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Russian trade in goods with Israel in Q1 2017

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Israel in the first quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Israel

In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Israel totaled $572,575,064, up 26.01% ($118,173,832) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Israel in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $378,498,516, up 39.74% ($107,648,234) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Israel in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $194,076,548, up 5.73% ($10,525,598) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Israel in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $184,421,968, a 111.25% increase ($97,122,636) over the 1st quarter of 2016.

Israel was Russia’s 40th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 38th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.4454% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4681% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Israel was Russia’s 38th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (up from 42nd in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.4542% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.4420% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Israel was Russia’s 40th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 35th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.4292% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.5128% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Israel

The major share of Russian exports to Israel in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 39.42% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (20.54% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 38.43% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (56.47% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.00% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (8.60% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.07% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (2.84% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.03% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (6.24% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.07% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (4.39% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Israel in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $93,461,248;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $11,747,584;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $5,037,617;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $5,005,200;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,604,075;
  • Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $1,489,011.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Israel in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 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) - a decrease of $7,476,282;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $3,774,432;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $1,470,582.
Russia’s exports to Israel in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2017
over Q1 2016
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 45,103-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 41,430 0.01 51,902-20.18
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 539,074 0.14 203,918164.36
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 41,726 0.01 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,566,671 0.41 77,6601,917.35
10 Cereals 3,511,540 0.93 7,285,972-51.80
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 521,033 0.14 578,529-9.94
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 70,264 0.02 16,834317.39
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,263,235 0.60 2,502,502-9.56
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 40,226 0.01 38,8093.65
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 121,430 0.03 108,03512.40
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 589,908 0.16 232,727153.48
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 573,776 0.15 521,36010.05
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 925,129 0.24 735,64425.76
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,762,827 0.73 2,944,150-6.16
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 846,319 0.22 643,57631.50
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 854,513 0.23 927,554-7.87
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,149,507 0.57 2,017,4486.55
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 147,066,132 38.86 53,604,884174.35
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,290,764 0.34 637,986102.32
29 Organic chemicals 26,513 0.01 624,297-95.75
30 Pharmaceutical products 23,139 0.01 2,0281,040.98
31 Fertilizers 7,335,984 1.94 2,330,784214.74
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 250,320 0.07 7,7263,139.97
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 20,606 0.01 0
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 1,673 0.00 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 808-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 1,500-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,013,891 1.06 3,264,15022.97
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,339,538 0.62 735,463218.10
40 Rubber and articles thereof 96,527 0.03 90,6856.44
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 50 0.00 164-69.51
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 4,943-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,297,169 1.93 6,585,34210.81
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,161,410 0.31 1,516,810-23.43
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 2,807,688 0.74 3,506,793-19.94
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 363,462 0.10 278,60330.46
52 Cotton 798 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,065 0.00 1,547-31.16
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 18 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 30,610 0.01 3,186860.77
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,584 0.00 4,07661.53
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 19,345 0.01 2,934559.34
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,019 0.00 3261,439.57
65 Headgear and parts thereof 37 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 25 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 663,841 0.18 347,78590.88
69 Ceramic products 29,265 0.01 24,80118.00
70 Glass and glassware 30,030 0.01 1,2272,347.43
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 145,466,955 38.43 152,943,237-4.89
72 Iron and steel 11,933,922 3.15 186,3386,304.45
73 Articles of iron or steel 10,778 0.00 85,165-87.34
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,382 0.00 86,807-97.26
75 Nickel and articles thereof 900 0.00 82,490-98.91
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 22,158,601 5.85 17,120,98429.42
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 326,528-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,729,848 0.99 5,200,430-28.28
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 17 0.00 197,594-99.99
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 9,251 0.00 3,358175.49
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 127,141 0.03 482,884-73.67
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 1,324,749 0.35 1,016,79530.29
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 31,314 0.01 34,977-10.47
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 838,766 0.22 267,599213.44
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 252 0.00 85196.47
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 106,144 0.03 55,47691.33
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 84,522 0.02 90,855-6.97
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 58,673 0.02 107,388-45.36
SS Classified 314,190 0.08 50 721519.45

Russia’s Imports from Israel

The major share of Russian imports from Israel in the 1st quarter of 2017 (and in the 1st quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 56.17% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (55.28% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.85% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (17.02% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 15.09% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (18.39% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.60% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (3.79% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.52% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (2.57% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 1.66% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (1.04% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $6,889,202;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $4,137,210;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,909,713;
  • 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 $2,657,847;
  • 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 $1,309,717;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,119,427;
  • 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 $975,903;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $888,312;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $845,215.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $5,724,882;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $4,158,630;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,018,745;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $779,700;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $622,118.
Russia’s imports from Israel in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2017
over Q1 2016
01 Live animals 268,341 0.14 288,773-7.08
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 5,101 0.00 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 5,333,909 2.75 9,492,539-43.81
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 70,365,317 36.26 63,476,11510.85
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 22,346,587 11.51 19,436,87414.97
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 187,679 0.10 141,70032.45
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,516 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,001,881 1.03 1,575,22827.09
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 245,004 0.13 238,8842.56
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 15,542 0.01 6,611135.09
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 188 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 163,302 0.08 396,097-58.77
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 31,643 0.02 15,052110.22
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 466,695 0.24 604,099-22.75
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,897,640 3.04 5,052,42516.73
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,482,828 0.76 594,516149.42
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 195,473 0.10 143,34236.37
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 665,082 0.34 783,538-15.12
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 54,536 0.03 12,877323.51
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,408,555 0.73 990,00242.28
29 Organic chemicals 2,095,959 1.08 1,957,3817.08
30 Pharmaceutical products 10,833,388 5.58 6,696,17861.78
31 Fertilizers 614,148 0.32 578,4126.18
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,219,170 1.66 3,164,0841.74
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6,248,066 3.22 5,128,63921.83
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 1,424,468 0.73 1,209,12117.81
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 60,688 0.03 48,61524.83
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 138,882 0.07 20,546575.96
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,638,869 1.36 3,418,569-22.81
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,263,573 3.74 7,256,2740.10
40 Rubber and articles thereof 641,903 0.33 770,655-16.71
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 36,892 0.02 60,170-38.69
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 29,063 0.01 26,39510.11
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 242,506 0.12 304,983-20.49
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 379,027 0.20 1,001,145-62.14
52 Cotton 585,434 0.30 433,93934.91
54 Man-made filaments 251,006 0.13 97,083158.55
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 3,057,176 1.58 3,345,136-8.61
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 46,539-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 18-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 617,499 0.32 505,13422.24
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 100,697 0.05 104,924-4.03
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 40,033 0.02 28,51240.41
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 226,429 0.12 124,09782.46
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 13,517 0.01 26,647-49.27
65 Headgear and parts thereof 181 0.00 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 704 0.00 275156.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 189,868 0.10 272,651-30.36
69 Ceramic products 11,022 0.01 9,88611.49
70 Glass and glassware 227,592 0.12 11,5021,878.72
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,227,521 1.66 1,917,80468.29
73 Articles of iron or steel 359,841 0.19 424,784-15.29
74 Copper and articles thereof 83,655 0.04 19,139337.09
75 Nickel and articles thereof 44,607 0.02 253,205-82.38
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 392,779 0.20 474,123-17.16
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,762 0.00 8,823-80.03
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 6,020,819 3.10 5,652,0906.52
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 87,312 0.04 115,980-24.72
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 10,461,970 5.39 16,186,852-35.37
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 9,443,154 4.87 6,785,30739.17
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 111,668 0.06 95,33417.13
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 444,538 0.23 844,265-47.35
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 8,826,785 4.55 9,845,530-10.35
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4,133 0.00 3,9315.14
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 1,666,142 0.86 690,239141.39
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 450,018 0.23 282,23959.45
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5,189 0.00 11,023-52.93
SS Classified 120,076 0.06 44 100172.28
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia