Russian trade in goods with Iceland in Q4 2017
February 13, 2018
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Iceland in the fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Iceland
In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Iceland totaled $12,562,569, up 46.62% ($3,994,693) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Iceland in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $4,978,904, up 157.08% ($3,042,200) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Iceland in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $7,583,665, up 14.36% ($952,493) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade deficit with Iceland in the 4th quarter of 2017 was $2,604,761, a 44.51% decrease ($2,089,707) over the 4th quarter of 2016.
Iceland was Russia’s 129th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 131st in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0075% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0063% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Iceland was Russia’s 130th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 141st in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0048% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0023% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Iceland was Russia’s 99th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (up from 101st in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0118% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0126% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Iceland
The major share of Russian exports to Iceland in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 32.81% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (0.03% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 27.95% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (43.13% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.66% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (2.90% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 11.00% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (19.98% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.71% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (3.85% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.42% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (29.09% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iceland in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th 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 $1,599,084;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $766,571;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $470,118;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $303,055;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $160,761;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $132,308;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $86,361;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $47,025;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $33,740.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iceland in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $530,337;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $26,661;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $15,715.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2017 over Q4 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 530,337 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 21,021 | 0.42 | 32,987 | -36.27 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 86,361 | 1.73 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,305,479 | 26.22 | 835,361 | 56.28 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 766,571 | 15.40 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 341 | 0.01 | 3,516 | -90.30 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 685 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 56,817 | 1.14 | 9,792 | 480.24 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 54,681 | 1.10 | 42,829 | 27.67 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 547,694 | 11.00 | 386,933 | 41.55 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 15,715 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 14,416 | 0.29 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 303,055 | 6.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 180,299 | 3.62 | 47,991 | 275.69 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 26,661 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 34,280 | 0.69 | 540 | 6,248.15 |
| 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 | 1,599,084 | 32.12 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 8,120 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,042 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Iceland
The major share of Russian imports from Iceland in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 38.86% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (40.06% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 31.63% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (16.27% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 28.46% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (39.02% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 0.72% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (4.63% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iceland in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th 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 $701,984;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $620,088;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $498,348;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $343,477;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $139,214;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $84,429;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $40,995;
- Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - an increase of $25,040.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iceland in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $594,628;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $522,963;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $295,075;
- Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - a decrease of $112,205.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2017 over Q4 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 366,026 | 4.83 | 888,989 | -58.83 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 748,440 | 9.87 | 404,963 | 84.82 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 1,680,592 | 22.16 | 1,182,244 | 42.15 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0 | 0.00 | 112,205 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 152,223 | 2.01 | 67,794 | 124.54 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 41 | 0.00 | 250 | -83.60 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 1,990,298 | 26.24 | 2,584,926 | -23.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 57 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 102 | 0.00 | 1,312 | -92.23 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 25,040 | 0.33 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 140,015 | 1.85 | 801 | 17,380.02 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,478 | 0.03 | 48 | 5,062.50 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,558 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 15,870 | 0.21 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 7,596 | 0.10 | 2,325 | 226.71 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 0 | 0.00 | 295,075 | -100.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 8,861 | 0.12 | 7,099 | 24.82 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,065 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 41,042 | 0.54 | 47 | 87,223.40 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,607 | 0.02 | 4,478 | -64.11 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 991,916 | 13.08 | 289,932 | 242.12 |
| 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 | 27,482 | 0.36 | 29,416 | -6.57 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,379,356 | 18.19 | 759,268 | 81.67 |