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Russian trade with Italy in the 4th 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 Italy in the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Italy

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Italy was $5,524,026,048, down 13.65% ($872,996,155) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Italy in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $3,205,719,166, down 19.35% ($769,175,136) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Italy in the 4th quarter of 2016 were $2,318,306,882, down 4.29% ($103,821,019) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Italy in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $887,412,284, a 42.85% decrease ($665,354,117) over the 4th quarter of 2015.

Italy was Russia’s 6th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 4th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 4.0538% of Russia’s total trade (down from 4.8919% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Italy was Russia’s 6th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 5th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 3.8238% of Russia’s total exports (down from 4.8221% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Italy was Russia’s 6th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 4th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 4.4216% of Russia’s total imports (down from 5.0109% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Italy

The major share of Russian exports to Italy in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 84.04% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (86.27% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.22% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (5.59% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 4.24% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (2.34% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.33% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (1.06% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.22% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (1.08% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.90% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (1.07% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Italy in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $43,114,496.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Italy in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th 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 $734,223,793;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $13,766,429;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $9,798,751.
Russia’s exports to Italy in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 49,514 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 69,711 0.00 116,579-40.20
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 4,603,022 0.14 885,967419.55
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 4,290 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 97,800-100.00
10 Cereals 10,042,597 0.31 19,841,348-49.39
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 16,737 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,125,165 0.07 2,237,697-5.03
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 57,195-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,741 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 380,640 0.01 157,808141.20
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 156,201 0.00 404,716-61.40
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 34,108 0.00 15,668117.69
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 78,688 0.00 98,299-19.95
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 94,771 0.00 78,26721.09
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 481,197 0.02 285,40468.60
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 10,825,015 0.34 18,052,624-40.04
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 39,841 0.00 57,557-30.78
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 578,831 0.02 741,025-21.89
26 Ores, slag and ash 365,769 0.01 1,036,137-64.70
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,693,201,324 84.01 3,427,425,117-21.42
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,989,845 0.12 2,653,20450.38
29 Organic chemicals 2,131,246 0.07 2,561,070-16.78
30 Pharmaceutical products 8,979 0.00 296,005-96.97
31 Fertilizers 16,432,362 0.51 14,981,3419.69
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,110,749 0.03 93,2211,091.52
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 531,398 0.02 406,14130.84
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 160,706 0.01 115,10239.62
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,995 0.00 97,540-96.93
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 3,764 0.00 2,44753.82
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 772,837 0.02 569,80435.63
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,475,602 0.23 7,886,437-5.21
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,075,227 0.31 12,594,006-20.00
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 9,406,855 0.29 15,537,042-39.46
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 202,232 0.01 52,966281.81
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,072,005 0.06 1,067,85394.03
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,187,139 0.60 20,329,314-5.62
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 336,003 0.01 1,391,767-75.86
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 19,679,876 0.61 21,217,962-7.25
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 13,757 0.00 46,093-70.15
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 108,026-100.00
52 Cotton 662,399 0.02 805,632-17.78
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 43,442 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 1,155,798 0.04 787,70446.73
55 Man-made staple fibers 252,754 0.01 229,60310.08
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 26,925 0.00 324,053-91.69
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 19 0.00 1090.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 8 0.00 303-97.36
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 87,073 0.00 77,07712.97
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 33,564 0.00 30,6459.53
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 185,415 0.01 123,32250.35
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 352,991 0.01 5,4036,433.24
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 243,842 0.01 257,084-5.15
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,271 0.00 6,249-15.65
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 139-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 33 0.00 14135.71
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 193,252 0.01 230,332-16.10
69 Ceramic products 1,278 0.00 29,638-95.69
70 Glass and glassware 2,011,908 0.06 1,922,9884.62
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 135,966,395 4.24 92,851,89946.43
72 Iron and steel 180,764,223 5.64 189,457,416-4.59
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,301,065 0.04 1,176,71310.57
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,285,199 0.04 2,706,289-52.51
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,087,820 0.07 158,7491,215.17
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 12,801,782 0.40 26,568,211-51.82
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 31,574-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 944,737 0.03 1,909,630-50.53
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 277,324 0.01 109,792152.59
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 8,579 0.00 15,517-44.71
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 13,825,214 0.43 6,436,244114.80
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 2,825,920 0.09 5,939,417-52.42
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 791 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,854,383 0.09 954,095199.17
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 2,563,373-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 2,095,220 0.07 1,517,58738.06
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,568 0.00 3,028-48.22
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 178 0.00 23673.91
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 1,663,693 0.05 1,505,20910.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 325,529 0.01 183,06577.82
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 13,864 0.00 24,568-43.57
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,423 0.00 0
SS Classified 24,671,548 0.77 62 355 158-60.43

Russia’s Imports from Italy

The major share of Russian imports from Italy in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 42.80% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (49.81% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.60% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (19.45% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 11.43% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (9.82% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 8.35% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (6.15% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.46% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (5.73% in the 4th quarter of 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.74% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (1.74% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Italy in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $21,880,555;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $16,103,533;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $12,265,209;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $11,869,639;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $10,988,754;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $8,646,499;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $8,603,746.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Italy in the 4th quarter of 2016 over the 4th quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $157,081,622;
  • 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 $75,331,190.
Russia’s imports from Italy in the 4th quarter of 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2016
over Q4 2015
01 Live animals 49,849 0.00 17,804179.99
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,563,513 0.07 1,493,4794.69
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 246,620 0.01 2,29610,641.29
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 44,511 0.00 46,202-3.66
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 14,193,069 0.61 16,260,374-12.71
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,549 0.00 5,47119.70
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 19,241,137 0.83 19,689,540-2.28
10 Cereals 401,767 0.02 476,809-15.74
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 546,315 0.02 492,74210.87
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 9,259,154 0.40 7,773,30619.11
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 987,961 0.04 2,002,170-50.66
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 22,432 0.00 4,479400.83
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 14,333,726 0.62 13,171,2738.83
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,485,172 0.19 4,030,15311.29
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,969,836 0.17 2,745,90644.57
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 24,161,996 1.04 24,664,437-2.04
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 18,898,979 0.82 19,755,788-4.34
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 11,368,939 0.49 10,760,3895.66
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,168,113 0.35 5,743,88542.21
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 107,730,301 4.65 95,465,09212.85
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 11,673,815 0.50 6,080,51791.99
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 13,526,858 0.58 7,092,34290.72
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,080,294 0.05 1,680,209-35.70
26 Ores, slag and ash 586,967 0.03 130,196350.83
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,098,095 0.18 3,691,60211.01
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,486,953 0.19 1,743,443157.36
29 Organic chemicals 33,845,500 1.46 29,113,65816.25
30 Pharmaceutical products 160,594,465 6.93 138,713,91015.77
31 Fertilizers 989,696 0.04 371,130166.67
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 39,454,162 1.70 37,548,6255.07
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 72,852,578 3.14 76,445,585-4.70
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 16,721,571 0.72 17,455,652-4.21
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 8,446,552 0.36 8,005,2835.51
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 461,293 0.02 356,78229.29
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 720,563 0.03 624,23815.43
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 28,744,471 1.24 30,428,254-5.53
39 Plastics and articles thereof 107,374,926 4.63 108,506,972-1.04
40 Rubber and articles thereof 26,114,650 1.13 21,844,62419.55
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 1,748,631 0.08 1,999,453-12.54
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 29,157,669 1.26 26,750,3609.00
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 6,897,349 0.30 3,477,50998.34
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 11,254,097 0.49 13,332,138-15.59
45 Cork and articles of cork 2,208 0.00 2,552-13.48
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 5,417 0.00 2,254140.33
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 9,439 0.00 4,241122.57
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 21,258,728 0.92 22,979,370-7.49
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 7,775,090 0.34 5,787,39634.35
50 Silk 89,653 0.00 145,036-38.19
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 921,606 0.04 963,179-4.32
52 Cotton 1,425,874 0.06 1,477,745-3.51
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 72,570 0.00 93,128-22.07
54 Man-made filaments 2,273,560 0.10 1,506,40350.93
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,689,746 0.12 2,577,8234.34
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 11,162,182 0.48 5,774,17993.31
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 617,070 0.03 274,613124.71
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 1,009,414 0.04 891,93813.17
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,053,302 0.13 3,510,476-13.02
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,534,424 0.11 1,766,19843.50
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 37,627,068 1.62 25,757,42946.08
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 55,784,513 2.41 39,680,98040.58
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,624,415 0.16 3,018,58520.07
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 69,184,226 2.98 60,580,48014.20
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,395,099 0.06 911,61153.04
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 100,948 0.00 94,6576.65
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 28,922 0.00 32,284-10.41
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,719,121 0.38 9,397,471-7.22
69 Ceramic products 18,367,395 0.79 15,799,44816.25
70 Glass and glassware 6,850,183 0.30 7,983,303-14.19
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 11,780,852 0.51 15,321,173-23.11
72 Iron and steel 8,287,357 0.36 8,430,306-1.70
73 Articles of iron or steel 81,471,697 3.51 76,607,5656.35
74 Copper and articles thereof 12,039,941 0.52 7,597,86558.46
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,672,665 0.07 1,500,52511.47
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 19,898,207 0.86 19,517,5691.95
78 Lead and articles thereof 24,373 0.00 22,7926.94
79 Zinc and articles thereof 29,709 0.00 52,775-43.71
80 Tin and articles thereof 1,187 0.00 4,972-76.13
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 323,529 0.01 283,49214.12
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 10,114,491 0.44 8,053,04325.60
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 16,002,025 0.69 16,744,218-4.43
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 722,266,501 31.15 879,348,123-17.86
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 137,847,048 5.95 213,178,238-35.34
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 2,278,131 0.10 2,954,116-22.88
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 62,598,846 2.70 51,610,09221.29
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 331,256 0.01 1,112,558-70.23
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 66,921,880 2.89 58,275,38114.84
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 562,148 0.02 345,33262.78
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 132,289 0.01 119,02411.14
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 62,189,085 2.68 63,395,830-1.90
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 11,126,593 0.48 9,771,14613.87
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,696,238 0.29 6,508,7932.88
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 508,960 0.02 230,198121.10
SS Classified 6,108,607 0.26 10 135 919-39.73
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia