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

Russia’s Trade with Denmark

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Denmark was $1,147,549,607, down 15.89% ($216,815,050) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Denmark in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $896,724,612, down 15.74% ($167,449,118) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Denmark in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $250,824,995, down 16.44% ($49,365,932) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Denmark in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $645,899,617, a 15.46% decrease ($118,083,186) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Denmark was Russia’s 35th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 29th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.6142% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.8163% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Denmark was Russia’s 32nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 22nd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.7203% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.0345% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Denmark was Russia’s 40th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 35th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.4023% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.4670% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Denmark

The major share of Russian exports to Denmark 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) - 78.03% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (84.93% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 11.36% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (10.11% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 4.91% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (2.55% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.88% of Russia’s total exports to Denmark (1.82% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

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

  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $16,589,480;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - an increase of $10,149,719;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $4,571,202;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $4,399,973;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $3,794,486.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Denmark 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) - a decrease of $204,020,609;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $6,396,609.
Russia’s exports to Denmark in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 50 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 2,164,229 0.24 2,603,380-16.87
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 147 0.00 0
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 339,927 0.04 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 73,679 0.01 0
10 Cereals 4,310,024 0.48 515,538736.02
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 353,419 0.04 11,6632,930.26
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 398,047 0.04 306,60929.82
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 7,821,375 0.87 5,960,83031.21
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 861,722-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 69 0.00 0
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 330 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 15,020 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 962 0.00 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 23,348 0.00 14,49261.11
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 19,235,188 2.15 9,085,469111.71
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 36,500 0.00 11,109228.56
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 0 0.00 4-100.00
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 699,751,392 78.03 903,772,001-22.57
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 185,108 0.02 5,1683,481.81
29 Organic chemicals 156,068 0.02 68,784126.90
30 Pharmaceutical products 41,963 0.00 0
31 Fertilizers 7,485,896 0.83 3,085,923142.58
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 502,499 0.06 704,252-28.65
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 126 0.00 3,662-96.56
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 114 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 27,985 0.00 9,318200.33
39 Plastics and articles thereof 278,115 0.03 290,967-4.42
40 Rubber and articles thereof 199,203 0.02 271,068-26.51
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 90 0.00 30200.00
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 477,356 0.05 117,355306.76
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 42,975,275 4.79 26,385,79562.87
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,032,753 0.12 796,99729.58
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 22,135 0.00 4,174430.31
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 319 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 41,533 0.00 37,12111.89
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,878 0.00 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 648 0.00 18,941-96.58
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 0 0.00 2,778-100.00
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 66,711 0.01 29,520125.99
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 5,662 0.00 7,647-25.96
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,240,321 0.14 1,000,22024.00
69 Ceramic products 32,603 0.00 25,70826.82
70 Glass and glassware 46 0.00 9,421-99.51
72 Iron and steel 99,326,518 11.08 105,723,127-6.05
73 Articles of iron or steel 949,349 0.11 7,64812,313.04
74 Copper and articles thereof 553 0.00 4,914-88.75
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,626,344 0.18 1,818,183-10.55
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 5 0.00 1,730-99.71
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 457 0.00 192138.02
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 167,480 0.02 140,35319.33
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 183,208 0.02 88,301107.48
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 0.00 300-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,637 0.00 62,442-97.38
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 4,571,202 0.51 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 210,859 0.02 75,161180.54
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 600 0.00 300100.00
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 274,483 0.03 208,68431.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 13,902 0.00 8,01373.49
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 19,902 0.00 16,71619.06
SS Classified 80,000 0.01 0

Russia’s Imports from Denmark

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

  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 35.80% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (27.49% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 33.77% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (48.57% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 19.09% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (15.93% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.10% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (2.40% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.85% of Russia’s total imports from Denmark (1.23% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

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

  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $7,382,323;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $2,412,136;
  • Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof (HS code 43) - an increase of $1,993,735;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1,947,816;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $1,890,614;
  • Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 95) - an increase of $1,766,943;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - an increase of $1,290,631.

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

  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $47,032,005;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $10,895,363;
  • 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 $3,713,862;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $1,590,786;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,390,802;
  • Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes (HS code 35) - a decrease of $1,377,277;
  • Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS code 06) - a decrease of $968,758;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - a decrease of $887,305;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $812,154.
Russia’s imports from Denmark in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 12,270,627 4.89 10,979,99611.75
02 Meat and edible meat offal 0 0.00 234,456-100.00
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 131,616 0.05 0
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 567,899 0.23 461,95222.93
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 542,644 0.22 665,196-18.42
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 3,170,089 1.26 4,138,847-23.41
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 320 0.00 0
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 28,162 0.01 23,79218.37
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 2,273,405 0.91 1,908,53719.12
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 818,166 0.33 1,310,249-37.56
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 3,161,642 1.26 2,410,74831.15
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 956-100.00
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 486,577 0.19 520,533-6.52
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 0 0.00 887,305-100.00
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 443,463 0.18 893,469-50.37
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 265,097 0.11 306,649-13.55
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 6,170,915 2.46 4,280,30144.17
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 75,045 0.03 152,284-50.72
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 2,453,427 0.98 2,015,73421.71
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 785,529 0.31 1,046,829-24.96
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 12,485,183 4.98 14,075,969-11.30
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,752,680 0.70 1,507,59916.26
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 298,236 0.12 32,449819.09
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 44,688 0.02 43,9421.70
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 207,411 0.08 414,742-49.99
29 Organic chemicals 7,893,682 3.15 511,3591,443.67
30 Pharmaceutical products 32,415,234 12.92 33,055,275-1.94
31 Fertilizers 3,773 0.00 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 3,607,038 1.44 3,425,9655.29
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 908,576 0.36 881,1623.11
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 1,748,711 0.70 1,848,806-5.41
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 14,593,805 5.82 15,971,082-8.62
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 19,227,562 7.67 16,815,42614.34
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,212,983 2.88 7,910,636-8.82
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,975,525 0.79 1,676,62617.83
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 370 0.00 0
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 24,146 0.01 12,011101.03
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 2,731,883 1.09 738,148270.10
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 212,690 0.08 357,188-40.45
45 Cork and articles of cork 570 0.00 179218.44
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 0 0.00 2,316-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,602,536 0.64 1,466,0879.31
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 345,124 0.14 331,4424.13
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 11,699 0.00 0
52 Cotton 697 0.00 1,399-50.18
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 139 0.00 121,058.33
54 Man-made filaments 16,536 0.01 32,644-49.34
55 Man-made staple fibers 322,401 0.13 469,744-31.37
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 244,747 0.10 1,056,901-76.84
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 254,671 0.10 988,738-74.24
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 29,494 0.01 7,075316.88
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 133,103 0.05 224,315-40.66
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 162,710 0.06 97,86866.25
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 251,953 0.10 134,98186.66
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 642,556 0.26 658,878-2.48
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 48,200 0.02 27,70373.99
65 Headgear and parts thereof 22,854 0.01 2,887691.62
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 72 0.00 3,198-97.75
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,029,016 0.41 565,88581.84
69 Ceramic products 111,112 0.04 108,5892.32
70 Glass and glassware 455,693 0.18 243,93586.81
72 Iron and steel 29,188 0.01 58,762-50.33
73 Articles of iron or steel 5,234,615 2.09 4,635,00712.94
74 Copper and articles thereof 354,026 0.14 144,531144.95
75 Nickel and articles thereof 92 0.00 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 785,206 0.31 841,501-6.69
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 585-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 984 0.00 3,343-70.57
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 19,708 0.01 131,340-84.99
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 572,321 0.23 604,796-5.37
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 785,226 0.31 776,0081.19
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 49,734,976 19.83 96,766,981-48.60
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 12,860,256 5.13 16,574,118-22.41
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 17,794-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 5,891,341 2.35 7,282,143-19.10
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 105,923 0.04 11,001,286-99.04
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 16,115,955 6.43 14,168,13913.75
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 235 0.00 36,662-99.36
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 2,037,595 0.81 1,441,27441.37
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 9,033,154 3.60 7,266,21124.32
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 589,512 0.24 499,45218.03
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia