Russian trade with Iceland 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 Iceland in 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Iceland
In 2016, Russia’s trade with Iceland was $51,581,856, down 66.43% ($102,056,952) from 2015.
Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2016 were $31,088,439, down 28.35% ($12,303,619) from 2015.
Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2016 were $20,493,417, down 81.41% ($89,753,333) from 2015.
Russia’s trade balance with Iceland went from a deficit of $66,854,692 in 2015, to a surplus of $10,595,022 in 2016.
Iceland was Russia’s 127th largest trading partner in 2016 (down from 102nd in 2015), accounting for 0.0110% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0292% in 2015).
Iceland was Russia’s 122nd largest export market in 2016 (down from 120th in 2015), accounting for 0.0109% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0126% in 2015).
Iceland was Russia’s 103rd largest supplier in 2016 (down from 78th in 2015), accounting for 0.0112% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0604% in 2015).
Russia’s Exports to Iceland
The major share of Russian exports to Iceland in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 11.30% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (7.92% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.15% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (5.12% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.26% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (3.10% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.06% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (3.93% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.02% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (8.19% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.35% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (2.52% in 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.16% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (0.02% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,165,370;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $463,695;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $446,446;
- 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 $254,761;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $219,411;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $193,972.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $2,276,108;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $594,742;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - a decrease of $442,610;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $207,479;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $115,464;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $112,626.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
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 | 826,021 | 2.66 | 1,033,500 | -20.08 |
| 10 | Cereals | 642,448 | 2.07 | 178,753 | 259.41 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 8,236 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 32,020 | 0.10 | 0 | ∞ |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 126,984 | 0.41 | 133,014 | -4.53 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 707 | -100.00 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 170,262 | 0.55 | 285,726 | -40.41 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,343,090 | 10.75 | 3,149,118 | 6.16 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 280 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,238,391 | 10.42 | 2,073,021 | 56.22 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 6,026 | 0.02 | 7,766 | -22.41 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 13 | 0.00 | 37 | -64.86 |
| 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 | 4,958 | 0.02 | 2,680 | 85.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 67 | 0.00 | 55 | 21.82 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 6,105 | 0.02 | 1,084 | 463.19 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 85,537 | 0.28 | 49,278 | 73.58 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 125,858 | 0.40 | 86,965 | 44.72 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,259,339 | 4.05 | 1,701,949 | -26.01 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,417 | 0.00 | 2,834 | -50.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 272 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 189 | 0.00 | 96 | 96.88 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 446,446 | 1.44 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 322 | 0.00 | 14 | 2,200.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 221,028 | 0.71 | 1,617 | 13,569.02 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 1,538 | 0.00 | 3,949 | -61.05 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 1,469 | 0.00 | 1,702 | -13.69 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 593 | 0.00 | 1,068 | -44.48 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 145 | 0.00 | 236 | -38.56 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 13,777 | 0.04 | 26,644 | -48.29 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 417 | 0.00 | 213 | 95.77 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 39,105 | 0.13 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,745 | 0.01 | 115,371 | -97.62 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,161,639 | 3.74 | 3,437,747 | -66.21 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 752 | 0.00 | 498 | 51.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 260 | 0.00 | 39 | 566.67 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 31 | 0.00 | 45 | -31.11 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 85,285 | 0.27 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 14,377 | 0.05 | 48,096 | -70.11 |
| 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 | 255,856 | 0.82 | 1,095 | 23,265.84 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,875 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 6,370 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 451,110 | 1.45 | 1,045,852 | -56.87 |
| 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 | 707 | 0.00 | 1,243 | -43.12 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 4,042 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 37 | 0.00 | 46 | -19.57 |
| SS | Classified | 18,500,000 | 59.51 | 30 000 000 | -38.33 |
Russia’s Imports from Iceland
The major share of Russian imports from Iceland in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 35.11% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (86.58% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.46% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (3.96% in 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 23.99% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (9.16% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.37% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (0.19% in 2015).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,682,021;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,231,815;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $934,709;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $302,096;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $175,437.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $89,311,282;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $2,754,215;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $2,226,242;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $275,984;
- 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 $161,243;
- 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 $118,536;
- Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $81,738;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $68,159.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2016 over 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 1,665,202 | 8.13 | 1,941,186 | -14.22 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 89,311,282 | -100.00 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 2,776 | 0.01 | 84,514 | -96.72 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 809,125 | 3.95 | 507,029 | 59.58 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 4,405,388 | 21.50 | 3,470,679 | 26.93 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 112,205 | 0.55 | 112,283 | -0.07 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 1,130 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 200,940 | 0.98 | 25,503 | 687.91 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 0 | 0.00 | 167 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 118,536 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 250 | 0.00 | 105 | 138.10 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 6,757,714 | 32.98 | 4,075,693 | 65.81 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 12,443 | 0.06 | 21,196 | -41.30 |
| 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 | 9,868 | 0.05 | 7,030 | 40.37 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,041 | 0.01 | 2,105 | -50.55 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 72,908 | 0.36 | 141,067 | -48.32 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,903 | 0.01 | 2,025 | 43.36 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 117 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 2,283 | -100.00 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 2,310 | 0.01 | 424 | 444.81 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 11,634 | -100.00 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 1,106 | 0.01 | 29,886 | -96.30 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 11,289 | 0.06 | 11,875 | -4.93 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 0 | 0.00 | 320 | -100.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,417,239 | 6.92 | 185,424 | 664.32 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 67,802 | 0.33 | 13,935 | 386.56 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 4,763 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 6,262 | 0.03 | 86 | 7,181.40 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 203 | -100.00 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 13,589 | 0.07 | 14,238 | -4.56 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,754,088 | 8.56 | 4,508,303 | -61.09 |
| 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 | 68,983 | 0.34 | 230,226 | -70.04 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 707,149 | 3.45 | 2,933,391 | -75.89 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,385,957 | 11.64 | 2,430,830 | -1.85 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 52,162 | -100.00 |