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Russian trade in goods with Canada in Q1 2018

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Canada in the first quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Canada

In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Canada was $266,066,246, down 28.92% ($108,258,631) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Canada in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $96,409,000, down 2.30% ($2,273,770) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Canada in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $169,657,246, down 38.45% ($105,984,861) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade deficit with Canada in the 1st quarter of 2018 was $73,248,246, a 58.61% decrease ($103,711,091) over the 1st quarter of 2017.

Canada was Russia’s 65th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 51st in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.1688% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.2912% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Canada was Russia’s 71st largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 65th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0936% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.1184% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Canada was Russia’s 46th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 33rd in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3107% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.6096% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Canada

The major share of Russian exports to Canada in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 39.48% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (30.61% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 26.97% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (17.49% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.24% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (29.18% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.80% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (5.69% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 6.56% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (6.20% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.48% of Russia’s total exports to Canada (2.52% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Canada in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 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 $8,730,147;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $7,074,716;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $4,562,100;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,346,374;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $967,334;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $891,588;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $457,500;
  • 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 $303,102.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Canada in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $16,006,902;
  • Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $4,836,113;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $2,543,038;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $1,957,064;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - a decrease of $819,594;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $709,303;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $668,947;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $297,550.
Russia’s exports to Canada in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 2,381-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 17,999 0.02 837,593-97.85
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 48,000 0.05 1,6552,800.30
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2,197 0.00 307615.64
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 481 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 10,920 0.01 36,225-69.86
10 Cereals 37,160 0.04 2,0601,703.88
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 110,853 0.11 125,404-11.60
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 60 0.00 140-57.14
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 7,125 0.01 8,262-13.76
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 24,493 0.03 18,30933.78
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 35,517 0.04 28,57624.29
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 181,396 0.19 197,182-8.01
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 124,839 0.13 100,64624.04
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 194,999 0.20 200,083-2.54
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 304,970 0.32 89,977238.94
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 317,612 0.33 120,180164.28
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 10,370 0.01 719,673-98.56
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 4,381 0.00 2,81555.63
26 Ores, slag and ash 285,540 0.30 274,5694.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 25,712,619 26.67 16,982,47251.41
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 6,100,000 6.33 10,936,113-44.22
29 Organic chemicals 1,377,109 1.43 409,775236.06
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,145 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 12,112,541 12.56 5,037,825140.43
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 8,053 0.01 2,380238.36
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,216 0.00 11,805-89.70
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 176 0.00 1,364-87.10
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 88,068-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 74,874 0.08 126,788-40.95
39 Plastics and articles thereof 253,133 0.26 16,9961,389.37
40 Rubber and articles thereof 18,135,905 18.81 13,573,80533.61
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,165 0.00 552292.21
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 6,193,408 6.42 5,301,82016.82
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 238,548 0.25 260,388-8.39
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 126,937 0.13 57,553120.56
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 792 0.00 298,342-99.73
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 183 0.00 441-58.50
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 40 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 30,342 0.03 20,46048.30
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,074 0.00 1,083183.84
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 3,000 0.00 19,420-84.55
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 46,378 0.05 37,50023.67
65 Headgear and parts thereof 660 0.00 1,989-66.82
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 3,435 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 55,250 0.06 49,91710.68
69 Ceramic products 12,576 0.01 3,287282.60
70 Glass and glassware 305 0.00 28,237-98.92
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 258,401 0.27 116,213122.35
72 Iron and steel 6,317,563 6.55 22,324,465-71.70
73 Articles of iron or steel 396,655 0.41 625,735-36.61
74 Copper and articles thereof 98,323 0.10 767,270-87.19
75 Nickel and articles thereof 37,520 0.04 2,580,558-98.55
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,641,139 2.74 2,183,63920.95
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 20,584-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 373,278 0.39 275,97735.26
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,339 0.00 12,651-81.51
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 2,238 0.00 3,599-37.82
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 3,227,002 3.35 880,628266.44
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 2,097,089 2.18 1,986,5985.56
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 144,093 0.15 413,189-65.13
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,224 0.00 22,718-90.21
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 858,539 0.89 2,815,603-69.51
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 11,910 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 1,030,126 1.07 727,02441.69
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 107,666 0.11 38,168182.08
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,123 0.01 914569.91
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 5,880 0.01 5,4797.32
SS Classified 6,578,116 6.82 6 847 341-3.93

Russia’s Imports from Canada

The major share of Russian imports from Canada in the 1st quarter of 2018 (and in the 1st quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 52.36% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (35.98% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 21.82% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (10.00% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.12% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (6.89% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.92% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (5.02% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.20% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (0.24% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 1.20% of Russia’s total imports from Canada (0.55% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Canada in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $7,843,894;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2,363,740;
  • 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 $1,845,904;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $1,353,012;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $1,285,861;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $1,088,184;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $707,730;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $690,308;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $645,654;
  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $642,550;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $519,028.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Canada in the 1st quarter of 2018 over the 1st quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $7,855,875;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $6,704,233;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $3,570,190;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $707,640.
Russia’s imports from Canada in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
01 Live animals 1,029,419 0.61 1,122,308-8.28
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,759,331 2.22 2,473,47051.99
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 574,320 0.34 892,993-35.69
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 5,124 0.00 33,342-84.63
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 51,214 0.03 201,674-74.61
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,199 0.00 1,447190.19
10 Cereals 33,658 0.02 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,371,605 0.81 725,95188.94
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 20,219 0.01 79,460-74.55
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 196,053 0.12 173,77412.82
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 297,784 0.18 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 111,775 0.07 113,909-1.87
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 400 0.00 1,476-72.90
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 160,494 0.09 92,11874.23
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 78,380 0.05 56,26239.31
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 442,562 0.26 547,297-19.14
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 8,678,796 5.12 7,325,78418.47
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 8,398 0.00 3,740124.55
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 39,415 0.02 14,112179.30
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,997,830 1.18 1,509,36332.36
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 723,666 0.43 217,151233.25
29 Organic chemicals 66,299 0.04 23,963176.67
30 Pharmaceutical products 25,419,464 14.98 17,575,57044.63
31 Fertilizers 11,374 0.01 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 413,907 0.24 864,499-52.12
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 3,263,982 1.92 3,479,859-6.20
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 1,895,006 1.12 1,398,15335.54
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 103,662 0.06 57,67379.74
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 371 0.00 1,157-67.93
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,102,475 0.65 412,167167.48
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,044,580 1.21 1,918,2746.58
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,971,294 1.16 1,618,18621.82
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 114,013 0.07 129,890-12.22
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 518,440 0.31 255,973102.54
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 332,872 0.20 70,093374.90
45 Cork and articles of cork 33 0.00 133-75.19
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 61,366 0.04 11,686425.12
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 20,431 0.01 75,642-72.99
54 Man-made filaments 11,317 0.01 13,231-14.47
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 857 0.00 64,708-98.68
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,928 0.00 45,232-93.53
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 93,092 0.05 169,783-45.17
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 564,288 0.33 74,539657.04
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 859,786 0.51 152,056465.44
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 316,423 0.19 100,029216.33
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 151,132 0.09 1,7068,758.85
65 Headgear and parts thereof 35,001 0.02 4547,609.47
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 5,875 0.00 1,072448.04
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 38,854-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 174,120 0.10 103,05168.96
69 Ceramic products 17,608 0.01 72,332-75.66
70 Glass and glassware 168,918 0.10 125,89934.17
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 20,013 0.01 4,766319.91
72 Iron and steel 2,021,961 1.19 2,729,601-25.92
73 Articles of iron or steel 8,723,464 5.14 12,293,654-29.04
74 Copper and articles thereof 150,030 0.09 88,58769.36
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,239,098 0.73 150,914721.06
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 777,813 0.46 258,785200.56
79 Zinc and articles thereof 32 0.00 273-88.28
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 726,061 0.43 83,511769.42
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,302,362 1.95 2,869,43115.09
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 231,520 0.14 508,444-54.46
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 49,953,236 29.44 47,589,4964.97
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 19,220,762 11.33 17,374,85810.62
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 26,983 0.02 11,538133.86
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 11,123,561 6.56 18,979,436-41.39
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 19,086 0.01 19,910-4.14
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 8,491,871 5.01 15,196,104-44.12
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 23,281 0.01 13,77369.03
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 36,876 0.02 7,873368.39
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 259,204 0.15 460,960-43.77
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 944,300 0.56 1,034,160-8.69
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 42,349 0.02 43,896-3.52
SS Classified 2,997,827 1.77 111 480 642-97.31
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia