1.76% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malta in 2012 over 2011 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 $665,075,516;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $46,037,750.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malta in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial decrease.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 1,591,484 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 50,264 | 0.00 | 13,052 | 285.11 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,196,803,130 | 95.29 | 1,531,727,614 | 43.42 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 97,212 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 933 | -100.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 667 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 432 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 247 | 0.00 | 1,617 | -84.72 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 0 | 0.00 | 539,561 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 132,565 | 0.01 | 219 | 60,431.96 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | -100.00 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 16,520 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 9,437 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 8,814 | 0.00 | 559 | 1,476.74 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 28,137 | 0.00 | 952,169 | -97.04 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 1,368 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,377 | 0.00 | 90,306 | -97.37 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 45 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 5,368 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 54,525 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 98 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 633,230 | 0.03 | 1,701,226 | -62.78 |
| 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 | 1,157,334 | 0.05 | 1,785,653 | -35.19 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 66,703,913 | 2.89 | 20,666,163 | 222.77 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 5,193,752 | 0.23 | 3,378,825 | 53.71 |
| 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 | 1,149 | 0.00 | 4,784 | -75.98 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 3,900 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3,588 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 33,001,132 | 1.43 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Malta
The major share of Russian imports from Malta in 2012 (and in 2011) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 65.17% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (50.73% in 2011);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 30.43% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (44.51% in 2011);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.17% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (0.67% in 2011).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malta in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,134,514;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $348,716;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $276,002;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $261,258.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malta in 2012 over 2011 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $6,210,346;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $344,190;
- 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 $282,639.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2012, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2011, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2012 over 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 344,190 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 118 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,170 | 0.00 | 4,168 | -71.93 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 29,736 | 0.09 | 123 | 24,075.61 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,615 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 951,002 | 2.77 | 675,000 | 40.89 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 18,033,980 | 52.55 | 15,899,466 | 13.43 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 437,791 | 1.28 | 89,075 | 391.49 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,833,383 | 8.26 | 2,572,125 | 10.16 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 107,456 | 0.31 | 100,726 | 6.68 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 884,789 | 2.58 | 957,376 | -7.58 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,068 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,479 | 0.00 | 1,443 | 2.49 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 96,782 | 0.28 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 40,681 | 0.12 | 35,459 | 14.73 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 261,112 | 0.76 | 214,009 | 22.01 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1,082 | 0.00 | 5,983 | -81.92 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 584 | 0.00 | 117 | 399.15 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 198 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 97 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 10,648 | 0.03 | 15,366 | -30.70 |
| 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 | 119 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 6,708 | 0.02 | 344 | 1,850.00 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 395 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 15 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 234 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 92 | 0.00 | 159 | -42.14 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 165,525 | 0.48 | 152,589 | 8.48 |
| 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 | 2,616,252 | 7.62 | 2,898,891 | -9.75 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 10,233 | 0.03 | 39 | 26,138.46 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 7,607,854 | 22.17 | 13,818,200 | -44.94 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 43,492 | 0.13 | 96,277 | -54.83 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 19,952 | 0.06 | 50,777 | -60.71 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 150,289 | 0.44 | 182,276 | -17.55 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 26 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |