Russian trade in goods with Norway in Q2 2018
August 15, 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 second quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Norway
In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Norway totaled $509,629,109, up 21.09% ($88,751,034) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Norway in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $313,647,732, up 103.16% ($159,263,088) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Norway in the 2nd quarter of 2018 were $195,981,377, down 26.46% ($70,512,054) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade balance with Norway went from a deficit of $112,108,787 in the 2nd quarter of 2017, to a surplus of $117,666,355 in the 2nd quarter of 2018.
Norway was Russia’s 48th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 49th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2982% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.3011% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Norway was Russia’s 48th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 60th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2846% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.1839% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Norway was Russia’s 47th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 37th in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.3228% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4777% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Norway
The major share of Russian exports to Norway in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 67.12% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (34.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 18.45% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (36.97% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.07% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (3.12% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.47% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (14.28% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.47% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (4.39% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.51% of Russia’s total exports to Norway (2.77% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Norway in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd 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 $156,493,399;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $13,196,868;
- Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $5,874,159;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1,779,392;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $1,644,962;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $1,502,566;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $968,669.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Norway in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $16,761,248;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $3,687,577;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $1,336,718;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $1,334,880.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 7,635,820 | 2.43 | 5,990,858 | 27.46 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 0 | 0.00 | 901,260 | -100.00 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 0 | 0.00 | 5,514 | -100.00 |
| 10 | Cereals | 556,713 | 0.18 | 1,893,431 | -70.60 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 14,697,425 | 4.69 | 8,823,266 | 66.58 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0 | 0.00 | 35,573 | -100.00 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 25,843,173 | 8.24 | 29,530,750 | -12.49 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 532,439 | 0.17 | 223,521 | 138.21 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 640,700 | 0.20 | 388,185 | 65.05 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 7,951,812 | 2.54 | 9,286,692 | -14.37 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 17,006,990 | 5.42 | 16,722,169 | 1.70 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 1,304,006 | 0.42 | 1,343,209 | -2.92 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 192,200,470 | 61.28 | 35,707,071 | 438.27 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 756,611 | 0.24 | 980,233 | -22.81 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,207,686 | 0.39 | 1,048,519 | 15.18 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 7,778 | 0.00 | 523 | 1,387.19 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 54,452 | 0.02 | 58,743 | -7.30 |
| 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 | 602 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 337 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 122,046 | 0.04 | 613,092 | -80.09 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 5,585,785 | 1.78 | 4,083,219 | 36.80 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 870 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 1,312 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 4,533,654 | 1.45 | 4,172,495 | 8.66 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 0 | 0.00 | 434 | -100.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 200,025 | 0.06 | 95,867 | 108.65 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 848 | 0.00 | 813 | 4.31 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 0 | 0.00 | 65 | -100.00 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 230 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -100.00 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 26 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 6,145 | 0.00 | 7,261 | -15.37 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 881 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 164,768 | 0.05 | 148,821 | 10.72 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 5,025 | 0.00 | 17 | 29,458.82 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 6,721 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 418,551 | 0.13 | 261,397 | 60.12 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 37,339 | 0.01 | 48,537 | -23.07 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 918,494 | 0.29 | 932,869 | -1.54 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 367 | 0.00 | 21,964 | -98.33 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,368,818 | 0.76 | 1,400,149 | 69.18 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 195,107 | 0.06 | 144,223 | 35.28 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 2,028 | 0.00 | 50,999 | -96.02 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 1,236 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 16,420,395 | 5.24 | 3,223,527 | 409.39 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 46,519 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 358 | 0.00 | 759 | -52.83 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 2,525,722 | 0.81 | 746,330 | 238.42 |
| 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 | 1,589,354 | 0.51 | 872,017 | 82.26 |
| 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 | 3,057 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 92,223 | 0.03 | 173,769 | -46.93 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 3,303,490 | 1.05 | 20,064,738 | -83.54 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 228,070 | 0.07 | 195,384 | 16.73 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 980 | 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 | 4,432,237 | 1.41 | 4,100,639 | 8.09 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 37,730 | 0.01 | 85,730 | -55.99 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 60 | 0.00 | 10 | 500.00 |
| SS | Classified | 212 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Norway
The major share of Russian imports from Norway in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 62.64% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (76.96% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.31% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (8.56% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.71% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (6.57% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 8.19% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (2.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.87% of Russia’s total imports from Norway (4.65% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Norway in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd 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 $5,022,117;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $4,538,255;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $4,218,266;
- Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $3,929,816;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $1,568,277;
- Zinc and articles thereof (HS code 79) - an increase of $1,544,114;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,414,466;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $950,110;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $773,620;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $656,012.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Norway in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $85,259,720;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $2,870,000;
- 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) - a decrease of $2,479,177;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $2,370,322;
- Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $1,886,992;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $1,513,392.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2018 over Q2 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 4,328 | 0.00 | 732 | 491.26 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 8,065,463 | 4.12 | 3,847,197 | 109.65 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 4,215 | 0.00 | 19,946 | -78.87 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 55,810 | 0.03 | 3,588 | 1,455.46 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 2,876 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 11,818 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 369,168 | 0.19 | 44,337 | 732.64 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 0 | 0.00 | 124,335 | -100.00 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,178 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 4,940 | 0.00 | 37,673 | -86.89 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 26,223 | 0.01 | 3,556 | 637.43 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 965,956 | 0.49 | 192,336 | 402.22 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 228,049 | 0.12 | 143,919 | 58.46 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 6,303,789 | 3.22 | 1,765,534 | 257.05 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 13,424,262 | 6.85 | 9,494,446 | 41.39 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 0 | 0.00 | 2,870,000 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 33,068 | 0.02 | 20,043 | 64.99 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 4,031,660 | 2.06 | 3,707,475 | 8.74 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 233,127 | 0.12 | 213,545 | 9.17 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,602,033 | 1.84 | 2,651,923 | 35.83 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 952,197 | 0.49 | 536,528 | 77.47 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 1,143,662 | 0.58 | 677,982 | 68.69 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 304,108 | 0.16 | 401,793 | -24.31 |
| 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 | 743,236 | 0.38 | 862,874 | -13.87 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 254,028 | 0.13 | 2,072 | 12,160.04 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 636,373 | 0.32 | 3,006,695 | -78.83 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 6,645,197 | 3.39 | 5,230,731 | 27.04 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 482,885 | 0.25 | 229,270 | 110.62 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 915 | 0.00 | 1,320 | -30.68 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 513,468 | 0.26 | 252,240 | 103.56 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 31,480 | 0.02 | 31,694 | -0.68 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 8,077 | 0.00 | 19,677 | -58.95 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 8,227 | 0.00 | 12,133 | -32.19 |
| 52 | Cotton | 0 | 0.00 | 1,256 | -100.00 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 9,546 | 0.00 | 28,654 | -66.69 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 4,451 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 513,499 | 0.26 | 837,944 | -38.72 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 0 | 0.00 | 46 | -100.00 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 899 | 0.00 | 1,114 | -19.30 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 4,856 | 0.00 | 20,170 | -75.92 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 74 | 0.00 | 2,057 | -96.40 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 71,260 | 0.04 | 43,055 | 65.51 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 260,073 | 0.13 | 197,666 | 31.57 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 48 | 0.00 | 63 | -23.81 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | -100.00 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 25,567 | 0.01 | 53,159 | -51.90 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 17,734 | 0.01 | 6,702 | 164.61 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 318 | 0.00 | 21,778 | -98.54 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 15,102,431 | 7.71 | 13,534,154 | 11.59 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 2,234,845 | 1.14 | 3,748,237 | -40.38 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 375,737 | 0.19 | 282,214 | 33.14 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 2,325,726 | 1.19 | 4,212,718 | -44.79 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 305,671 | 0.16 | 217,569 | 40.49 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 1,571,617 | 0.80 | 27,503 | 5,614.35 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 14,431 | 0.01 | 52,438 | -72.48 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 144,673 | 0.07 | 695,888 | -79.21 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 85,968 | 0.04 | 29,363 | 192.78 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 13,539,065 | 6.91 | 8,516,948 | 58.97 |
| 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 | 3,815,548 | 1.95 | 6,294,725 | -39.38 |
| 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 | 176,272 | 0.09 | 256,380 | -31.25 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 909,793 | 0.46 | 1,092,571 | -16.73 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 101,030,016 | 51.55 | 186,289,736 | -45.77 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 3,295,644 | 1.68 | 2,639,632 | 24.85 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 821 | 0.00 | 21,850 | -96.24 |
| 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 | 459,557 | 0.23 | 609,404 | -24.59 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 586,135 | 0.30 | 351,739 | 66.64 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1,286 | 0.00 | 1,099 | 17.02 |
| SS | Classified | 6,000 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |