Russian trade with Ireland in 2015
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Ireland
In 2015, Russia’s trade with Ireland was $1,103,863,053, down 32.59% ($533,781,002) from 2014.
Russia’s exports to Ireland in 2015 were $273,041,770, down 18.70% ($62,810,892) from 2014.
Russia’s imports from Ireland in 2015 were $830,821,283, down 36.18% ($470,970,110) from 2014.
Russia’s trade deficit with Ireland in 2015 was $557,779,513, a 42.26% decrease ($408,159,218) over 2014.
Ireland was Russia’s 59th largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 55th in 2014), accounting for 0.2098% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2092% in 2014).
Ireland was Russia’s 75th largest export market in 2015 (up from 78th in 2014), accounting for 0.0795% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0676% in 2014).
Ireland was Russia’s 37th largest supplier in 2015 (down from 36th in 2014), accounting for 0.4548% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4552% in 2014).
Russia’s Exports to Ireland
The major share of Russian exports to Ireland in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 40.75% of Russia’s total exports to Ireland (37.21% in 2014);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 32.05% of Russia’s total exports to Ireland (41.26% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.41% of Russia’s total exports to Ireland (4.11% in 2014);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.19% of Russia’s total exports to Ireland (2.56% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.61% of Russia’s total exports to Ireland (1.46% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Ireland in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Ireland in 2015 over 2014 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 $51,075,724;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $14,225,425;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $3,665,355;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,270,869;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $2,090,706;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,677,228.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 775,116 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 277 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 226,462 | 0.08 | 210,881 | 7.39 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 246,805 | 0.09 | 265,519 | -7.05 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 3,931,972 | 1.44 | 3,659,454 | 7.45 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 25,113 | 0.01 | 16,009 | 56.87 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 87,484,753 | 32.04 | 138,560,477 | -36.86 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 772,112 | 0.28 | 779,138 | -0.90 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 1,045,671 | 0.38 | 581,738 | 79.75 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
31 | Fertilizers | 109,352,775 | 40.05 | 123,578,200 | -11.51 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 960 | -100.00 |
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 | 2,000 | 0.00 | 1,070 | 86.92 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 822 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,080 | 0.00 | 156 | 592.31 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 95,248 | 0.03 | 14,486 | 557.52 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 106 | 0.00 | 334 | -68.26 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0 | 0.00 | 84,222 | -100.00 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 5,354,029 | 1.96 | 7,444,735 | -28.08 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 621,847 | 0.23 | 1,155,000 | -46.16 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 2,843 | 0.00 | 4,291 | -33.75 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 482 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 649 | 0.00 | 935 | -30.59 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,534 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 352 | -100.00 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 3,745 | 0.00 | 1,824 | 105.32 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 187 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 176,752 | 0.06 | 165,989 | 6.48 |
69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 7,710 | -100.00 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 589 | 0.00 | 1,691 | -65.17 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 392,420 | 0.14 | 508,933 | -22.89 |
72 | Iron and steel | 1,043,663 | 0.38 | 2,720,891 | -61.64 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 153,024 | 0.06 | 49,368 | 209.97 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,153 | 0.00 | 2,470 | -53.32 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 56,188 | 0.02 | 1,891 | 2,871.34 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 59,862 | 0.02 | 146,340 | -59.09 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,135 | 0.00 | 119 | 853.78 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 473,998 | 0.17 | 2,744,867 | -82.73 |
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 | 3,289,466 | 1.20 | 3,963,637 | -17.01 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 67,209 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 684,800 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,756,707 | 1.01 | 6,422,062 | -57.07 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 96 | -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 | 2,959 | 0.00 | 360 | 721.94 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 946 | 0.00 | 20,309 | -95.34 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 40 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
SS | Classified | 55,395,613 | 20.29 | 41 275 750 | 34.21 |
Russia’s Imports from Ireland
The major share of Russian imports from Ireland in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 48.70% of Russia’s total imports from Ireland (55.09% in 2014);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 34.38% of Russia’s total imports from Ireland (21.89% in 2014);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 13.36% of Russia’s total imports from Ireland (19.85% in 2014).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Ireland in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $80,229,430;
- Photographic or cinematographic goods (HS code 37) - an increase of $4,371,147;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $3,142,355.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Ireland in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $143,914,366;
- 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 $93,626,189;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $51,372,596;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - a decrease of $44,492,317;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $31,397,548;
- 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 $27,901,306;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $27,575,737;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $26,242,402;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $20,275,523;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $14,555,694;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $13,052,363;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $12,661,331;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $10,451,676;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $9,350,731;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $9,177,310;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $7,117,078;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $3,674,320.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2014, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2015 over 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 118,398 | 0.01 | 681,121 | -82.62 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0 | 0.00 | 27,575,737 | -100.00 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 26,242,402 | -100.00 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 182,205 | 0.02 | 10,633,881 | -98.29 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 751,653 | 0.09 | 535,633 | 40.33 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 381 | 0.00 | 58 | 556.90 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0 | 0.00 | 27,061 | -100.00 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 239 | 0.00 | 906 | -73.62 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 169,469 | 0.02 | 4,824 | 3,413.04 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 7,117,078 | -100.00 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 685,382 | -100.00 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 3,157,130 | 0.38 | 3,801,952 | -16.96 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 12,960 | 0.00 | 131,674 | -90.16 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 32,091,630 | 3.86 | 45,143,993 | -28.91 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 3,932,046 | 0.47 | 5,776,670 | -31.93 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 20,825,382 | 2.51 | 35,381,076 | -41.14 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 48,668,301 | 5.86 | 93,160,618 | -47.76 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 910,673 | 0.11 | 1,367,131 | -33.39 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 217,611 | 0.03 | 168,849 | 28.88 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 145,774 | 0.02 | 167,781 | -13.12 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 12,464 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 43,151,102 | 5.19 | 136,777,291 | -68.45 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 7,781,685 | 0.94 | 8,591,266 | -9.42 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 167,300,525 | 20.14 | 311,214,891 | -46.24 |
31 | Fertilizers | 12,683 | 0.00 | 6,196 | 104.70 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 5,831,011 | 0.70 | 15,181,742 | -61.59 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 132,221,994 | 15.91 | 163,619,542 | -19.19 |
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 | 973,026 | 0.12 | 797,667 | 21.98 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 8,373,923 | 1.01 | 28,649,446 | -70.77 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 4,893,718 | 0.59 | 522,571 | 836.47 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 20,734,172 | 2.50 | 33,395,503 | -37.91 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,548,216 | 0.55 | 5,897,481 | -22.88 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 8,768,424 | 1.06 | 12,442,744 | -29.53 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 12,545 | 0.00 | 20,334 | -38.31 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 72,707 | 0.01 | 2,496,318 | -97.09 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 210 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 204,113 | 0.02 | 343,297 | -40.54 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 6,262,721 | 0.75 | 3,897,147 | 60.70 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 1,740 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 0 | 0.00 | 860 | -100.00 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 8,660 | 0.00 | 17,079 | -49.29 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 19,326 | 0.00 | 44,589 | -56.66 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 505 | 0.00 | 2,506 | -79.85 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 30,386 | -100.00 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 620 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 107,339 | 0.01 | 93,017 | 15.40 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 378 | 0.00 | 12,370 | -96.94 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,406 | 0.00 | 25,826 | -90.68 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 12,973 | 0.00 | 4,631 | 180.13 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 48,857 | 0.01 | 122,440 | -60.10 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 340,925 | -100.00 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 9,669 | -100.00 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 60,598 | 0.01 | 150,385 | -59.70 |
69 | Ceramic products | 22,107 | 0.00 | 22,121 | -0.06 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 372,556 | 0.04 | 318,959 | 16.80 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 433,591 | 0.05 | 922,301 | -52.99 |
72 | Iron and steel | 44,377 | 0.01 | 21,559 | 105.84 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 929,035 | 0.11 | 1,431,212 | -35.09 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 56,038 | 0.01 | 7,588 | 638.51 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 435,401 | 0.05 | 539,195 | -19.25 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 173,657 | 0.02 | 135,049 | 28.59 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 2,853 | 0.00 | 5,131 | -44.40 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 98,645 | 0.01 | 72,176 | 36.67 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 888,501 | 0.11 | 3,121,084 | -71.53 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,609,398 | 0.19 | 1,917,120 | -16.05 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 133,132,589 | 16.02 | 52,903,159 | 151.65 |
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 | 29,877,518 | 3.60 | 57,778,824 | -48.29 |
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 | 0 | 0.00 | 110,000 | -100.00 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,155,994 | 0.14 | 1,369,732 | -15.60 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 4,500 | -100.00 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 121,439,621 | 14.62 | 172,812,217 | -29.73 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 382 | 0.00 | 606 | -36.96 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 118 | 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 | 260,651 | 0.03 | 1,680,830 | -84.49 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 8,482,664 | 1.02 | 5,340,309 | 58.84 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 8,788,304 | 1.06 | 17,965,614 | -51.08 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 161 | -100.00 |
SS | Classified | 14,790 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |