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Russian trade with the Czech Republic 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 the Czech Republic in 2012: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with the Czech Republic

In 2012, Russia’s trade with the Czech Republic totaled $10,279,615,332, up 3.29% ($327,287,769) from 2011.

Russia’s exports to the Czech Republic in 2012 were $4,925,440,885, down 9.60% ($523,242,036) from 2011.

Russia’s imports from the Czech Republic in 2012 totaled $5,354,174,447, up 18.89% ($850,529,805) from 2011.

Russia’s trade balance with the Czech Republic went from a surplus of $945,038,279 in 2011, to a deficit of $428,733,562 in 2012.

The Czech Republic was Russia’s 20th largest trading partner in 2012 (up from 21st in 2011), accounting for 1.2209% of Russia’s total trade (up from 1.2100% in 2011).

The Czech Republic was Russia’s 26th largest export market in 2012 (down from 24th in 2011), accounting for 0.9387% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.0545% in 2011).

The Czech Republic was Russia’s 15th largest supplier in 2012 (up from 16th in 2011), accounting for 1.6876% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.4729% in 2011).

Russia’s Exports to the Czech Republic

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 81.86% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (83.62% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.51% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (6.39% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.26% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (5.03% in 2011);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 4.64% of Russia’s total exports to the Czech Republic (3.65% in 2011).

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $29,574,247.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the Czech Republic 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 $462,006,715;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $61,970,122;
  • 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 $40,336,787;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $24,318,999.
Russia’s exports to the Czech Republic in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 379 0.00 2,106-82.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 552,124-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 221 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 32,354 0.00 26,94320.08
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 722 0.00 36896.20
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 310 0.00 0
10 Cereals 90,660 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,344 0.00 25,244-90.71
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 131,839 0.00 399,503-67.00
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 108,931 0.00 65,25766.93
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,860 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,591,183 0.03 466,801240.87
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 405,490 0.01 265,90752.49
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 156,397 0.00 444,211-64.79
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 400,021 0.01 556,618-28.13
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,071 0.00 2,016151.54
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,015,172 0.02 1,433,928-29.20
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 517,007 0.01 902,516-42.71
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 4,374-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 844,490 0.02 660,96627.77
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 27,321 0.00 127,548-78.58
26 Ores, slag and ash 113,105,299 2.30 175,075,421-35.40
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,918,781,838 79.56 4,380,788,553-10.55
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 117,751,791 2.39 158,088,578-25.52
29 Organic chemicals 33,447,555 0.68 26,723,13325.16
30 Pharmaceutical products 60,279 0.00 9,178556.78
31 Fertilizers 3,327,056 0.07 1,223,582171.91
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 214,364 0.00 336,474-36.29
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,129,168 0.08 3,017,32136.85
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 1,033,581 0.02 272,356279.50
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,509 0.00 687556.33
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 755,052 0.02 1,119,764-32.57
39 Plastics and articles thereof 6,252,478 0.13 5,957,7654.95
40 Rubber and articles thereof 153,863,640 3.12 151,338,3991.67
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 804,917 0.02 307,344161.89
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 186,364 0.00 2,5237,286.60
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 25,554,358 0.52 25,269,1521.13
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 874,468 0.02 1,223,005-28.50
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 10,100,230 0.21 12,091,088-16.47
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,380,828 0.05 5,154,452-53.81
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 196,264-100.00
52 Cotton 86,129 0.00 1,042,915-91.74
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 146 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 581,884 0.01 458,36726.95
55 Man-made staple fibers 203 0.00 7,535-97.31
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 10,575 0.00 1,039,960-98.98
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 212-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 540 0.00 1,486-63.66
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 30,722 0.00 14,400113.35
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 21,967 0.00 44,991-51.17
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 59,889 0.00 32,92281.91
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 28,129 0.00 62,979-55.34
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 158,078 0.00 199,405-20.73
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,076 0.00 8,547-87.41
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,259,727 0.17 5,529,70749.37
69 Ceramic products 761,078 0.02 1,101,698-30.92
70 Glass and glassware 1,718,491 0.03 2,803,447-38.70
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 558,853 0.01 1,429,622-60.91
72 Iron and steel 227,448,164 4.62 215,385,9565.60
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,861,948 0.12 7,559,851-22.46
74 Copper and articles thereof 8,316,102 0.17 11,635,303-28.53
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,084,951 0.02 807,58234.35
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 11,380,924 0.23 35,699,923-68.12
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,792,680 0.04 1,344,62233.32
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 5,127-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,824,256 0.04 215,813745.29
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 605,570 0.01 579,9724.41
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 968,330 0.02 1,084,393-10.70
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 189,574,325 3.85 160,000,07818.48
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 27,622,492 0.56 29,515,114-6.41
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 3,834,263 0.08 3,375,10313.60
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,777,568 0.10 3,088,86454.67
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 109,968 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,700,685 0.05 2,897,884-6.80
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4,911 0.00 42,900-88.55
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 1,154-100.00
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 1,713,430 0.03 1,913,441-10.45
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 575,393 0.01 809,519-28.92
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 83,522 0.00 25,160231.96
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 62,349 0.00 34,74779.44
SS Classified 24,862,020 0.50 4 750 753423.33

Russia’s Imports from the Czech Republic

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 73.23% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (69.49% in 2011);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 10.21% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (11.87% in 2011);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.53% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (5.77% in 2011);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.34% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (2.64% in 2011);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.91% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (2.64% in 2011);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.90% of Russia’s total imports from the Czech Republic (1.03% in 2011).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the Czech Republic 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 $489,221,079;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $326,819,495;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $26,922,286;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $22,214,583.

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

  • Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - a decrease of $18,960,825;
  • 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 $16,601,699.
Russia’s imports from the Czech Republic in 2012 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2011,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2012
over 2011
01 Live animals 2,397,032 0.04 3,953,347-39.37
02 Meat and edible meat offal 514,066 0.01 1,222,673-57.96
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 3,280-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 21,258,037 0.40 14,857,56743.08
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 151,769 0.00 130,54716.26
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 242,123 0.00 90,889166.39
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 717,840 0.01 1,275,093-43.70
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 740,689 0.01 1,495,213-50.46
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 278,450 0.01 131,296112.08
10 Cereals 135,798 0.00 210,864-35.60
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 8,912,908 0.17 6,652,49433.98
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 13,664,092 0.26 11,281,48121.12
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,431,354 0.03 1,770,138-19.14
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,767 0.00 3,068-42.41
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,410,446 0.05 733,230228.74
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 10,518,600 0.20 14,326,901-26.58
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 216,432 0.00 42,493409.34
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,165,867 0.04 4,993,890-56.63
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,406,204 0.03 1,505,707-6.61
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,596,843 0.12 6,310,4454.54
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 41,216,652 0.77 41,046,9440.41
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 9,853,140 0.18 6,639,45648.40
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 190,072 0.00 230,877-17.67
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,660,401 0.05 2,027,82031.20
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 25,426,360 0.47 19,573,81129.90
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 45,019,231 0.84 43,241,7054.11
29 Organic chemicals 24,764,923 0.46 27,524,080-10.02
30 Pharmaceutical products 164,143,661 3.07 168,133,257-2.37
31 Fertilizers 9,808 0.00 3,394188.98
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 20,184,372 0.38 16,040,16325.84
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 17,721,991 0.33 19,059,859-7.02
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 15,992,922 0.30 15,727,3971.69
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,855,456 0.03 505,912266.75
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 199,302 0.00 187,0556.55
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 723,181 0.01 926,294-21.93
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 13,841,657 0.26 15,557,599-11.03
39 Plastics and articles thereof 146,142,700 2.73 147,769,470-1.10
40 Rubber and articles thereof 95,852,771 1.79 79,829,92920.07
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 31,065 0.00 18,18270.86
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 914,483 0.02 504,99481.09
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 316,556 0.01 199,99358.28
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 10,039,530 0.19 12,037,144-16.60
45 Cork and articles of cork 3,230 0.00 2,53927.22
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 856 0.00 1,711-49.97
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 487,371 0.01 327,43148.85
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 54,660,989 1.02 70,065,958-21.99
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 37,100,227 0.69 36,358,1962.04
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 38,942 0.00 594,957-93.45
52 Cotton 440,196 0.01 342,66928.46
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 581 0.00 43633.26
54 Man-made filaments 1,048,935 0.02 1,467,536-28.52
55 Man-made staple fibers 988,282 0.02 1,147,982-13.91
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 16,360,615 0.31 14,114,95215.91
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,285,938 0.04 1,333,32571.45
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 231,198 0.00 212,9598.56
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 16,406,322 0.31 14,545,27812.79
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 226,601 0.00 194,50716.50
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,403,673 0.03 1,582,675-11.31
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,770,878 0.03 3,040,392-41.75
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,556,643 0.07 3,920,638-9.28
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,507,320 0.03 1,826,238-17.46
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,654,052 0.03 1,869,166-11.51
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 10,833 0.00 22,588-52.04
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 520,509 0.01 344,44051.12
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 9,782,897 0.18 28,743,722-65.97
69 Ceramic products 36,350,528 0.68 37,563,707-3.23
70 Glass and glassware 55,603,503 1.04 56,936,968-2.34
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,020,720 0.06 4,214,919-28.33
72 Iron and steel 19,739,485 0.37 22,140,157-10.84
73 Articles of iron or steel 151,388,685 2.83 129,174,10217.20
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,664,845 0.09 3,006,74955.15
75 Nickel and articles thereof 38,817,211 0.72 32,443,11919.65
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 20,813,594 0.39 20,230,0592.88
78 Lead and articles thereof 34,559 0.00 5196,558.77
79 Zinc and articles thereof 75,867 0.00 51,67546.82
80 Tin and articles thereof 66 0.00 159-58.49
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 542,158 0.01 730,460-25.78
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 24,319,598 0.45 20,748,75417.21
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 35,886,414 0.67 31,549,98313.74
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,546,110,072 28.88 1,219,290,57726.80
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 537,146,706 10.03 553,748,405-3.00
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 25,023,370 0.47 38,799,778-35.51
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,738,662,712 32.47 1,249,441,63339.16
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 7,240,347 0.14 1,976,202266.38
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 66,634,009 1.24 66,104,8370.80
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 234,942 0.00 135,83472.96
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 4,875,487 0.09 3,869,19226.01
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 60,892,149 1.14 75,345,315-19.18
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 19,338,657 0.36 28,868,325-33.01
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 36,101,516 0.67 9,179,230293.30
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 15,031 0.00 17,336-13.30
SS Classified 59,294,577 1.11 28 240 402109.96
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia