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

Russia’s Trade with Switzerland

In the 4th quarter of 2018, Russia’s trade with Switzerland totaled $2,043,073,520, up 7.49% ($142,312,089) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $1,332,759,250, up 4.73% ($60,159,804) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2018 totaled $710,314,270, up 13.08% ($82,152,285) from the 4th quarter of 2017.

Russia’s trade surplus with Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2018 was $622,444,980, a 3.41% decrease ($21,992,481) over the 4th quarter of 2017.

Switzerland was Russia’s 22nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 20th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.0935% of Russia’s total trade (down from 1.1372% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Switzerland was Russia’s 21st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2018 (down from 20th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.0706% of Russia’s total exports (down from 1.2372% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Switzerland was Russia’s 20th largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2018 (up from 25th in the 4th quarter of 2017), accounting for 1.1393% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.9772% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

Russia’s Exports to Switzerland

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

  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 67.82% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (27.71% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 22.29% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (21.29% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 3.64% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (44.22% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 2.46% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (0.54% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 2.19% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (5.10% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.11% of Russia’s total exports to Switzerland (0.80% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Switzerland 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) - an increase of $574,314,414;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $26,182,186;
  • Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $23,373,089;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $22,670,995;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $4,918,402;
  • Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $4,823,680.

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

  • Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $514,269,784;
  • Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $33,628,627;
  • Nickel and articles thereof (HS code 75) - a decrease of $30,070,091;
  • Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - a decrease of $16,838,783;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $4,684,390.
Russia’s exports to Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 3,410 0.00 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 1,010,745 0.08 498,790102.64
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 302,748 0.02 147,243105.61
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4,053 0.00 0
10 Cereals 9,639,092 0.72 4,815,412100.17
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 114,568 0.01 109,8564.29
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 61,439 0.00 278,971-77.98
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 213 0.00 0
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 46 0.00 0
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 4,508 0.00 0
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 8,455 0.00 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 51,322 0.00 228,476-77.54
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 28,460 0.00 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 3,572,752 0.27 4,102,881-12.92
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 14,893 0.00 7,225106.13
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 297,104,218 22.29 270,922,0329.66
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 2,031,716 0.15 972,476108.92
29 Organic chemicals 3,061,551 0.23 7,745,941-60.48
30 Pharmaceutical products 0 0.00 2,557,524-100.00
31 Fertilizers 14,258,962 1.07 47,887,589-70.22
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 0 0.00 79,054-100.00
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 235,376 0.02 703,703-66.55
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 1,537 0.00 4,159-63.04
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 188,416-100.00
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 55,181 0.00 174,947-68.46
39 Plastics and articles thereof 7,091,785 0.53 2,173,383226.30
40 Rubber and articles thereof 2,428,927 0.18 2,418,2520.44
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 810,459 0.06 563,26943.88
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 259,503 0.02 1,38818,596.18
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 809,063 0.06 512,95857.72
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard 412,089 0.03 219,56887.68
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 6,331 0.00 9,896-36.02
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 16,303 0.00 46,379-64.85
50 Silk 7,210 0.00 0
52 Cotton 0 0.00 1-100.00
54 Man-made filaments 0 0.00 3-100.00
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 1,589,401 0.12 326,293387.11
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 0 0.00 4-100.00
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2,301 0.00 249,487.50
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 324,046 0.02 432,918-25.15
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 1,245,115 0.09 1,097,17913.48
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 16,489 0.00 6,278162.65
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 483,028 0.04 366,03331.96
65 Headgear and parts thereof 94,021 0.01 25,879263.31
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 0 0.00 201-100.00
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 157,729 0.01 16,402861.64
69 Ceramic products 5,389 0.00 4,9029.93
70 Glass and glassware 56,133 0.00 8,784539.04
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 48,467,074 3.64 562,736,858-91.39
72 Iron and steel 515,141 0.04 272,98688.71
73 Articles of iron or steel 195,229 0.01 174,43211.92
74 Copper and articles thereof 81,538,561 6.12 58,165,47240.18
75 Nickel and articles thereof 236,463,508 17.74 266,533,599-11.28
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 583,388,268 43.77 9,073,8546,329.33
78 Lead and articles thereof 1,141,901 0.09 17,980,684-93.65
79 Zinc and articles thereof 935 0.00 0
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 556,102 0.04 329,33968.85
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 17,036 0.00 52,801-67.74
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 328 0.00 24,772-98.68
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 28,155,946 2.11 5,484,951413.33
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 1,161,013 0.09 823,10441.05
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 2,516,475 0.19 16,70414,965.10
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 947,828 0.07 564,48767.91
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4,034 0.00 485,691-99.17
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 13,800 0.00 7,00097.14
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 37,600 0.00 145,555-74.17
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 254,513 0.02 55,247360.68
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 891 0.00 4,756-81.27
97 Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 0 0.00 1,483-100.00
SS Classified 2,500 0.00 10 982-77.24

Russia’s Imports from Switzerland

The major share of Russian imports from Switzerland 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) - 38.05% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (37.78% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 34.64% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (33.79% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 10.36% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (11.24% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.31% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (4.80% in the 4th quarter of 2017);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 0.47% of Russia’s total imports from Switzerland (1.16% in the 4th quarter of 2017).

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

  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $25,010,960;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $21,113,413;
  • Clocks and watches and parts thereof (HS code 91) - an increase of $11,110,690;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $9,847,157;
  • Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $9,121,009;
  • 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 $4,242,788;
  • 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 $3,670,081.

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

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $3,462,627;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $2,595,448.
Russia’s imports from Switzerland in the 4th quarter of 2018 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q4 2018,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q4 2017,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q4 2018
over Q4 2017
01 Live animals 0 0.00 381,183-100.00
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 12,007,107 1.69 10,638,78912.86
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 0 0.00 27,140-100.00
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 8,593,214 1.21 9,698,098-11.39
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 810 0.00 0
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 548,534 0.08 543,4280.94
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 695,229 0.10 16,7594,048.39
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 285,882 0.04 115,663147.17
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 738,268 0.10 1,029,022-28.26
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 5,606,800 0.79 4,439,81526.28
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 20,362,353 2.87 18,932,8277.55
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 444,128 0.06 404,0849.91
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 13,910,380 1.96 14,617,672-4.84
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3,859,354 0.54 4,590,522-15.93
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 1,205,841 0.17 716,29468.34
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 5,359,547 0.75 4,466,09620.01
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 1,843 0.00 11,403-83.84
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 270,003 0.04 260,4923.65
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 5,717,324 0.80 1,474,536287.74
29 Organic chemicals 28,773,991 4.05 19,652,98246.41
30 Pharmaceutical products 169,448,116 23.86 144,437,15617.32
31 Fertilizers 8,998 0.00 4,162116.19
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 10,391,956 1.46 9,861,5345.38
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 26,394,084 3.72 27,684,347-4.66
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 5,225,501 0.74 5,698,087-8.29
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 2,628,409 0.37 3,915,207-32.87
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 0 0.00 313-100.00
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 33,899 0.00 176,714-80.82
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 7,964,324 1.12 8,118,951-1.90
39 Plastics and articles thereof 12,697,824 1.79 15,293,272-16.97
40 Rubber and articles thereof 955,429 0.13 1,004,615-4.90
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 0 0.00 19,739-100.00
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 561,912 0.08 186,470201.34
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 3,659 0.00 0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 1,004,972 0.14 2,177,290-53.84
45 Cork and articles of cork 244,493 0.03 309,659-21.04
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 1,963,310 0.28 2,031,160-3.34
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 390,545 0.05 223,37074.84
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 200 0.00 4,094-95.11
52 Cotton 1,121 0.00 1,578-28.96
54 Man-made filaments 238,786 0.03 290,713-17.86
55 Man-made staple fibers 24,935 0.00 106,731-76.64
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 375,978 0.05 412,705-8.90
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 62,684 0.01 71,915-12.84
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 57,256 0.01 55,5533.07
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 481,996 0.07 492,060-2.05
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 3,156 0.00 34,249-90.79
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 835,868 0.12 1,031,250-18.95
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 971,552 0.14 4,434,179-78.09
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 86,270 0.01 103,264-16.46
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 193,291 0.03 255,046-24.21
65 Headgear and parts thereof 31,088 0.00 9,285234.82
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 936 0.00 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 1,680,547 0.24 1,736,267-3.21
69 Ceramic products 298,038 0.04 214,24939.11
70 Glass and glassware 427,390 0.06 310,35337.71
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,298,078 0.75 6,224,746-14.89
72 Iron and steel 691,944 0.10 450,29653.66
73 Articles of iron or steel 9,647,481 1.36 9,561,9040.89
74 Copper and articles thereof 575,870 0.08 464,25424.04
75 Nickel and articles thereof 456,070 0.06 378,31720.55
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 857,541 0.12 1,154,135-25.70
79 Zinc and articles thereof 85,622 0.01 83,3392.74
80 Tin and articles thereof 6,123 0.00 2,857114.32
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 6,412,001 0.90 7,003,056-8.44
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 11,360,141 1.60 10,694,9016.22
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 554,677 0.08 330,24167.96
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 121,624,162 17.12 100,510,74921.01
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 39,514,794 5.56 35,844,71310.24
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 12,889 0.00 25,184-48.82
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 1,275,893 0.18 2,264,592-43.66
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 133,794 0.02 0
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 83,466,613 11.75 73,619,45613.38
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 65,975,250 9.29 54,864,56020.25
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles 50,284 0.01 18,323174.43
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 1,594,699 0.22 409,299289.62
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 587,672 0.08 456,80828.65
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 787,506 0.11 1,020,478-22.83
SS Classified 5,276,035 0.74 57 4359,086.10
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia