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

Russia’s Trade with Finland

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Finland totaled $3,734,712,462, up 11.55% ($386,670,250) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Finland in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $2,856,476,719, up 30.05% ($660,034,794) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Finland in the 4th quarter of 2018 were $878,235,743, down 23.74% ($273,364,544) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Finland in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $1,978,240,976, a 89.33% increase ($933,399,338) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Finland was Russia’s 14th largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 15th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.9989% of Russia’s total trade (down from 2.0031% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Finland was Russia’s 14th largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 15th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 2.2945% of Russia’s total exports (up from 2.1353% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Finland was Russia’s 17th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 13th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.4087% of Russia’s total imports (down from 1.7915% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Finland

The major share of Russian exports to Finland 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) - 61.21% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (55.14% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 14.85% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (12.30% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 14.24% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (23.49% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 6.41% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (6.31% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.00% of Russia’s total exports to Finland (1.49% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Finland 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 $556,976,911;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - an increase of $90,845,619;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $86,854,075;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - an increase of $59,099,465;
  • Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $42,068,741;
  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - an increase of $28,860,715.

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

  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $197,614,291;
  • Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - a decrease of $19,707,891.
Russia’s exports to Finland in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 13,894 0.00 28,386-51.05
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 762,574 0.03 859,159-11.24
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 25 0.00 37,376-99.93
10 Cereals 2,132,071 0.07 302,555604.69
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 19,215 0.00 12,64751.93
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 74,381 0.00 20,390264.79
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 20,149 0.00 7,416171.70
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 205,283 0.01 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 132,839 0.00 185,893-28.54
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 25,609-100.00
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 0 0.00 21,707-100.00
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 1,781 0.00 4,020-55.70
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 42,099 0.00 27,93550.70
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,947,496 0.17 5,429,895-8.88
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 11,608,163 0.41 6,522,82977.96
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,540,315 0.05 1,415,4478.82
26 Ores, slag and ash 23,437,999 0.82 43,145,890-45.68
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,723,579,925 60.34 1,166,603,01447.74
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 23,497,864 0.82 18,384,63227.81
29 Organic chemicals 243,001,706 8.51 156,147,63155.62
30 Pharmaceutical products 1,493,169 0.05 869,30171.77
31 Fertilizers 123,214,218 4.31 64,114,75392.18
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 22,452 0.00 26,650-15.75
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 90,175 0.00 33,299170.80
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 318,724 0.01 2,107,571-84.88
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 188 0.00 52261.54
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 1,662,112 0.06 1,717,757-3.24
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,799,532 0.27 5,384,35044.86
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,987,416 0.10 3,246,162-7.97
40 Rubber and articles thereof 20,046,663 0.70 18,223,50510.00
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 74,786 0.00 19,480283.91
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 133,918 0.00 95,00940.95
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 960,569 0.03 524,17283.25
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 172,126,763 6.03 130,058,02232.35
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 4,463 0.00 2,79059.96
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 3,013,708 0.11 2,047,68647.18
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 7,830,161 0.27 6,419,90621.97
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 49,404 0.00 10,068390.70
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 22,475 0.00 23,789-5.52
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 2-100.00
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 531 0.00 84,454-99.37
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 39,204 0.00 19,414101.94
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 106,324 0.00 154,146-31.02
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 11,228 0.00 11,338-0.97
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 1,016 0.00 1,287-21.06
65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,750 0.00 1411,850.35
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 1,179-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 0 0.00 714-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 6,899,544 0.24 4,735,35645.70
69 Ceramic products 193,326 0.01 160,41120.52
70 Glass and glassware 6,511,851 0.23 7,056,122-7.71
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 76,975 0.00 38,291101.03
72 Iron and steel 19,969,885 0.70 20,560,821-2.87
73 Articles of iron or steel 18,393,956 0.64 216,008,247-91.48
74 Copper and articles thereof 1,816,535 0.06 18,7869,569.62
75 Nickel and articles thereof 351,498,525 12.31 260,652,90634.85
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 14,452,884 0.51 11,452,24426.20
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 178-100.00
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 81,796 0.00 2,654,561-96.92
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 429,864 0.02 440,650-2.45
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,253 0.00 4,106,574-99.92
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 12,094,354 0.42 6,153,38796.55
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 12,022,795 0.42 17,996,365-33.19
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 0 0.00 241,175-100.00
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 4,065,667 0.14 7,012,458-42.02
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 28,883,977 1.01 23,262124,068.07
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 146,018 0.01 1,287,300-88.66
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 1,800 0.00 300500.00
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 327,832 0.01 444,974-26.33
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 1,504,361 0.05 1,009,61049.00
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 40,857 0.00 9944,010.36
SS Classified 30,936 0.00 7 525311.11

Russia’s Imports from Finland

The major share of Russian imports from Finland 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) - 48.05% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (58.69% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 18.57% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (15.18% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 15.20% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (11.10% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 6.33% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (3.97% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 5.12% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (4.99% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.88% of Russia’s total imports from Finland (2.56% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Finland 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) - an increase of $37,857,555;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $19,289,628;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $9,917,198;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $8,006,768;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $5,710,892;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $3,412,979;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $3,268,234.

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

  • Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $265,247,297;
  • 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 $50,030,967;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $13,627,102;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $7,821,962;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $6,327,949;
  • 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 $3,418,915;
  • Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $3,259,457;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - a decrease of $2,759,667.
Russia’s imports from Finland in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 109,706 0.01 7,1991,423.91
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 452,225 0.05 174,500159.15
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 31,289 0.00 18,21871.75
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 17,259 0.00 174,138-90.09
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 377,381 0.04 1,277,682-70.46
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 3,069,684 0.35 3,022,5461.56
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 5,296 0.00 12,024-55.95
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 0 0.00 2,672-100.00
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 76 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 217,778 0.02 158,58437.33
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 112,129 0.01 726,941-84.58
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 679,099 0.08 746,035-8.97
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2,466,726 0.28 2,513,749-1.87
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 4,398,652 0.50 4,559,909-3.54
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 502,073 0.06 566,866-11.43
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 1,765,713 0.20 1,770,685-0.28
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 9,817,309 1.12 11,158,803-12.02
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,293,504 0.15 2,589,523-50.05
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 2,195,652 0.25 2,213,585-0.81
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 53,390,074 6.08 43,472,87622.81
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 14,889,585 1.70 16,889,241-11.84
29 Organic chemicals 6,734,880 0.77 3,321,901102.74
30 Pharmaceutical products 22,299,729 2.54 21,037,1506.00
31 Fertilizers 187,979 0.02 39,932370.75
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 10,154,693 1.16 13,414,150-24.30
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 2,964,837 0.34 3,084,233-3.87
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 20,725,140 2.36 20,323,2461.98
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 5,099,557 0.58 4,514,01012.97
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 1,146-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 0 0.00 116-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,385,933 0.84 7,748,059-4.67
39 Plastics and articles thereof 62,012,105 7.06 75,639,207-18.02
40 Rubber and articles thereof 10,601,134 1.21 8,757,66721.05
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 211,624 0.02 76,788175.60
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 7,060,571 0.80 6,883,6682.57
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 2,195,175 0.25 2,853,036-23.06
45 Cork and articles of cork 4,950 0.00 7,320-32.38
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 6,638 0.00 4,73740.13
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 5,078,283 0.58 5,180,196-1.97
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 123,375,586 14.05 115,368,8186.94
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 2,799,450 0.32 4,420,018-36.66
52 Cotton 2,212 0.00 1,24078.39
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 135 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 10,361 0.00 6,37862.45
55 Man-made staple fibers 6,122 0.00 5,24716.68
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 153,351 0.02 173,613-11.67
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 20,681 0.00 70,305-70.58
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 163,045 0.02 252,056-35.31
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 998,191 0.11 1,087,335-8.20
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 43,619 0.00 202,345-78.44
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 485,788 0.06 464,2564.64
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,385,208 0.16 1,673,138-17.21
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 354,543 0.04 255,66638.67
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,997,077 0.46 3,438,86516.23
65 Headgear and parts thereof 300,351 0.03 780,124-61.50
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 535 0.00 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,170 0.00 5,959-80.37
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 4,609,127 0.52 5,647,301-18.38
69 Ceramic products 359,285 0.04 345,9873.84
70 Glass and glassware 1,027,817 0.12 2,445,315-57.97
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 429 0.00 94356.38
72 Iron and steel 9,430,896 1.07 17,252,858-45.34
73 Articles of iron or steel 19,731,832 2.25 16,463,59819.85
74 Copper and articles thereof 3,749,430 0.43 6,509,097-42.40
75 Nickel and articles thereof 747 0.00 6,328,696-99.99
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 6,630,428 0.75 6,321,0154.89
78 Lead and articles thereof 0 0.00 934-100.00
79 Zinc and articles thereof 56,801 0.01 172,533-67.08
80 Tin and articles thereof 2,606 0.00 952173.74
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 342,817 0.04 96,744254.35
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3,235,810 0.37 1,901,72070.15
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,824,478 0.21 2,401,547-24.03
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 224,342,234 25.54 186,484,67920.30
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 63,408,462 7.22 113,439,429-44.10
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 190,015 0.02 1,650,561-88.49
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 113,024,218 12.87 93,734,59020.58
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 459,260 0.05 265,706,557-99.83
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 20,558,936 2.34 14,848,04438.46
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 528,772 0.06 375,75640.72
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 9,522,554 1.08 12,941,469-26.42
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 2,232,087 0.25 2,903,182-23.12
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 191,264 0.02 199,021-3.90
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 9,634 0.00 0
SS Classified 153,941 0.02 280 907-45.20
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia