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Russian trade with Sweden 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 Sweden in 2015: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Sweden

In 2015, Russia’s trade with Sweden was $4,287,633,480, down 46.64% ($3,746,936,132) from 2014.

Russia’s exports to Sweden in 2015 were $2,434,596,661, down 49.22% ($2,359,542,702) from 2014.

Russia’s imports from Sweden in 2015 were $1,853,036,819, down 42.82% ($1,387,393,430) from 2014.

Russia’s trade surplus with Sweden in 2015 was $581,559,842, a 62.57% decrease ($972,149,272) over 2014.

Sweden was Russia’s 25th largest trading partner in 2015 (down from 22nd in 2014), accounting for 0.8147% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.0262% in 2014).

Sweden was Russia’s 30th largest export market in 2015 (down from 24th in 2014), accounting for 0.7086% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.9647% in 2014).

Sweden was Russia’s 24th largest supplier in 2015 (down from 22nd in 2014), accounting for 1.0144% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.1331% in 2014).

Russia’s Exports to Sweden

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 64.82% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (78.48% in 2014);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.02% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (15.22% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.63% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.71% in 2014);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.40% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (2.10% in 2014);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.61% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.35% in 2014).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sweden 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) - an increase of $20,021,010;
  • 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 $17,278,772;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $8,026,292.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sweden 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 $2,184,542,019;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $80,043,336;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $44,468,365;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $42,426,657;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $17,001,509;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $13,827,310;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $13,447,014.
Russia’s exports to Sweden in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
01 Live animals 0 0.00 200-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 1,243,541-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 46,193 0.00 186,316-75.21
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 5,042,611 0.21 3,304,91052.58
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2 0.00 21,253-99.99
10 Cereals 604,102 0.02 0
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 6,904 0.00 39,267-82.42
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,962,107 0.08 2,737,872-28.33
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 87 0.00 2,284-96.19
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 1,119-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 1,479-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 444,329 0.02 174,542154.57
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 24,401 0.00 21,10015.64
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 12,665,663 0.52 29,667,172-57.31
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 18,070-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 614,866 0.03 599,7482.52
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,577,475,169 64.79 3,762,017,188-58.07
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 496,638,006 20.40 479,359,2343.60
29 Organic chemicals 67,291,413 2.76 147,334,749-54.33
30 Pharmaceutical products 79,841 0.00 90,174-11.46
31 Fertilizers 40,228,516 1.65 45,277,234-11.15
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 21,970 0.00 13,39364.04
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 515,785 0.02 563,532-8.47
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 1,745,871 0.07 1,801,484-3.09
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 1,568-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 39,244 0.00 405,744-90.33
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,933,081 0.08 2,392,145-19.19
40 Rubber and articles thereof 49,352,312 2.03 52,360,183-5.74
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 449 0.00 89404.49
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 57,722,685 2.37 100,149,342-42.36
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 14,158 0.00 14,590-2.96
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 695,531 0.03 450,32554.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 53,125 0.00 86,234-38.39
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 17,778 0.00 20,061-11.38
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 515,311 0.02 79652,192.41
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 529 0.00 2,787-81.02
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 156 0.00 67132.84
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,149,413 0.09 2,181,526-1.47
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 72,791 0.00 1,8403,856.03
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,329,825 0.05 1,845,679-27.95
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 93,331 0.00 463,479-79.86
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 11,796 0.00 4,243178.01
65 Headgear and parts thereof 45 0.00 2580.00
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 117 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,324,718 0.18 5,974,836-27.62
69 Ceramic products 32,749 0.00 73,262-55.30
70 Glass and glassware 4,318,656 0.18 401,771974.90
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 356 0.00 6,424-94.46
72 Iron and steel 18,180,083 0.75 32,007,393-43.20
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,586,397 0.07 2,195,868-27.76
74 Copper and articles thereof 292,129 0.01 3,441,146-91.51
75 Nickel and articles thereof 969 0.00 13,447,983-99.99
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 37,443,012 1.54 29,416,72027.28
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 32,296-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 370,333 0.02 1,380,737-73.18
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 423,677 0.02 128,613229.42
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,731,653 0.24 70,6438,013.55
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,762,819 0.28 51,231,184-86.80
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 7,244,274 0.30 5,009,19544.62
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 22,325,201 0.92 2,304,191868.90
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 137,469 0.01 32,004329.54
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,841,162 0.12 6,317,637-55.03
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 21,248 0.00 10919,393.58
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 3,665 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 3,079,967 0.13 5,639,811-45.39
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 65,079 0.00 131,913-50.67
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 827 0.00 59538.99
SS Classified 705 0.00 39 165-98.20

Russia’s Imports from Sweden

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 53.18% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (57.91% in 2014);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 23.65% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (18.86% in 2014);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.82% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (7.57% in 2014);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.79% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (6.73% in 2014);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.77% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (4.68% in 2014);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.03% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (1.62% in 2014).

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

  • No product groups with a substantial increase.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Sweden 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 $399,716,551;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $260,039,367;
  • 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 $184,523,630;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $86,535,827;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $53,769,527;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $50,254,101;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $43,426,205;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $41,717,163;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $39,743,571;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $28,451,858;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $22,951,503;
  • 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 $22,274,772;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $21,155,914;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $19,103,360;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $10,088,531;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $9,648,863;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $8,432,784;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $6,914,931;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - a decrease of $6,741,794;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $6,200,695;
  • 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 $6,082,096;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $5,986,472.
Russia’s imports from Sweden in 2015 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2014,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2015
over 2014
01 Live animals 439,454 0.02 27,8981,475.22
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 2,936,977-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 321,934-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,185,678 0.06 4,528,305-73.82
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 19,538 0.00 157,676-87.61
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 42 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 18,724 0.00 25,581-26.81
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 41,493-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,095,266 0.11 4,814,476-56.48
10 Cereals 0 0.00 3,419,190-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,875,749 0.21 6,040,477-35.84
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,433 0.00 68,659-89.17
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 18-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 47,191,559 2.55 70,143,062-32.72
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 255,233 0.01 1,024,005-75.08
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,300,508 0.07 1,773,126-26.65
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,586,384 0.09 2,723,410-41.75
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,714,425 0.36 12,700,897-47.13
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,820,979 0.15 4,144,436-31.93
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 10,316,038 0.56 20,404,569-49.44
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 6,781,930 0.37 11,385,191-40.43
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 2,289,669 0.12 3,974,337-42.39
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,478,011 0.08 889,60266.14
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 6,364,934 0.34 34,816,792-81.72
26 Ores, slag and ash 3,419,666 0.18 760449,856.05
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 9,228,248 0.50 17,661,032-47.75
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,199,038 0.28 11,281,134-53.91
29 Organic chemicals 9,727,785 0.52 10,423,246-6.67
30 Pharmaceutical products 112,443,154 6.07 154,160,317-27.06
31 Fertilizers 529,647 0.03 75,427602.20
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 78,672,908 4.25 132,442,435-40.60
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 20,567,921 1.11 30,216,784-31.93
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 26,217,559 1.41 32,959,353-20.45
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 11,796,071 0.64 15,548,841-24.14
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,123,625 0.06 1,556,373-27.80
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,496 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 25,961,215 1.40 29,887,156-13.14
39 Plastics and articles thereof 129,744,710 7.00 169,488,281-23.45
40 Rubber and articles thereof 16,170,450 0.87 23,085,381-29.95
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 19,602 0.00 20,780-5.67
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 919,341 0.05 493,35986.34
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 126,772 0.01 220,479-42.50
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,252,746 0.23 8,649,452-50.83
45 Cork and articles of cork 2,991 0.00 5,901-49.31
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 5,339 0.00 7,837-31.87
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 20,559,508 1.11 21,210,389-3.07
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 98,832,697 5.33 185,368,524-46.68
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,232,680 0.12 2,692,857-17.09
50 Silk 817 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 6,966 0.00 5,81619.77
52 Cotton 85,467 0.00 198,070-56.85
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 16,476 0.00 14,11316.74
54 Man-made filaments 39,975 0.00 63,648-37.19
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,443,770 0.08 1,712,371-15.69
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,540,313 0.19 5,600,040-36.78
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 494,339 0.03 491,8330.51
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 108,869 0.01 143,565-24.17
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 6,287,642 0.34 7,864,334-20.05
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 184,529 0.01 99,09586.21
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 124,121 0.01 169,632-26.83
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 92,308 0.00 348,670-73.53
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 807,251 0.04 2,008,020-59.80
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 335,554 0.02 788,573-57.45
65 Headgear and parts thereof 739,332 0.04 815,497-9.34
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,003 0.00 4,044-75.20
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 793 0.00 12,215-93.51
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,665,537 0.09 2,806,650-40.66
69 Ceramic products 810,917 0.04 2,745,321-70.46
70 Glass and glassware 3,803,476 0.21 6,171,498-38.37
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 8,711 0.00 12,225-28.74
72 Iron and steel 33,401,513 1.80 54,557,427-38.78
73 Articles of iron or steel 51,944,569 2.80 102,198,670-49.17
74 Copper and articles thereof 914,309 0.05 1,415,172-35.39
75 Nickel and articles thereof 173,654 0.01 356,098-51.23
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,547,272 0.14 4,734,196-46.19
79 Zinc and articles thereof 29,801 0.00 36,477-18.30
80 Tin and articles thereof 7,467 0.00 42,802-82.55
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 838,018 0.05 1,572,923-46.72
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 35,036,073 1.89 54,139,433-35.29
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 20,069,634 1.08 26,270,329-23.60
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 339,591,612 18.33 599,630,979-43.37
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 324,978,730 17.54 509,502,360-36.22
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 267,980 0.01 1,797,124-85.09
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 267,380,830 14.43 667,097,381-59.92
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,874,117 0.26 6,762,949-27.93
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 48,266,186 2.60 91,692,391-47.36
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 17,913 0.00 197,177-90.92
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 7,252 0.00 18,384-60.55
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 20,484,752 1.11 42,759,524-52.09
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 715,079 0.04 1,726,664-58.59
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5,540,316 0.30 7,249,176-23.57
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 38 0.00 0
SS Classified 2,854,815 0.15 779 174266.39
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia