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Russian trade in goods with Israel in Q4 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 Israel in the fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Israel

In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Israel totaled $634,275,789, up 0.07% ($413,385) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2017 were $420,490,197, down 1.22% ($5,209,865) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $213,785,592, up 2.70% ($5,623,250) from the 4th quarter of 2016.

Russia’s trade surplus with Israel in the 4th quarter of 2017 was $206,704,605, a 4.98% decrease ($10,833,115) over the 4th quarter of 2016.

Israel was Russia’s 45th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 42nd in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.3795% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.4652% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Israel was Russia’s 46th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 41st in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.4088% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5078% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Israel was Russia’s 43rd largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 41st in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.3326% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.3970% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

Russia’s Exports to Israel

The major share of Russian exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 30.27% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (28.41% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 29.84% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (46.83% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.77% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (9.30% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.94% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (8.84% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.48% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (2.75% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 3.17% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (2.43% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $15,047,188;
  • 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 $6,361,534;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $1,999,124;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $1,866,460;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $1,280,869.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th 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 $74,971,101;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $1,841,506.
Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 31,286 0.01 16,66187.78
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 1,448,093 0.34 1,030,20040.56
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 10,000 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1,543,487 0.37 1,008,51453.05
10 Cereals 26,943,857 6.41 26,478,2341.76
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 575,091 0.14 954,770-39.77
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 8,727 0.00 274,746-96.82
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 3,222,782 0.77 1,941,91365.96
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 86,704 0.02 61,33941.35
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 140,874 0.03 185,014-23.86
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,415,170 0.34 550,521157.06
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 751,314 0.18 630,81819.10
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 888,220 0.21 1,065,398-16.63
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,015,984 0.72 2,454,73822.86
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,718,236 0.41 979,57375.41
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,365,006 0.80 2,286,47547.17
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 122,115,100 29.04 197,086,201-38.04
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,390,414 0.33 587,507136.66
29 Organic chemicals 429,143 0.10 743,388-42.27
30 Pharmaceutical products 9,445 0.00 3,340182.78
31 Fertilizers 6,953,039 1.65 4,953,91540.35
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 10,394 0.00 127,726-91.86
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 137,666 0.03 91,529,522.22
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 4,130 0.00 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 58 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 6,500-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,038,402 0.96 3,061,12331.93
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,563,319 0.37 2,097,764-25.48
40 Rubber and articles thereof 77,461 0.02 120,191-35.55
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 400 0.00 167139.52
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 7,266,674 1.73 5,400,21434.56
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,108,442 0.26 295,161275.54
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 4,535,701 1.08 4,333,5824.66
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 435,354 0.10 316,25637.66
52 Cotton 0 0.00 49-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 233,749 0.06 0
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,223 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 242 0.00 57324.56
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 10,710 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 2 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 138 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 29,657 0.01 26,64911.29
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,716 0.00 8,728-57.42
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 13,534 0.00 71,636-81.11
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 8,578 0.00 38,056-77.46
65 Headgear and parts thereof 44 0.00 587-92.50
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,591,202 0.38 1,497,6836.24
69 Ceramic products 16,045 0.00 12,65526.79
70 Glass and glassware 12,069 0.00 106,734-88.69
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 127,302,205 30.27 120,940,6715.26
72 Iron and steel 28,162,600 6.70 13,115,412114.73
73 Articles of iron or steel 233,048 0.06 118,03297.44
74 Copper and articles thereof 114 0.00 1,345-91.52
75 Nickel and articles thereof 8,657 0.00 82,152-89.46
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 20,481,440 4.87 19,337,9425.91
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 231,110-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 4,788,671 1.14 6,630,177-27.77
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,053 0.00 1,10585.79
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,273 0.00 66,633-95.09
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 565,769 0.13 309,55482.77
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 1,652,288 0.39 2,454,868-32.69
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 82,153 0.02 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 492,150 0.12 605,341-18.70
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,590 0.00 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 145,933 0.03 181,792-19.73
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 221,460 0.05 78,025183.83
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 423 0.00 167,763-99.75
SS Classified 39,185,488 9.32 563 3486,855.82

Russia’s Imports from Israel

The major share of Russian imports from Israel 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) - 34.92% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (30.56% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 31.77% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (35.44% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 22.52% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (20.44% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.04% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (3.88% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.52% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (2.99% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.06% of Russia’s total imports from Israel (0.59% in the 4th quarter of 2016).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $5,199,114;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $4,681,889;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $3,057,092;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,283,335;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1,791,785;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - an increase of $1,202,095;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $1,059,771;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $953,923;
  • 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 $948,329;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $841,094;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $838,627.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $4,612,670;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,274,605;
  • 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 $1,091,668;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $889,857;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $759,983;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $678,454.
Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2017 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2016,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2017
over Q4 2016
01 Live animals 394,536 0.18 131,395200.27
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 184,912 0.09 250,531-26.19
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 3,839,959 1.80 4,599,942-16.52
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 38,139,207 17.84 33,457,31813.99
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 21,855,705 10.22 16,656,59131.21
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 224,538 0.11 172,56830.12
10 Cereals 270 0.00 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 858 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,675,076 0.78 1,346,25324.43
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 256,224 0.12 735,012-65.14
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 6,531 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 24,496 0.01 4,983391.59
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 882,645 0.41 44,0181,905.19
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 55,253 0.03 41,13734.31
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 289,100 0.14 376,025-23.12
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 5,983,120 2.80 5,029,19718.97
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 608,079 0.28 569,8486.71
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 232,337 0.11 206,89712.30
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,171,027 1.02 1,111,25695.37
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 98,607 0.05 123,853-20.38
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,459,105 0.68 1,486,890-1.87
29 Organic chemicals 2,763,267 1.29 3,288,039-15.96
30 Pharmaceutical products 11,491,186 5.38 13,765,791-16.52
31 Fertilizers 38,861 0.02 128,226-69.69
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,823,787 2.26 3,982,69321.12
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 7,536,849 3.53 5,745,06431.19
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 1,642,829 0.77 1,227,31133.86
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 20,253 0.01 51,624-60.77
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 208,710 0.10 173,59320.23
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 5,872,575 2.75 2,815,483108.58
39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,827,230 5.53 9,543,89523.92
40 Rubber and articles thereof 468,651 0.22 335,14339.84
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 47,343 0.02 23,261103.53
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 24,408 0.01 22,14510.22
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 293,840 0.14 195,89850.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 66,551 0.03 745,005-91.07
52 Cotton 665,661 0.31 595,13611.85
54 Man-made filaments 424,859 0.20 329,47128.95
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 5,398,031 2.52 4,195,93628.65
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 468 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 658,326 0.31 796,211-17.32
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 25,892 0.01 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 15,914 0.01 6,808133.75
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 78,981 0.04 29,991163.35
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 238,140 0.11 272,015-12.45
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 17,879 0.01 0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 521 0.00 43619.50
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,344-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 815,869 0.38 420,04394.23
69 Ceramic products 224,708 0.11 739,386-69.61
70 Glass and glassware 53,922 0.03 122,619-56.02
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 990,318 0.46 518,17491.12
73 Articles of iron or steel 334,512 0.16 595,181-43.80
74 Copper and articles thereof 15,757 0.01 12,89822.17
75 Nickel and articles thereof 0 0.00 100,680-100.00
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 560,130 0.26 217,673157.33
78 Lead and articles thereof 60 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,192 0.00 2,258-47.21
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 7,391,922 3.46 7,022,0925.27
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 330,403 0.15 119,395176.73
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 15,136,093 7.08 16,025,950-5.55
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 27,877,726 13.04 26,929,3973.52
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 12,309 0.01 1,103,977-98.89
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 263,553 0.12 457,677-42.42
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 24,633,045 11.52 29,245,715-15.77
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 3,609 0.00 5,133-29.69
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 355,788 0.17 806,564-55.89
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 104,685 0.05 274,651-61.88
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 169,349 0.08 4,6003,581.50
SS Classified 1,478,045 0.69 8 824 046-83.25
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia