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

Russia’s Trade with France

In the 2nd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with France totaled $3,792,382,659, up 46.63% ($1,205,947,936) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to France in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $1,336,636,525, up 24.89% ($266,420,878) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from France in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $2,455,746,134, up 61.97% ($939,527,058) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade deficit with France in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $1,119,109,609, a 150.92% increase ($673,106,180) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.

France was Russia’s 12th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 2.7135% of Russia’s total trade (up from 2.3764% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

France was Russia’s 17th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (just as in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 1.5918% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.6106% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

France was Russia’s 5th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 7th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 4.4022% of Russia’s total imports (up from 3.5767% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to France

The major share of Russian exports to France 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) - 84.02% of Russia’s total exports to France (83.53% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.98% of Russia’s total exports to France (2.76% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.83% of Russia’s total exports to France (6.40% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.70% of Russia’s total exports to France (3.31% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.60% of Russia’s total exports to France (1.66% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.37% of Russia’s total exports to France (1.28% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to France 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) - an increase of $222,754,955;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $20,377,202;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $19,461,448;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $6,577,232.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to France in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd 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 $12,396,910;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $7,432,251;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $6,975,540;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $5,070,286;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $4,829,331.
Russia’s exports to France in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
01 Live animals 68,471 0.01 52,00031.68
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 3,484,898 0.26 2,796,53424.61
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 42,444 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 13,999 0.00 52,596-73.38
10 Cereals 0 0.00 27-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 14,999-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 35,887 0.00 18,76591.24
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 146,081 0.01 3,861,534-96.22
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 7,708-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,670 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 0 0.00 10,860-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,372 0.00 718,193-99.67
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 518,864 0.04 534,162-2.86
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 584,358 0.04 5,654,644-89.67
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 249,602 0.02 502,085-50.29
26 Ores, slag and ash 6,577,232 0.49 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,116,222,285 83.51 893,467,33024.93
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,684,219 0.28 6,693,017-44.95
29 Organic chemicals 9,112,462 0.68 16,544,713-44.92
31 Fertilizers 0 0.00 6,975,540-100.00
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 80,905 0.01 71,28113.50
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,068,714 0.08 563,76989.57
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 6,732 0.00 5,09432.16
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 4,056 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 57 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,714,316 0.13 105,6421,522.76
39 Plastics and articles thereof 652,391 0.05 670,725-2.73
40 Rubber and articles thereof 6,362,274 0.48 3,796,09867.60
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,627,838 0.12 3,283,781-50.43
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 375,242 0.03 580,049-35.31
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 20,476,761 1.53 17,181,56419.18
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 18,775 0.00 5,272256.13
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 706,713 0.05 461,02853.29
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 233,773 0.02 100,691132.17
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 14,758-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 24,790 0.00 22,45310.41
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 404,214 0.03 62,015551.80
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 839,968 0.06 461,18182.13
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,198,039 0.09 908,75931.83
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,012,897 0.08 610,90565.80
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,771,061 0.13 1,379,06628.42
65 Headgear and parts thereof 11,077 0.00 7,42849.12
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 421 0.00 80426.25
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 21,303 0.00 23,248-8.37
69 Ceramic products 85,556 0.01 37,799126.34
70 Glass and glassware 5,694,943 0.43 2,352,829142.05
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 392,154 0.03 347,46112.86
72 Iron and steel 14,793,092 1.11 19,622,423-24.61
73 Articles of iron or steel 23,053,217 1.72 2,676,015761.48
74 Copper and articles thereof 9,928 0.00 41,797-76.25
75 Nickel and articles thereof 504,147 0.04 85,384490.45
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 21,644,977 1.62 2,183,529891.28
78 Lead and articles thereof 75,720 0.01 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 6,370,575 0.48 4,824,74032.04
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 52,316 0.00 43,20221.10
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 23,899 0.00 85,096-71.92
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 37,957,461 2.84 50,354,371-24.62
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 3,684,556 0.28 5,554,278-33.66
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 416,771 0.03 3,75510,999.09
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,564,749 0.12 2,477,169-36.83
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 25,649 0.00 29,868-14.13
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 7,537,369 0.56 10,122,717-25.54
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 39,710 0.00 54,112-26.62
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 0 0.00 8,750-100.00
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 1,774,905 0.13 999,26977.62
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 737,440 0.06 46,2991,492.78
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2,677 0.00 27,474-90.26
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 17,716-100.00
SS Classified 30,832,553 2.31 0

Russia’s Imports from France

The major share of Russian imports from France 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) - 28.96% of Russia’s total imports from France (43.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 25.09% of Russia’s total imports from France (38.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 6.62% of Russia’s total imports from France (9.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.65% of Russia’s total imports from France (3.47% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.81% of Russia’s total imports from France (1.49% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $30,767,118;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $28,997,899;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $16,350,485;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $15,520,416;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $13,095,416.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from France 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) - a decrease of $27,313,238.
Russia’s imports from France in the 2nd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2017
over Q2 2016
01 Live animals 2,322,262 0.09 705,972228.95
02 Meat and edible meat offal 453,961 0.02 377,12020.38
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 152,842 0.01 67,638125.97
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 7,098,408 0.29 5,553,92027.81
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 37,846 0.00 110,807-65.85
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,073,591 0.04 105,370918.88
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 396,015 0.02 240,56964.62
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 882 0.00 57353.93
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 819,170 0.03 531,36254.16
10 Cereals 4,488,069 0.18 5,430,893-17.36
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,409,976 0.06 1,586,645-11.13
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 5,776,477 0.24 5,552,2604.04
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 3,838,115 0.16 3,497,9389.73
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 35,559 0.00 21,61664.50
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 581,259 0.02 699,686-16.93
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 207,510 0.01 253,176-18.04
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 5,383,589 0.22 4,544,14618.47
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,559,742 0.19 4,661,990-2.19
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 3,841,636 0.16 4,088,742-6.04
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,905,199 0.24 6,897,787-14.39
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 11,404,896 0.46 11,539,447-1.17
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 71,435,366 2.91 55,084,88129.68
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 28,978,210 1.18 27,349,1175.96
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2,419,887 0.10 2,478,063-2.35
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,530,814 0.10 3,858,146-34.40
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 7,242,560 0.29 5,953,87821.64
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 8,460,804 0.34 7,519,16412.52
29 Organic chemicals 60,442,421 2.46 55,138,0259.62
30 Pharmaceutical products 209,854,548 8.55 204,434,5812.65
31 Fertilizers 427,035 0.02 891,233-52.08
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 14,007,995 0.57 12,282,52514.05
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 160,098,805 6.52 131,100,90622.12
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 26,682,537 1.09 21,018,03926.95
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 20,569,796 0.84 15,621,39731.68
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 329,762 0.01 1,243,605-73.48
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,224,108 0.05 692,82676.68
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 106,236,567 4.33 112,549,890-5.61
39 Plastics and articles thereof 76,592,099 3.12 69,559,11410.11
40 Rubber and articles thereof 26,243,198 1.07 22,341,06017.47
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 25,592 0.00 11,080130.97
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 8,587,037 0.35 7,342,14016.96
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 251,585 0.01 342,848-26.62
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,296,830 0.05 1,919,020-32.42
45 Cork and articles of cork 192,797 0.01 174,46610.51
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 2,267 0.00 2,312-1.95
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 15,724 0.00 1,992689.36
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 16,571,738 0.67 17,774,859-6.77
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 1,842,282 0.08 2,648,690-30.45
50 Silk 10,746 0.00 1,697533.24
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 227 0.00 5,820-96.10
52 Cotton 178,708 0.01 331,368-46.07
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 6,837 0.00 1,100521.55
54 Man-made filaments 187,239 0.01 469,332-60.11
55 Man-made staple fibers 669,214 0.03 338,47497.72
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,092,873 0.04 901,98221.16
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,012,646 0.04 413,777144.73
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 236,803 0.01 114,669106.51
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 924,966 0.04 564,81163.77
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 81,336 0.00 66,45822.39
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,431,206 0.10 724,830235.42
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 5,369,021 0.22 4,895,1739.68
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 597,513 0.02 580,2272.98
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,489,999 0.06 1,340,92411.12
65 Headgear and parts thereof 192,113 0.01 110,26274.23
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 41,020 0.00 32,48426.28
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 36,448 0.00 9,826270.93
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,534,130 0.10 3,152,212-19.61
69 Ceramic products 2,111,365 0.09 3,219,746-34.42
70 Glass and glassware 13,231,405 0.54 12,116,7459.20
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 3,155,090 0.13 3,484,079-9.44
72 Iron and steel 13,452,588 0.55 9,108,34947.70
73 Articles of iron or steel 31,288,717 1.27 24,230,57829.13
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,525,191 0.10 2,525,0020.01
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,283,014 0.09 2,017,03813.19
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 6,740,393 0.27 5,580,31620.79
78 Lead and articles thereof 3,203 0.00 455603.96
79 Zinc and articles thereof 78,643 0.00 56,41639.40
80 Tin and articles thereof 30,938 0.00 26,31617.56
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,065,327 0.04 2,307,118-53.82
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,785,128 0.15 3,178,07719.10
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,725,288 0.15 3,532,2805.46
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 310,141,702 12.63 279,374,58411.01
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 144,592,136 5.89 171,905,374-15.89
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 170,396 0.01 225,600-24.47
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 97,698,952 3.98 82,178,53618.89
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 13,599,046 0.55 503,6302,600.21
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 50,041,237 2.04 48,958,8162.21
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 266,096 0.01 294,517-9.65
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 33,316 0.00 70,838-52.97
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 6,289,685 0.26 5,945,2735.79
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 836,012 0.03 804,1453.96
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,176,598 0.25 4,709,41531.15
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 553,619 0.02 8,8936,125.33
SS Classified 812,428,636 33.08 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia