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

Russia’s Trade with Hungary

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Hungary totaled $1,834,019,630, up 28.90% ($411,172,399) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Hungary in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $1,202,661,641, up 42.23% ($357,089,336) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Hungary in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $631,357,989, up 9.37% ($54,083,063) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Hungary in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $571,303,652, a 112.94% increase ($303,006,273) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Hungary was Russia’s 23rd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 27th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.9816% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.8513% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Hungary was Russia’s 22nd largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 29th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 0.9661% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.8220% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Hungary was Russia’s 24th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 28th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.0127% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.8981% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Hungary

The major share of Russian exports to Hungary 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) - 88.26% of Russia’s total exports to Hungary (84.12% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 6.76% of Russia’s total exports to Hungary (8.74% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 3.69% of Russia’s total exports to Hungary (5.18% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Hungary 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 $352,064,185;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $39,267,550;
  • 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 $14,168,171.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Hungary 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 $35,456,448;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $5,638,624.
Russia’s exports to Hungary in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 0 0.00 6,254-100.00
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 113,093 0.01 248,334-54.46
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 205,011 0.02 136,14950.58
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 41,414 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 186,738 0.02 103,96279.62
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,150 0.00 2,320-50.43
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 0 0.00 283-100.00
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 0 0.00 537-100.00
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 141,689 0.01 44,329219.63
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 237,040 0.02 86,665173.51
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 21,190 0.00 0
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 6,274 0.00 0
26 Ores, slag and ash 28,919 0.00 1,959,887-98.52
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,061,426,110 88.26 709,361,92549.63
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 34,283,399 2.85 20,115,22870.44
29 Organic chemicals 14,661,620 1.22 13,343,1659.88
30 Pharmaceutical products 387,479 0.03 453,859-14.63
31 Fertilizers 2,171,920 0.18 7,810,544-72.19
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 10,765 0.00 27,884-61.39
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 460,216 0.04 443,8393.69
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 23,665 0.00 34,936-32.26
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 1,481 0.00 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 664,108 0.06 3,92916,802.72
39 Plastics and articles thereof 396,601 0.03 397,827-0.31
40 Rubber and articles thereof 28,295,931 2.35 31,251,025-9.46
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 196,102 0.02 104,91986.91
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 1,236 0.00 2,314-46.59
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 4,405,237 0.37 3,954,51911.40
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 0 0.00 1,159,160-100.00
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 634,563 0.05 499,06527.15
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 3,292 0.00 22,082-85.09
52 Cotton 142,788 0.01 50,804181.06
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 9,415 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 623 0.00 37167.92
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 1,082 0.00 1,126-3.91
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 35 0.00 7,731-99.55
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 17,788 0.00 32,486-45.24
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 9,129 0.00 1118,124.32
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 197 0.00 11866.95
65 Headgear and parts thereof 285 0.00 781-63.51
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 143-100.00
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,798 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 401,735 0.03 277,67644.68
69 Ceramic products 0 0.00 17,957-100.00
70 Glass and glassware 315,031 0.03 431,967-27.07
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,100 0.00 3,25056.92
72 Iron and steel 3,161,445 0.26 3,239,132-2.40
73 Articles of iron or steel 580,736 0.05 692,581-16.15
74 Copper and articles thereof 282 0.00 19941.71
75 Nickel and articles thereof 1,495,473 0.12 1,984,028-24.62
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 245,796 0.02 342,423-28.22
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 29,133 0.00 9,268214.34
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 31,892 0.00 6,942359.41
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 3,243 0.00 27,044-88.01
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 41,167,392 3.42 1,899,8422,066.89
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 1,759,244 0.15 37,215,692-95.27
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 175,937 0.01 73,506139.35
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 438,814 0.04 1,862,820-76.44
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 840,692 0.07 2,778,425-69.74
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 0 0.00 2,144-100.00
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 300 0.00 0
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 1,617,550 0.13 1,914,976-15.53
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 56,336 0.00 25,185123.69
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,131,742 0.09 1,081,3604.66
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 4,856 0.00 10,816-55.10
SS Classified 9,529 0.00 6 46147.48

Russia’s Imports from Hungary

The major share of Russian imports from Hungary 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) - 49.88% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (40.59% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 26.30% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (29.70% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.38% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (15.94% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.23% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (2.39% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.37% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (1.65% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.03% of Russia’s total imports from Hungary (1.10% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Hungary 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 $104,217,517;
  • Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $4,358,946;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $2,106,289.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Hungary 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 $19,109,597;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $9,056,176;
  • Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $8,600,543;
  • Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $5,985,413;
  • Live animals (HS code 01) - a decrease of $4,371,260;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $4,344,093;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $4,120,508;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $3,269,650;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $2,978,437.
Russia’s imports from Hungary in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 6,255,204 0.99 10,626,464-41.14
02 Meat and edible meat offal 628,321 0.10 463,12735.67
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 3,295,787 0.52 3,043,9928.27
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 2,574 0.00 1,84339.66
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 2,205,931 0.35 2,115,0354.30
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 157,093 0.02 621,518-74.72
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 79 0.00 0
10 Cereals 17,620,867 2.79 21,964,960-19.78
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 5,696 0.00 0
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,431,910 0.39 8,417,323-71.11
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 0 0.00 306,454-100.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 148,058 0.02 217,438-31.91
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 3,166,533 0.50 3,256,598-2.77
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 3,336,290 0.53 2,996,17011.35
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 604,626 0.10 66,627807.48
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 9,290,803 1.47 9,369,169-0.84
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 7,082,848 1.12 10,061,285-29.60
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 971,722 0.15 1,152,997-15.72
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 6,968,184 1.10 15,568,727-55.24
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 1,363,322 0.22 1,789,266-23.81
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 1,173,739 0.19 1,564,389-24.97
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 1,403,564 0.22 2,069,392-32.18
29 Organic chemicals 14,189,730 2.25 18,310,238-22.50
30 Pharmaceutical products 97,482,735 15.44 106,538,911-8.50
31 Fertilizers 59 0.00 22,678-99.74
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 701,749 0.11 376,52686.37
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 4,152,810 0.66 2,664,35855.87
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 5,543,310 0.88 4,142,96233.80
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,494,964 0.40 1,719,19545.12
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 16,435,041 2.60 14,808,46510.98
39 Plastics and articles thereof 18,571,800 2.94 16,465,51112.79
40 Rubber and articles thereof 5,091,897 0.81 4,330,96117.57
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 4,463-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 770,824 0.12 874,394-11.84
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 34,575 0.01 15,142128.34
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,033,965 0.16 1,514,092-31.71
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 5,263,694 0.83 4,388,26019.95
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 191,592 0.03 431,998-55.65
52 Cotton 0 0.00 16,266-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 141,035 0.02 25,741447.90
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 2,145,448 0.34 2,592,678-17.25
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5,128 0.00 3,10665.10
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 72 0.00 223-67.71
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 35,627 0.01 63,955-44.29
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 81,447 0.01 23,867241.25
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 1,024,969 0.16 984,5894.10
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,931,322 0.31 1,918,5140.67
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 109,716 0.02 193,904-43.42
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 3,156,169 0.50 3,697,758-14.65
65 Headgear and parts thereof 28,039 0.00 23,66118.50
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 701,402 0.11 604,06316.11
69 Ceramic products 797,643 0.13 1,261,523-36.77
70 Glass and glassware 1,367,407 0.22 1,370,031-0.19
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 144,128 0.02 0
72 Iron and steel 2,540,487 0.40 2,596,444-2.16
73 Articles of iron or steel 7,148,136 1.13 5,285,05335.25
74 Copper and articles thereof 55,394 0.01 166,327-66.70
75 Nickel and articles thereof 2,825 0.00 2,37119.15
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 1,694,207 0.27 2,500,292-32.24
78 Lead and articles thereof 13,571 0.00 12,21811.07
79 Zinc and articles thereof 6,282 0.00 14,035-55.24
80 Tin and articles thereof 73,223 0.01 24,680196.69
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 2,308 0.00 4,683-50.72
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 938,810 0.15 1,033,997-9.21
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 1,623,624 0.26 2,156,870-24.72
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 221,057,889 35.01 116,840,37289.20
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 45,944,575 7.28 65,054,172-29.37
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 4,904,153 0.78 4,680,3474.78
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 35,373,341 5.60 38,642,991-8.46
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 24 0.00 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 7,621,703 1.21 9,103,994-16.28
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 81,435 0.01 37,961114.52
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 4,231,213 0.67 2,886,80546.57
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 12,076,297 1.91 11,300,4026.87
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 34,221,721 5.42 29,862,77514.60
SS Classified 5,323 0.00 7 330-27.38
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia