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Russian trade with Italy in 2013

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Italy in 2013: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Italy

In 2013, Russia’s trade with Italy totaled $53,867,957,409, up 17.79% ($8,134,740,278) from 2012.

Russia’s exports to Italy in 2013 totaled $39,314,009,585, up 21.71% ($7,012,934,919) from 2012.

Russia’s imports from Italy in 2013 totaled $14,553,947,824, up 8.35% ($1,121,805,359) from 2012.

Russia’s trade surplus with Italy in 2013 was $24,760,061,761, a 31.22% increase ($5,891,129,560) over 2012.

Italy was Russia’s 4th largest trading partner in 2013 (just as in 2012), accounting for 6.3958% of Russia’s total trade (up from 5.4315% in 2012).

Italy was Russia’s 2nd largest export market in 2013 (up from 4th in 2012), accounting for 7.4562% of Russia’s total exports (up from 6.1557% in 2012).

Italy was Russia’s 5th largest supplier in 2013 (up from 8th in 2012), accounting for 4.6208% of Russia’s total imports (up from 4.2338% in 2012).

Russia’s Exports to Italy

The major share of Russian exports to Italy in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 88.50% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (82.92% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.68% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (12.13% in 2012);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.62% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (2.58% in 2012);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.73% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (1.10% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Italy in 2013 over 2012 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 $8,048,290,178;
  • 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 $136,597,083.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Italy in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,311,881,920.
Russia’s exports to Italy in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,400 0.00 4,240-66.98
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 92,484-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 20,300,975 0.05 21,788,035-6.83
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 393,991 0.00 986,554-60.06
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 26,252 0.00 25,2853.82
10 Cereals 43,743,977 0.11 106,646,082-58.98
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 7,751-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 10,499,595 0.03 12,920,962-18.74
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 981,071 0.00 1,047,688-6.36
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 99,037,322 0.25 120,529,557-17.83
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,802,066 0.01 2,036,04037.62
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 485,549 0.00 411,75617.92
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 92,341 0.00 34,786165.45
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 11,217 0.00 42,120-73.37
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 523,178 0.00 243,372114.97
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,195,516 0.00 1,291,925-7.46
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 107,115,889 0.27 86,671,42623.59
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 154,040 0.00 267,823-42.48
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,413,371 0.00 241,859484.38
26 Ores, slag and ash 11,819,171 0.03 54,094,992-78.15
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 34,779,108,115 88.46 26,730,817,93730.11
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 808,355,685 2.06 671,758,60220.33
29 Organic chemicals 58,903,415 0.15 12,903,822356.48
30 Pharmaceutical products 4,634,355 0.01 2,155,823114.97
31 Fertilizers 62,160,241 0.16 35,236,30676.41
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 920,323 0.00 786,19717.06
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,345,730 0.01 6,106,726-28.84
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 976,109 0.00 735,71832.67
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 7,540 0.00 15,465-51.24
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 5,138 0.00 3,35952.96
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,901,870 0.00 2,108,047-9.78
39 Plastics and articles thereof 35,008,446 0.09 48,700,339-28.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 52,604,130 0.13 52,975,144-0.70
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 126,795,116 0.32 122,503,9633.50
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,696,006 0.00 1,737,654-2.40
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 49,992,797 0.13 38,277,92730.60
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 78,254,134 0.20 78,764,921-0.65
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 85-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 13,214,151 0.03 15,242,362-13.31
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 72,530,929 0.18 44,794,10761.92
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,340,124 0.01 2,737,962-14.53
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 771,046 0.00 74,353937.01
52 Cotton 2,719,600 0.01 2,879,595-5.56
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 504,062 0.00 779,552-35.34
54 Man-made filaments 1,598,462 0.00 1,775,090-9.95
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,391,725 0.01 2,039,93517.25
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,279,570 0.00 918139,286.71
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,287 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,366 0.00 112,363-98.78
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,176 0.00 21,245-94.46
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 460,186 0.00 531,525-13.42
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,864,871 0.00 2,197,766-15.15
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 346,203 0.00 631,128-45.15
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,745,603 0.01 1,286,643113.39
65 Headgear and parts thereof 96,797 0.00 95,2731.60
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 5,546 0.00 1,092407.88
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 209,772 0.00 43,238385.16
69 Ceramic products 26,921 0.00 25,1417.08
70 Glass and glassware 3,561,483 0.01 3,942,698-9.67
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 7,693,082 0.02 3,787,116103.14
72 Iron and steel 2,472,243,491 6.29 3,784,125,411-34.67
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,178,237 0.03 16,277,641-25.18
74 Copper and articles thereof 80,530,396 0.20 33,111,786143.21
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,647,908 0.00 349,945370.90
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 55,581,259 0.14 76,277,875-27.13
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,818,660 0.00 2,330,379-21.96
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,952 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 458 0.00 180154.44
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,401,823 0.01 4,317,804-21.21
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 434,841 0.00 254,21671.05
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 95,979 0.00 95,2420.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 23,816,159 0.06 18,388,30729.52
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 35,921,001 0.09 22,410,19160.29
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 425,294 0.00 874,384-51.36
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,216,985 0.01 7,678,563-58.10
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 25,805,708 0.07 1,210,0002,032.70
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 8,862,109 0.02 2,787,987217.87
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 26,317 0.00 11,223134.49
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 4,225 0.00 9,868-57.18
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 4,912,070 0.01 5,306,731-7.44
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,219,721 0.01 436,935865.75
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 82,613 0.00 227,227-63.64
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 60,866 0.00 18,169235.00
SS Classified 98,090,480 0.25 26 602 728268.72

Russia’s Imports from Italy

The major share of Russian imports from Italy in 2013 (and in 2012) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 47.52% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (48.63% in 2012);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 16.88% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (15.49% in 2012);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.90% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (9.56% in 2012);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 6.63% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (6.77% in 2012);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.48% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (6.42% in 2012);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.10% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (2.22% in 2012).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Italy in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $447,739,061;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $265,433,867;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $78,369,184;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $71,620,303.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Italy in 2013 over 2012 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $72,480,342;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - a decrease of $69,623,292.
Russia’s imports from Italy in 2013 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2013,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2012,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2013
over 2012
01 Live animals 55,823 0.00 40,82936.72
02 Meat and edible meat offal 76,271,342 0.52 68,654,67411.09
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,057,999 0.01 1,268,799-16.61
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 68,211,198 0.47 45,307,37550.55
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,104,998 0.02 2,424,33128.08
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 14,846,699 0.10 15,459,688-3.97
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 26,387,309 0.18 23,708,74111.30
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 148,424,243 1.02 218,047,535-31.93
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 73,260,091 0.50 58,285,03425.69
10 Cereals 4,446,919 0.03 4,014,27310.78
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,193,264 0.02 2,635,14721.18
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 13,833,297 0.10 24,857,222-44.35
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,689,645 0.01 740,393128.21
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 43,511 0.00 25,38571.40
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 64,786,645 0.45 50,297,49628.81
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 31,736,141 0.22 19,417,16063.44
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 15,366,774 0.11 10,185,04650.88
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 70,219,176 0.48 65,348,0087.45
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 131,653,838 0.90 102,399,30528.57
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 58,176,532 0.40 52,087,59911.69
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 41,008,678 0.28 32,011,76028.11
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 511,828,548 3.52 433,459,36418.08
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 42,530,153 0.29 23,906,29677.90
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 38,001,621 0.26 29,845,96827.33
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 6,339,745 0.04 6,817,192-7.00
26 Ores, slag and ash 7,272,639 0.05 13,990,861-48.02
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 24,386,523 0.17 34,777,725-29.88
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 8,949,504 0.06 11,178,631-19.94
29 Organic chemicals 107,249,310 0.74 97,324,78910.20
30 Pharmaceutical products 959,866,241 6.60 694,432,37438.22
31 Fertilizers 6,391,297 0.04 6,012,8336.29
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 172,351,114 1.18 175,363,859-1.72
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 281,849,860 1.94 254,557,43910.72
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 70,233,120 0.48 65,699,0336.90
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 44,553,564 0.31 37,000,52220.41
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 2,118,936 0.01 1,916,03410.59
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,774,866 0.03 5,088,606-25.82
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 146,122,107 1.00 124,296,08517.56
39 Plastics and articles thereof 536,361,649 3.69 497,901,4957.72
40 Rubber and articles thereof 117,580,520 0.81 110,202,8786.69
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 20,091,869 0.14 20,672,843-2.81
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 134,971,484 0.93 132,253,4742.06
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 28,280,671 0.19 29,816,498-5.15
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 92,136,023 0.63 90,933,6141.32
45 Cork and articles of cork 282,023 0.00 64,345338.30
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 340,088 0.00 130,162161.28
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 27,375 0.00 15,79073.37
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 127,760,765 0.88 128,032,827-0.21
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 85,720,211 0.59 79,213,4848.21
50 Silk 1,818,133 0.01 1,383,13531.45
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 3,627,346 0.02 3,999,241-9.30
52 Cotton 6,422,690 0.04 3,868,42866.03
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,067,600 0.01 544,25196.16
54 Man-made filaments 8,382,986 0.06 8,763,719-4.34
55 Man-made staple fibers 30,388,907 0.21 32,075,324-5.26
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 57,230,582 0.39 45,908,61624.66
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,592,299 0.02 3,082,23116.55
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,603,810 0.03 3,759,05722.47
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 12,274,706 0.08 13,106,517-6.35
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 10,240,153 0.07 6,992,79446.44
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 184,499,096 1.27 207,263,974-10.98
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 255,819,538 1.76 231,724,81310.40
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 13,582,817 0.09 11,816,50914.95
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 361,756,538 2.49 325,256,44811.22
65 Headgear and parts thereof 8,035,185 0.06 8,044,593-0.12
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 816,648 0.01 749,1909.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 499,847 0.00 757,060-33.98
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 45,627,098 0.31 43,531,8924.81
69 Ceramic products 139,025,043 0.96 154,980,239-10.29
70 Glass and glassware 55,525,636 0.38 56,383,968-1.52
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 61,119,563 0.42 60,154,7241.60
72 Iron and steel 77,308,930 0.53 64,534,56719.79
73 Articles of iron or steel 479,165,416 3.29 407,545,11317.57
74 Copper and articles thereof 55,463,001 0.38 57,544,243-3.62
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,701,296 0.02 3,562,771-24.18
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 185,670,008 1.28 193,947,827-4.27
78 Lead and articles thereof 532,399 0.00 398,93433.46
79 Zinc and articles thereof 420,488 0.00 560,991-25.05
80 Tin and articles thereof 35,066 0.00 45,648-23.18
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,560,954 0.02 1,827,47340.14
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 64,138,888 0.44 57,972,32410.64
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 75,644,984 0.52 75,063,7010.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,947,444,440 33.99 4,499,705,3799.95
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 829,490,727 5.70 838,860,043-1.12
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 11,142,719 0.08 12,073,973-7.71
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 772,191,149 5.31 753,290,3922.51
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 10,978,911 0.08 11,121,400-1.28
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 344,633,294 2.37 417,113,636-17.38
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,312,493 0.02 4,273,153-22.48
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,531,457 0.02 2,027,43224.86
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 556,198,643 3.82 594,994,960-6.52
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 60,889,326 0.42 53,148,01714.57
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 32,829,077 0.23 32,168,9272.05
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 4,152,221 0.03 4,990,070-16.79
SS Classified 343,409,768 2.36 219 103 94756.73
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia