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Russian trade with Spain 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 Spain in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Spain

In 2012, Russia’s trade with Spain totaled $10,633,813,022, up 1.55% ($162,635,133) from 2011.

Russia’s exports to Spain in 2012 were $5,720,784,809, down 7.21% ($444,323,835) from 2011.

Russia’s imports from Spain in 2012 totaled $4,913,028,213, up 14.10% ($606,958,968) from 2011.

Russia’s trade surplus with Spain in 2012 was $807,756,596, a 56.55% decrease ($1,051,282,803) over 2011.

Spain was Russia’s 18th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 19th in 2011), accounting for 1.2629% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.2731% in 2011).

Spain was Russia’s 24th largest export market in 2012 (down from 22nd in 2011), accounting for 1.0902% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.1931% in 2011).

Spain was Russia’s 17th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 18th in 2011), accounting for 1.5486% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.4083% in 2011).

Russia’s Exports to Spain

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 88.81% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (87.68% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.07% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (2.15% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.07% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (5.50% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.25% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (2.89% in 2011).

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

  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $56,996,192;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $41,610,427;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $31,212,983;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $25,147,889;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $24,453,659.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Spain 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) - a decrease of $350,437,452;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $87,026,111;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $84,901,127;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $24,500,789;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $18,198,256.
Russia’s exports to Spain in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
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 1,843,253 0.03 275,198569.79
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 46,069-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 25,476,597 0.45 1,022,9382,390.53
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 507,466 0.01 251,517101.76
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 80 0.00 0
10 Cereals 161,775,317 2.83 104,779,12554.40
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,799,884 0.03 212,069748.73
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 575,946 0.01 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 35,661,294 0.62 4,448,311701.68
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 57,918-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 882,230 0.02 1,344,317-34.37
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 9,886-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 13,282 0.00 13,0631.68
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 231,730 0.00 71,255225.21
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 288,143 0.01 5,0785,574.34
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 616,809 0.01 958,393-35.64
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 60,496,703 1.06 18,886,276220.32
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 242,980-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,098,991 0.02 993,71910.59
26 Ores, slag and ash 32,687,160 0.57 7,539,271333.56
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 5,046,749,525 88.22 5,397,186,977-6.49
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 12,455,599 0.22 10,459,44919.08
29 Organic chemicals 7,916,396 0.14 6,679,67418.51
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,848 0.00 7,695-75.98
31 Fertilizers 15,585,337 0.27 40,086,126-61.12
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 657,208 0.01 633,5713.73
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 612,048 0.01 339,77880.13
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 5,460 0.00 67,622-91.93
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 6,089 0.00 1,109449.05
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 77,512 0.00 239,683-67.66
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,191,771 0.04 2,721,489-19.46
40 Rubber and articles thereof 32,071,373 0.56 116,972,500-72.58
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 22,843,798 0.40 20,604,26510.87
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 55,804 0.00 2,2032,433.09
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,325 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,652,099 0.06 4,166,542-12.35
45 Cork and articles of cork 2 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 755,420-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,264,383 0.04 1,856,62121.96
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 213,040 0.00 313,537-32.05
52 Cotton 4,145 0.00 90,726-95.43
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 483,939 0.01 576,425-16.04
54 Man-made filaments 2,150,855 0.04 3,343,643-35.67
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,364,894 0.02 3,279,813-58.39
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 636 0.00 2,364-73.10
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,825 0.00 2,25869.40
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 568,556 0.01 18,1583,031.16
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 736,756 0.01 63,7911,054.95
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 269,636 0.00 550,654-51.03
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 147,488 0.00 35,494315.53
65 Headgear and parts thereof 971 0.00 1,561-37.80
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,285 0.00 182606.04
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 58,140 0.00 156,136-62.76
69 Ceramic products 87,627 0.00 26,119235.49
70 Glass and glassware 461,097 0.01 378,96521.67
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 112,695-100.00
72 Iron and steel 218,548,278 3.82 305,574,389-28.48
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,350,965 0.02 1,908,005-29.19
74 Copper and articles thereof 35,477 0.00 445,702-92.04
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 44,156-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 10,754,498 0.19 28,952,754-62.86
78 Lead and articles thereof 657,935 0.01 675,173-2.55
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 38-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,236,114 0.02 1,323,273-6.59
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 82,521 0.00 86,452-4.55
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 6,443 0.00 246,446-97.39
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 2,632,032 0.05 4,349,257-39.48
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 2,299,816 0.04 6,574,344-65.02
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 1,372 0.00 109,373-98.75
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 409,045 0.01 909,188-55.01
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,650 0.00 2,015,444-99.77
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 727,178 0.01 3,882,113-81.27
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 72 0.00 287-74.91
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 3,794,173 0.07 5,492,942-30.93
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 211,832 0.00 81,119161.14
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 984 0.00 15,707-93.74
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 16,246 0.00 47,078-65.49
SS Classified 358,826 0.01 49 484 776-99.27

Russia’s Imports from Spain

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 37.37% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (34.14% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.35% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (32.07% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.17% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (17.63% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.38% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (5.68% in 2011);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.63% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (1.74% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.38% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (1.68% in 2011).

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

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $254,102,978;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $67,427,390;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $51,723,240;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $41,992,962;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $38,952,313;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $25,194,617;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $23,823,740;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $20,211,858;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $15,996,185;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $15,594,577.

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

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $49,291,351.
Russia’s imports from Spain in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 62,157 0.00 8,502631.09
02 Meat and edible meat offal 350,672,777 7.14 298,949,53717.30
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 36,824,089 0.75 37,356,166-1.42
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 10,602,035 0.22 9,605,87810.37
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,008,286 0.02 714,33541.15
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 172,088 0.00 177,463-3.03
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 175,855,150 3.58 133,862,18831.37
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 430,046,318 8.75 406,222,5785.86
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,278,614 0.05 1,795,88226.88
10 Cereals 116,000 0.00 34,490236.33
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 855,032 0.02 579,92347.44
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 15,605,897 0.32 9,080,42471.86
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 5,617,039 0.11 6,767,770-17.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 2,541 0.00 1,140122.89
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 59,509,014 1.21 53,765,64310.68
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 56,183,596 1.14 50,142,72912.05
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,889,646 0.08 2,673,03945.51
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 11,261,775 0.23 10,953,8612.81
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 16,974,640 0.35 9,715,10274.72
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 120,609,103 2.45 122,146,077-1.26
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 30,499,008 0.62 21,600,16541.20
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 127,628,530 2.60 176,919,881-27.86
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 14,250,459 0.29 10,335,78637.87
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 20,413,167 0.42 17,611,37915.91
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 4,193,136 0.09 4,225,875-0.77
26 Ores, slag and ash 2,256 0.00 260,999-99.14
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 6,792,354 0.14 11,702,429-41.96
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,204,571 0.15 6,102,24518.06
29 Organic chemicals 38,590,429 0.79 35,025,28110.18
30 Pharmaceutical products 231,189,187 4.71 229,496,7550.74
31 Fertilizers 2,922,353 0.06 2,567,79013.81
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 93,971,659 1.91 80,799,26016.30
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 103,903,003 2.11 95,535,5488.76
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 25,887,443 0.53 24,262,5446.70
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,201,525 0.09 4,079,2203.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 2,773,030 0.06 1,482,76487.02
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,496,622 0.03 652,919129.22
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 47,564,272 0.97 40,619,12517.10
39 Plastics and articles thereof 177,279,203 3.61 157,067,34512.87
40 Rubber and articles thereof 106,770,087 2.17 81,575,47030.89
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 310,750 0.01 630,300-50.70
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 8,945,403 0.18 8,165,8859.55
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,235,970 0.03 1,701,262-27.35
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 9,956,508 0.20 8,999,62410.63
45 Cork and articles of cork 4,310,455 0.09 4,486,820-3.93
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 6,765 0.00 3,83676.36
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,571,963 0.03 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 49,049,051 1.00 52,806,449-7.12
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,735,359 0.06 5,980,541-54.26
50 Silk 116,964 0.00 86,77734.79
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 8,901 0.00 36,420-75.56
52 Cotton 1,956,205 0.04 2,881,416-32.11
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 97,349 0.00 86,71612.26
54 Man-made filaments 1,881,997 0.04 1,745,1747.84
55 Man-made staple fibers 4,421,353 0.09 4,212,7304.95
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,051,229 0.10 3,705,34436.32
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 448,185 0.01 389,63215.03
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 705,916 0.01 933,662-24.39
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,192,095 0.04 2,055,1476.66
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 503,253 0.01 271,20685.56
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 7,341,298 0.15 7,603,536-3.45
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 16,754,664 0.34 16,306,1792.75
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 4,209,477 0.09 3,501,76120.21
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 34,124,739 0.69 30,578,19911.60
65 Headgear and parts thereof 240,260 0.00 374,551-35.85
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 10,876 0.00 41,807-73.99
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 25,505 0.00 63,969-60.13
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 14,914,521 0.30 25,036,901-40.43
69 Ceramic products 175,857,450 3.58 160,262,8739.73
70 Glass and glassware 15,295,110 0.31 9,849,20455.29
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 12,850,942 0.26 10,225,54825.67
72 Iron and steel 82,422,709 1.68 81,319,0481.36
73 Articles of iron or steel 100,698,852 2.05 94,381,1486.69
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,331,274 0.07 2,994,13311.26
75 Nickel and articles thereof 775,177 0.02 881,113-12.02
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 21,788,322 0.44 15,795,48137.94
78 Lead and articles thereof 838 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 29,785 0.00 30,171-1.28
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,316 0.00 319312.54
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 367 0.00 659,912-99.94
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 32,097,693 0.65 29,170,76310.03
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 23,324,039 0.47 19,483,67419.71
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 562,091,589 11.44 494,664,19913.63
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 232,061,211 4.72 227,249,0182.12
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 55,893 0.00 543,812-89.72
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 955,808,300 19.45 701,705,32236.21
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 42,013,649 0.86 3,061,3361,272.40
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 44,104,454 0.90 42,705,6283.28
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 586,135 0.01 360,78262.46
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 585,394 0.01 600,712-2.55
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 62,942,491 1.28 46,946,30634.07
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 16,097,566 0.33 15,962,0850.85
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,731,656 0.10 3,862,05622.52
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 6,678 0.00 0
SS Classified 4,664,221 0.09 4 193 25111.23
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia