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

Russia’s Trade with Estonia

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Estonia totaled $835,019,704, up 21.28% ($146,517,776) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $704,412,504, up 39.61% ($199,858,293) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $130,607,200, down 29.00% ($53,340,517) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $573,805,304, a 78.97% increase ($253,198,810) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Estonia was Russia’s 39th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 43rd in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.4469% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4119% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Estonia was Russia’s 37th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 39th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.5658% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.4905% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Estonia was Russia’s 56th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 47th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.2095% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.2862% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Estonia

The major share of Russian exports to Estonia 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) - 54.54% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (58.05% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 27.52% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (18.45% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 7.28% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (8.65% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.62% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (8.82% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.77% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (3.16% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 0.97% of Russia’s total exports to Estonia (1.37% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Estonia 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 $91,184,918;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $79,702,507;
  • 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 $10,214,652;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $10,092,333;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $7,781,348;
  • Zinc and articles thereof (HS code 79) - an increase of $7,102,099;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $5,878,873;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $2,657,010.

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

  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $4,785,394;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $4,048,651;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $3,794,583;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $3,237,377.
Russia’s exports to Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 2,256 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,775,277 0.25 2,040,270-12.99
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 14,504 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 212,918 0.03 41,394414.37
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 1,290,799 0.18 243,478430.15
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 336,867 0.05 315,1416.89
10 Cereals 0 0.00 29,949-100.00
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 5,701 0.00 99,424-94.27
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 64,646 0.01 406,158-84.08
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 628 0.00 637-1.41
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 148,873 0.02 219,158-32.07
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 4,006 0.00 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 46,913 0.01 88,811-47.18
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 1,033,622 0.15 411,102151.43
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 293,099 0.04 1,590,547-81.57
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 165,274 0.02 33,104399.26
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 787,238 0.11 515,57752.69
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 623,986 0.09 834,889-25.26
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 28,371 0.00 27,9001.69
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 51,280 0.01 21,178142.14
26 Ores, slag and ash 102,342 0.01 0
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 384,048,454 54.52 292,863,53631.14
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 20,841,653 2.96 10,627,00196.12
29 Organic chemicals 16,118,827 2.29 8,337,47993.33
30 Pharmaceutical products 109,774 0.02 194,774-43.64
31 Fertilizers 146,754,539 20.83 67,052,032118.87
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 241,239 0.03 163,55547.50
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 994,952 0.14 547,11481.85
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 170,072 0.02 118,28543.78
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 116,780 0.02 120,984-3.47
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 32,438 0.00 103,986-68.81
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 4,535,297 0.64 1,878,287141.46
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,604,671 0.37 1,993,09830.68
40 Rubber and articles thereof 1,325,755 0.19 1,952,292-32.09
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 67,218 0.01 111,530-39.73
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 4,718 0.00 2,99257.69
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 291 0.00 38665.79
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 46,914,739 6.66 36,822,40627.41
45 Cork and articles of cork 16,151 0.00 13,35020.98
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 3,673 0.00 628,330-99.42
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 3,878,868 0.55 5,645,936-31.30
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 443,896 0.06 550,032-19.30
52 Cotton 21,871 0.00 61,569-64.48
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 28,925 0.00 17,05269.63
54 Man-made filaments 2,159 0.00 453376.60
55 Man-made staple fibers 636 0.00 4,594-86.16
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 451,006 0.06 487,741-7.53
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,774 0.00 409,335.00
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 243 0.00 36575.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 16,056 0.00 77,164-79.19
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0 0.00 162-100.00
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 77,564 0.01 25,067209.43
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 133,968 0.02 106,88425.34
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 306,113 0.04 15,4831,877.09
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 89,791 0.01 109,622-18.09
65 Headgear and parts thereof 19,653 0.00 6,663194.96
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 549 0.00 55898.18
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 10,111-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 2,785,895 0.40 1,814,61653.53
69 Ceramic products 132,862 0.02 124,9406.34
70 Glass and glassware 2,698,555 0.38 2,330,80215.78
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 459,848 0.07 483,422-4.88
72 Iron and steel 14,469,584 2.05 17,706,961-18.28
73 Articles of iron or steel 12,440,286 1.77 6,561,41389.60
74 Copper and articles thereof 180,496 0.03 3,975,079-95.46
75 Nickel and articles thereof 80,004 0.01 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 2,394,466 0.34 7,179,860-66.65
78 Lead and articles thereof 288,461 0.04 618,799-53.38
79 Zinc and articles thereof 7,103,398 1.01 1,299546,735.87
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 9,450,823 1.34 8,026,56017.74
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 115,748 0.02 125,314-7.63
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 87,901 0.01 283,312-68.97
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 5,156,807 0.73 4,505,51714.46
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 3,685,478 0.52 3,256,65613.17
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 788,815 0.11 2,402,514-67.17
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,222,241 0.17 5,270,892-76.81
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 494,065 0.07 99,933394.40
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,085,543 0.15 402,048170.00
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 7,493 0.00 7,719-2.93
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 200 0.00 1,236-83.82
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 1,521,365 0.22 1,482,6362.61
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 221,011 0.03 142,38455.22
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 108,329 0.02 66,22863.57
SS Classified 67,917 0.01 115 621-41.26

Russia’s Imports from Estonia

The major share of Russian imports from Estonia 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) - 63.94% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (66.40% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 17.92% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (16.92% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 6.71% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (6.16% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 5.62% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (4.31% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.07% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (2.51% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.09% of Russia’s total imports from Estonia (1.47% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

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

  • Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - an increase of $3,713,052;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $1,525,577;
  • 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 $815,912;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $656,428;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $394,121.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2018 over the 4th 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 $26,323,339;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $10,540,617;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $10,224,358;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $6,241,233;
  • Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - a decrease of $1,311,505;
  • 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) - a decrease of $910,740;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $726,395;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $725,058;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $704,987;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $587,909;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $525,234;
  • Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof (HS code 56) - a decrease of $462,463.
Russia’s imports from Estonia in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 386,166 0.30 911,400-57.63
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 4,570 0.00 9,787-53.31
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 235,813 0.18 85,560175.61
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 83,324 0.06 182,692-54.39
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 44,743 0.03 2,4571,721.04
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 125,241 0.10 150,311-16.68
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 64,096 0.05 213,845-70.03
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 656,428 0.50 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 14,741 0.01 96,420-84.71
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 363,909 0.28 342,2376.33
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 605,671 0.46 1,330,729-54.49
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 20,846 0.02 41,184-49.38
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 3,677,872 2.82 3,602,5202.09
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 1,053,011 0.81 961,5799.51
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 0.00 149-100.00
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 239,008 0.18 171,68139.22
26 Ores, slag and ash 74,551 0.06 21,097253.37
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 256,421 0.20 457,305-43.93
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 3,322,809 2.54 2,506,89732.55
29 Organic chemicals 216,356 0.17 118,79282.13
30 Pharmaceutical products 3,517,340 2.69 3,123,21912.62
31 Fertilizers 1,247 0.00 316294.62
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 9,535,558 7.30 19,759,916-51.74
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 157,355 0.12 261,325-39.79
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 95,041 0.07 44,120115.41
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 324,092 0.25 381,686-15.09
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 120,311 0.09 57,963107.57
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 948,439 0.73 1,297,395-26.90
39 Plastics and articles thereof 4,561,460 3.49 3,035,88350.25
40 Rubber and articles thereof 607,013 0.46 529,28414.69
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 65,081 0.05 237,963-72.65
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 5,293 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 788,473 0.60 993,478-20.64
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 266 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 193,743 0.15 898,730-78.44
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 444,414 0.34 818,957-45.73
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 10,395 0.01 7,58836.99
52 Cotton 0 0.00 97-100.00
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 0 0.00 50,632-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 18,328-100.00
55 Man-made staple fibers 6,108 0.00 39,816-84.66
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 200,331 0.15 662,794-69.77
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 2,056 0.00 17,608-88.32
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 44,414 0.03 176,753-74.87
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 23,640 0.02 26,260-9.98
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 34,970 0.03 0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 39,301 0.03 55,451-29.12
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 669,904 0.51 748,283-10.47
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 1,311,902 1.00 2,623,407-49.99
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 356,727 0.27 187,46690.29
65 Headgear and parts thereof 7,941 0.01 8,694-8.66
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 324 0.00 19962.81
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 274,129 0.21 153,45078.64
69 Ceramic products 684,283 0.52 462,59047.92
70 Glass and glassware 82,935 0.06 86,998-4.67
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 69,535 0.05 62,09511.98
72 Iron and steel 122,680 0.09 360,111-65.93
73 Articles of iron or steel 3,202,615 2.45 9,443,848-66.09
74 Copper and articles thereof 621,345 0.48 280,982121.13
75 Nickel and articles thereof 27,818 0.02 0
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 224,577 0.17 288,170-22.07
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 3,993,961 3.06 280,9091,321.80
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 10,204 0.01 42,226-75.83
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 556,697 0.43 627,836-11.33
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 15,600,566 11.94 26,141,183-40.32
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 66,448,266 50.88 92,771,605-28.37
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 5,552 0.00 300,905-98.15
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 758,449 0.58 1,346,358-43.67
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 0 0.00 152,135-100.00
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 703,186 0.54 1,429,581-50.81
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 1,282,213 0.98 2,192,953-41.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 370,244 0.28 165,567123.62
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 49,180 0.04 70,377-30.12
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 50 0.00 8,930-99.44
SS Classified 0 0.00 8 655-100.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia