Russian trade in goods with Norway 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 Norway in the fourth quarter of 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Norway
In the 4th quarter of 2017, Russia’s trade with Norway was $401,609,985, down 22.78% ($118,496,354) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s exports to Norway in the 4th quarter of 2017 totaled $265,567,803, up 28.29% ($58,559,684) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s imports from Norway in the 4th quarter of 2017 were $136,042,182, down 56.55% ($177,056,038) from the 4th quarter of 2016.
Russia’s trade balance with Norway went from a deficit of $106,090,101 in the 4th quarter of 2016, to a surplus of $129,525,621 in the 4th quarter of 2017.
Norway was Russia’s 57th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 46th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2403% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3817% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Norway was Russia’s 56th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 54th in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2582% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.2469% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Norway was Russia’s 56th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2017 (down from 32nd in the 4th quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.2116% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.5972% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Norway
The major share of Russian exports to Norway 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) - 55.61% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (50.50% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 20.42% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (32.09% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 12.98% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (2.16% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 5.41% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (4.51% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (6.58% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.68% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (2.02% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Norway 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) - an increase of $39,444,373;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $27,963,617;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $3,691,622;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,643,762;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $3,131,088;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,153,700;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,862,930.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Norway in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $10,684,998;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $9,148,619;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - a decrease of $2,127,247;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $2,120,086;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,638,139;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - a decrease of $848,935.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
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 | 7,195,899 | 2.71 | 4,064,811 | 77.03 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 848,935 | -100.00 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 0 | 0.00 | 83,100 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 1,412,858 | 0.53 | 3,050,997 | -53.69 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 3,186,603 | 1.20 | 5,313,850 | -40.03 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 70,122 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 31,969,200 | 12.04 | 41,117,819 | -22.25 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 33,467 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 406,739 | 0.15 | 0 | ∞ |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 310,808 | 0.12 | 195,524 | 58.96 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 9,638,723 | 3.63 | 11,758,809 | -18.03 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 14,979,698 | 5.64 | 11,288,076 | 32.70 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 1,119,896 | 0.42 | 1,104,416 | 1.40 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 131,584,205 | 49.55 | 92,139,832 | 42.81 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,406,971 | 0.53 | 887,872 | 58.47 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,908,690 | 0.72 | 1,761,602 | 8.35 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 70 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 2,019,331 | 0.76 | 1,307,760 | 54.41 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,674 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 58,534 | 0.02 | 52,929 | 10.59 |
| 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 | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 30 | 0.00 | 142 | -78.87 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 397,118 | 0.15 | 397,960 | -0.21 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 8,563,368 | 3.22 | 4,919,606 | 74.07 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 675 | 0.00 | 2,050 | -67.07 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,435,833 | 1.67 | 4,129,648 | 7.41 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 56 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 20,707 | 0.01 | 54,245 | -61.83 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,310 | 0.00 | 1,315 | -0.38 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,215 | 0.00 | 1,363 | -10.86 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 200 | 0.00 | 42 | 376.19 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 8,136 | 0.00 | 6,260 | 29.97 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 25,543 | 0.01 | 7,678 | 232.68 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 13,539 | 0.01 | 349,245 | -96.12 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 328 | 0.00 | 146 | 124.66 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 3,643 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 496,247 | 0.19 | 295,069 | 68.18 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 577 | 0.00 | 3,443 | -83.24 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 836,385 | 0.31 | 595,730 | 40.40 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 3,131,422 | 1.18 | 1,268,492 | 146.86 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 915,362 | 0.34 | 853,141 | 7.29 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 3,173 | 0.00 | 43,055 | -92.63 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 30,269,790 | 11.40 | 2,306,173 | 1,212.56 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 56,010 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 95,861 | 0.04 | 2,922 | 3,180.66 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 230 | 0.00 | 242 | -4.96 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,965,227 | 1.12 | 811,527 | 265.39 |
| 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 | 1,160,679 | 0.44 | 1,493,704 | -22.30 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 84,513 | 0.03 | 17,621 | 379.62 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 323,001 | 0.12 | 11,007,999 | -97.07 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 650,513 | 0.24 | 293,529 | 121.62 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 300 | 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 | 2,461,819 | 0.93 | 3,139,271 | -21.58 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 64,799 | 0.02 | 30,134 | 115.04 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,048 | 0.00 | 35 | 2,894.29 |
| SS | Classified | 1,275,628 | 0.48 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Norway
The major share of Russian imports from Norway 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) - 55.77% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (86.77% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 15.76% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (1.48% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.48% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (3.17% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.71% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (4.57% in the 4th quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.88% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (3.03% in the 4th quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Norway in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $11,481,926;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $5,325,391;
- 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 $3,914,289;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $3,665,853;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $3,105,948;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,094,298;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1,844,575;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $991,731;
- Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $986,757;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $842,531;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $779,696;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $711,116;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $637,136;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $569,527.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Norway in the 4th quarter of 2017 over the 4th quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $206,280,866;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $7,393,932;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $501,944.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q4 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q4 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q4 2017 over Q4 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 0 | 0.00 | 257,343 | -100.00 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 12,562 | -100.00 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 1,367 | 0.00 | 7,182 | -80.97 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 58,956 | 0.04 | 24,796 | 137.76 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,831 | 0.00 | 877 | 222.81 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 23,526 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 47,098 | 0.03 | 10,829 | 334.92 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 120,687 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 639 | 0.00 | 76 | 740.79 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 211,651 | 0.16 | 68,405 | 209.41 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 9,352 | 0.01 | 14,584 | -35.87 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 6,460 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 682,252 | 0.50 | 45,116 | 1,412.22 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 184,349 | 0.14 | 214,439 | -14.03 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 1,323,698 | 0.97 | 8,717,630 | -84.82 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 9,958,185 | 7.32 | 4,632,794 | 114.95 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 11,481,926 | 8.44 | 0 | ∞ |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,916 | 0.00 | 1,203 | 142.39 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,932,105 | 1.42 | 1,220,989 | 58.24 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 799,116 | 0.59 | 229,589 | 248.06 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,716,941 | 2.00 | 1,874,410 | 44.95 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 466,514 | 0.34 | 104,680 | 345.66 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,183,218 | 0.87 | 403,522 | 193.22 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 272,523 | 0.20 | 305,695 | -10.85 |
| 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 | 796,592 | 0.59 | 607,466 | 31.13 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 11,521 | 0.01 | 43,002 | -73.21 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 3,692,443 | 2.71 | 586,495 | 529.58 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,395,303 | 4.70 | 4,301,005 | 48.69 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 71,184 | 0.05 | 240,891 | -70.45 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 618 | 0.00 | 1,082 | -42.88 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 543,846 | 0.40 | 213,611 | 154.60 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 49,835 | 0.04 | 61,347 | -18.77 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 10,154 | 0.01 | 3,729 | 172.30 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 28,522 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 52 | Cotton | 8,663 | 0.01 | 530 | 1,534.53 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 3,639 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 422 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 443,936 | 0.33 | 520,570 | -14.72 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 719 | 0.00 | 1,305 | -44.90 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 10,446 | 0.01 | 7,470 | 39.84 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 103,196 | 0.08 | 195,460 | -47.20 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 69,916 | 0.05 | 21,075 | 231.75 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 195,966 | 0.14 | 254,913 | -23.12 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 424 | 0.00 | 513 | -17.35 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 22,408 | 0.02 | 4,841 | 362.88 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 343,770 | 0.25 | 512,051 | -32.86 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 1,947 | 0.00 | 32,815 | -94.07 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 13,620 | 0.01 | 22,276 | -38.86 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 8,966,195 | 6.59 | 9,468,139 | -5.30 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,573,306 | 1.89 | 2,885,362 | -10.82 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 280,675 | 0.21 | 143,589 | 95.47 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,995,335 | 1.47 | 1,008,578 | 97.84 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 188,142 | 0.14 | 188,953 | -0.43 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 23,745 | 0.02 | 193 | 12,203.11 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 338 | 0.00 | 3,895 | -91.32 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 455,304 | 0.33 | 556,412 | -18.17 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 85,231 | 0.06 | 48,190 | 76.86 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 11,865,928 | 8.72 | 8,200,075 | 44.71 |
| 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 | 9,182,074 | 6.75 | 5,267,785 | 74.31 |
| 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 | 72,153 | 0.05 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,486,582 | 1.83 | 642,007 | 287.31 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 47,740,157 | 35.09 | 254,021,023 | -81.21 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,525,382 | 3.33 | 3,533,651 | 28.07 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 18,775 | 0.01 | 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 | 764,329 | 0.56 | 989,792 | -22.78 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 632,923 | 0.47 | 237,769 | 166.19 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,317 | 0.00 | 2,530 | -47.94 |