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

Russia’s Trade with Spain

In the 1st quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Spain totaled $1,421,149,797, up 14.30% ($177,825,943) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Spain in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $658,135,516, up 10.83% ($64,302,768) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Spain in the 1st quarter of 2018 totaled $763,014,281, up 17.48% ($113,523,175) from the 1st quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade deficit with Spain in the 1st quarter of 2018 was $104,878,765, a 88.43% increase ($49,220,407) over the 1st quarter of 2017.

Spain was Russia’s 23rd largest trading partner in the 1st quarter of 2018 (just as in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.9016% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.9672% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Spain was Russia’s 36th largest export market in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 33rd in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.6388% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.7126% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Spain was Russia’s 18th largest supplier in the 1st quarter of 2018 (down from 17th in the 1st quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.3972% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.4364% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Spain

The major share of Russian exports to Spain 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) - 71.04% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (71.85% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 16.50% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (13.55% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.35% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (4.11% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.68% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (1.67% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.16% of Russia’s total exports to Spain (0.76% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Spain 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 $40,364,572;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $20,640,145;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $7,078,733;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $6,999,893;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $6,201,726;
  • 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 $3,487,169;
  • Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $3,381,332;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,357,545;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $3,159,025;
  • 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 $2,596,283;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $2,083,789.

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

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2,189,886.
Russia’s exports to Spain in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
01 Live animals 124 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 187,652 0.03 1,692,443-88.91
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 3,520,536 0.53 139,2042,429.05
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 368 0.00 376-2.13
10 Cereals 10,419,120 1.58 4,217,394147.05
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 39,137 0.01 16,503137.15
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 44,040 0.01 9,024388.03
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 12,378 0.00 2,945320.31
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 713 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,375,276 0.21 549,735150.17
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 210,295 0.03 64,002228.58
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 46,450 0.01 101,209-54.10
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 24 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 102,470 0.02 91,33312.19
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 2,138,740 0.32 54,9513,792.09
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,113,956 0.93 2,954,931106.91
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 509,710 0.08 3,11516,263.08
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 467,029,736 70.96 426,665,1649.46
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,110,449 1.08 3,623,28096.24
29 Organic chemicals 3,037,789 0.46 2,239,47035.65
31 Fertilizers 6,563,066 1.00 8,752,952-25.02
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 48,100 0.01 25,71387.06
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 89,177 0.01 147,108-39.38
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 11,602 0.00 1,331771.68
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 97,610 0.01 264,357-63.08
39 Plastics and articles thereof 771,356 0.12 1,779,562-56.65
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,915,252 1.66 7,557,70744.43
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 3,531,959 0.54 2,488,59741.93
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 39,345 0.01 15262,200.00
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 3,723,834 0.57 3,343,73011.37
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 21 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,971,100 0.30 1,974,530-0.17
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 14,652 0.00 16,352-10.40
52 Cotton 35 0.00 0
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 18,531 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 997,592 0.15 592,05868.50
55 Man-made staple fibers 0 0.00 126-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 50,313 0.01 369,689-86.39
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 4,677 0.00 1,230280.24
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 12 0.00 0
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 59 0.00 0
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 2,153-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 132,972 0.02 26849,516.42
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 757,895 0.12 15,6844,732.28
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 26,365 0.00 3786,874.87
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 293 0.00 133,542-99.78
65 Headgear and parts thereof 25 0.00 317-92.11
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 88 0.00 37137.84
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 123,545 0.02 26,610364.28
69 Ceramic products 66,892 0.01 82,908-19.32
70 Glass and glassware 1,610,301 0.24 863,10186.57
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 6,348 0.00 3,079106.17
72 Iron and steel 82,309,317 12.51 75,309,4249.29
73 Articles of iron or steel 108,486 0.02 39,477174.81
74 Copper and articles thereof 8 0.00 434-98.16
75 Nickel and articles thereof 12,564 0.00 8,73943.77
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 25,267,177 3.84 4,627,032446.08
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 116,105 0.02 497,260-76.65
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 11 0.00 1,766-99.38
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 753,945 0.11 2,76027,216.85
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 10,371,144 1.58 3,292,411215.00
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 3,278,813 0.50 682,530380.39
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 132,252 0.02 211,351-37.43
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 177,781 0.03 125,96441.14
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 261,674 0.04 201,85729.63
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 4,230 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 1,058,765 0.16 1,016,7664.13
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 96,357 0.01 27,954244.70
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 26,288 0.00 6440,975.00
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 7,572 0.00 5,99226.37
SS Classified 681,047 0.10 36 912 754-98.15

Russia’s Imports from Spain

The major share of Russian imports from Spain 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) - 35.32% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (33.42% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 30.98% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (31.24% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 17.10% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (17.76% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.73% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (6.59% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.21% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (3.38% in the 1st quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.23% of Russia’s total imports from Spain (1.52% in the 1st quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Spain 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 $32,091,622;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $23,458,640;
  • 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 $15,204,038;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $9,709,577;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $9,030,589;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $8,998,730;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $7,965,798;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - an increase of $7,273,106;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $3,566,959;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,888,178;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $2,636,801;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $2,433,469.

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $21,881,672;
  • 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) - a decrease of $3,097,502;
  • 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 $2,929,013;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $2,734,618.
Russia’s imports from Spain in the 1st quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q1 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q1 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q1 2018
over Q1 2017
01 Live animals 214,507 0.03 9,4722,164.64
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,351,073 0.18 1,191,23113.42
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 749 0.00 1,478-49.32
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 7,846,299 1.03 7,740,4131.37
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 122,451 0.02 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 105,610 0.01 53,60097.03
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 980,892 0.13 1,013,210-3.19
10 Cereals 278,853 0.04 230,68920.88
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 663,310 0.09 537,97723.30
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 19,993,846 2.62 21,483,958-6.94
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,862,473 0.24 664,733180.18
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 10,978,880 1.44 9,334,59617.61
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 426,309 0.06 152,002180.46
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,109,725 0.15 911,20421.79
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,242,449 0.56 4,259,416-0.40
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 2,300,927 0.30 1,224,46487.91
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 25,560,660 3.35 23,127,19110.52
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,327,002 0.44 2,692,78123.55
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 43,107,872 5.65 33,398,29529.07
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 4,570,326 0.60 5,339,843-14.41
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,451,123 0.19 2,009,048-27.77
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 736,851 0.10 775,025-4.93
26 Ores, slag and ash 232,488 0.03 25,904797.50
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,276,505 0.17 1,683,082-24.16
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,428,389 0.45 6,357,402-46.07
29 Organic chemicals 11,230,859 1.47 9,008,99424.66
30 Pharmaceutical products 72,793,319 9.54 63,762,73014.16
31 Fertilizers 3,141,999 0.41 3,154,972-0.41
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 20,901,764 2.74 17,334,80520.58
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 21,731,564 2.85 20,462,9826.20
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 5,420,998 0.71 5,151,5805.23
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,227,289 0.16 1,020,31020.29
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 658,884 0.09 423,21855.68
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 43,935 0.01 58,684-25.13
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 31,737,490 4.16 22,738,76039.57
39 Plastics and articles thereof 31,004,193 4.06 23,038,39534.58
40 Rubber and articles thereof 33,054,472 4.33 30,417,6718.67
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 13,963 0.00 77,151-81.90
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 2,598,671 0.34 2,154,51820.61
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 4,823 0.00 8,338-42.16
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,331,893 0.17 1,156,31615.18
45 Cork and articles of cork 50,421 0.01 97,473-48.27
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 3,953 0.00 2111,773.46
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 50,478 0.01 35,76541.14
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,260,642 0.95 8,067,023-10.00
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 679,793 0.09 514,17332.21
50 Silk 600 0.00 0
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 21,137 0.00 8,757141.37
52 Cotton 689,124 0.09 647,8766.37
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 4,661 0.00 1,142308.14
54 Man-made filaments 604,289 0.08 516,62716.97
55 Man-made staple fibers 3,460,569 0.45 1,808,80791.32
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,150,054 0.15 775,05448.38
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 80,427 0.01 28,526181.94
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 80,118 0.01 172,432-53.54
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,112,698 0.15 629,86776.66
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 929,716 0.12 310,328199.59
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,117,537 0.15 1,166,276-4.18
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 3,105,292 0.41 2,597,83619.53
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,024,355 0.13 1,060,669-3.42
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 11,057,609 1.45 12,185,760-9.26
65 Headgear and parts thereof 9,763 0.00 12,558-22.26
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 165 0.00 986-83.27
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 18,196 0.00 1,885865.31
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 3,840,158 0.50 2,541,37951.11
69 Ceramic products 23,631,195 3.10 16,358,08944.46
70 Glass and glassware 3,484,982 0.46 1,967,22577.15
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,238,508 0.16 1,395,950-11.28
72 Iron and steel 12,207,234 1.60 14,941,852-18.30
73 Articles of iron or steel 19,709,124 2.58 20,576,970-4.22
74 Copper and articles thereof 600,972 0.08 317,86689.06
75 Nickel and articles thereof 219,486 0.03 199,36610.09
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 4,165,222 0.55 2,060,247102.17
79 Zinc and articles thereof 7,477 0.00 72,302-89.66
80 Tin and articles thereof 8,662 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 117,356 0.02 20,501472.44
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 2,416,088 0.32 1,492,64461.87
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 4,264,993 0.56 3,131,34236.20
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 92,854,226 12.17 69,395,58633.80
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 53,582,156 7.02 38,378,11839.62
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 2,715,738 0.36 2,029,03533.84
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 113,984,795 14.94 81,893,17339.19
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 8,330 0.00 21,890,002-99.96
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 6,371,236 0.84 3,483,05882.92
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 27,025 0.00 26,0113.90
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 144,149 0.02 37,987279.47
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 6,355,317 0.83 9,452,819-32.77
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 3,978,975 0.52 2,030,65595.95
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 757,505 0.10 913,222-17.05
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 5,396-100.00
SS Classified 746,090 0.10 53 8421,285.70
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia