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Russian trade in goods with Austria in Q4 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 Austria in the fourth quarter of 2018: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Austria

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Austria totaled $1,608,942,821, up 17.01% ($233,886,317) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Austria in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $1,005,093,775, up 36.79% ($270,348,994) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Austria in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $603,849,046, down 5.69% ($36,462,677) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Austria in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $401,244,729, a 324.90% increase ($306,811,671) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Austria was Russia’s 25th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 28th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.8612% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.8227% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Austria was Russia’s 29th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 33rd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.8074% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.7143% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Austria was Russia’s 25th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 24th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.9686% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.9961% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Austria

The major share of Russian exports to Austria in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 95.04% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (93.81% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.55% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (2.27% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.08% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (0.92% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.96% of Russia’s total exports to Austria (1.37% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Austria in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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 $203,751,722;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $62,427,146;
  • 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 $3,958,142.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Austria in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s exports to Austria in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 42,912 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 339,580 0.03 727,904-53.35
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 39,435 0.00 20,70390.48
10 Cereals 33,546 0.00 278,653-87.96
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 194,628 0.02 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 45,189 0.00 149,554-69.78
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 736,072 0.07 55,9971,214.48
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 28,530-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 20,187 0.00 27,556-26.74
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 239,106 0.02 147,00562.65
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 113 0.00 263,395-99.96
26 Ores, slag and ash 84,709,373 8.43 22,282,227280.17
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 870,504,491 86.61 666,752,76930.56
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 7,326,292 0.73 3,368,150117.52
29 Organic chemicals 869,157 0.09 2,231,024-61.04
30 Pharmaceutical products 12 0.00 35-65.71
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 2,341 0.00 774202.45
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 92,356 0.01 151,301-38.96
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 19,451 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 1,359 0.00 1,04929.55
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 29,664 0.00 2,0421,352.69
39 Plastics and articles thereof 602,350 0.06 254,081137.07
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,866,284 0.19 761,094145.21
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 228,301 0.02 1,901,996-88.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 570 0.00 230147.83
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 9,220,803 0.92 8,880,7013.83
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 124,172 0.01 114,1018.83
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 255,903 0.03 1,014,873-74.78
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 14,994 0.00 43,002-65.13
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 221 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 9,134-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 20,378 0.00 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 2-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 2 0.00 25,401-99.99
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 909 0.00 12,574-92.77
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 30,771 0.00 34,757-11.47
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 0 0.00 495-100.00
65 Headgear and parts thereof 0 0.00 3,209-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 181,528 0.02 282,016-35.63
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 41,459-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 468,849 0.05 229,451104.34
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 0 0.00 208,991-100.00
72 Iron and steel 3,374,181 0.34 2,917,13415.67
73 Articles of iron or steel 832,634 0.08 1,076,156-22.63
74 Copper and articles thereof 191 0.00 1,001,267-99.98
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,961,884 0.29 1,333,143122.17
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 41,129-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 7,997,117 0.80 8,798,703-9.11
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 0 0.00 45,367-100.00
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 460,872 0.05 1,461,717-68.47
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 4,405,900 0.44 3,597,69222.46
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 1,537,722 0.15 659,025133.33
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 34,381-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,232,250 0.12 741,79466.12
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 7,471 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 830,809 0.08 1,427,293-41.79
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 6,070 0.00 4,90023.88
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 2,835,822 0.28 1,061,417167.17
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 336,564 0.03 235,66542.81
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 4,381 0.00 2261,838.50
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 8,608 0.00 0
SS Classified 0 0.00 1 537-100.00

Russia’s Imports from Austria

The major share of Russian imports from Austria in the 4th quarter of 2018 (and in the 4th quarter of 2017) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 52.76% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (46.26% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.60% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (23.35% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 10.81% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (14.57% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 7.64% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (6.06% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.03% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (3.79% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.05% of Russia’s total imports from Austria (1.26% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Austria in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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 $29,081,250;
  • 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 $22,722,617;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $4,925,806;
  • Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - an increase of $3,941,055;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,728,387;
  • Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - an increase of $2,744,087;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $1,940,564.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Austria in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th quarter of 2017 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $34,287,707;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $33,860,189;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $18,595,091;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $11,492,485;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $2,561,881;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $2,324,235.
Russia’s imports from Austria in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 1,300,896 0.22 1,210,4997.47
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 82,315 0.01 96,676-14.85
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 89,632-100.00
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 786,766 0.13 1,762,925-55.37
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 0 0.00 8,902-100.00
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 141 0.00 29386.21
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 777,860 0.13 995,542-21.87
10 Cereals 195,201 0.03 227,492-14.19
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 266,865 0.04 397,456-32.86
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 113,260 0.02 86,21031.38
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 23,841 0.00 43,346-45.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 430,152 0.07 385,80911.49
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 1,025,163 0.17 580,53976.59
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 4,171,741 0.69 1,427,654192.21
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 1,124,779 0.19 2,097,655-46.38
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 2,254,665 0.37 2,664,395-15.38
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 20,015,205 3.31 15,089,39932.64
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 6,554,331 1.09 4,613,76742.06
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 7,034,315 1.16 6,997,3620.53
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 778,805 0.13 650,71519.68
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,340,398 0.22 1,485,927-9.79
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 646,572 0.11 741,813-12.84
29 Organic chemicals 1,770,469 0.29 3,391,697-47.80
30 Pharmaceutical products 55,452,509 9.18 89,740,216-38.21
31 Fertilizers 84,450 0.01 22,059282.84
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 4,483,212 0.74 4,046,19210.80
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 1,506,569 0.25 2,682,602-43.84
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 3,462,391 0.57 2,794,09823.92
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,517,578 0.42 2,338,6827.65
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 39,089 0.01 4488,738.64
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 12,773,344 2.12 15,097,579-15.39
39 Plastics and articles thereof 24,578,759 4.07 23,316,1625.42
40 Rubber and articles thereof 4,978,656 0.82 5,365,584-7.21
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 11,374 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 124,169 0.02 118,8394.49
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,915,584 0.32 3,104,795-38.30
45 Cork and articles of cork 722 0.00 471,436.17
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 20,262,663 3.36 20,403,483-0.69
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,165,502 0.36 750,641188.49
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 275,006 0.05 193,78741.91
52 Cotton 80,477 0.01 130,494-38.33
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 1,034 0.00 6,656-84.47
54 Man-made filaments 76,822 0.01 13,944450.93
55 Man-made staple fibers 2,600,195 0.43 3,903,462-33.39
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 378,863 0.06 208,45881.75
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,730 0.00 8,818-35.02
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 211,309 0.03 92,156129.29
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 1,502,524 0.25 1,824,057-17.63
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 175,737 0.03 295,565-40.54
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 414,566 0.07 423,361-2.08
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 46,175 0.01 382,189-87.92
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 125,917 0.02 214,934-41.42
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 332,228 0.06 225,89447.07
65 Headgear and parts thereof 91,043 0.02 44,076106.56
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 1,054 0.00 71,369-98.52
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,761 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,882,415 0.81 3,344,36545.99
69 Ceramic products 3,498,513 0.58 4,876,826-28.26
70 Glass and glassware 1,956,338 0.32 2,398,781-18.44
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 1,246,319 0.21 1,444,078-13.69
72 Iron and steel 6,051,478 1.00 39,911,667-84.84
73 Articles of iron or steel 25,754,340 4.27 22,025,95316.93
74 Copper and articles thereof 2,496,033 0.41 2,565,589-2.71
75 Nickel and articles thereof 201,329 0.03 115,37974.49
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,380,725 0.23 3,942,606-64.98
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 2,421-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 65,500 0.01 2,7492,282.68
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 921,522 0.15 277,405232.19
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,969,574 0.66 3,960,5120.23
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 24,442,717 4.05 20,501,66219.22
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 174,301,390 28.87 192,896,481-9.64
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 61,694,752 10.22 38,972,13558.30
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 1,187,156 0.20 563,500110.68
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 59,391,048 9.84 30,309,79895.95
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 22,002,313 3.64 33,494,798-34.31
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 593,682 0.10 554,1917.13
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 63,154 0.01 142,776-55.77
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 6,955,802 1.15 5,710,65621.80
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 4,503,960 0.75 5,774,971-22.01
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,311,627 0.22 1,288,8111.77
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 1,300,000-100.00
SS Classified 3,606,607 0.60 1 067 929237.72
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia