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Russian trade in goods with France 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 France in the first quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with France

In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with France totaled $4,183,315,997, up 26.70% ($881,473,227) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to France in the 1st quarter of 2018 were $1,655,259,876, down 0.95% ($15,803,341) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from France in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $2,528,056,121, up 55.02% ($897,276,568) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade balance with France went from a surplus of $40,283,664 in the 1st quarter of 2017, to a deficit of $872,796,245 in the 1st quarter of 2018.

France was Russia’s 12th largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 2.6538% of Russia’s total trade (up from 2.5685% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

France was Russia’s 16th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 15th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.6067% of Russia’s total exports (down from 2.0052% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

France was Russia’s 5th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2018 (up from 7th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 4.6293% of Russia’s total imports (up from 3.6066% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to France

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

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 85.19% of Russia’s total exports to France (88.26% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.79% of Russia’s total exports to France (2.44% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 3.64% of Russia’s total exports to France (2.41% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.60% of Russia’s total exports to France (3.58% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.21% of Russia’s total exports to France (0.86% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $15,572,736;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $12,573,768;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $9,475,416;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $9,352,676;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $5,386,849.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to France 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) - a decrease of $65,986,567;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $11,819,118.
Russia’s exports to France in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
01 Live animals 51,405 0.00 42,21921.76
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,376,671 0.08 757,46681.75
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 92,463 0.01 0
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 598 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 151,836 0.01 75,561100.94
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 0 0.00 15,196-100.00
10 Cereals 1,149,493 0.07 57,5341,897.94
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 0 0.00 236-100.00
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 0 0.00 4,197-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 282,830 0.02 3,5987,760.76
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 5,701-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 140-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 7,555 0.00 7010,692.86
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 123 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 253,396 0.02 235,6247.54
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 333,480 0.02 512,789-34.97
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 146,243 0.01 27,835425.39
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 424,748 0.03 576,993-26.39
26 Ores, slag and ash 6,916,216 0.42 5,440,53727.12
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,402,795,703 84.75 1,468,782,270-4.49
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,048,249 0.43 7,304,712-3.51
29 Organic chemicals 17,245,709 1.04 4,671,941269.13
30 Pharmaceutical products 23,745 0.00 894,978-97.35
31 Fertilizers 28,169,830 1.70 18,817,15449.70
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 50,955 0.00 124,975-59.23
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 253,525 0.02 848,331-70.11
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 2,245 0.00 0
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 206 0.00 478-56.90
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 2,466 0.00 283771.38
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,426,835 0.09 1,690,304-15.59
39 Plastics and articles thereof 995,624 0.06 912,9019.06
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,083,624 0.31 5,030,4451.06
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,397,127 0.08 2,148,919-34.98
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 86,186 0.01 31,995169.37
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 19,166,776 1.16 13,779,92739.09
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 260,936 0.02 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 630,427 0.04 383,74164.28
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 12,162 0.00 147,118-91.73
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,140 0.00 114,616-99.01
54 Man-made filaments 30,888 0.00 24,78524.62
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 64-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 142,806 0.01 84,55268.90
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 6,116 0.00 3411,693.55
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 5,234 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 245,139 0.01 285,980-14.28
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 519,084 0.03 1,086,808-52.24
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,498,158 0.09 1,444,4683.72
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 625,949 0.04 1,105,857-43.40
65 Headgear and parts thereof 6,315 0.00 2,620141.03
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 2,303-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 56,431 0.00 46,12422.35
69 Ceramic products 158,092 0.01 58,664169.49
70 Glass and glassware 4,180,149 0.25 2,397,90174.33
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 90,749 0.01 874,209-89.62
72 Iron and steel 41,565,158 2.51 32,089,74229.53
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,440,615 0.21 1,546,941122.41
74 Copper and articles thereof 4,778 0.00 15,272-68.71
75 Nickel and articles thereof 556,556 0.03 218,557154.65
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,912,073 0.30 16,731,191-70.64
78 Lead and articles thereof 59,201 0.00 119,855-50.61
80 Tin and articles thereof 742 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 8,723,142 0.53 8,688,2180.40
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 210,566 0.01 41,645405.62
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 100,146 0.01 339,976-70.54
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 43,734,919 2.64 28,162,18355.30
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 3,962,315 0.24 2,504,63258.20
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 374,885 0.02 222,03568.84
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,901,233 0.11 1,329,49243.00
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 33,555 0.00 36,165-7.22
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 12,804,825 0.77 8,444,11051.64
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 33,689 0.00 78,460-57.06
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 21,105 0.00 16412,768.90
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 1,665,956 0.10 1,707,969-2.46
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 36,461 0.00 329,412-88.93
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,633 0.00 4,278-61.83
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 3,070 0.00 9,741-68.48
SS Classified 27,707,616 1.67 27 587 7190.43

Russia’s Imports from France

The major share of Russian imports from France 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) - 33.34% of Russia’s total imports from France (45.33% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 23.77% of Russia’s total imports from France (29.03% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.01% of Russia’s total imports from France (12.53% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.23% of Russia’s total imports from France (3.36% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.94% of Russia’s total imports from France (1.09% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from France 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) - an increase of $72,938,030;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $51,269,021;
  • 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 $27,679,759;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $22,077,908;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $21,971,071;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $19,533,984;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $17,704,263;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $17,244,178;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $9,650,911;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $9,493,842;
  • 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 (HS code 34) - an increase of $9,357,408.

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

  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $9,332,171.
Russia’s imports from France in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
01 Live animals 1,452,976 0.06 1,532,641-5.20
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 756,148-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 44,634-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 8,080,317 0.32 6,238,34929.53
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 41,383 0.00 47,155-12.24
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 1,852,179 0.07 562,841229.08
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 447,636 0.02 265,24268.77
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 496 0.00 25098.40
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 980,064 0.04 620,98057.83
10 Cereals 28,325,946 1.12 31,241,519-9.33
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 1,396,790 0.06 979,43542.61
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 73,005,408 2.89 55,301,14532.01
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 3,480,937 0.14 4,101,548-15.13
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 15,565 0.00 27,880-44.17
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 367,294 0.01 515,219-28.71
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 191,040 0.01 345,628-44.73
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 4,338,606 0.17 4,377,001-0.88
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 6,584,280 0.26 5,070,76729.85
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,444,387 0.18 3,334,31833.29
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 9,041,887 0.36 4,167,337116.97
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 12,292,667 0.49 10,294,68619.41
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 75,064,279 2.97 52,986,37141.67
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 20,490,997 0.81 19,684,7944.10
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,137,724 0.05 1,782,267-36.16
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 3,232,339 0.13 2,438,65832.55
26 Ores, slag and ash 0 0.00 24-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 7,999,349 0.32 4,803,42166.53
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 36,439,125 1.44 8,759,366316.00
29 Organic chemicals 84,711,179 3.35 67,467,00125.56
30 Pharmaceutical products 225,177,852 8.91 220,539,3962.10
31 Fertilizers 56,804 0.00 151,152-62.42
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 14,716,636 0.58 11,195,98931.45
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 188,922,643 7.47 169,388,65911.53
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 30,355,828 1.20 20,998,42044.56
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 17,082,140 0.68 13,098,87030.41
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 628,414 0.02 578,8868.56
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 998,020 0.04 367,529171.55
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 127,244,715 5.03 136,576,886-6.83
39 Plastics and articles thereof 79,875,117 3.16 57,904,04637.94
40 Rubber and articles thereof 36,681,536 1.45 32,200,52813.92
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 1,439-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 11,041,796 0.44 8,227,04734.21
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 448,311 0.02 328,08636.64
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,857,516 0.07 1,624,77714.32
45 Cork and articles of cork 145,149 0.01 204,669-29.08
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 4,622 0.00 1,201284.85
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 15,925,431 0.63 13,567,47617.38
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 5,753,251 0.23 2,319,575148.03
50 Silk 38,586 0.00 6,825465.36
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 26,010 0.00 14,77276.08
52 Cotton 209,956 0.01 218,471-3.90
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,568 0.00 2,015-22.18
54 Man-made filaments 374,040 0.01 124,192201.18
55 Man-made staple fibers 1,221,985 0.05 282,551332.48
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,301,361 0.05 910,26942.96
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 686,988 0.03 474,38044.82
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 172,263 0.01 181,602-5.14
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 923,931 0.04 645,60943.11
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 77,922 0.00 258,652-69.87
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2,281,764 0.09 2,086,2539.37
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 6,711,137 0.27 6,028,43911.32
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,262,282 0.05 920,51037.13
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 960,983 0.04 1,430,851-32.84
65 Headgear and parts thereof 274,436 0.01 119,317130.01
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 70,722 0.00 108,011-34.52
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 15,866 0.00 5,112210.37
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,925,026 0.19 2,511,64996.09
69 Ceramic products 2,884,245 0.11 1,611,56578.97
70 Glass and glassware 12,810,814 0.51 12,156,3755.38
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,002,142 0.20 3,457,84544.66
72 Iron and steel 22,067,759 0.87 12,573,91775.50
73 Articles of iron or steel 34,141,388 1.35 24,490,47739.41
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,622,142 0.06 1,933,320-16.10
75 Nickel and articles thereof 4,611,595 0.18 2,335,99297.41
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,790,473 0.35 5,347,10864.40
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,899 0.00 57,834-96.72
79 Zinc and articles thereof 111,372 0.00 43,022158.87
80 Tin and articles thereof 52,448 0.00 53,899-2.69
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,609,959 0.06 1,563,6392.96
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,885,059 0.15 3,137,13923.84
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 4,694,981 0.19 3,316,49241.56
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 275,133,846 10.88 223,864,82522.90
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 133,611,006 5.29 138,234,826-3.34
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 3,523,232 0.14 215,9531,531.48
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 141,446,398 5.60 68,508,368106.47
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 2,886,851 0.11 1,086,997165.58
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 44,235,440 1.75 41,506,4386.57
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 407,508 0.02 337,01920.92
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 141,126 0.01 59,438137.43
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 7,678,523 0.30 5,620,12636.63
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 666,126 0.03 729,705-8.71
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5,333,051 0.21 5,902,335-9.65
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 772,407 0.03 6,43211,908.82
SS Classified 646,066,874 25.56 79 277 731714.94
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia