Russian trade in goods with Luxembourg in Q3 2018
November 16, 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 Luxembourg in the third quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia’s Trade with Luxembourg
In the 3rd quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Luxembourg totaled $63,420,404, up 10.45% ($5,999,309) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s exports to Luxembourg in the 3rd quarter of 2018 were $12,587,591, down 4.76% ($629,078) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s imports from Luxembourg in the 3rd quarter of 2018 totaled $50,832,813, up 14.99% ($6,628,387) from the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Russia’s trade deficit with Luxembourg in the 3rd quarter of 2018 was $38,245,222, a 23.42% increase ($7,257,465) over the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Luxembourg was Russia’s 96th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (just as in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0369% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0393% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Luxembourg was Russia’s 116th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (down from 111th in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0112% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0155% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Luxembourg was Russia’s 70th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (up from 72nd in the 3rd quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.0849% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0727% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
Russia’s Exports to Luxembourg
The major share of Russian exports to Luxembourg 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) - 71.36% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (80.82% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 19.16% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (13.40% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 4.07% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (2.65% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.95% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (2.70% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.94% of Russia’s total exports to Luxembourg (0.43% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Luxembourg in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $562,159;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $187,666;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $178,497;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $132,808;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $68,466;
- Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $63,642.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Luxembourg 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) - a decrease of $1,699,175;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $54,170;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $52,728.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 8,983,089 | 71.36 | 10,682,264 | -15.91 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 668 | 0.01 | 63 | 960.32 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 19,374 | 0.15 | 29,014 | -33.23 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 0 | 0.00 | 52 | -100.00 |
| 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 | 9,488 | 0.08 | 2,238 | 323.95 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 280,193 | 2.23 | 315,217 | -11.11 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 23,891 | 0.19 | 3,433 | 595.92 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 178,497 | 1.42 | 0 | ∞ |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 99 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 244,157 | 1.94 | 56,491 | 332.21 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 464 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 63,642 | 0.51 | 0 | ∞ |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,276,830 | 18.09 | 1,714,671 | 32.79 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 135,035 | 1.07 | 2,227 | 5,963.54 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 54,170 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 371,698 | 2.95 | 303,232 | 22.58 |
| 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 869 | -100.00 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 52,728 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 450 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia’s Imports from Luxembourg
The major share of Russian imports from Luxembourg in the 3rd quarter of 2018 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 42.25% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (36.46% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 21.48% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (23.00% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 16.03% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (14.91% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.71% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (19.03% in the 3rd quarter of 2017);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 3.98% of Russia’s total imports from Luxembourg (5.34% in the 3rd quarter of 2017).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Luxembourg in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $3,681,532;
- Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - an increase of $3,380,547;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,060,404;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $1,169,773;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $802,671;
- Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - an increase of $384,942;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $354,864;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $315,294.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Luxembourg in the 3rd quarter of 2018 over the 3rd quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $4,455,385;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $393,986;
- Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $344,133;
- Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal (HS code 82) - a decrease of $254,365;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $224,106;
- 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 $183,677.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q3 2018, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q3 2017, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q3 2018 over Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 90,001 | 0.18 | 38,739 | 132.33 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,358 | 0.00 | 697 | 94.84 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 19,489 | 0.04 | 7,959 | 144.87 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 0 | 0.00 | 1,487 | -100.00 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 2,137,994 | 4.21 | 2,531,980 | -15.56 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 943,110 | 1.86 | 627,816 | 50.22 |
| 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 | 121,756 | 0.24 | 114,730 | 6.12 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 135,756 | 0.27 | 142,506 | -4.74 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 9,242,695 | 18.18 | 7,182,291 | 28.69 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 8,897,538 | 17.50 | 5,516,991 | 61.28 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 5,655 | 0.01 | 13 | 43,400.00 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 7,757,073 | 15.26 | 6,587,300 | 17.76 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 387,544 | 0.76 | 2,602 | 14,794.08 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 25,328 | 0.05 | 18,360 | 37.95 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 2,554 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 1,992,421 | 3.92 | 2,336,554 | -14.73 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 537 | 0.00 | 246 | 118.29 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 3,917 | 0.01 | 5,199 | -24.66 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 96,336 | 0.19 | 9,012 | 968.97 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 16,296 | 0.03 | 32,838 | -50.37 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 459,356 | 0.90 | 428,909 | 7.10 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 4,677,388 | 9.20 | 995,856 | 369.69 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 614,918 | 1.21 | 5,070,303 | -87.87 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 26,298 | 0.05 | 10,468 | 151.22 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 47,307 | 0.09 | 30,358 | 55.83 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 81,052 | 0.16 | 62,609 | 29.46 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 43,980 | 0.09 | 0 | ∞ |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 44,056 | -100.00 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 52,905 | 0.10 | 17,751 | 198.04 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 1,904,014 | 3.75 | 2,158,379 | -11.79 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 28,415 | 0.06 | 21,383 | 32.89 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 9,417,086 | 18.53 | 9,062,222 | 3.92 |
| 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 | 157,819 | 0.31 | 341,496 | -53.79 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,185,203 | 2.33 | 382,532 | 209.83 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 157,676 | 0.31 | 381,782 | -58.70 |
| 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 | 97,864 | 0.19 | 39,002 | 150.92 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 4,174 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |