Russian trade with Iceland in 2017
February 14, 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 2017: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Iceland
In 2017, Russia’s trade with Iceland was $37,714,289, down 26.88% ($13,867,567) from 2016.
Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2017 were $14,360,898, down 53.81% ($16,727,541) from 2016.
Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2017 totaled $23,353,391, up 13.96% ($2,859,974) from 2016.
Russia’s trade balance with Iceland went from a surplus of $10,595,022 in 2016, to a deficit of $8,992,493 in 2017.
Iceland was Russia’s 134th largest trading partner in 2017 (down from 127th in 2016), accounting for 0.0065% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0110% in 2016).
Iceland was Russia’s 140th largest export market in 2017 (down from 122nd in 2016), accounting for 0.0040% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0109% in 2016).
Iceland was Russia’s 102nd largest supplier in 2017 (up from 103rd in 2016), accounting for 0.0103% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0112% in 2016).
Russia’s Exports to Iceland
The major share of Russian exports to Iceland in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 25.89% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (11.15% in 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 25.66% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (11.30% in 2016);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 22.95% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (2.35% in 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 12.20% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (4.06% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.42% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (4.02% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.17% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (5.26% in 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.79% of Russia’s total exports to Iceland (2.16% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2017 over 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 $2,999,727;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $492,342;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $422,637;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $336,658;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $258,318;
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $123,080;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $80,489;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $76,629;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $67,155.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Iceland in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $826,021;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $731,553;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $451,105;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $307,630;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $251,394;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $220,818;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $157,574;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $78,198.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 826,021 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 484,874 | 3.38 | 642,448 | -24.53 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 9,982 | 0.07 | 8,236 | 21.20 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 32,020 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 104,479 | 0.73 | 126,984 | -17.72 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 592,899 | 4.13 | 170,262 | 248.23 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,091,696 | 21.53 | 3,343,090 | -7.52 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 0 | 0.00 | 280 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 196 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 3,361,471 | 23.41 | 3,238,391 | 3.80 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 6,026 | -100.00 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 0.00 | 4,958 | -93.12 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 0 | 0.00 | 67 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 685 | 0.00 | 6,105 | -88.78 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 152,692 | 1.06 | 85,537 | 78.51 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 202,487 | 1.41 | 125,858 | 60.89 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 1,751,681 | 12.20 | 1,259,339 | 39.10 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 0 | 0.00 | 1,417 | -100.00 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 272 | -100.00 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 189 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 138,816 | 0.97 | 446,446 | -68.91 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,601 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 0 | 0.00 | 322 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 210 | 0.00 | 221,028 | -99.90 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 259,856 | 1.81 | 1,538 | 16,795.71 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 0 | 0.00 | 1,469 | -100.00 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 81 | 0.00 | 593 | -86.34 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 145 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 94,266 | 0.66 | 13,777 | 584.23 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 0 | 0.00 | 417 | -100.00 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 26,783 | 0.19 | 39,105 | -31.51 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 339,403 | 2.36 | 2,745 | 12,264.41 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 430,086 | 2.99 | 1,161,639 | -62.98 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 752 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 1,135 | 0.01 | 260 | 336.54 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 31 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 7,087 | 0.05 | 85,285 | -91.69 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 34,280 | 0.24 | 14,377 | 138.44 |
| 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 | 3,255,583 | 22.67 | 255,856 | 1,172.43 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 6,641 | 0.05 | 2,875 | 130.99 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 0 | 0.00 | 6,370 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 5 | 0.00 | 451,110 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 0.06 | 707 | 1,048.51 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 4,042 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0 | 0.00 | 37 | -100.00 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 3,462 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| SS | Classified | 0 | 0.00 | 18 500 000 | -100.00 |
Russia’s Imports from Iceland
The major share of Russian imports from Iceland in 2017 (and in 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 43.94% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (23.99% in 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 31.33% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (35.11% in 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 20.78% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (33.46% in 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.26% of Russia’s total imports from Iceland (7.37% in 2016).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,914,122;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $1,355,896;
- 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 $668,813;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $653,389;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $405,966;
- Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $273,642;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $273,333;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $228,324;
- 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 (HS code 94) - an increase of $71,599.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Iceland in 2017 over 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $2,333,055;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $1,021,778;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - a decrease of $872,958.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in 2017 over 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 792,244 | 3.39 | 1,665,202 | -52.42 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 651 | 0.00 | 2,776 | -76.55 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 1,462,514 | 6.26 | 809,125 | 80.75 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 4,679,030 | 20.04 | 4,405,388 | 6.21 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 121,355 | 0.52 | 112,205 | 8.15 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 261,720 | 1.12 | 200,940 | 30.25 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 15,713 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 514 | 0.00 | 250 | 105.60 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 4,424,659 | 18.95 | 6,757,714 | -34.52 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 415 | 0.00 | 12,443 | -96.66 |
| 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 | 14,956 | 0.06 | 9,868 | 51.56 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 25,040 | 0.11 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 21,757 | 0.09 | 1,041 | 1,990.01 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 346,241 | 1.48 | 72,908 | 374.90 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,977 | 0.01 | 2,903 | 2.55 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,288 | 0.01 | 117 | 1,000.85 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 1,558 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 3,384 | 0.01 | 2,310 | 46.49 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 21,806 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 524 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 34,200 | 0.15 | 1,106 | 2,992.22 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 25,860 | 0.11 | 11,289 | 129.07 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 395,461 | 1.69 | 1,417,239 | -72.10 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 296,126 | 1.27 | 67,802 | 336.75 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 4,252 | 0.02 | 4,763 | -10.73 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 56,496 | 0.24 | 6,262 | 802.20 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 10,015 | 0.04 | 13,589 | -26.30 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 4,668,210 | 19.99 | 1,754,088 | 166.13 |
| 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 | 737,796 | 3.16 | 68,983 | 969.53 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 2,063,045 | 8.83 | 707,149 | 191.74 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,791,923 | 11.96 | 2,385,957 | 17.01 |
| 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 | 71,599 | 0.31 | 0 | ∞ |