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Russian trade in goods with Canada in Q2 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 Canada in the second quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Canada totaled $459,018,757, up 73.52% ($194,485,841) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $139,225,036, up 47.18% ($44,630,883) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $319,793,721, up 88.18% ($149,854,958) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade deficit with Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $180,568,685, a 139.66% increase ($105,224,075) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Canada was Russia’s 47th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 53rd in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.3284% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.2431% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Canada was Russia’s 62nd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 63rd in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.1658% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1424% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Canada was Russia’s 33rd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 43rd in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.5733% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.4009% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

The major share of Russian exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 50.93% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (46.15% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 17.31% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (31.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 14.54% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (5.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.29% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (9.35% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.78% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (5.06% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.32% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (1.92% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $21,764,429;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $15,345,476;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $12,902,019;
  • 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 $6,035,265;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $2,094,025;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,900,099;
  • 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 $1,273,656;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $940,598;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $660,358;
  • 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 (HS code 86) - an increase of $631,519;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $617,123;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $607,562;
  • 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 $493,148.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $18,350,098;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $5,245,570;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $769,486.
Russia’s exports to Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 1,858 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 148,471 0.11 561,419-73.55
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 73,108 0.05 7,309900.25
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,502 0.00 513192.79
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 3,151 0.00 7,428-57.58
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 31,163 0.02 29,5795.36
10 Cereals 10,649 0.01 4,273149.22
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 160,757 0.12 111,37944.33
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,146 0.00 363,083.33
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 1,244-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 46,390 0.03 34,48934.51
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 2,880 0.00 2,52014.29
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 54,173 0.04 46,69316.02
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 278,396 0.20 135,000106.22
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 103,822 0.07 143,377-27.59
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 173,317 0.12 143,69220.62
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 661,045 0.47 43,9221,405.04
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 333,219 0.24 332,0520.35
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 0 0.00 200-100.00
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,148,201 0.82 207,603453.08
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,392 0.00 25,988-86.95
26 Ores, slag and ash 375,821 0.27 378,020-0.58
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 19,867,570 14.27 4,522,094339.34
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 11,473,318 8.24 5,438,053110.98
29 Organic chemicals 311,455 0.22 505,062-38.33
31 Fertilizers 30,465,522 21.88 8,701,093250.13
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 140 0.00 2,000-93.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 36,095 0.03 29,16023.78
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 1,437 0.00 1,3367.56
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 7,200 0.01 41,280-82.56
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,631 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 45,000 0.03 264,170-82.97
39 Plastics and articles thereof 164,565 0.12 934,051-82.38
40 Rubber and articles thereof 28,397,080 20.40 27,736,7222.38
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,973 0.00 767287.61
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 13,380-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,395,552 4.59 4,301,52748.68
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 215,543 0.15 399,688-46.07
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 47,402 0.03 89,242-46.88
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 0 0.00 356-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 67 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 0 0.00 404,803-100.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 202 0.00 14836.49
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 1,882-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 35,857 0.03 13,161172.45
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,196 0.00 1,92665.94
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 24,908 0.02 9,273168.61
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 49,300 0.04 45,0209.51
65 Headgear and parts thereof 305 0.00 4,066-92.50
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 20,703 0.01 35,123-41.06
69 Ceramic products 2,990 0.00 7,457-59.90
70 Glass and glassware 10,126 0.01 10,360-2.26
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 143,689 0.10 169,272-15.11
72 Iron and steel 7,687,645 5.52 26,037,743-70.47
73 Articles of iron or steel 835,429 0.60 227,867266.63
74 Copper and articles thereof 12,912,289 9.27 10,270125,628.23
75 Nickel and articles thereof 34,042 0.02 141,770-75.99
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,287,639 1.64 2,682,965-14.73
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 181,228 0.13 362,469-50.00
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 152,047 0.11 13,6061,017.50
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,199 0.00 10,707-70.12
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,273,402 2.35 1,373,303138.36
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 2,448,397 1.76 1,174,741108.42
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 636,000 0.46 4,48114,093.26
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 401,067 0.29 427,333-6.15
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 20,409-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 602,817 0.43 5,848,387-89.69
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 42,065 0.03 11636,162.93
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 795,070 0.57 301,922163.34
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 15,618 0.01 50,682-69.18
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 403 0.00 664-39.31
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 8,120 0.01 5,51047.37
SS Classified 5,572,272 4.00 0

Russia’s Imports from Canada

The major share of Russian imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 68.45% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (35.40% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.86% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (42.60% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.28% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (7.38% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.37% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (1.68% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.28% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (10.42% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $130,253,179;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $15,175,539;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $10,362,501;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $7,912,933;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $5,604,797;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $5,602,561;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $5,525,500;
  • 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 $4,524,245;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $3,284,321;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,994,534;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $1,988,329;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $1,613,949;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $1,467,969;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $1,193,646.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • 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 $47,446,229;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,690,290.
Russia’s imports from Canada in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
01 Live animals 3,102,139 0.97 2,685,07715.53
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,177,418 0.99 1,563,469103.23
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,183,675 0.37 1,031,67014.73
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 37,211 0.01 42,577-12.60
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 50,079 0.02 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 3,180 0.00 28,033-88.66
10 Cereals 33,657 0.01 474,019-92.90
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 358,214 0.11 441,853-18.93
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 40,901 0.01 13,015214.26
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 112,975 0.04 180,214-37.31
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 192,152 0.06 148,76029.17
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,740 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 206 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 95,003 0.03 78,77820.60
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 161,760 0.05 20,041707.15
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 600,590 0.19 461,14230.24
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 10,915,127 3.41 5,310,330105.55
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 11,307 0.00 68,060-83.39
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 29,673 0.01 8,070267.70
26 Ores, slag and ash 10,362,501 3.24 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,593,291 1.12 2,843,64426.36
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 613,485 0.19 48,059,714-98.72
29 Organic chemicals 226,957 0.07 36,145527.91
30 Pharmaceutical products 21,902,348 6.85 13,989,41556.56
31 Fertilizers 10,447 0.00 11,935-12.47
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 572,463 0.18 497,93214.97
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,167,775 0.99 3,169,902-0.07
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 3,517,419 1.10 2,049,45071.63
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 67,907 0.02 69,648-2.50
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 33,812 0.01 58,887-42.58
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 994 0.00 89,490-98.89
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 708,321 0.22 546,81129.54
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,785,429 1.50 1,790,895167.21
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,308,053 0.72 2,017,83614.38
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 42,398 0.01 70,574-39.92
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,403,063 0.75 414,734479.42
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 239,841 0.07 111,271115.55
45 Cork and articles of cork 209 0.00 976-78.59
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 75,993 0.02 50,65550.02
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 61,964 0.02 108,863-43.08
54 Man-made filaments 10,463 0.00 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,794 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 650 0.00 13,207-95.08
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,799 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 5-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 125,985 0.04 148,517-15.17
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 168,025 0.05 102,40964.07
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 453,263 0.14 217,105108.78
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 101,708 0.03 196,983-48.37
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 2,554 0.00 221,776-98.85
65 Headgear and parts thereof 149 0.00 866-82.79
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,470 0.00 64,525-94.62
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 201,649 0.06 161,99124.48
69 Ceramic products 17,284 0.01 55,265-68.73
70 Glass and glassware 55,924 0.02 57,184-2.20
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 19,842 0.01 11,65270.29
72 Iron and steel 544,547 0.17 5,234,837-89.60
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,600,085 2.38 8,503,682-10.63
74 Copper and articles thereof 81,608 0.03 73,49511.04
75 Nickel and articles thereof 9,787 0.00 122,334-92.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 232,368 0.07 353,063-34.19
78 Lead and articles thereof 32 0.00 0
79 Zinc and articles thereof 28 0.00 0
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 130-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 799,464 0.25 736,3378.57
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,723,156 1.16 2,529,51047.19
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 683,754 0.21 147,896362.32
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 48,479,587 15.16 33,304,04845.57
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 18,205,354 5.69 13,681,10933.07
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 30,440 0.01 47,147-35.44
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 12,546,025 3.92 7,020,52578.70
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 130,338,139 40.76 84,960153,311.18
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 9,303,371 2.91 6,019,05054.57
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 10,856 0.00 1,422663.43
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 182 0.00 377-51.72
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 674,725 0.21 799,296-15.59
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 6,690,481 2.09 1,087,920514.98
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 18,487 0.01 396,255-95.33
SS Classified 3,854,009 1.21 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia