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Russian trade with Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016

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 the second quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Japan

In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Japan was $3,649,138,894, down 32.37% ($1,746,840,886) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $2,110,448,197, down 41.05% ($1,469,896,900) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $1,538,690,697, down 15.25% ($276,943,986) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 was $571,757,500, a 67.60% decrease ($1,192,952,914) over the 2nd quarter of 2015.

Japan was Russia’s 8th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 3.3528% of Russia’s total trade (down from 3.9579% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Japan was Russia’s 9th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 7th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 3.1761% of Russia’s total exports (down from 3.9110% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Japan was Russia’s 6th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 3.6298% of Russia’s total imports (down from 4.0538% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Japan

The major share of Russian exports to Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 75.99% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (83.11% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.89% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (7.31% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.94% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (2.57% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.34% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (3.70% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.08% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.89% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.12% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (0.88% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $13,913,674;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $10,694,786.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 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 $1,367,581,425;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $59,308,084;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $52,572,975.
Russia’s exports to Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
01 Live animals 50 0.00 17,000-99.71
02 Meat and edible meat offal 16,439 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 39,488,760 1.87 28,793,97437.14
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 4,100 0.00 2,64055.30
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 110,400 0.01 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 106,593 0.01 301,166-64.61
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 700 0.00 197255.33
10 Cereals 947,692 0.04 201,229370.95
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 21 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 162,307 0.01 43,929269.48
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,480 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 148,442 0.01 9,3801,482.54
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 233,642 0.01 705,009-66.86
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 227 0.00 285-20.35
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 6,023 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 442 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 3,405 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 75,104 0.00 70,8256.04
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 20,895 0.00 40,777-48.76
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 84,100 0.00 199,838-57.92
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,312,971 0.16 975,971239.45
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 343,275 0.02 356,088-3.60
26 Ores, slag and ash 27,742,797 1.31 31,946,345-13.16
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,575,689,915 74.66 2,943,271,340-46.46
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,576,451 0.07 4,511,505-65.06
29 Organic chemicals 3,911,066 0.19 2,594,93650.72
30 Pharmaceutical products 25,000 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 91,050 0.00 124,148-26.66
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 6,574 0.00 4614,191.30
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 26,224 0.00 451,235-94.19
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 5,485 0.00 4,45925.83
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,637 0.00 1,04856.20
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 70,135 0.00 105,243-33.36
39 Plastics and articles thereof 63,012 0.00 19,307226.37
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,321,097 0.30 11,411,060-44.61
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,701 0.00 767252.15
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 769,313 0.04 157,198389.39
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 93,722,126 4.44 79,808,45217.43
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 10,306,358 0.49 12,201,476-15.53
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 111,323 0.01 37,936193.45
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 33,694 0.00 34,199-1.48
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,061 0.00 544830.33
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 47 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 561 0.00 2,119-73.53
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 27-100.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 658-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 29,931 0.00 6,299375.17
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 12,948 0.00 8261,467.55
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,657 0.00 2,52045.12
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 345,657 0.02 239,47344.34
65 Headgear and parts thereof 420 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,792 0.00 32,911-85.44
69 Ceramic products 1,211 0.00 3,080-60.68
70 Glass and glassware 172,254 0.01 72,344138.10
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 64,955,522 3.08 67,520,751-3.80
72 Iron and steel 33,710,957 1.60 36,205,415-6.89
73 Articles of iron or steel 109,602 0.01 89,32422.70
75 Nickel and articles thereof 17,837 0.00 7,148149.54
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 170,226,465 8.07 222,799,440-23.60
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,693,834 0.22 2,442,45492.18
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 6,424 0.00 5,48917.03
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,174 0.00 947235.16
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 140,404 0.01 2,143,288-93.45
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 381,021 0.02 414,504-8.08
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 223,494 0.01 279,353-20.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 69,215,535 3.28 128,523,619-46.15
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 466,216 0.02 933,938-50.08
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 163,530 0.01 181,336-9.82
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 14,425 0.00 2,174563.52
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 192 0.00 28,891-99.34
SS Classified 0 0.00 7,317-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Japan

The major share of Russian imports from Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 78.26% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (81.66% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.26% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (10.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.82% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (3.25% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.38% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (0.91% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.04% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (0.53% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $10,943,007;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $7,169,176;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $6,459,110.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 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 $216,399,509;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $49,689,985;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $11,542,455;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $6,693,220;
  • 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 $6,497,068;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $5,187,935.
Russia’s imports from Japan in the 2nd quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2016
over Q2 2015
01 Live animals 951,831 0.06 1,57060,526.18
02 Meat and edible meat offal 43,710 0.00 20,909109.05
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,331,962 0.09 2,202,274-39.52
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 85-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,875 0.00 5,526-47.97
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 31,094 0.00 12,607146.64
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 10,463 0.00 48,184-78.29
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 162,303 0.01 188,244-13.78
10 Cereals 37,034 0.00 50,790-27.08
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 4,579 0.00 23,256-80.31
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 244,659 0.02 245,294-0.26
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,653 0.00 3,532-53.20
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 13,327 0.00 10,51926.69
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 9,962-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 254,689 0.02 53,154379.15
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 143,826 0.01 91,18657.73
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 116,453 0.01 73,17559.14
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 21,620 0.00 33,628-35.71
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,876,266 0.12 1,544,95621.44
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,481,463 0.10 1,390,0436.58
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 10,016 0.00 4901,944.08
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 15,054 0.00 12,35021.89
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 12,658 0.00 1,463765.21
26 Ores, slag and ash 142,721 0.01 136,2074.78
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 15,911,027 1.03 9,451,91768.34
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 705,812 0.05 2,226,177-68.29
29 Organic chemicals 5,160,329 0.34 5,722,684-9.83
30 Pharmaceutical products 15,426,692 1.00 13,753,35312.17
31 Fertilizers 10,818 0.00 1763,535.29
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,688,734 0.24 4,537,795-18.71
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 7,336,525 0.48 6,881,9526.61
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 5,139,212 0.33 4,665,33110.16
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 814,715 0.05 372,269118.85
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 204 0.00 16225.93
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 14,458,047 0.94 14,032,9383.03
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,283,815 0.47 11,273,027-35.39
39 Plastics and articles thereof 23,865,514 1.55 30,558,734-21.90
40 Rubber and articles thereof 104,751,679 6.81 97,582,5037.35
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 197,156 0.01 151,92329.77
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,933 0.00 304864.80
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 31,417 0.00 16,76187.44
45 Cork and articles of cork 3,199 0.00 5,421-40.99
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 249 0.00 28789.29
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,880,763 0.19 1,896,56751.89
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 179,963 0.01 545,784-67.03
50 Silk 8,983 0.00 0
52 Cotton 83,944 0.01 158,948-47.19
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 3,140-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 3,129,843 0.20 854 496266.28
55 Man-made staple fibers 13,852,800 0.90 12,680,4429.25
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,372,803 0.15 1,301,82582.27
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 31,567 0.00 69,631-54.67
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 12,907 0.00 14,700-12.20
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 369,019 0.02 483,479-23.67
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 120,192 0.01 210,771-42.98
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 122,916 0.01 81,60350.63
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 205,115 0.01 165,45623.97
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 244,371 0.02 363,270-32.73
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 41,887 0.00 26,42058.54
65 Headgear and parts thereof 594,643 0.04 162,152266.72
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 15,395 0.00 5552,673.87
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 2,828 0.00 1,92347.06
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,952,656 0.13 3,060,692-36.20
69 Ceramic products 1,118,621 0.07 915,52822.18
70 Glass and glassware 6,313,419 0.41 7,142,740-11.61
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 97,558 0.01 211,624-53.90
72 Iron and steel 2,617,307 0.17 3,952,413-33.78
73 Articles of iron or steel 25,987,764 1.69 27,659,487-6.04
74 Copper and articles thereof 278,654 0.02 416,934-33.17
75 Nickel and articles thereof 157,309 0.01 204,409-23.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 676,399 0.04 987,254-31.49
78 Lead and articles thereof 458 0.00 1,697-73.01
79 Zinc and articles thereof 1,545 0.00 3,472-55.50
80 Tin and articles thereof 4,412 0.00 3,59922.59
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 234,960 0.02 567,785-58.62
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,284,766 0.47 18,827,221-61.31
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 6,199,522 0.40 6,301,115-1.61
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 301,391,023 19.59 351,081,008-14.15
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 89,048,771 5.79 95,545,839-6.80
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 59,086 0.00 72,828-18.87
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 735,098,940 47.77 951,498,449-22.74
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 14,163,773 0.92 14,858,366-4.67
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 64,369,731 4.18 69,557,666-7.46
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 622,141 0.04 708,753-12.22
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 376,558 0.02 828,864-54.57
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 5,677,158 0.37 6,921,533-17.98
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 655,610 0.04 489,16334.03
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 38,312,694 2.49 27,369,68739.98
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 21,590 0.00 2,438785.56
SS Classified 0 0.00 30,357-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia