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Russian trade in goods with Japan in Q3 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 Japan in the third quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Japan

In the 3rd quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Japan totaled $5,026,517,943, up 18.76% ($793,941,962) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Japan in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $2,952,064,079, up 25.94% ($607,957,439) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Japan in the 3rd quarter of 2017 totaled $2,074,453,864, up 9.85% ($185,984,523) from the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Japan in the 3rd quarter of 2017 was $877,610,215, a 92.61% increase ($421,972,916) over the 3rd quarter of 2016.

Japan was Russia’s 9th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (down from 8th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 3.4384% of Russia’s total trade (down from 3.4715% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Japan was Russia’s 9th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (up from 11th in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 3.4584% of Russia’s total exports (up from 3.2582% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Japan was Russia’s 7th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2016), accounting for 3.4104% of Russia’s total imports (down from 3.7786% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Japan

The major share of Russian exports to Japan in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 75.37% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (70.22% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.65% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (11.34% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 5.04% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (5.16% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.55% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (5.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.47% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (4.13% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.23% of Russia’s total exports to Japan (3.29% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Japan in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd 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 $570,005,063;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $28,085,121;
  • 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 $18,288,872;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $9,280,503.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Japan in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $18,235,064.
Russia’s exports to Japan in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
01 Live animals 2,163 0.00 68,600-96.85
02 Meat and edible meat offal 33,911 0.00 1,3782,360.89
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 95,860,380 3.25 114,095,444-15.98
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 277-100.00
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 617,500 0.02 433,85042.33
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 360,612 0.01 350,7442.81
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 5,333 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,783 0.00 3,917-54.48
10 Cereals 712,792 0.02 278,442155.99
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 100,816 0.00 1,2717,832.02
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 287,225 0.01 181158,587.85
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,508 0.00 200,329-98.25
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 424,073 0.01 619,320-31.53
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,280 0.00 261390.42
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,452 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 9,329 0.00 6,69139.43
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 9,345 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 108,023 0.00 104,4083.46
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 35,274 0.00 37,180-5.13
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 10,906 0.00 255,360-95.73
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 6,081,464 0.21 2,358,616157.84
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 391,853 0.01 692,474-43.41
26 Ores, slag and ash 32,053,804 1.09 22,773,30140.75
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,192,512,079 74.27 1,622,507,01635.13
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,273,418 0.11 3,674,248-10.91
29 Organic chemicals 4,401,990 0.15 1,708,410157.67
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,400 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 2,799,558 0.09 977,069186.53
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 13,417 0.00 3703,526.22
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 6,956 0.00 201,289-96.54
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 6,190 0.00 1533,945.75
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 360-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 675-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 170,791 0.01 166,1892.77
39 Plastics and articles thereof 232,491 0.01 100,049132.38
40 Rubber and articles thereof 8,449,003 0.29 11,107,196-23.93
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 183 0.00 961-80.96
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 1,011 0.00 2,690-62.42
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 90,793,798 3.08 87,447,0743.83
45 Cork and articles of cork 0 0.00 19-100.00
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 11,408,416 0.39 9,225,77623.66
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 74,801 0.00 91,650-18.38
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 39,677 0.00 51,752-23.33
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 4,343 0.00 5,499-21.02
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 99 0.00 354-72.03
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 598 0.00 42540.71
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 23,507 0.00 15,09055.78
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 71,041 0.00 29,864137.88
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 66,975 0.00 9,138632.93
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 128,989 0.00 262,108-50.79
65 Headgear and parts thereof 4,322 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 0 0.00 13,843-100.00
69 Ceramic products 13,126 0.00 9,51138.01
70 Glass and glassware 367,576 0.01 119,648207.21
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 95,316,813 3.23 77,027,94123.74
72 Iron and steel 51,899,254 1.76 59,672,904-13.03
73 Articles of iron or steel 37,412 0.00 138,423-72.97
75 Nickel and articles thereof 36,488 0.00 32,89510.92
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 200,010,970 6.78 201,856,846-0.91
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,337,505 0.11 4,126,837-19.13
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 219 0.00 3,156-93.06
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,565 0.00 1,973-20.68
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 385,809 0.01 944,117-59.14
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 338,730 0.01 254,34833.18
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 219,860 0.01 722,313-69.56
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 146,957,889 4.98 118,872,76823.63
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,003,291 0.03 266,349276.68
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 301,720 0.01 84,109258.72
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 17,943 0.00 5,525224.76
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 366 0.00 103255.34
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 517 0.00 1,938-73.32
SS Classified 218,147 0.01 83 625160.86

Russia’s Imports from Japan

The major share of Russian imports from Japan in the 3rd quarter of 2017 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 80.96% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (81.71% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.11% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (10.26% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.12% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (2.11% in the 3rd quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.06% of Russia’s total imports from Japan (1.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Japan in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd 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 $129,607,711;
  • 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 $44,934,011;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $25,288,212;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $17,542,663;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $14,615,559;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $11,621,520;
  • Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - an increase of $8,133,364.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Japan in the 3rd quarter of 2017 over the 3rd 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) - a decrease of $67,377,786;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - a decrease of $20,957,710.
Russia’s imports from Japan in the 3rd quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2017
over Q3 2016
02 Meat and edible meat offal 75,485 0.00 79,969-5.61
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 912,214 0.04 903,7530.94
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,879 0.00 1,02583.32
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 6,211 0.00 48,826-87.28
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 715 0.00 11,609-93.84
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 264,540 0.01 244,1198.37
10 Cereals 117,995 0.01 54,961114.69
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 14,397 0.00 1,2801,024.77
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 13,036 0.00 16,514-21.06
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 108,065 0.01 67,36360.42
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 7,424 0.00 4921,408.94
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 27,870 0.00 25,4549.49
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 10,132 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 308,567 0.01 140,368119.83
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 174,210 0.01 96,78680.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 149,144 0.01 83,56878.47
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 85,843 0.00 29,093195.06
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,583,918 0.08 1,314,95920.45
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,481,200 0.07 1,840,225-19.51
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 10,072 0.00 31,744-68.27
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 339,117 0.02 31,235985.70
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 40,958 0.00 45,756-10.49
26 Ores, slag and ash 133,881 0.01 93,64842.96
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 14,919,019 0.72 15,013,092-0.63
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,401,068 0.07 558,697150.77
29 Organic chemicals 6,199,754 0.30 4,031,25953.79
30 Pharmaceutical products 20,357,717 0.98 19,477,4354.52
31 Fertilizers 4,151 0.00 33,429-87.58
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 5,386,638 0.26 5,076,8286.10
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 12,713,992 0.61 11,816,6147.59
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 8,319,396 0.40 6,093,63236.53
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,125,345 0.05 1,234,735-8.86
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 294,714 0.01 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 15,225,115 0.73 12,733,01319.57
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 11,985,533 0.58 12,764,334-6.10
39 Plastics and articles thereof 29,828,709 1.44 27,686,4137.74
40 Rubber and articles thereof 117,601,374 5.67 92,313,16227.39
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 271,851 0.01 276,154-1.56
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 12,882 0.00 3,225299.44
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 70,656 0.00 13,550421.45
45 Cork and articles of cork 1,686 0.00 2,446-31.07
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 54 0.00 62-12.90
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 538-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,067,955 0.15 3,079,787-0.38
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 248,340 0.01 252,407-1.61
50 Silk 20,747 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 164 0.00 141,071.43
52 Cotton 90,931 0.00 89,6651.41
54 Man-made filaments 3,725,280 0.18 2,334,39959.58
55 Man-made staple fibers 14,049,179 0.68 14,032,1760.12
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,536,589 0.07 1,852,159-17.04
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 358,435 0.02 122,403192.83
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 10,588 0.00 11,102-4.63
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 460,805 0.02 497,372-7.35
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 123,651 0.01 106,43516.18
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 319,059 0.02 420,274-24.08
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 720,330 0.03 450,63259.85
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 444,660 0.02 192,760130.68
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 47,204 0.00 36,53129.22
65 Headgear and parts thereof 17,429 0.00 22,930-23.99
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 4,369 0.00 5,669-22.93
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,887 0.00 2,12483.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,022,786 0.19 2,692,74449.39
69 Ceramic products 826,066 0.04 912,748-9.50
70 Glass and glassware 7,151,319 0.34 5,236,21136.57
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 916,472 0.04 293,258212.51
72 Iron and steel 2,924,926 0.14 3,341,729-12.47
73 Articles of iron or steel 34,131,376 1.65 19,515,81774.89
74 Copper and articles thereof 401,671 0.02 468,106-14.19
75 Nickel and articles thereof 450,696 0.02 57,313686.38
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,434,054 0.07 1,185,25420.99
78 Lead and articles thereof 2,486 0.00 988151.62
79 Zinc and articles thereof 4,478 0.00 2,35590.15
80 Tin and articles thereof 5,804 0.00 897547.05
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 324,999 0.02 202,20460.73
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 16,245,095 0.78 8,111,731100.27
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 8,887,723 0.43 6,883,85129.11
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 455,896,363 21.98 326,288,65239.72
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 152,225,519 7.34 107,291,50841.88
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 21,364 0.00 9,278130.27
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 963,940,787 46.47 1,031,318,573-6.53
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 22,820,479 1.10 5,277,816332.38
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 84,561,431 4.08 72,939,91115.93
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 1,646,964 0.08 1,128,78945.91
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,069,911 0.05 508,578110.37
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 7,925,093 0.38 6,618,74319.74
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,257,499 0.06 1,067,82817.76
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 28,336,497 1.37 49,294,207-42.52
SS Classified 185,877 0.01 20 048827.16
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia