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

Russia’s Trade with Estonia

In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Estonia was $661,216,917, down 0.41% ($2,729,697) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Estonia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 were $414,073,259, down 15.53% ($76,136,263) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $247,143,658, up 42.25% ($73,406,566) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Estonia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $166,929,601, a 47.25% decrease ($149,542,829) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Estonia was Russia’s 39th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 33rd in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.4731% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.6100% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Estonia was Russia’s 38th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 29th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.4931% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.7377% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Estonia was Russia’s 39th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 42nd in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.4430% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.4098% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Estonia

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 47.30% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (60.96% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 22.82% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (19.54% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 10.61% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (8.58% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.61% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (5.97% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.51% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (2.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.05% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (1.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Estonia 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) - an increase of $6,044,822;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $5,329,424;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,895,733;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $1,825,615;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $1,276,153.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Estonia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd 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) - a decrease of $102,981,860;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $7,916,646;
  • 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) - a decrease of $3,028,247;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $1,281,446;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $1,252,542.
Russia’s exports to Estonia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,165,572 0.28 1,284,839-9.28
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 16,237-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 14,957 0.00 12,65018.24
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 0 0.00 17,558-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 228,410 0.06 162,53640.53
10 Cereals 0 0.00 2,867-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 66,325 0.02 9,486599.19
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 3,802 0.00 28,803-86.80
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 2-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 660 0.00 12,157-94.57
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 111,920 0.03 218,463-48.77
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 9,531-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 122,347 0.03 75,40962.24
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 130,761 0.03 206,597-36.71
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 884,501 0.21 2,165,947-59.16
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 53,741 0.01 76,359-29.62
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 478,996 0.12 409,05317.10
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,049,281 0.25 947,37210.76
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 20,817 0.01 32,239-35.43
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 65,827 0.02 39,30767.47
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 195,787,531 47.28 298,769,391-34.47
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 13,317,471 3.22 7,272,64983.12
29 Organic chemicals 1,580,923 0.38 2,772,989-42.99
30 Pharmaceutical products 175,358 0.04 170,2363.01
31 Fertilizers 72,354,098 17.47 80,270,744-9.86
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 305,577 0.07 181,59468.27
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 496,979 0.12 390,20727.36
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 116,441 0.03 139,820-16.72
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 113,961 0.03 91,51524.53
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 19,931 0.00 4334,503.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,845,600 0.69 1,569,44781.31
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,872,258 0.45 1,475,77226.87
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,280,887 0.31 1,427,575-10.28
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 214,723 0.05 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 46,989 0.01 68,528-31.43
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 0 0.00 12,907-100.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 38,372,417 9.27 37,476,1862.39
45 Cork and articles of cork 4,463 0.00 40,407-88.95
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 15 0.00 218-93.12
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 645,158 0.16 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,434,599 1.07 4,122,9037.56
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 482,154 0.12 436,02110.58
52 Cotton 21,431 0.01 19,5149.82
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 50,692 0.01 14,670245.55
54 Man-made filaments 1,781 0.00 1,26840.46
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 392,106 0.09 255,01153.76
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 214 0.00 83157.83
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 152,849 0.04 48,585214.60
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 23,763 0.01 33,521-29.11
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 22,209 0.01 29,621-25.02
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 106,516 0.03 45,162135.85
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 107,930 0.03 95,47913.04
65 Headgear and parts thereof 8,793 0.00 6,67431.75
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 6,198 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,258,189 0.55 2,320,344-2.68
69 Ceramic products 172,962 0.04 211,365-18.17
70 Glass and glassware 2,708,090 0.65 1,788,44651.42
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 453,450 0.11 293,01754.75
72 Iron and steel 16,184,389 3.91 10,854,96549.10
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,755,752 1.39 5,534,1004.01
74 Copper and articles thereof 564,040 0.14 66,229751.65
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 6,326,384 1.53 4,500,76940.56
78 Lead and articles thereof 343,743 0.08 288,94218.97
79 Zinc and articles thereof 573 0.00 253126.48
80 Tin and articles thereof 3,094 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 6,393,672 1.54 7,646,214-16.38
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 38,941 0.01 39,442-1.27
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 47,651 0.01 331,016-85.60
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,111,202 0.99 4,034,8691.89
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 2,554,155 0.62 3,200,512-20.20
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 103,432 0.02 3,131,679-96.70
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,703,704 0.65 807,971234.63
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 397,024 0.10 931,802-57.39
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 527,562 0.13 104,308405.77
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 2,809 0.00 1,222129.87
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 1,311,028 0.32 875,14149.81
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 173,372 0.04 140,62223.29
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 115,979 0.03 139,752-17.01
SS Classified 21,062,130 5.09 0

Russia’s Imports from Estonia

The major share of Russian imports from Estonia 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) - 77.97% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (71.51% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.80% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (16.64% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.90% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (2.71% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.14% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (2.76% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.86% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (3.08% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.03% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (1.25% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

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

  • 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 $63,410,725;
  • 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 $5,696,394;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $4,440,978;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $1,595,592;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $1,298,319;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $931,858.

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

  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $3,212,205;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $1,227,296.
Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 226,214 0.09 93,369142.28
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,613 0.00 793103.40
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 60 0.00 0
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 117,731-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 133,532 0.05 69,84091.20
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 64,788 0.03 20,886210.20
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 199,343 0.08 47,083323.39
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 694,529 0.28 963,624-27.93
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 21,516 0.01 59,093-63.59
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,079,058 1.25 2,894,6616.37
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 876,014 0.35 525,23466.79
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 105,557 0.04 124,545-15.25
26 Ores, slag and ash 508,681 0.21 168,237202.36
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 505,527 0.20 859,365-41.17
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 6,313,924 2.55 617,530922.45
29 Organic chemicals 204,368 0.08 341,535-40.16
30 Pharmaceutical products 2,586,175 1.05 1,654,31756.33
31 Fertilizers 471 0.00 146222.60
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 18,080,050 7.32 21,292,255-15.09
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 153,312 0.06 334,465-54.16
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 50,736 0.02 69,555-27.06
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 291,481 0.12 306,832-5.00
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 36,725 0.01 52,139-29.56
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 994,703 0.40 520,78091.00
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,573,764 1.04 2,740,796-6.09
40 Rubber and articles thereof 349,612 0.14 985,041-64.51
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 73,962-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 86 0.00 176-51.14
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 938,371 0.38 745,36925.89
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 535,006 0.22 659,442-18.87
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,068,048 0.43 768,83938.92
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 5,226 0.00 4,65712.22
52 Cotton 926 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 12 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 50,577 0.02 39,82726.99
55 Man-made staple fibers 261,529 0.11 90,817187.97
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 397,625 0.16 504,440-21.17
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,762 0.00 3,380-18.28
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 143,286 0.06 51,790176.67
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 32,848 0.01 30,5177.64
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 6,771-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 16,524 0.01 3,544366.25
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 565,195 0.23 317,50178.01
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,991,037 1.21 4,218,333-29.09
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 122,736 0.05 76,61260.20
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,640 0.00 2,4069.73
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 116,357 0.05 534,860-78.25
69 Ceramic products 613,558 0.25 607,4211.01
70 Glass and glassware 41,339 0.02 25,28863.47
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 22,682 0.01 26,661-14.92
72 Iron and steel 292,062 0.12 129,027126.36
73 Articles of iron or steel 4,488,037 1.82 2,892,44555.16
74 Copper and articles thereof 27,285 0.01 10,346163.73
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 432,159 0.17 619,528-30.24
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,387,614 0.56 89,2951,453.97
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 10,936 0.00 420,203-97.40
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 530,088 0.21 539,640-1.77
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 17,011,968 6.88 12,570,99035.33
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 173,457,744 70.18 110,047,01957.62
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 3,243 0.00 197,331-98.36
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,540,629 0.62 890,87172.94
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,816 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 682,940 0.28 536,57027.28
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 859,853 0.35 476,86280.31
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 398,190 0.16 641,590-37.94
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 14,751 0.01 22,910-35.61
SS Classified 23,220 0.01 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia