Russian trade in goods with Malta in Q4 2017
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Malta
In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Malta was $470,245,429, down 6.79% ($34,256,507) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Malta in the 4th quarter of 2017 were $463,233,605, down 6.39% ($31,609,720) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Malta in the 4th quarter of 2017 were $7,011,824, down 27.40% ($2,646,787) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade surplus with Malta in the 4th quarter of 2017 was $456,221,781, a 5.97% decrease ($28,962,933) over the 4th quarter of 2016.
Malta was Russia’s 52nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 47th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2813% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3702% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Malta was Russia’s 42nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 37th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.4503% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.5902% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Malta was Russia’s 100th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 95th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0109% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0184% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Malta
The major share of Russian exports to Malta in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 99.68% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (98.39% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 0.02% of Russia’s total exports to Malta (1.09% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Malta in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- No product groups with a substantial increase.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Malta 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 $25,126,130;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $5,343,952.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2017 over Q4 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 10,441 | 0.00 | 9,672 | 7.95 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 461,742,592 | 99.68 | 486,868,722 | -5.16 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 171 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 74,106 | 0.02 | 5,418,058 | -98.63 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 9,232 | 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 | 732 | 0.00 | 244 | 200.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 3,451 | 0.00 | 48 | 7,089.58 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 4,868 | 0.00 | 50 | 9,636.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 28,512 | 0.01 | 111,629 | -74.46 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 236,471 | 0.05 | 230,487 | 2.60 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 780 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 180 | -100.00 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 250 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 36 | 0.00 | 360 | -90.00 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 78 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 240 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 11,000 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 8,480 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 111,159 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 1,066,886 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,001,987 | 0.22 | 1,124,641 | -10.91 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 300 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 1,037 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Malta
The major share of Russian imports from Malta in the 4th quarter of 2017 (and in the 4th quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 70.97% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (69.83% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 27.15% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (28.13% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.61% of Russia’s total imports from Malta (1.15% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Malta 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) - an increase of $163,822;
- Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $55,787;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $37,278.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Malta 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 $1,821,972;
- 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 $922,493;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $78,846;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $48,830;
- Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) (HS code 42) - a decrease of $36,607.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2017 over Q4 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 498 | 0.01 | 207 | 140.58 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 17,239 | -100.00 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 37,278 | 0.53 | 0 | ∞ |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,832,715 | 68.92 | 6,654,687 | -27.38 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 761 | 0.01 | 707 | 7.64 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 21,174 | 0.30 | 12,940 | 63.63 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 84,183 | 1.20 | 76,083 | 10.65 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 1,268 | 0.02 | 37,875 | -96.65 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 33,031 | 0.47 | 22,083 | 49.58 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 8,865 | 0.13 | 87,711 | -89.89 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 171 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 882 | 0.01 | 628 | 40.45 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 83 | 0.00 | 662 | -87.46 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 5,380 | 0.08 | 2,529 | 112.73 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 7,330 | 0.10 | 11,079 | -33.84 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 572 | 0.01 | 522 | 9.58 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 234 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2,927 | 0.04 | 1,776 | 64.81 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 15,701 | 0.22 | 64,531 | -75.67 |
| 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 | 1,716,895 | 24.49 | 2,639,388 | -34.95 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 5,354 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 70 | 0.00 | 71 | -1.41 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 171,252 | 2.44 | 7,430 | 2,204.87 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 70,725 | 1.01 | 14,938 | 373.46 |