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Russian trade with France in 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 France in 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with France

In 2016, Russia’s trade with France totaled $13,267,465,897, up 13.80% ($1,608,670,804) from 2015.

Russia’s exports to France in 2016 were $4,778,232,749, down 16.35% ($933,636,446) from 2015.

Russia’s imports from France in 2016 totaled $8,489,233,148, up 42.75% ($2,542,307,250) from 2015.

Russia’s trade deficit with France in 2016 was $3,711,000,399, a 1,478.77% increase ($3,475,943,696) over 2015.

France was Russia’s 10th largest trading partner in 2016 (up from 13th in 2015), accounting for 2.8364% of Russia’s total trade (up from 2.2153% in 2015).

France was Russia’s 18th largest export market in 2016 (down from 17th in 2015), accounting for 1.6737% of Russia’s total exports (up from 1.6624% in 2015).

France was Russia’s 5th largest supplier in 2016 (up from 7th in 2015), accounting for 4.6577% of Russia’s total imports (up from 3.2554% in 2015).

Russia’s Exports to France

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 80.31% of Russia’s total exports to France (80.37% in 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.08% of Russia’s total exports to France (3.66% in 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.05% of Russia’s total exports to France (7.02% in 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.31% of Russia’s total exports to France (3.36% in 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.63% of Russia’s total exports to France (1.29% in 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to France 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 $39,703,446;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $25,290,834.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to France 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 $761,432,334;
  • 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 $164,636,487;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $56,757,909.
Russia’s exports to France in 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2016
over 2015
01 Live animals 191,292 0.00 156,00022.62
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 7,588,744 0.16 5,623,68234.94
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 755,003-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,424,596 0.03 1,165,44222.24
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 226,369-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 211 0.00 5,340-96.05
10 Cereals 1,012 0.00 397,588-99.75
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 15,011 0.00 4433,288.49
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 7,472,300 0.16 318,0132,249.68
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 28,445-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,864,844 0.08 6,526,174-40.78
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,620 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 14,100 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,054 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 153 0.00 27,799-99.45
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 62,165 0.00 19,531218.29
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,393,167 0.03 629,480121.32
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,321,315 0.05 2,606,000-10.92
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 10,263,788 0.21 5,773,45977.78
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,040,593 0.04 3,352,001-39.12
26 Ores, slag and ash 9,294,504 0.19 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,826,115,418 80.07 4,587,547,752-16.60
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 84,463,055 1.77 249,099,542-66.09
29 Organic chemicals 45,216,134 0.95 31,786,58242.25
30 Pharmaceutical products 724,378 0.02 72,066905.16
31 Fertilizers 85,237,965 1.78 94,942,878-10.22
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 399,002 0.01 95,555317.56
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,388,433 0.05 3,265,181-26.85
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 127,901 0.00 17,065649.49
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 147,479 0.00 3,8193,761.72
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 3,524-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 27,542 0.00 33,564-17.94
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,395,495 0.03 2,267,093-38.45
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,973,288 0.06 2,250,66732.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 18,127,914 0.38 17,000,7046.63
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 7,695,031 0.16 4,356,07576.65
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,427,212 0.05 361,362571.68
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 72,188,271 1.51 67,099,2737.58
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 24,879 0.00 799,675-96.89
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,612,489 0.03 4,188,678-61.50
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 4,179,848 0.09 1,866,126123.99
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 111,402 0.00 210,040-46.96
54 Man-made filaments 71,576 0.00 57,80523.82
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,885 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 150,731 0.00 1,262,929-88.06
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 176 0.00 1,142-84.59
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 14 0.00 8,193-99.83
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 5,229 0.00 1,114369.39
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,343,620 0.03 1,548,922-13.25
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 2,803,607 0.06 3,812,931-26.47
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,325,919 0.07 3,943,846-15.67
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 4,520,830 0.09 4,105,32710.12
65 Headgear and parts thereof 12,117 0.00 88,203-86.26
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,327 0.00 2,602-49.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 144,140 0.00 140,1272.86
69 Ceramic products 104,079 0.00 70,02048.64
70 Glass and glassware 11,711,460 0.25 3,462,671238.22
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 2,116,121 0.04 582,094263.54
72 Iron and steel 83,573,570 1.75 94,926,555-11.96
73 Articles of iron or steel 33,075,687 0.69 7,784,853324.87
74 Copper and articles thereof 424,092 0.01 371,36414.20
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,374,930 0.03 58,132,839-97.63
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,699,630 0.18 8,842,325-1.61
78 Lead and articles thereof 139,069 0.00 186,439-25.41
80 Tin and articles thereof 100 0.00 13,908-99.28
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 30,426,277 0.64 21,092,30444.25
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 128,949 0.00 144,929-11.03
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 184,525 0.00 182,4461.14
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 180,102,626 3.77 140,399,18028.28
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 17,571,417 0.37 24,512,866-28.32
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 159,103 0.00 326,571-51.28
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 6,752,008 0.14 10,517,440-35.80
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 762,587 0.02 89,825748.97
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 37,226,903 0.78 33,464,73911.24
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 493,122 0.01 266,43785.08
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 10,196 0.00 1,060861.89
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 4,043,838 0.08 4,215,885-4.08
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,110,596 0.02 1,394,163-20.34
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 41,834 0.00 54,135-22.72
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,335,145 0.05 81,2372,774.48
SS Classified 141,749,109 2.97 190 901 779-25.75

Russia’s Imports from France

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 32.05% of Russia’s total imports from France (42.64% in 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 26.57% of Russia’s total imports from France (32.46% in 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.63% of Russia’s total imports from France (11.29% in 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.48% of Russia’s total imports from France (3.92% in 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.99% of Russia’s total imports from France (1.44% in 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from France in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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) - an increase of $251,980,496;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $112,545,342;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $60,849,923;
  • 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 $54,606,951;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $35,584,675;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $28,752,187.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from France in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - a decrease of $34,752,482;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $26,229,760.
Russia’s imports from France in 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2016
over 2015
01 Live animals 4,357,775 0.05 7,550,040-42.28
02 Meat and edible meat offal 2,350,919 0.03 1,502,98156.42
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 124,444 0.00 33,158275.31
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 19,214,318 0.23 23,969,537-19.84
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 304,909 0.00 452,642-32.64
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 905,742 0.01 269,427236.17
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 837,606 0.01 792,5615.68
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,156 0.00 1,254151.67
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,714,242 0.03 4,244,344-36.05
10 Cereals 33,845,135 0.40 35,998,041-5.98
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 5,175,108 0.06 5,057,5662.32
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 56,912,225 0.67 43,800,12329.94
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 17,030,609 0.20 17,145,744-0.67
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 77,029 0.00 51,95748.26
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,228,710 0.03 1,361,73963.67
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,210,618 0.01 1,360,583-11.02
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 16,917,701 0.20 19,330,879-12.48
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 25,173,208 0.30 25,018,2610.62
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 15,742,209 0.19 20,251,577-22.27
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 21,223,119 0.25 13,242,78660.26
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 41,929,844 0.49 53,895,733-22.20
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 272,943,691 3.22 278,884,891-2.13
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 98,542,309 1.16 107,717,348-8.52
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 7,918,846 0.09 9,223,398-14.14
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 15,588,193 0.18 14,805,7895.28
26 Ores, slag and ash 36,840 0.00 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 21,698,224 0.26 11,953,81981.52
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 119,046,079 1.40 64,439,12884.74
29 Organic chemicals 222,186,640 2.62 233,252,667-4.74
30 Pharmaceutical products 811,922,441 9.56 699,377,09916.09
31 Fertilizers 1,092,454 0.01 559,23995.35
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 44,445,381 0.52 41,120,2968.09
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 648,588,202 7.64 683,340,684-5.09
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 87,267,786 1.03 82,753,0725.46
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 61,615,975 0.73 61,049,9630.93
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 3,142,634 0.04 2,550,16623.23
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,133,484 0.03 1,787,53619.35
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 367,239,564 4.33 306,389,64119.86
39 Plastics and articles thereof 261,433,349 3.08 273,360,060-4.36
40 Rubber and articles thereof 90,864,850 1.07 86,010,9665.64
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 149,761 0.00 40,322271.41
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 32,981,941 0.39 27,804,85718.62
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4,886,951 0.06 2,517,37894.13
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,681,442 0.09 12,092,733-36.48
45 Cork and articles of cork 540,080 0.01 202,300166.97
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 15,157 0.00 5,250188.70
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 18,224 0.00 5,729218.10
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 62,664,094 0.74 53,541,32517.04
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 13,451,968 0.16 19,940,244-32.54
50 Silk 14,454 0.00 524,413-97.24
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 8,487 0.00 4,53787.06
52 Cotton 1,083,868 0.01 852,86927.08
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 15,148 0.00 3,470336.54
54 Man-made filaments 1,152,363 0.01 1,385,660-16.84
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,476,704 0.02 1,046,89141.06
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,945,880 0.05 2,435,11262.04
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,613,065 0.03 3,836,137-31.88
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 773,537 0.01 668,91215.64
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 2,162,497 0.03 1,745,08523.92
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 565,500 0.01 249,462126.69
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 3,553,770 0.04 3,224,61910.21
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 18,561,159 0.22 16,996,0549.21
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,348,070 0.03 2,438,515-3.71
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,006,665 0.06 4,916,6661.83
65 Headgear and parts thereof 558,713 0.01 558,6180.02
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 169,716 0.00 151,92911.71
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 56,569 0.00 77,993-27.47
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 10,456,719 0.12 9,079,11615.17
69 Ceramic products 10,606,809 0.12 10,981,383-3.41
70 Glass and glassware 54,027,790 0.64 55,078,525-1.91
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 18,450,649 0.22 12,328,81749.65
72 Iron and steel 47,663,814 0.56 73,893,574-35.50
73 Articles of iron or steel 86,052,465 1.01 88,001,938-2.22
74 Copper and articles thereof 7,535,768 0.09 8,375,467-10.03
75 Nickel and articles thereof 6,021,155 0.07 3,178,99589.40
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 24,874,155 0.29 21,168,10217.51
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,075 0.00 33,402-96.78
79 Zinc and articles thereof 225,452 0.00 170,16632.49
80 Tin and articles thereof 158,078 0.00 99,83458.34
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 10,546,411 0.12 8,978,61417.46
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 12,689,039 0.15 12,917,898-1.77
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 14,820,633 0.17 16,569,764-10.56
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 974,327,069 11.48 959,512,5531.54
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 800,165,526 9.43 548,185,03045.97
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 2,257,092 0.03 5,140,472-56.09
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 278,673,755 3.28 243,089,08014.64
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 952,725 0.01 3,800,751-74.93
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 199,536,146 2.35 170,783,95916.84
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,439,318 0.02 1,156,36024.47
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 203,851 0.00 236,050-13.64
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 25,282,379 0.30 28,902,417-12.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,990,822 0.04 2,900,2863.12
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 18,808,409 0.22 18,345,6642.52
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 73,432 0.00 649,530-88.69
SS Classified 2,307,951,261 27.19 252 194 376815.15
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia