Russian trade with Denmark in 2016
February 28, 2017
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Denmark in 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Denmark
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Denmark was $2,231,211,955, down 20.82% ($586,851,147) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Denmark in 2016 were $1,400,462,964, down 27.94% ($543,050,470) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Denmark in 2016 were $830,748,991, down 5.01% ($43,800,677) from 2015.
Russia’s trade surplus with Denmark in 2016 was $569,713,973, a 46.70% decrease ($499,249,793) over 2015.
Denmark was Russia’s 39th largest trading partner in 2016 (down from 34th in 2015), accounting for 0.4770% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.5355% in 2015).
Denmark was Russia’s 40th largest export market in 2016 (down from 35th in 2015), accounting for 0.4905% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5656% in 2015).
Denmark was Russia’s 35th largest supplier in 2016 (down from 33rd in 2015), accounting for 0.4558% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4787% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Denmark
The major share of Russian exports to Denmark in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 69.12% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (78.31% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.70% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (12.48% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.02% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (3.35% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.97% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (3.68% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.17% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (1.58% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Denmark in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $8,073,071;
- 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 $6,192,986;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $5,964,590;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $5,569,750.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Denmark in 2016 over 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 $553,905,665;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $10,775,860;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $5,018,639.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 2,667,790 | 0.19 | 1,063,538 | 150.84 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 204,752 | 0.01 | 58,905 | 247.60 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 27,732 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 10 | Cereals | 13,048,779 | 0.93 | 4,975,708 | 162.25 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,374,968 | 0.10 | 856,956 | 60.45 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 17,693,809 | 1.26 | 14,687,983 | 20.46 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 46 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 3,196,109 | 0.23 | 775,517 | 312.13 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 41,785 | 0.00 | 23,903 | 74.81 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 31,851,592 | 2.27 | 42,627,452 | -25.28 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 133,991 | 0.01 | 74,334 | 80.26 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 1,126 | 0.00 | 6 | 18,666.67 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 967,974,682 | 69.12 | 1,521,880,347 | -36.40 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 11,774,463 | 0.84 | 5,581,477 | 110.96 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 226,433 | 0.02 | 95,580 | 136.90 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 23,953 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 16,115,843 | 1.15 | 21,134,482 | -23.75 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,341,973 | 0.10 | 1,879,376 | -28.59 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 100 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 760 | 0.00 | 53 | 1,333.96 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 113,026 | 0.01 | 63,033 | 79.31 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 562,293 | 0.04 | 1,177,545 | -52.25 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 227,707 | 0.02 | 691,927 | -67.09 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 573,283 | 0.04 | 557,129 | 2.90 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 67,399,754 | 4.81 | 68,878,039 | -2.15 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,107,760 | 0.15 | 2,544,299 | -17.16 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 51,877 | 0.00 | 83,986 | -38.23 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 227,694 | 0.02 | 167,368 | 36.04 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 287,759 | 0.02 | 360,051 | -20.08 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 7,727 | 0.00 | 3,594 | 115.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 29 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 450 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 3,614 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 286,634 | 0.02 | 343,860 | -16.64 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,529 | 0.00 | 622 | 145.82 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 66,795 | 0.00 | 35,017 | 90.75 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,124,241 | 0.15 | 1,296,309 | 63.87 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 92,688 | 0.01 | 893,798 | -89.63 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 45,609 | 0.00 | 108,980 | -58.15 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 234,056,368 | 16.71 | 235,320,862 | -0.54 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,279,074 | 0.09 | 3,940,584 | -67.54 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,599 | 0.00 | 2,675 | -40.22 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 6,436,094 | 0.46 | 3,252,793 | 97.86 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 7,719 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 115,387 | 0.01 | 17,974 | 541.97 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 5,964,940 | 0.43 | 350 | 1,704,168.57 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,271,091 | 0.16 | 1,684,642 | 34.81 |
| 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 | 609,715 | 0.04 | 921,317 | -33.82 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 496,529 | 0.04 | 255,850 | 94.07 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 5,569,750 | 0.40 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 899,159 | 0.06 | 465,142 | 93.31 |
| 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 | 721,360 | 0.05 | 267,820 | 169.35 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 53,702 | 0.00 | 91,869 | -41.55 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 7,345 | 0.00 | 3,726 | 97.13 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 28,887 | 0.00 | 41,572 | -30.51 |
| SS | Classified | 70,809 | 0.01 | 4 317 365 | -98.36 |
Russia’s Imports from Denmark
The major share of Russian imports from Denmark in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 41.47% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (36.78% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.79% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (38.74% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.91% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (14.90% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.29% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (1.94% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Denmark in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $15,936,094;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $12,220,657;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $4,151,398;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $4,142,494;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - an increase of $3,751,626;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,584,029.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Denmark in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $46,744,688;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $10,685,536;
- 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 $7,340,437;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - a decrease of $7,101,246;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $6,078,232;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - a decrease of $3,300,953.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 5,814,497 | 0.70 | 7,424,315 | -21.68 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 2,085,761 | 0.25 | 2,187,544 | -4.65 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 96,886 | 0.01 | 3,397,839 | -97.15 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 3,343,843 | 0.40 | 4,571,824 | -26.86 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 13,608,807 | 1.64 | 9,857,181 | 38.06 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 143,450 | 0.02 | 135,654 | 5.75 |
| 10 | Cereals | 3,584,029 | 0.43 | 0 | ∞ |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 3,686,168 | 0.44 | 5,306,624 | -30.54 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 11,556,264 | 1.39 | 9,354,791 | 23.53 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 9,215,319 | 1.11 | 8,600,672 | 7.15 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,089,851 | 0.13 | 925,608 | 17.74 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 2,112,940 | 0.25 | 1,818,959 | 16.16 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,759,648 | 0.21 | 1,650,840 | 6.59 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 962,017 | 0.12 | 815,225 | 18.01 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 13,105,239 | 1.58 | 19,183,471 | -31.68 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 746,303 | 0.09 | 615,172 | 21.32 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 12,627,283 | 1.52 | 13,104,264 | -3.64 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,499,552 | 0.18 | 1,546,759 | -3.05 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 41,874,863 | 5.04 | 37,732,369 | 10.98 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 3,285,026 | 0.40 | 2,089,443 | 57.22 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 2,643,732 | 0.32 | 4,865,526 | -45.66 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 132,437 | 0.02 | 282,470 | -53.11 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 525,043 | 0.06 | 987,193 | -46.81 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 4,244,458 | 0.51 | 2,455,365 | 72.86 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 109,825,341 | 13.22 | 156,570,029 | -29.86 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 0 | 0.00 | 3,142 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 11,488,948 | 1.38 | 12,122,845 | -5.23 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,733,802 | 0.21 | 2,187,772 | -20.75 |
| 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 | 5,008,390 | 0.60 | 5,746,353 | -12.84 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 59,695,467 | 7.19 | 60,249,925 | -0.92 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 89 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 61,813,558 | 7.44 | 72,499,094 | -14.74 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 20,153,785 | 2.43 | 20,468,803 | -1.54 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 6,220,613 | 0.75 | 5,552,931 | 12.02 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 103,115 | 0.01 | 38,985 | 164.50 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 28,592 | 0.00 | 22,388 | 27.71 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 590,793 | 0.07 | 1,311,642 | -54.96 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 788 | 0.00 | 632 | 24.68 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 463 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 4,463,272 | 0.54 | 4,891,968 | -8.76 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,321,461 | 0.16 | 1,814,061 | -27.15 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 9,530 | 0.00 | 2,495 | 281.96 |
| 52 | Cotton | 4,649 | 0.00 | 124,034 | -96.25 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 136 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 10,882 | 0.00 | 10,029 | 8.51 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 764,554 | 0.09 | 852,308 | -10.30 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 3,060,292 | 0.37 | 1,820,775 | 68.08 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 1,091,811 | 0.13 | 1,047,531 | 4.23 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 47,445 | 0.01 | 38,327 | 23.79 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 488,263 | 0.06 | 1,102,079 | -55.70 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 3,540 | 0.00 | 49,097 | -92.79 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 353,603 | 0.04 | 459,470 | -23.04 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 214,532 | 0.03 | 233,612 | -8.17 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 749,609 | 0.09 | 804,503 | -6.82 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 41,599 | 0.01 | 19,811 | 109.98 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 14,575 | 0.00 | 49,790 | -70.73 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 963 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 47,525 | 0.01 | 43,023 | 10.46 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2,710,389 | 0.33 | 2,974,081 | -8.87 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 870,992 | 0.10 | 650,745 | 33.85 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 1,426,400 | 0.17 | 1,261,036 | 13.11 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 11,264 | 0.00 | 16,194 | -30.44 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 290,013 | 0.03 | 1,223,604 | -76.30 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 10,852,370 | 1.31 | 10,300,149 | 5.36 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 1,029,111 | 0.12 | 1,401,932 | -26.59 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 4,343 | 0.00 | 986 | 340.47 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 3,754,780 | 0.45 | 1,736,587 | 116.22 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 10,390 | 0.00 | 8,089 | 28.45 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 1,034,496 | 0.12 | 240,225 | 330.64 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 494,240 | 0.06 | 742,739 | -33.46 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 1,558,818 | 0.19 | 1,285,893 | 21.22 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 230,338,804 | 27.73 | 214,402,710 | 7.43 |
| 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 | 38,671,121 | 4.65 | 46,011,558 | -15.95 |
| 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 | 106,028 | 0.01 | 15,504 | 583.88 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 11,038,339 | 1.33 | 6,886,941 | 60.28 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 27,785,768 | 3.34 | 15,565,111 | 78.51 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 36,552,448 | 4.40 | 38,769,686 | -5.72 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 135,313 | 0.02 | 20,564 | 558.01 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 251 | -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 | 2,961,514 | 0.36 | 4,518,451 | -34.46 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 28,160,067 | 3.39 | 35,261,313 | -20.14 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,853,394 | 0.22 | 2,103,304 | -11.88 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0 | 0.00 | 7,673 | -100.00 |
| SS | Classified | 3,187 | 0.00 | 97 780 | -96.74 |