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Russian trade in goods with Sweden in Q2 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 Sweden in the second quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Sweden

In the 2nd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Sweden totaled $1,525,587,239, up 72.85% ($642,989,520) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Sweden in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $903,123,955, up 193.84% ($595,773,077) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 2nd quarter of 2018 totaled $622,463,284, up 8.21% ($47,216,443) from the 2nd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade balance with Sweden went from a deficit of $267,895,963 in the 2nd quarter of 2017, to a surplus of $280,660,671 in the 2nd quarter of 2018.

Sweden was Russia’s 24th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 32nd in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.8926% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.6315% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Sweden was Russia’s 28th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (up from 43rd in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.8195% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.3660% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Sweden was Russia’s 24th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2018 (down from 22nd in the 2nd quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.0253% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.0312% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Sweden

The major share of Russian exports to Sweden 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) - 79.43% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (61.92% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 13.84% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (23.58% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.19% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (4.87% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.06% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (3.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.05% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (1.55% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.74% of Russia’s total exports to Sweden (2.53% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Sweden 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 $527,128,735;
  • 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 $30,869,919;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $22,457,874;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $7,453,449;
  • 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 $4,677,340;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,865,478;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,335,434.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Sweden in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $4,543,711;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $3,976,286.
Russia’s exports to Sweden in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 63,275 0.01 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 74,777 0.01 41,96678.18
10 Cereals 694,854 0.08 615,09712.97
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 22,679 0.00 21,0897.54
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 237,299 0.03 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 355,878 0.04 305,44016.51
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 61,971 0.01 29,323111.34
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,166,155 0.57 6,749,581-23.46
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,500 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 169,869 0.02 261,717-35.09
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,625 0.00 2,408-32.52
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 717,161,516 79.41 190,032,781277.39
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 68,851,541 7.62 37,981,62281.28
29 Organic chemicals 33,973,373 3.76 11,515,499195.02
30 Pharmaceutical products 173,989 0.02 12,9161,247.08
31 Fertilizers 7,040,084 0.78 11,583,795-39.22
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,252 0.00 7,033-53.76
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 184,112 0.02 129,81841.82
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 0 0.00 25,952-100.00
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 0 0.00 103-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 75,906 0.01 7,070973.64
39 Plastics and articles thereof 691,395 0.08 551,99825.25
40 Rubber and articles thereof 13,984,063 1.55 10,648,62931.32
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 199 0.00 542-63.28
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 17,213,682 1.91 9,760,23376.37
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,422,603 0.16 108,6611,209.21
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 8,745 0.00 10,656-17.93
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 18,125 0.00 3,374437.20
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 0 0.00 1,016,032-100.00
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 0 0.00 102-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 592,741 0.07 472,55625.43
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 371,193 0.04 146,481153.41
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 319,546 0.04 564,016-43.34
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 46,093 0.01 49,911-7.65
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 97 0.00 5964.41
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,554,354 0.17 1,008,75854.09
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 22,983-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 1,257,479 0.14 1,069,16517.61
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 108,748 0.01 26418,161.54
72 Iron and steel 7,703,932 0.85 3,838,454100.70
73 Articles of iron or steel 1,471,616 0.16 251,635484.82
74 Copper and articles thereof 263,819 0.03 102,566157.22
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 8,912,425 0.99 6,549,28836.08
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,312,402 0.15 146,884793.50
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 38,006 0.00 10,748253.61
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 96,675 0.01 4,072,961-97.63
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 1,901,371 0.21 1,770,0177.42
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 5,935,456 0.66 1,258,116371.77
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 369,876 0.04 271,39436.29
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 98,008 0.01 106,476-7.95
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,182,984 0.13 1,371,786-13.76
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 2,000 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 1,847,110 0.20 2,842,268-35.01
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 43,686 0.00 8185,240.59
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 39,871 0.00 10398,610.00

Russia’s Imports from Sweden

The major share of Russian imports from Sweden 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) - 58.64% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (59.07% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.87% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (20.83% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.07% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (7.74% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 5.57% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (4.97% in the 2nd quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 4.22% of Russia’s total imports from Sweden (4.69% in the 2nd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd 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 $36,126,172;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $31,057,015;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $9,523,659;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $4,638,689;
  • Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - an increase of $4,440,477;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,997,827;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $2,563,004.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 2nd quarter of 2018 over the 2nd quarter of 2017 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) - a decrease of $44,487,459;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,497,236.
Russia’s imports from Sweden in the 2nd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q2 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q2 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q2 2018
over Q2 2017
01 Live animals 17,330 0.00 5,888194.33
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 905,429 0.15 421,591114.76
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 32,829-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 536,086 0.09 582,025-7.89
10 Cereals 0 0.00 4,497,236-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 4,257 0.00 1,065,319-99.60
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 69,913 0.01 45,63953.19
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,719 0.00 14,619-88.24
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 17,441,713 2.80 13,001,23634.15
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 62,303-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 224,189 0.04 167,76333.63
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 246,630 0.04 290,943-15.23
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 848,234 0.14 742,65714.22
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 400,599 0.06 536,931-25.39
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,662,834 0.59 2,662,40237.58
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,334,547 0.21 1,455,364-8.30
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 597,243 0.10 672,003-11.12
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 736,853-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,559,386 0.25 2,411,405-35.33
26 Ores, slag and ash 405,729 0.07 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,987,970 0.48 2,978,0190.33
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,609,051 0.26 1,179,84736.38
29 Organic chemicals 2,401,497 0.39 1,987,90920.81
30 Pharmaceutical products 40,469,259 6.50 37,471,4328.00
31 Fertilizers 1,882,550 0.30 81,2222,217.78
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 19,440,695 3.12 20,800,024-6.54
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 5,169,018 0.83 6,402,947-19.27
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 6,120,412 0.98 5,186,21118.01
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,775,055 0.45 3,236,064-14.25
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 535,322 0.09 246,517117.15
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 188-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 9,104,618 1.46 9,166,271-0.67
39 Plastics and articles thereof 29,050,242 4.67 29,833,875-2.63
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,122,197 0.82 4,252,64520.45
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 4 0.00 33-87.88
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 670,191 0.11 126,973427.82
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 27,681 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,359,905 0.22 1,240,3029.64
45 Cork and articles of cork 602 0.00 777-22.52
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 5,269,111 0.85 3,997,65431.81
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 27,848,482 4.47 23,209,79319.99
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 165,501 0.03 134,69722.87
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 16 0.00 0
52 Cotton 34,608 0.01 8,097327.42
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 1,046-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 19,382 0.00 18,0087.63
55 Man-made staple fibers 141,480 0.02 71,91696.73
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 593,871 0.10 1,115,452-46.76
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 4,301 0.00 205,669-97.91
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 44,420 0.01 23,78986.72
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,657,001 0.27 1,337,78623.86
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 324,120 0.05 336,538-3.69
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 17,860 0.00 30,040-40.55
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 24,855 0.00 13,29986.89
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 390,988 0.06 173,518125.33
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,996 0.00 23,547-74.54
65 Headgear and parts thereof 259,300 0.04 322,924-19.70
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 55 0.00 9511.11
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 620,224 0.10 506,35822.49
69 Ceramic products 454,002 0.07 384,52718.07
70 Glass and glassware 791,797 0.13 969,394-18.32
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 6,021 0.00 3,49472.32
72 Iron and steel 10,637,870 1.71 10,267,1003.61
73 Articles of iron or steel 27,561,975 4.43 18,038,31652.80
74 Copper and articles thereof 582,898 0.09 281,672106.94
75 Nickel and articles thereof 32,668 0.01 80,981-59.66
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,183,884 0.19 715,48465.47
79 Zinc and articles thereof 9,653 0.00 20,633-53.22
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 368,884 0.06 203,89580.92
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 11,042,267 1.77 9,358,57417.99
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 5,051,051 0.81 5,529,066-8.65
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 154,332,260 24.79 123,275,24525.19
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 29,572,863 4.75 74,060,322-60.07
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 11,366 0.00 4,050180.64
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 166,443,830 26.74 130,317,65827.72
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 152,714 0.02 253,836-39.84
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 14,474,708 2.33 11,911,70421.52
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 780 0.00 1,789-56.40
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 81,940 0.01 42,80091.45
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 4,318,582 0.69 3,060,39541.11
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 142,456 0.02 505,574-71.82
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 791,529 0.13 833,930-5.08
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 12,736 0.00 0
SS Classified 872 0.00 0
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia