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

Russia’s Trade with Norway

In 2016, Russia’s trade with Norway totaled $1,402,424,314, up 1.72% ($23,754,973) from 2015.

Russia’s exports to Norway in 2016 were $736,918,104, down 1.99% ($14,940,017) from 2015.

Russia’s imports from Norway in 2016 totaled $665,506,210, up 6.17% ($38,694,990) from 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Norway in 2016 was $71,411,894, a 42.89% decrease ($53,635,007) over 2015.

Norway was Russia’s 49th largest trading partner in 2016 (up from 51st in 2015), accounting for 0.2998% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2620% in 2015).

Norway was Russia’s 53rd largest export market in 2016 (up from 57th in 2015), accounting for 0.2581% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2188% in 2015).

Norway was Russia’s 43rd largest supplier in 2016 (down from 42nd in 2015), accounting for 0.3651% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3431% in 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Norway

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 48.04% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (58.10% in 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 30.52% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (24.40% in 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.03% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (6.36% in 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.29% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (4.67% in 2015);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.28% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (2.18% in 2015);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.94% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (1.95% in 2015).

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

  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $18,320,355;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $12,259,861;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $9,385,367;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $8,725,513;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $5,540,557;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $5,291,163;
  • 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $4,210,118;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $3,329,663.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Norway 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 $77,917,966;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $4,628,900;
  • 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 $4,549,671.
Russia’s exports to Norway in 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2016
over 2015
02 Meat and edible meat offal 43,949 0.01 18,449138.22
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 23,120,438 3.14 17,579,88131.52
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 20,922 0.00 13,58654.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 3,033,474 0.41 826,047267.23
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 237,011 0.03 390,058-39.24
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 2,545 0.00 2,09521.48
10 Cereals 13,367,905 1.81 3,982,538235.66
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 33,781,402 4.58 30,451,73910.93
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 38-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 81,475 0.01 21,820273.40
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 114,070,055 15.48 95,749,70019.13
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 20,705 0.00 10,69293.65
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,311 0.00 1,364-3.89
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 868 0.00 1,015-14.48
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,101 0.00 3,963-21.75
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,531 0.00 11,319-59.97
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 15,594 0.00 5,580179.46
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 757,793 0.10 42,3991,687.29
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 36,303,924 4.93 34,304,7155.83
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 48,329 0.01 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 62,512,816 8.48 67,141,716-6.89
26 Ores, slag and ash 2,806,719 0.38 3,125,984-10.21
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 288,665,530 39.17 366,583,496-21.26
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,539,108 0.75 10,088,779-45.10
29 Organic chemicals 1,761,617 0.24 384,635,734.21
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 150-100.00
31 Fertilizers 5,947,328 0.81 656,165806.38
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 957 0.00 424125.71
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 200,870 0.03 208,465-3.64
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 14,720 0.00 485,506-96.97
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 188 0.00 10874.07
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 10,994-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 19,621 0.00 72,630-72.98
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,087,697 0.15 660,09964.78
40 Rubber and articles thereof 24,380,531 3.31 22,950,1106.23
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,366 0.00 5,819-59.34
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 14,059,452 1.91 14,513,906-3.13
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 223,014 0.03 122,52582.02
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 39,519 0.01 11,037258.06
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 142,756 0.02 409,397-65.13
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 73 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 8 0.00 121-93.39
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 215 0.00 216-0.46
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 7,987 0.00 9,681-17.50
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 11,318 0.00 10,20810.87
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 653,582 0.09 371,23876.05
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 7,879 0.00 13,482-41.56
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 6,201-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,200,284 0.16 1,067,56612.43
69 Ceramic products 189,217 0.03 184102,735.33
70 Glass and glassware 4,117,004 0.56 4,465,965-7.81
72 Iron and steel 3,361,578 0.46 4,430,983-24.13
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,003,101 0.27 1,863,0127.52
74 Copper and articles thereof 157,588 0.02 1,08114,477.98
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 53,485,811 7.26 41,225,95029.74
79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 0.00 302-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 73,934 0.01 253,120-70.79
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 20,203 0.00 65,070-68.95
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 40,839 0.01 1,8212,142.67
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,237,758 0.44 2,723,50118.88
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 6,347,475 0.86 6,334,0210.21
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 0 0.00 249,354-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 55,786 0.01 150,169-62.85
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 13,377,629 1.82 4,652,116187.56
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,171,588 0.16 2,270,459-48.40
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 346-100.00
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 14,947,236 2.03 10,737,11839.21
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 126,950 0.02 487,638-73.97
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,905 0.00 425348.24
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 453 0.00 2,427-81.33
SS Classified 562 0.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Norway

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 77.96% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (72.46% in 2015);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.04% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (9.95% in 2015);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.20% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (6.25% in 2015);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.91% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (3.97% in 2015);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.28% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (5.80% in 2015).

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $81,589,822;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $8,863,928;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $4,118,015;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,721,333.

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

  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - a decrease of $21,194,250;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $9,339,323;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $9,045,061;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $7,147,186;
  • 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 $6,699,191;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,871,563;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $3,032,564.
Russia’s imports from Norway in 2016 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in 2015,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in 2016
over 2015
01 Live animals 616,178 0.09 1,498,908-58.89
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 327,669 0.05 7,474,855-95.62
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 391,947-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 7,803 0.00 3,311135.67
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 70,406 0.01 20,715239.88
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,294 0.00 4,441-25.83
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 18,569 0.00 33,851-45.14
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 248,635 0.04 260,428-4.53
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,694 0.00 1,13549.25
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 153,688 0.02 157,033-2.13
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 36,781 0.01 39,810-7.61
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,232,691 0.49 2,421,73533.49
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 675,902 0.10 810,934-16.65
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 20,647,444 3.10 11,783,51675.22
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 15,048,289 2.26 36,242,539-58.48
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 143,583 0.02 98,03246.47
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 4,628,874 0.70 4,146,88511.62
29 Organic chemicals 848,056 0.13 1,051,760-19.37
30 Pharmaceutical products 10,711,031 1.61 14,582,594-26.55
31 Fertilizers 1,478,339 0.22 531,755178.01
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 959,457 0.14 741,84829.33
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,043,164 0.16 705,08647.95
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 2,825,289 0.42 2,175,64229.86
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 56,435 0.01 13,449319.62
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,137 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,231,096 0.34 2,319,068-3.79
39 Plastics and articles thereof 15,464,356 2.32 11,346,34136.29
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,026,053 0.15 1,580,609-35.08
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 7,101 0.00 1,672324.70
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 232-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 952,854 0.14 1,286,626-25.94
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 289,812 0.04 710,832-59.23
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 32,471 0.00 979,240-96.68
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 17,756 0.00 45,737-61.18
52 Cotton 1,862 0.00 4,794-61.16
54 Man-made filaments 325 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,962 0.00 2681,005.22
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,088,028 0.16 784,92638.62
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 13 0.00 399-96.74
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 4,719 0.00 1,178300.59
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 8,028 0.00 3322,318.07
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 885,355 0.13 747,42218.45
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 52,433 0.01 134,492-61.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 891,358 0.13 1,063,572-16.19
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 513 0.00 167207.19
65 Headgear and parts thereof 251,394 0.04 309,001-18.64
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,264,860 0.19 786,65360.79
69 Ceramic products 65,031 0.01 100,175-35.08
70 Glass and glassware 24,022 0.00 51,660-53.50
72 Iron and steel 33,223,330 4.99 42,268,391-21.40
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,081,513 1.82 8,360,18044.51
74 Copper and articles thereof 563,426 0.08 363,63954.94
75 Nickel and articles thereof 5,131,809 0.77 8,164,373-37.14
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 714,823 0.11 634,40212.68
78 Lead and articles thereof 13 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 4,487 0.00 83,058-94.60
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,524 0.00 2,50380.74
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,507,071 0.23 2,265,775-33.49
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 262,621 0.04 220,50219.10
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 22,653,251 3.40 31,992,574-29.19
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 19,076,048 2.87 25,775,239-25.99
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 239,120 0.04 498,781-52.06
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,424,644 0.36 1,756,23738.06
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 465,454,124 69.94 383,864,30221.25
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 9,014,625 1.35 10,298,558-12.47
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 91,809 0.01 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 2,869,806 0.43 1,558,78284.11
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,820,202 0.27 1,244,01046.32
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5,991 0.00 5,6406.22
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 16,163 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 6 669-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia