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

Russia’s Trade with Japan

In 2016, Russia’s trade with Japan was $16,064,027,852, down 24.62% ($5,245,913,803) from 2015.

Russia’s exports to Japan in 2016 were $9,384,191,795, down 35.27% ($5,113,074,111) from 2015.

Russia’s imports from Japan in 2016 were $6,679,836,057, down 1.95% ($132,839,692) from 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Japan in 2016 was $2,704,355,738, a 64.81% decrease ($4,980,234,419) over 2015.

Japan was Russia’s 7th largest trading partner in 2016 (just as in 2015), accounting for 3.4343% of Russia’s total trade (down from 4.0492% in 2015).

Japan was Russia’s 9th largest export market in 2016 (down from 7th in 2015), accounting for 3.2870% of Russia’s total exports (down from 4.2193% in 2015).

Japan was Russia’s 7th largest supplier in 2016 (down from 6th in 2015), accounting for 3.6650% of Russia’s total imports (down from 3.7293% in 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Japan

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 75.41% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (82.91% in 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.13% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (6.76% in 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.38% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (2.51% in 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.62% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.99% in 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.99% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (2.80% in 2015);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.75% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.84% in 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.66% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (1.17% in 2015).

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

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $54,424,839;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $39,556,891.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Japan 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 $4,969,358,888;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $124,792,603;
  • 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 $79,662,274;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $52,631,134;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $29,052,783.
Russia’s exports to Japan in 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2016
over 2015
01 Live animals 105,650 0.00 461,000-77.08
02 Meat and edible meat offal 39,527 0.00 13,813186.16
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 274,302,140 2.92 257,606,4946.48
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 106,829 0.00 6,7121,491.61
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,263,050 0.01 505,125150.05
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 930,179 0.01 1,292,203-28.02
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 586 0.00 1,130-48.14
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 5,093 0.00 596754.53
10 Cereals 51,155,074 0.55 11,598,183341.06
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 5,633 0.00 15,581-63.85
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 375,988 0.00 387,593-2.99
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 16,577 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 399,366 0.00 32,7891,117.99
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,288,954 0.01 2,259,980-42.97
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,100 0.00 862143.62
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 30,421 0.00 2,803985.30
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 12,930 0.00 2794,534.41
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 14,500 0.00 14,907-2.73
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 360,661 0.00 3,037,824-88.13
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 92,738 0.00 90,5622.40
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 518,277 0.01 2,780,072-81.36
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 9,096,366 0.10 8,068,37812.74
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,559,350 0.03 1,248,673104.97
26 Ores, slag and ash 130,163,944 1.39 105,356,12923.55
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 6,943,621,526 73.99 11,912,980,414-41.71
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 10,819,079 0.12 90,481,353-88.04
29 Organic chemicals 13,119,561 0.14 12,650,4643.71
30 Pharmaceutical products 33,081 0.00 82,082-59.70
31 Fertilizers 2,281,166 0.02 1,752,22430.19
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 18,634 0.00 6,467188.14
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 758,312 0.01 670,55513.09
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 18,226 0.00 16,09413.25
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,018 0.00 6,497-38.16
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 675 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 502,672 0.01 514,463-2.29
39 Plastics and articles thereof 372,751 0.00 196,07890.10
40 Rubber and articles thereof 33,814,210 0.36 62,866,993-46.21
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 72,505 0.00 67,2447.82
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 914,115 0.01 427,682113.74
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 372,350,878 3.97 317,926,03917.12
45 Cork and articles of cork 19 0.00 0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 38,423,449 0.41 44,826,407-14.28
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 338,398 0.00 404,717-16.39
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 222,343 0.00 145,94052.35
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 203-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 14,591 0.00 7,041107.23
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 518 0.00 27389.74
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 3,804 0.00 7,391-48.53
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 0 0.00 27,900-100.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 658-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 87,548 0.00 27,599217.21
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 105,959 0.00 180,971-41.45
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 35,526 0.00 28,15426.18
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,086,372 0.01 974,48111.48
65 Headgear and parts thereof 689 0.00 12,907-94.66
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,700-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 12,593-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 171,816 0.00 41,437314.64
69 Ceramic products 28,639 0.00 21,55832.85
70 Glass and glassware 1,454,675 0.02 478,212204.19
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 258,126,883 2.75 266,420,141-3.11
72 Iron and steel 187,038,612 1.99 174,488,2767.19
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,457,481 0.03 245,544900.83
74 Copper and articles thereof 196,935 0.00 28070,233.93
75 Nickel and articles thereof 90,021 0.00 43,492106.98
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 741,742,680 7.90 794,373,814-6.63
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 69,383-100.00
80 Tin and articles thereof 115 0.00 134,517-99.91
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 19,314,797 0.21 11,317,25670.67
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 28,695 0.00 5,660406.98
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 47,726 0.00 3,8451,141.25
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 6,316,067 0.07 4,741,43833.21
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 3,415,568 0.04 2,221,82053.73
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 77,308 0.00 0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,297,843 0.01 5,379,994-75.88
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 266,461,071 2.84 391,253,674-31.90
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 3,248,837 0.03 2,979,5559.04
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 550 0.00 361,427.78
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 50 0.00 0
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 565,526 0.01 536,2425.46
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 85,646 0.00 270,027-68.28
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 14,698 0.00 39,416-62.71
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 2,009 0.00 0
SS Classified 140,989 0.00 115 01722.58

Russia’s Imports from Japan

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 80.02% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (77.90% in 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.32% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (11.80% in 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.71% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (4.54% in 2015);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.16% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (1.28% in 2015).

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

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $169,674,206;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $52,801,888.

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $167,394,222;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $72,682,065;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $51,232,103;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $34,953,870;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $34,661,982;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $24,648,900;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $23,750,359.
Russia’s imports from Japan in 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2016
over 2015
01 Live animals 1,231,831 0.02 1,57078,360.57
02 Meat and edible meat offal 253,842 0.00 143,85976.45
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 7,304,172 0.11 9,002,815-18.87
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 279-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 23,772 0.00 41,200-42.30
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 159,198 0.00 68,907131.03
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 63,992 0.00 113,877-43.81
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 908,529 0.01 820,14410.78
10 Cereals 199,094 0.00 77,067158.34
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,918 0.00 11,114-64.75
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 76,033 0.00 169,894-55.25
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 782,239 0.01 809,315-3.35
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 6,221 0.00 7,501-17.06
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 87,031 0.00 108,075-19.47
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 1,153 0.00 75,641-98.48
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 874,559 0.01 491,46677.95
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 754,796 0.01 740,1301.98
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 420,094 0.01 359,83716.75
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 144,780 0.00 119,80920.84
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 5,913,059 0.09 6,198,999-4.61
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 5,099,604 0.08 6,215,946-17.96
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 53,364 0.00 8,373537.33
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 78,089 0.00 83,967-7.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 81,241 0.00 68,84718.00
26 Ores, slag and ash 264,592 0.00 277,468-4.64
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 56,052,449 0.84 47,519,81017.96
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,558,431 0.04 12,474,029-79.49
29 Organic chemicals 16,519,014 0.25 19,307,801-14.44
30 Pharmaceutical products 74,784,020 1.12 57,332,39630.44
31 Fertilizers 76,883 0.00 87,123-11.75
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 18,017,812 0.27 17,050,1065.68
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 41,123,015 0.62 28,138,54046.14
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 22,542,590 0.34 18,767,07020.12
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,546,764 0.04 2,491,4142.22
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 204 0.00 270-24.44
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 52,320,199 0.78 55,258,665-5.32
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 64,662,954 0.97 45,911,31440.84
39 Plastics and articles thereof 101,142,436 1.51 152,374,539-33.62
40 Rubber and articles thereof 359,779,386 5.39 394,441,368-8.79
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 962,029 0.01 526,43682.74
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 19,388 0.00 9,80697.72
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 89,531 0.00 194,474-53.96
45 Cork and articles of cork 6,872 0.00 9,622-28.58
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 425 0.00 55672.73
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 5,620 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 10,465,627 0.16 8,213,33727.42
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,084,909 0.02 1,759,267-38.33
50 Silk 47,567 0.00 1,1244,131.94
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 159 0.00 163-2.45
52 Cotton 318,736 0.00 658,105-51.57
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,383 0.00 3,140-55.96
54 Man-made filaments 11,377,052 0.17 8,869,33928.27
55 Man-made staple fibers 48,713,713 0.73 64,438,363-24.40
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 9,689,255 0.15 7,842,74523.54
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 379,622 0.01 237,12660.09
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 42,358 0.00 56,129-24.53
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,745,810 0.03 1,559,93611.92
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 442,283 0.01 484,648-8.74
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 934,054 0.01 412,155126.63
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,561,132 0.02 791,07997.34
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,086,627 0.02 1,412,545-23.07
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 152,626 0.00 84,18581.30
65 Headgear and parts thereof 1,005,344 0.02 631,35159.24
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 21,340 0.00 31,175-31.55
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 11,660 0.00 11,4112.18
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 9,337,841 0.14 9,332,6350.06
69 Ceramic products 4,432,767 0.07 4,745,036-6.58
70 Glass and glassware 21,556,854 0.32 24,967,761-13.66
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 577,515 0.01 758,072-23.82
72 Iron and steel 17,519,941 0.26 90,202,006-80.58
73 Articles of iron or steel 93,752,210 1.40 128,706,080-27.16
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,526,446 0.02 1,320,77315.57
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,009,478 0.02 792,24427.42
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 3,617,447 0.05 4,039,750-10.45
78 Lead and articles thereof 4,885 0.00 5,816-16.01
79 Zinc and articles thereof 13,763 0.00 7,86075.10
80 Tin and articles thereof 12,583 0.00 16,424-23.39
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,112,987 0.02 1,080,1843.04
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 34,323,805 0.51 58,972,705-41.80
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 27,855,528 0.42 24,267,42514.79
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,224,235,032 18.33 1,391,629,254-12.03
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 416,422,822 6.23 409,036,7021.81
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 85,764 0.00 274,262-68.73
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 3,341,623,304 50.03 3,171,949,0985.35
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 89,933,345 1.35 37,131,457142.20
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 273,123,619 4.09 296,873,978-8.00
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,392,465 0.05 3,747,043-9.46
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,995,014 0.03 2,834,961-29.63
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 24,893,401 0.37 26,471,908-5.96
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,968,730 0.04 2,178,26536.29
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 157,133,359 2.35 145,651,7637.88
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 174,993 0.00 98,34777.93
SS Classified 123,677 0.00 175 679-29.60
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia