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Russian trade in goods with Italy in Q3 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 Italy in the third quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Italy

In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Italy totaled $7,084,415,102, up 21.43% ($1,250,088,591) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Italy in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $4,423,409,910, up 41.22% ($1,291,224,312) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Italy in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were $2,661,005,192, down 1.52% ($41,135,721) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Italy in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $1,762,404,718, a 309.82% increase ($1,332,360,033) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.

Italy was Russia’s 6th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 4.1171% of Russia’s total trade (up from 3.9910% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

Italy was Russia’s 7th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 3.9426% of Russia’s total exports (up from 3.6694% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

Italy was Russia’s 5th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 4.4442% of Russia’s total imports (up from 4.4423% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Italy

The major share of Russian exports to Italy in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 87.14% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (86.88% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.84% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (3.89% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.36% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (1.70% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.15% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (1.19% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.98% of Russia’s total exports to Italy (4.07% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Italy in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd 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 $1,133,340,876;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $160,572,041;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $63,366,135.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Italy in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $84,208,217.
Russia’s exports to Italy in the 3rd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2018
over Q3 2017
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 219,110-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 8,455,889 0.19 2,361,516258.07
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,664 0.00 0
10 Cereals 8,277,006 0.19 3,943,308109.90
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 22,359 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,339,178 0.03 1,932,145-30.69
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 22,500 0.00 22,747-1.09
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,971,983 0.04 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 71,440 0.00 333,227-78.56
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 52,105 0.00 60,277-13.56
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 14,958 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 66,246 0.00 39,93465.89
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 228,255 0.01 146,14556.18
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,010,074 0.02 346,533191.48
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 5,702,794 0.13 1,499,052280.43
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 32,456 0.00 58,499-44.52
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 601,134 0.01 957,963-37.25
26 Ores, slag and ash 1,006,586 0.02 621,14862.05
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 3,853,029,653 87.11 2,719,688,77741.67
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,166,497 0.12 2,744,58888.24
29 Organic chemicals 3,346,739 0.08 2,240,68149.36
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,411,898 0.03 20,7446,706.30
31 Fertilizers 4,271,621 0.10 1,465,154191.55
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 1,546,446 0.03 1,398,27510.60
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 208,708 0.00 1,136,196-81.63
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 845,118 0.02 322,949161.69
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 132 0.00 265-50.19
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 88,026 0.00 85,6062.83
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 5,263 0.00 4,03330.50
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 1,403,052 0.03 1,281,9089.45
39 Plastics and articles thereof 16,913,808 0.38 10,393,36762.74
40 Rubber and articles thereof 15,680,823 0.35 16,184,639-3.11
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 5,357,707 0.12 12,744,356-57.96
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 337,807 0.01 144,498133.78
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 736,467 0.02 2,954,984-75.08
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 28,160,227 0.64 24,497,45714.95
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 24 0.00 54-55.56
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 1,204,072 0.03 987,36421.95
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 30,687,137 0.69 27,750,20510.58
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 31,781 0.00 45,189-29.67
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 53,209 0.00 133,371-60.10
52 Cotton 191,910 0.00 306,596-37.41
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 19,858 0.00 34,915-43.12
54 Man-made filaments 373,646 0.01 638,529-41.48
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,311 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 759,053 0.02 42,0691,704.30
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 157 0.00 59166.10
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 9,116 0.00 3,762142.32
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 216,574 0.00 19,920987.22
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,258,942 0.03 103,3081,118.63
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 430,447 0.01 387,01511.22
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 989,224 0.02 80,4331,129.87
65 Headgear and parts thereof 4,576 0.00 3571,181.79
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 5 0.00 27-81.48
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 651,099 0.01 290,017124.50
69 Ceramic products 766,262 0.02 305,469150.85
70 Glass and glassware 2,530,757 0.06 1,554,76062.77
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 43,340,682 0.98 127,548,899-66.02
72 Iron and steel 265,925,553 6.01 105,353,512152.41
73 Articles of iron or steel 2,344,545 0.05 992,793136.16
74 Copper and articles thereof 516,580 0.01 2,134,229-75.80
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 74,056,998 1.67 10,690,863592.71
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,621,369 0.06 2,085,78225.68
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 211,821 0.00 176,09320.29
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 975,653 0.02 365,628166.84
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 10,632,767 0.24 7,983,06733.19
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 3,329,190 0.08 3,276,3121.61
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 0 0.00 2,919-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 690,718 0.02 1,154,084-40.15
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 6,112,338 0.14 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 943,588 0.02 1,070,166-11.83
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 636 0.00 9,891-93.57
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 49,258 0.00 8905,434.61
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 3,539,691 0.08 2,036,25273.83
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 174,018 0.00 88,60696.40
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3,058 0.00 2,9852.45
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 5,998 0.00 6,087-1.46
SS Classified 365,670 0.01 24 673 040-98.52

Russia’s Imports from Italy

The major share of Russian imports from Italy in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 43.11% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (44.94% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 19.27% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (18.39% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 11.75% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (10.85% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 9.60% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (8.82% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.28% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (6.05% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.47% of Russia’s total imports from Italy (1.57% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Italy in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $16,692,086;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $12,453,309;
  • 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 $11,690,865;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - an increase of $11,397,309.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Italy in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd 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 $42,388,973;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $10,290,948.
Russia’s imports from Italy in the 3rd quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2018
over Q3 2017
01 Live animals 150,648 0.01 79,98788.34
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 714,442-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 1,418,659 0.05 110,2251,187.06
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 88,377 0.00 197,399-55.23
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 17,439,531 0.66 14,900,94017.04
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 696 0.00 2,379-70.74
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 24,101,732 0.91 21,250,63013.42
10 Cereals 323,692 0.01 422,351-23.36
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 799,714 0.03 622,76528.41
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 837,675 0.03 1,236,373-32.25
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 976,187 0.04 932,0904.73
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 17,241 0.00 22,118-22.05
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 15,375,528 0.58 14,576,6815.48
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 3,838,369 0.14 4,111,406-6.64
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2,656,078 0.10 2,799,940-5.14
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 13,023,282 0.49 12,758,7602.07
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 19,336,620 0.73 16,708,92215.73
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 11,739,659 0.44 10,821,8298.48
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 9,811,774 0.37 6,902,14542.16
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 92,777,807 3.49 96,024,993-3.38
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 14,328,936 0.54 18,266,566-21.56
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 26,341,656 0.99 14,944,34776.27
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,096,290 0.04 1,477,411-25.80
26 Ores, slag and ash 54,852 0.00 510,450-89.25
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 4,971,672 0.19 4,040,64123.04
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,756,198 0.07 4,732,705-62.89
29 Organic chemicals 19,165,675 0.72 22,509,092-14.85
30 Pharmaceutical products 149,408,738 5.61 144,809,9843.18
31 Fertilizers 518,708 0.02 237,197118.68
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 42,131,658 1.58 47,463,064-11.23
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 82,801,275 3.11 66,109,18925.25
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 18,834,588 0.71 17,217,1479.39
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 8,840,629 0.33 7,296,42921.16
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 731,422 0.03 756,473-3.31
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 543,491 0.02 512,9615.95
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 35,939,619 1.35 32,165,18411.73
39 Plastics and articles thereof 122,093,130 4.59 125,340,575-2.59
40 Rubber and articles thereof 29,967,729 1.13 27,734,0268.05
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 2,625,910 0.10 2,791,439-5.93
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 39,838,620 1.50 34,735,48614.69
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 13,811,160 0.52 15,683,592-11.94
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 9,804,033 0.37 9,283,6885.60
45 Cork and articles of cork 5,380 0.00 4,21327.70
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 11,261 0.00 1,545628.87
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 23,331 0.00 27,234-14.33
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 21,834,230 0.82 24,703,199-11.61
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 7,330,316 0.28 8,509,842-13.86
50 Silk 187,954 0.01 137,70836.49
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 2,435,797 0.09 1,096,424122.16
52 Cotton 2,118,302 0.08 1,705,33524.22
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 226,433 0.01 181,44324.80
54 Man-made filaments 3,822,860 0.14 2,092,54182.69
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,690,202 0.10 2,269,79618.52
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 7,575,513 0.28 4,985,06551.96
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,187,022 0.04 835,54642.07
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 868,274 0.03 1,159,912-25.14
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 3,598,437 0.14 3,697,695-2.68
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,312,956 0.09 1,960,12218.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 68,128,778 2.56 60,287,09113.01
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 98,681,607 3.71 86,228,29814.44
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 2,993,155 0.11 4,678,922-36.03
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 110,514,338 4.15 117,421,583-5.88
65 Headgear and parts thereof 5,225,882 0.20 4,392,32918.98
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 106,379 0.00 78,60035.34
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 32,342 0.00 52,598-38.51
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 8,075,256 0.30 7,664,1705.36
69 Ceramic products 21,968,131 0.83 25,367,252-13.40
70 Glass and glassware 5,862,991 0.22 9,143,584-35.88
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 22,851,412 0.86 17,128,23833.41
72 Iron and steel 9,658,989 0.36 9,317,8853.66
73 Articles of iron or steel 86,958,141 3.27 85,833,9871.31
74 Copper and articles thereof 18,453,377 0.69 13,266,14139.10
75 Nickel and articles thereof 696,794 0.03 977,979-28.75
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 14,779,721 0.56 22,637,181-34.71
78 Lead and articles thereof 24,709 0.00 13,22686.82
79 Zinc and articles thereof 51,587 0.00 72,182-28.53
80 Tin and articles thereof 62 0.00 459-86.49
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 371,644 0.01 351,3305.78
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 11,717,669 0.44 13,006,549-9.91
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 24,494,662 0.92 17,990,85536.15
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 873,640,989 32.83 883,931,937-1.16
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 148,617,627 5.59 191,006,600-22.19
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 1,419,045 0.05 1,356,4734.61
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 69,052,751 2.59 74,916,793-7.83
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 5,198,966 0.20 7,068,523-26.45
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 49,261,765 1.85 56,083,896-12.16
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 436,007 0.02 372,96116.90
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 142,971 0.01 115,90623.35
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 62,901,627 2.36 51,210,76222.83
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 14,335,555 0.54 10,337,50338.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6,965,773 0.26 7,279,152-4.31
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 267,448 0.01 2,261,669-88.17
SS Classified 20,569,516 0.77 63 106 658-67.41
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia