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Russian trade in goods with the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with the United Kingdom

In the 1st quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with the United Kingdom totaled $2,767,265,213, up 18.16% ($425,242,269) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to the United Kingdom in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $1,896,283,117, up 12.45% ($209,881,429) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from the United Kingdom in the 1st quarter of 2017 totaled $870,982,096, up 32.85% ($215,360,840) from the 1st quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with the United Kingdom in the 1st quarter of 2017 was $1,025,301,021, a 0.53% decrease ($5,479,411) over the 1st quarter of 2016.

The United Kingdom was Russia’s 14th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 13th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 2.1526% of Russia’s total trade (down from 2.4125% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The United Kingdom was Russia’s 13th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2017 (down from 11th in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 2.2754% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.7519% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The United Kingdom was Russia’s 12th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2017 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2016), accounting for 1.9263% of Russia’s total imports (up from 1.8315% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to the United Kingdom

The major share of Russian exports to the United Kingdom 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) - 87.78% of Russia’s total exports to the United Kingdom (81.45% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.87% of Russia’s total exports to the United Kingdom (1.89% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 2.59% of Russia’s total exports to the United Kingdom (6.70% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.35% of Russia’s total exports to the United Kingdom (2.28% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.73% of Russia’s total exports to the United Kingdom (1.76% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.12% of Russia’s total exports to the United Kingdom (1.30% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to the United Kingdom 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 $293,445,035;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $26,439,006.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to the United Kingdom 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 $63,953,496;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $9,510,275.
Russia’s exports to the United Kingdom in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
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 2,972,109 0.16 1,807,10864.47
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 541,002 0.03 200,483169.85
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 74,418 0.00 9776,619.59
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 16,175 0.00 13,22422.32
10 Cereals 2,166,544 0.11 3,290,294-34.15
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 13,981 0.00 3,944254.49
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 46,044 0.00 16,526178.62
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,339 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,174 0.00 0
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 257,557 0.01 18,9871,256.49
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 96,507 0.01 48,78797.81
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 40,102 0.00 33112,015.41
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 48,126 0.00 63,834-24.61
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 124,488 0.01 40,851204.74
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 43,425 0.00 62,259-30.25
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,009,435 0.16 1,866,06861.27
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,265,875 0.33 3,700,94569.30
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 12,885 0.00 37,777-65.89
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 4 0.00 326-98.77
26 Ores, slag and ash 8,245,398 0.43 10,874,348-24.18
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,656,218,880 87.34 1,362,773,84521.53
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 30,407,675 1.60 3,968,669666.19
29 Organic chemicals 3,032,116 0.16 3,993,197-24.07
30 Pharmaceutical products 701,436 0.04 196,957256.14
31 Fertilizers 9,475,713 0.50 18,985,988-50.09
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 27,036 0.00 142,952-81.09
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,030,257 0.05 610,48568.76
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 452,559 0.02 2,61917,179.84
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 589 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 5,004-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 135,642 0.01 737,265-81.60
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,886,219 0.26 2,045,481138.88
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,367,858 0.23 1,118,304290.58
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 234,194 0.01 8,0842,797.01
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,180,475 0.06 1,553,722-24.02
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 22,335,298 1.18 21,616,7003.32
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 283,543 0.01 509,649-44.37
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 9,916,445 0.52 7,370,79234.54
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 213,146 0.01 108,56296.34
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 106-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 83 0.00 8937.50
55 Man-made staple fibers 7,736 0.00 1744,345.98
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 1,803-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 13,876 0.00 8,44064.41
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 299 0.00 112,618.18
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 90,908 0.00 68,61732.49
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 830,172 0.04 291,408184.88
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 12,464 0.00 53,674-76.78
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 163,712 0.01 40,152307.73
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,561 0.00 3701,402.97
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 37 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,125,577 0.06 1,533,382-26.60
69 Ceramic products 433,668 0.02 9,0894,671.35
70 Glass and glassware 1,112,008 0.06 1,002,25810.95
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 49,081,252 2.59 113,034,748-56.58
72 Iron and steel 24,229,048 1.28 19,521,30424.12
73 Articles of iron or steel 841,813 0.04 774,1598.74
74 Copper and articles thereof 484,104 0.03 1,64329,364.64
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,000,040 0.05 71,1561,305.42
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,369,154 0.23 5,835,814-25.13
78 Lead and articles thereof 793,453 0.04 1,519,107-47.77
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 12,427,820 0.66 10,506,31118.29
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 119,029 0.01 57,837105.80
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 224,684 0.01 80,282179.87
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 11,364,345 0.60 8,393,14335.40
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 4,376,430 0.23 6,425,403-31.89
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 8,515 0.00 139,628-93.90
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 669,527 0.04 2,354,605-71.57
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 23,639-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 4,859,346 0.26 4,667,8614.10
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 73,860 0.00 60,82821.42
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 9,176-100.00
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 1,256,070 0.07 732,69871.43
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 220,982 0.01 106,968106.59
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 22,858 0.00 34,081-32.93
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 1,308 0.00 0
SS Classified 7,187,709 0.38 61 247 341-88.26

Russia’s Imports from the United Kingdom

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

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 50.98% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (45.49% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 33.34% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (32.98% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.14% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (8.28% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.08% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (5.60% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.46% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (2.44% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.93% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (1.28% in the 1st quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.62% of Russia’s total imports from the United Kingdom (1.25% in the 1st quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from the United Kingdom in the 1st quarter of 2017 over the 1st quarter of 2016 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 $109,235,405;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $44,324,471;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $29,436,870;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $8,408,254;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $7,964,197;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $6,715,195;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $5,988,970;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $4,875,747;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $4,619,292;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $3,053,244.

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $12,528,226;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $4,862,834;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $3,008,762.
Russia’s imports from the United Kingdom in the 1st quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2017
over Q1 2016
01 Live animals 508,499 0.06 390,16530.33
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,267 0.00 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,415,495 0.16 891,80858.72
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 16,825 0.00 12,78031.65
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 123,748 0.01 86,06743.78
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 25,610 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 683,813 0.08 712,989-4.09
10 Cereals 8,046 0.00 21,617-62.78
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 88,418 0.01 148,286-40.37
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 234,414 0.03 326,945-28.30
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,194,841 0.14 1,434,992-16.74
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 1,732 0.00 931,762.37
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 496,670 0.06 252,78296.48
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 909,373 0.10 478,33390.11
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 693,957 0.08 837,742-17.16
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,561,320 0.29 3,611,416-29.08
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,217,333 0.14 1,022,57619.05
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,013,823 0.92 4,960,57961.55
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 33,485,822 3.84 25,521,62531.21
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,170,783 0.71 4,406,53940.04
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 4,307,854 0.49 9,170,688-53.03
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 856,213 0.10 1,572,803-45.56
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,564,741 0.52 6,639,085-31.24
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,680,846 0.42 2,246,73263.83
29 Organic chemicals 14,055,191 1.61 7,339,99691.49
30 Pharmaceutical products 132,342,408 15.19 88,017,93750.36
31 Fertilizers 229,399 0.03 10,7362,036.73
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 21,752,719 2.50 16,876,97228.89
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 34,300,693 3.94 25,892,43932.47
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 10,603,097 1.22 9,456,03212.13
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,148,270 0.13 2,146,998-46.52
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 22,093-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,040,050 0.23 1,531,39933.21
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 30,500,408 3.50 25,881,11617.85
39 Plastics and articles thereof 30,231,713 3.47 28,249,7207.02
40 Rubber and articles thereof 9,540,276 1.10 8,572,47811.29
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 338,658 0.04 37,629799.99
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 167,120 0.02 247,598-32.50
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 44,664 0.01 28,59256.21
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 252,581 0.03 301,823-16.31
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,753 0.00 164968.90
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 373 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 9,215,524 1.06 12,224,286-24.61
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,289,221 0.38 3,499,103-6.00
50 Silk 9,997 0.00 3,011232.02
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 117,193 0.01 64,61881.36
52 Cotton 62,139 0.01 29,417111.24
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 61,363 0.01 40,86150.17
54 Man-made filaments 1,533,612 0.18 1,111,89537.93
55 Man-made staple fibers 144,232 0.02 117,47722.77
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 375,784 0.04 1,390,210-72.97
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,087,531 0.12 611,19277.94
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 23,801 0.00 9,431152.37
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 266,302 0.03 199,48533.49
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 152,970 0.02 35,304333.29
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 769,616 0.09 813,491-5.39
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 827,667 0.10 1,118,258-25.99
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,593,562 0.18 1,761,414-9.53
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 931,997 0.11 947,331-1.62
65 Headgear and parts thereof 161,616 0.02 105,27253.52
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 3,756 0.00 8,812-57.38
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,374 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,242,584 0.37 1,673,19093.80
69 Ceramic products 819,668 0.09 2,120,758-61.35
70 Glass and glassware 2,069,164 0.24 1,990,7573.94
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,726,491 0.43 1,292,914188.22
72 Iron and steel 2,366,564 0.27 2,068,37414.42
73 Articles of iron or steel 14,292,566 1.64 26,820,792-46.71
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,113,157 0.13 777,32743.20
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,202,453 0.25 1,539,35643.08
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,176,255 0.25 1,331,89663.40
78 Lead and articles thereof 137,764 0.02 84,90062.27
79 Zinc and articles thereof 19,232 0.00 888,900-97.84
80 Tin and articles thereof 2,244 0.00 540315.56
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,539,487 0.18 989,79355.54
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 1,520,759 0.17 1,277,01419.09
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,460,062 0.17 942,52754.91
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 148,277,360 17.02 118,840,49024.77
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 49,041,628 5.63 49,276,952-0.48
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 1,343,651 0.15 131,779919.62
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 213,191,924 24.48 103,956,519105.08
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 167,618 0.02 39,400325.43
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 31,986,911 3.67 25,997,94123.04
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 631 0.00 1,662-62.03
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 68,908 0.01 13,264419.51
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 6,355,700 0.73 6,071,4204.68
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 386,154 0.04 288,02334.07
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 627,103 0.07 846,930-25.96
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 108,428 0.01 4,0752,560.81
SS Classified 3,293,557 0.38 2 902 53113.47
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia