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Russian trade with Japan in 2015

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Japan in 2015: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Japan

In 2015, Russia’s trade with Japan was $21,309,941,655, down 30.81% ($9,487,218,970) from 2014.

Russia’s exports to Japan in 2015 were $14,497,265,906, down 27.06% ($5,377,912,145) from 2014.

Russia’s imports from Japan in 2015 were $6,812,675,749, down 37.62% ($4,109,306,825) from 2014.

Russia’s trade surplus with Japan in 2015 was $7,684,590,157, a 14.17% decrease ($1,268,605,320) over 2014.

Japan was Russia’s 7th largest trading partner in 2015 (just as in 2014), accounting for 4.0492% of Russia’s total trade (up from 3.9336% in 2014).

Japan was Russia’s 7th largest export market in 2015 (down from 6th in 2014), accounting for 4.2193% of Russia’s total exports (up from 3.9995% in 2014).

Japan was Russia’s 6th largest supplier in 2015 (just as in 2014), accounting for 3.7293% of Russia’s total imports (down from 3.8191% in 2014).

Russia’s Exports to Japan

The major share of Russian exports to Japan in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 82.91% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (87.28% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.76% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (5.65% in 2014);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.80% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (0.20% in 2014);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.51% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (2.30% in 2014);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.99% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.24% in 2014);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.84% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (2.67% in 2014);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.17% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (0.42% in 2014).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Japan in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $361,596,324;
  • 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 $49,872,143;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $47,020,139.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Japan 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 $5,265,868,692;
  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $263,293,326;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $97,015,777;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $85,176,948;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $62,459,105;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $54,266,005.
Russia’s exports to Japan in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
01 Live animals 461,000 0.00 30,0001,436.67
02 Meat and edible meat offal 13,813 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 257,606,494 1.78 210,586,35522.33
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 6,712 0.00 80,946-91.71
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 505,125 0.00 935,250-45.99
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,292,203 0.01 1,012,20427.66
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,130 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 596 0.00 780-23.59
10 Cereals 11,598,183 0.08 13,377,845-13.30
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 15,581 0.00 111,900-86.08
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 387,593 0.00 238,51562.50
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 32,789 0.00 126,873-74.16
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,259,980 0.02 1,263,03178.93
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 862 0.00 1,135-24.05
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,803 0.00 23,473-88.06
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 279 0.00 369-24.39
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 14,907 0.00 9,43458.01
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,037,824 0.02 447,260579.21
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 90,562 0.00 134,687-32.76
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,780,072 0.02 361,705668.60
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 8,068,378 0.06 18,042,781-55.28
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,248,673 0.01 613,469103.54
26 Ores, slag and ash 105,356,129 0.73 167,815,234-37.22
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 11,912,980,414 82.17 17,178,849,106-30.65
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 90,481,353 0.62 40,609,210122.81
29 Organic chemicals 12,650,464 0.09 10,636,42818.94
30 Pharmaceutical products 82,082 0.00 107,164-23.41
31 Fertilizers 1,752,224 0.01 1,220,89943.52
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 6,467 0.00 9,578-32.48
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 670,555 0.00 824,229-18.64
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 16,094 0.00 18,404-12.55
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 6,497 0.00 100,578-93.54
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 7-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 854,094-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 514,463 0.00 753,224-31.70
39 Plastics and articles thereof 196,078 0.00 896,397-78.13
40 Rubber and articles thereof 62,866,993 0.43 27,402,243129.42
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 67,244 0.00 121,375-44.60
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 427,682 0.00 872,516-50.98
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 317,926,039 2.19 414,941,816-23.38
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 44,826,407 0.31 41,431,2758.19
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 404,717 0.00 378,6806.88
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 145,940 0.00 250,354-41.71
54 Man-made filaments 203 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 2,764-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 7,041 0.00 1245,578.23
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 273 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 7,391 0.00 2,938151.57
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 27,900 0.00 35,106-20.53
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 658 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 27,599 0.00 53,347-48.27
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 180,971 0.00 38,467370.46
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 28,154 0.00 236,217-88.08
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 974,481 0.01 856,42413.78
65 Headgear and parts thereof 12,907 0.00 7,53071.41
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,700 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 12,593 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 41,437 0.00 30,47835.96
69 Ceramic products 21,558 0.00 23,946-9.97
70 Glass and glassware 478,212 0.00 1,940,641-75.36
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 266,420,141 1.84 529,713,467-49.70
72 Iron and steel 174,488,276 1.20 259,665,224-32.80
73 Articles of iron or steel 245,544 0.00 162,56751.04
74 Copper and articles thereof 280 0.00 337,819-99.92
75 Nickel and articles thereof 43,492 0.00 51,010-14.74
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 794,373,814 5.48 848,639,819-6.39
78 Lead and articles thereof 69,383 0.00 350,781-80.22
80 Tin and articles thereof 134,517 0.00 39,477240.75
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 11,317,256 0.08 13,338,992-15.16
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 5,660 0.00 2,315144.49
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,845 0.00 9,504-59.54
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,741,438 0.03 2,833,65367.33
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 2,221,820 0.02 4,686,770-52.59
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 8,000-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,379,994 0.04 1,105,713386.56
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 391,253,674 2.70 29,657,3501,219.25
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,979,555 0.02 2,160,49337.91
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 36 0.00 100-64.00
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 536,242 0.00 1,084,722-50.56
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 270,027 0.00 131,896104.73
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 39,416 0.00 6,015555.30
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 4,993-100.00
SS Classified 115,017 0.00 42 468 566-99.73

Russia’s Imports from Japan

The major share of Russian imports from Japan in 2015 (and in 2014) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 77.90% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (83.30% in 2014);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.80% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (9.47% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.54% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (2.64% in 2014);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.28% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (0.63% in 2014).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Japan in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $37,760,613;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $24,695,297;
  • Man-made staple fibers (HS code 55) - an increase of $23,888,687;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $21,074,580.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Japan in 2015 over 2014 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $2,374,046,949;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,030,205,975;
  • 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 $252,854,625;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $232,631,522;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $158,947,430;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $54,179,498;
  • 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) - a decrease of $22,724,162.
Russia’s imports from Japan in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
01 Live animals 1,570 0.00 35,473-95.57
02 Meat and edible meat offal 143,859 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 9,002,815 0.13 6,986,68428.86
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 5,317-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 279 0.00 102173.53
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 41,200 0.00 75,191-45.21
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 68,907 0.00 183,837-62.52
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 113,877 0.00 231,921-50.90
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 820,144 0.01 1,138,262-27.95
10 Cereals 77,067 0.00 143,158-46.17
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 11,114 0.00 17,593-36.83
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 169,894 0.00 181,323-6.30
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 809,315 0.01 541,18649.54
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 7,501 0.00 5,51236.08
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 108,075 0.00 104,8873.04
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 75,641 0.00 33,509125.73
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 491,466 0.01 520,017-5.49
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 740,130 0.01 792,846-6.65
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 359,837 0.01 693,734-48.13
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 119,809 0.00 191,544-37.45
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6,198,999 0.09 14,346,722-56.79
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 6,215,946 0.09 9,331,960-33.39
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 8,373 0.00 78,268-89.30
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 83,967 0.00 161,747-48.09
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 68,847 0.00 1,396,403-95.07
26 Ores, slag and ash 277,468 0.00 315,460-12.04
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 47,519,810 0.70 52,463,297-9.42
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 12,474,029 0.18 7,202,87773.18
29 Organic chemicals 19,307,801 0.28 30,899,312-37.51
30 Pharmaceutical products 57,332,396 0.84 54,271,9885.64
31 Fertilizers 87,123 0.00 7,7581,023.01
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 17,050,106 0.25 20,840,718-18.19
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 28,138,540 0.41 40,780,352-31.00
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 18,767,070 0.28 19,404,537-3.29
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,491,414 0.04 2,550,866-2.33
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 270 0.00 467-42.18
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 55,258,665 0.81 61,345,390-9.92
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 45,911,314 0.67 38,712,13718.60
39 Plastics and articles thereof 152,374,539 2.24 131,299,95916.05
40 Rubber and articles thereof 394,441,368 5.79 627,072,890-37.10
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 526,436 0.01 1,091,772-51.78
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 9,806 0.00 38,908-74.80
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 194,474 0.00 127,63552.37
45 Cork and articles of cork 9,622 0.00 44,540-78.40
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 55 0.00 10,993-99.50
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 16,529-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 8,213,337 0.12 12,219,703-32.79
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,759,267 0.03 2,009,860-12.47
50 Silk 1,124 0.00 61,914-98.18
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 163 0.00 3,164-94.85
52 Cotton 658,105 0.01 208,371215.83
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 3,140 0.00 11,524-72.75
54 Man-made filaments 8,869,339 0.13 9,975,711-11.09
55 Man-made staple fibers 64,438,363 0.95 40,549,67658.91
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 7,842,745 0.12 6,957,19912.73
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 237,126 0.00 87,926169.69
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 56,129 0.00 148,312-62.15
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,559,936 0.02 1,672,486-6.73
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 484,648 0.01 1,787,337-72.88
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 412,155 0.01 1,165,534-64.64
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 791,079 0.01 1,416,209-44.14
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,412,545 0.02 2,612,276-45.93
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 84,185 0.00 217,702-61.33
65 Headgear and parts thereof 631,351 0.01 2,043,687-69.11
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 31,175 0.00 197,955-84.25
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 11,411 0.00 4,122176.83
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 9,332,635 0.14 15,421,648-39.48
69 Ceramic products 4,745,036 0.07 3,889,11822.01
70 Glass and glassware 24,967,761 0.37 43,695,156-42.86
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 758,072 0.01 1,802,111-57.93
72 Iron and steel 90,202,006 1.32 52,441,39372.01
73 Articles of iron or steel 128,706,080 1.89 140,576,472-8.44
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,320,773 0.02 2,535,292-47.90
75 Nickel and articles thereof 792,244 0.01 516,91453.26
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,039,750 0.06 5,318,036-24.04
78 Lead and articles thereof 5,816 0.00 8,908-34.71
79 Zinc and articles thereof 7,860 0.00 10,414-24.52
80 Tin and articles thereof 16,424 0.00 1,780822.70
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,080,184 0.02 1,906,421-43.34
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 58,972,705 0.87 49,081,66420.15
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 24,267,425 0.36 35,517,463-31.67
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,391,629,254 20.43 2,421,835,229-42.54
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 409,036,702 6.00 661,891,327-38.20
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 274,262 0.00 115,851136.74
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,171,949,098 46.56 5,545,996,047-42.81
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 37,131,457 0.55 12,436,160198.58
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 296,873,978 4.36 455,821,408-34.87
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,747,043 0.06 3,447,0038.70
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,834,961 0.04 5,179,485-45.27
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 26,471,908 0.39 49,196,070-46.19
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,178,265 0.03 3,322,516-34.44
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 145,651,763 2.14 199,831,261-27.11
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 98,347 0.00 64,65452.11
SS Classified 175,679 0.00 1 076 524-83.68
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia